Holiday TV and Streaming Guide 2024

Christmas movies, cooking and home renovation shows, and classic collections streaming and airing in November and December.

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It’s November and that means the holidays. Even though Thanksgiving is up first, Christmas season has already begun. That means all new holiday movies on cable and streaming channels, plus Christmas specials and holiday themed episodes. There are far more than 12 days of Christmas before Dec. 25. In fact, Hallmark and Great American Family already started in October!

Rotten Tomatoes is here to help. We’ve compiled a schedule of holiday shows and movies, plus where and when to find them. You can also check out the hubs on streaming services where lots of holiday content is already waiting. This season is so busy, we’ll keep adding titles as they’re announced so keep checking back to see what new stuff has joined the festivities.


Hubs

Disney+ Happy Holidays
Includes: Home Alone, The Santa Clauses, Jingle All the Way and more


Hallmark+
Includes Hallmark original movies


Hulu Holidays
Includes: Ernest Saves Christmas, Deck the Halls, Gremlins, Trolls Holiday in Harmony and more


Max Holiday Central
Includes: The Great Holiday Bake War, Santa’s Baking Blizzards, Four Christmases and more


Paramount+ ‘Tis the Season for Streaming
Includes: Scrooged, Plains, Trains & Automobiles, One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga and more


Peacock
Includes: Casper’s Haunted Christmas, The Housewives of the North Pole, A Christmas Proposal and more


Prime Video ‘Tis the Season
Includes:  Home Alone, The Grinch, Elf, Love Actually and more


Starz
Includes Holiday Action with Violent Night, Silent Night and more


November


Friday, Nov. 1
A Carol for Two[MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel


Saturday, Nov. 2
Jack Frost, 1:15 p.m. – TBS
Fred Claus, 3:30 p.m. – TBS
Elf, 6 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. – TBS
Tails of Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Our Holiday Story [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel


Sunday, Nov. 3
The Polar Express, 10:30 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. – TBS
Fred Claus, 3 p.m. – TBS
Four Christmases, 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. – TNT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. – TNT
Country Roads Christmas [MOVIE], 7 p.m. – UpTV
Holiday Mismatch [MOVIE],8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Holiday Wars, 9 p.m. Sundays – Food Network
Die Hard, 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. – TBS


Monday, Nov. 4
Holiday Baking Championship, 8 p.m. Mondays – Food Network


Wednesday, Nov. 6
Meet Me Next Christmas [MOVIE] – Netflix


Thursday, Nov. 7
A Christmas Miracle [MOVIE] – BET+
Unwrapping Christmas: Tina’s Miracle [MOVIE] – Hallmark+
Five Gold Rings [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
Catering Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Christmas Cookie Challenge, 9 p.m. – Food Network


Friday, Nov. 8


Honest Renovations: A Holiday Home Makeover – Roku Channel
Trivia at St. Nick’s [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel


Saturday, Nov. 9
8-Bit Christmas, 11 a.m. – TBS
The Polar Express, 3:45 p.m. – TBS
Office Christmas Party, 5:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. – TBS
A Royal Christmas Ballet [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Santa Tell Me [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Four Christmases (Dinner and a Movie), 8 p.m. – TBS


Sunday, Nov. 10
The Polar Express, 2 p.m. – TBS
Deck the Halls, 3 p.m. – TNT
Jack Frost, 4 p.m. – TBS
Fred Claus, 5:03 p.m. and 10 p.m. – TNT
Four Christmases, 6:15 p.m. – TBS
The Family Man (network premiere), 7 p.m. – The CW
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 7:30 p.m. – TNT
‘Tis the Season to Be Irish
[MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.- TBS
Elf, 8 p.m. – TNT
Office Christmas Party, midnight – TBS


Monday, Nov. 11
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 5 p.m. – TNT
Elf, 5:30 p.m. – TNT
A Christmas Story, 7:30 p.m. – TNT
A Christmas Story Christmas, 9:30 p.m. – TNT
Last Christmas, 11:45 p.m. – TNT


Wednesday, Nov. 13
Hot Frosty [MOVIE] – Netflix


Thursday, Nov. 14
Style Me for Christmas [MOVIE] – BET+
Unwrapping Christmas: Mia’s Prince [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark+
A Reason for the Season [MOVIE], 8 p.m. Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
A Christmas Less Traveled [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Christmas Cookie Challenge, 10 p.m. – Food Network


Friday, Nov. 15
An Almost Christmas Story – Disney+
Jack Frost, 3:45 p.m. – TNT
Christmas with the Singhs [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Christmas Wreaths and Ribbons [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix


Saturday, Nov. 16
Jack Frost, noon – TNT
Fred Claus, 2 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. – TBS
Four Christmases, 4:15 p.m. and midnight – TNT
The Polar Express, 4:27 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. – TBS
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 6:27 p.m. – TBS
The Year Without s Santa Claus (1974), 6:57 p.m. – TBS
A Waltons Thanksgiving, 8 p.m. – The CW
A Christmas Less Traveled [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Jingle Bell Run [MOVIE] 8 p.m., Hallmark Channel
Christmas at Plumhill Manor [MOVIE], 8 p.m. Lifetime
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 10 p.m. – TNT


Sunday, Nov. 17
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), 10:30 a.m. TBS, 5:27 p.m. TNT
Fred Claus, 1 p.m. and 11 p.m. – TNT
Four Christmases, 1:48 p.m. and midnight – TBS
The Polar Express, 3:27 p.m. and 9 p.m. – TNT
Last Christmas, 3:33 p.m. – TBS
Office Christmas Party, 5:48 p.m. and 1:45 a.m. – TBS
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 6 p.m. – TNT
The Holiday, 7 p.m. – The CW
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m. – TNT
The Fabric of Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Confessions of a Christmas Letter [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Holiday in Happy Hollow [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Lifetime
Elf, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. – TBS


Monday, Nov. 18
Jingle Bell Love [MOVIE] – Roku Channel


Tuesday, Nov. 19
Jeff Dunham’s Scrooged-Up Holiday Special – Hulu


Wednesday, Nov. 20


The Merry Gentlemen [MOVIE] – Netflix


Thursday, Nov. 21
A Wesley South African Christmas [MOVIE] – BET+
Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday Special – Roku Channel
Unwrapping Christmas: Lily’s Destiny [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark+
A Novel Noel [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
A Hot Cocoa Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Christmas Cookie Challenge, 9 p.m. – Food Network


Friday, Nov. 22
Christmas On Call [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
A Kindhearted Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 8 p.m. – TBS
Elf, 10 p.m. – TBS
Fred Claus, midnight – TBS


Saturday, Nov. 23
Fred Claus, 2 p.m. – TBS
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), 4:27 – TBS
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 6 p.m. – TBS
A Little Women’s Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Three Wiser Men and a Boy [MOVIE] 8 p.m. –  Hallmark Channel
Christmas in the Spotlight [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Lifetime
Die Hard, 8 p.m. – TNT
Elf (Dinner and a Movie), 8 p.m. – TBS


Sunday, Nov. 24
Dear Santa Season 2 – ABC Stations (Hulu Nov. 29)
Jack Frost, 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. – TBS
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), 2:27 p.m. – TNT
The Polar Express, 3:30 p.m. – TNT
Four Christmases, 5:30 p.m. – TNT
Festival of Trees [MOVIE], 7 p.m. – UpTV
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7:30 p.m. – TNT
Christmas By Candlelight [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
To Have and to Holiday [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Sincerely, Truly Christmas [MOVIE] 8 p.m., Lifetime
Elf, 9:30 p.m. – TNT
Last Christmas, 3:45 a.m. – TNT


Monday, Nov 25
Family Guy Holiday Special – Hulu
The Polar Express, 2 p.m. – TNT
Four Christmases, 4 p.m. -TNT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 6 p.m. – TNT
Elf, 8 p.m. – TNT
The Connors Holiday Episodes, 9 and 9:30 p.m. – The CW
Christmas Cookie Challenge, 9 p.m. – Food Network
Deck the Halls, midnight – TNT


Wednesday, Nov. 27

Our Little Secret [MOVIE] – Netflix
Friends Thanksgiving Episodes, 10:30 a.m. – TBS
Christmas Under the Lights [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 8 p.m. – NBC
Christmas at the Drive-In [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix


Thursday, Nov. 28
Fred Claus, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – TNT
Modern Family Thanksgiving Episodes, 10 a.m. – TBS
Elf, 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. – TNT
Friends Thanksgiving Episodes, 12:30 p.m. – TBS
The Big Bang Theory Thanksgiving Epsiodes, 6 p.m. – TBS
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation marathon, 6 p.m. – TNT
I Heard the Bells [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
The Day Before Christmas [MOVIE]– BET+
Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion [MOVIE] – Hallmark +
Is It Cake? Holiday – Netflix
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 8:30 a.m., 2 p.m. encore – NBC, Peacock
National Dog Show Presented By Purina, noon – NBC
A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving, 9 p.m. – NBC, Peacock
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle [MOVIE], 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
A Little Women’s Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Christmas Cookie Challenge, 9 p.m. – Food Network
The Polar Express, 10:15 p.m. – TBS
Four Christmases, 12:15 a.m. – TBS


Friday, Nov. 29
The Snow Seller [MOVIE] – Netflix
Four Christmases, 12:57 p.m. – TBS
The Polar Express, 2:42 p.m. – TBS
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), 4:42 p.m. – TBS
A ‘90s Christmas [MOVIE], 6 p.m, Hallmark Channel
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, 8 p.m. – The CW
A Cinderella Christmas Ball [MOVIE], 8 p.m.- Great American Family
Deck the Walls [MOVIE], 8 p.m., Hallmark Channel
Once Upon a Christmas Wish [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Elf marathon, 8 p.m. – TBS


Saturday, Nov. 30
Believe in Christmas [MOVIE], 6 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
I Heards the Bells (encore) [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story [MOVIE], 8 p.m., Hallmark Channel
Bebe Winan’s We Three Kings [MOVIE] 8 p.m., Lifetime
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 8 p.m. (Dinner and a Movie) and 10 p.m. – TBS
Deck the Halls, 2 a.m. – TBS


December


Sunday, Dec. 1
A Bluegrass Christmas [MOVIE], 7 p.m. – UpTV
The Finnish Line [MOVIE] 6 p.m., Hallmark Channel
Home Sweet Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
The Christmas Quest [MOVIE], 8 p.m., Hallmark Channel
Make or Bake Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m., Lifetime
Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us, 9 p.m. – The CW


Wednesday, Dec. 4


That Christmas [MOVIE] – Netflix
Christmas in Rockefeller Center, 8 p.m. – NBC
Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular, 10 p.m. – NBC


Thursday, Dec. 5
Brewster’s Millions: Christmas [MOVIE] – BET+
Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane [MOVIE] – Hallmark+
A Dance in the Snow [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Home Sweet Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m. – NBC
A Season to Remember [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – OWN
A Christmas Story, 8 p.m. and midnight – TNT
Frosty, the Snowman, 8:30 p.m. – NBC
A Christmas Carol, 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. – TNT


Friday, Dec. 6
Private Princess Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, 8 p.m.- NBC
Let It Snow [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix


Saturday, Dec. 7
Deck the Halls, 1:30 p.m. – TBS
Last Christmas, 3:30 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. – TBS
Last Holiday, 5:45 p.m. – TBS
A Callfornia Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – The CW
Once Upon a Christmas Wish [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Sugarplummed [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
A Very Merry Beauty Salon [MOVIE] 8 p.m., Lifetime
A Christmas Story (Dinner and a Movie), 8 p.m. – TBS


Sunday, Dec. 8
Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch (CW premiere), 7 p.m. – The CW
Let It Snow, [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Leah’s Perfect Gift [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
How to Fall in Love By Christmas [MOVIE] 8 p.m. , Lifetime
The Conners Holiday Episodes, 9 and 9:30 p.m. – The CW


Monday, Dec. 9
Best Christmas Movies Ever!, 8 p.m. – The CW


Wednesday, Dec. 11
Shrek the Halls, 8:30 p.m. – NBC
A Motown Christmas, 9 p.m. – NBC (next day Peacock)


Thursday, Dec. 12
Too Many Christmases [MOVIE] – BET+
Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark+
All I Need for Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, 8 p.m. – NBC
Angel Falls Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
E! News Presents NBC’s Hot 12 of 2024, 9:15 p.m. – NBC


Friday, Dec. 13
Hanukkah on the Rocks [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Christmas in Scotland [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix


Saturday, Dec. 14
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 10 a.m. – TBS
92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parads, 8 p.m. – The CW
Christmas Under the Northern Lights [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Great American Family
The Santa Class [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
The Holiday Junkie [MOVIE], 8 p.m. Lifetime
Die Hard (Dinner and a Movie) 8 p.m., and 1 a.m. – TBS
Mistletoe & Matrimony [MOVIE] 9 p.m. – OWN


Sunday, Dec. 15
Office Christmas Party, 12:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. – TBS
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. TBS, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. TNT
The Big Bang Theory Holiday Episodes, 6 p.m. – TBS
Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night, 7 p.m. – The CW
A Novel Christmas [MOVIE], 7 p.m. – UpTV
Christmas in Scotland [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Following Yonder Star [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
Christmas on the Alpaca Farm [MOVIE], 8 p.m., Lifetime


Monday, Dec. 16
Office Christmas Party, 5:40 and 9:45 p.m. – TNT
A Christmas Story, 7:30 p.m. and midnight – TNT
Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry, 8 p.m. – NBC


Wednesday, Dec. 18
Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry, 8 p.m. – NBC
A Saturday Night Live Christmas, 9 p.m. – NBC


Thursday, Dec. 19
Queens of Christmas [MOVIE] – BET+
Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark+
Trading Up Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Christmas in Maple Hills [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas, 10 p.m. – NBC
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 10 and 10:30 p.m. – TBS


Friday, Dec. 20
Tails of Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix


Saturday, Dec. 21
The Waltons’ Homecoming, 8 p.m. – The CW
Get Him Back for Christmas [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Happy Howlidays [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Hallmark Channel
A Carpenter Christmas Romance [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – Lifetime
A Royal Christmas Ballet [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
24-Karat Christmas [MOVIE] 9 p.m. – OWN


Sunday, Dec. 22
Family Matters Holiday Episodes, 6 a.m. – TBS
American Dad Christmas Marathon, 7:30 a.m. – TBS
Modern Family Holiday Episodes, 9:30 a.m. – TBS
Friends Holiday Episodes, 1 p.m., TBS
The Big Bang Theory Holiday Episodes, 6 p.m. – TBS
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, 7 p.m. – The CW
North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery [MOVIE] 7 p.m. – UpTV
Coupled Up for Christmas [MOVIE] 8 p.m. – Great American Family
Engaged by Christmas [MOVIE] 8 p.m., Lifetime
Die Hard, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. – TNT
The Conners Holiday Episode, 9 p.m. – The CW


Monday, Dec. 23
A Saturday Night Live Christmas, 8 p.m. – NBC
American Dad New Christmas Episode, 10 p.m. – TBS
Office Christmas Party, 10 p.m. – TNT


Tuesday, Dec. 24
Family Matters Holiday Episodes, 6 a.m. – TBS
Modern Family Holiday Episodes, 8 a.m. – TBS
Friends Holiday Episodes, 11:30 a.m. – TBS
Last Holiday, 12:15 p.m. – TNT
The Big Bang Theory Holiday Episodes, 5 p.m. – TBS
It’s a Wonderful Life, 8 p.m. – NBC
A Christmas Story marathon, 8 p.m. TBS, 9 p.m. TNT
Christmas Eve Mass, 11:30 p.m. – NBC


Wednesday, Dec. 25
Blended Christmas [MOVIE] – BET+
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m. – NBC
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8:30 p.m. – NBC
When Hope Calls Christmas [MOVIE], 8 p.m. – PureFlix
A Christmas Story Christmas, 9 p.m. – TNT
8-Bit Christmas, 11:15 p.m. – TNT


Thursday, Dec. 26
E! News Presents NBC’s Hot 12 of 2024, 8 p.m. – NBC
Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, 9 p.m. – NBC
Last Holiday, 11 p.m. – TBS


Monday, Jan. 1
135th Rose Parade Presented by Honda, 11 a.m. – NBC


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