2012 Holiday Season TV Specials

2012 Christmas and Holiday Season TV Specials Schedule

Date, day	Time	Special	Broadcast network	Cable network	Year
Nov. 21, Wed.	8:00 p.m.	A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	ABC		1973
Nov. 22, Thu.	9:00 a.m.	Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	NBC		live
Nov. 22, Thu.	8:00 p.m.	A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	ABC		1973
Nov. 23, Fri.	8:00 p.m.	Frosty the Snowman	CBS		1969
Nov. 23, Fri.	8:00 p.m.	Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown	FOX		2011
Nov. 28, Wed.	8:00 p.m.	A Charlie Brown Christmas	ABC		1965
Nov. 28, Wed.	9:00 p.m.	SNL Christmas	NBC		1977 - 2012
Nov. 29, Thu.	8:00 p.m.	Mickey's Christmas Carol		ABC FAM	1983
Dec. 1, Sat.	8:00 p.m.	It's a Wonderful Life	NBC		1946
Dec. 1, Sat.	8:00 p.m.	Elf		ABC FAM	2003
Dec. 2, Sun.	5:00 p.m.	Elf		ABC FAM	2003
Dec. 2, Sun.	7:00 p.m.	How the Grinch Stole Christmas		ABC FAM	1966
Dec. 4, Tue.	7:30 p.m.	Frosty's Winter Wonderland		ABC FAM	1976
Dec. 4, Tue.	8:00 p.m.	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	CBS		1964
Dec. 4, Tue.	8:00 p.m.	Elf		ABC FAM	2003
Dec. 11, Tue.	8:00 p.m.	Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	ABC		1970
Dec. 17, Mon.	9:00 p.m.	Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown	FOX		2011
Dec. 18, Sun.	8:00 p.m.	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	ABC		1966
Dec. 20, Thu.	8:00 p.m.	A Charlie Brown Christmas	ABC		1965
Dec. 21, Fri.	8:00 p.m.	I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown	ABC		2003
Dec. 23, Sun.	7:00 p.m.	The Sound of Music	ABC		1965
Dec. 24, Mon.	8:00 p.m. (24 hr. marathon)	A Christmas Story		TBS	1983
Dec. 25, Tue.	8:00 p.m.	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	ABC		1966

Other classic Christmas films:
Holiday Inn (1942), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), The Bishop's Wife (1947), Holiday Affair (1949), Scrooge (1951), A Christmas Story (1983), Scrooged! (1988), Home Alone (1990)