Holiday Programs to Share with Your Children

With all the holiday bustle of parties, shopping and the day-to-day, finding time to relax with our kids can be more rare and precious than any other time of the year. To help you celebrate the season, we\’ve compiled the following list of holiday programming.

Have a wonderful holiday season from all of us at Sparkles!

Thursday, Dec. 11

  • Reindeer Games, 10 a.m., AMC
  • Jack Frost (1998), 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Scrooged, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Holiday Affair (1949), 9:45 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 12

  • Jack Frost (1979), 4:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • White Christmas, 7 p.m., AMC
  • The Santa Clause, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1994), 9:30 p.m., ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 13

  • Home Alone 3, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 3 p.m., ABC Family
  • White Christmas, 3 p.m., AMC
  • Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 5:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 7 p.m., AMC
  • Frosty Returns, 9:30 p.m., CBS
  • Fred Claus, 11:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 14

  • Miracle on 34th Street, 7 a.m., ABC Family
  • Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 9:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Jack Frost (1998), 11:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Fred Clause, 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Monday, Dec. 15

  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 5:30 p.m., AMC
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:31 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 16

  • The Polar Express, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, 8 p.m., NBC
  • Prep & Landing, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Home Alone, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family

Wednesday, Dec. 17

  • Disney’s The Christmas Carol, 1 p.m., ABC Family
  • Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 5:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York, 8 p.m., NBC
  • White Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
  • The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Thursday, Dec. 18
  • Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • White Christmas, 5:15 p.m., AMC
  • The Santa Clause, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Christmas Carol (1938), 8 p.m., TCM
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Fred Claus, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Scrooge (1970), 9:15 p.m., TCM
  • Scrooge (1935), 11:15 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 19

  • Holiday Inn (1942), 10:15 a.m., AMC
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 12:30 p.m., AMC
  • I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 12:30 p.m., TCM
  • Fred Claus, 3:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Holiday Affair (1949), 4 p.m., TCM
  • Home Alone, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • Elf, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Home for the Holidays, 9 p.m., CBS
  • Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, 9:30 p.m., CW
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 10 p.m., ABC Family
  • Scrooged, Midnight, ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 20

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • Arthur Christmas, Noon, ABC Family
  • Snow Bride, 2 p.m., Hallmark
  • Home Alone, 2 p.m., ABC Family
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 4 p.m., ABC Family
  • Hitched for the Holidays, 6 p.m., Hallmark
  • Elf, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 21

  • Mistletoe Over Manhattan, 8 a.m., Hallmark
  • Arthur Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
  • The Little Drummer Boy, 1 p.m., ABC Family
  • Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, 4 p.m., Hallmark
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Royal Christmas, 6 p.m., Hallmark
  • Home Alone, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Polar Express, 10 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Dec. 22

  • Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, 7 a.m., ABC Family
  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
  • Help for the Holidays, 4 p.m., Hallmark
  • Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Meet the Santas, 10 p.m., Hallmark

Tuesday, Dec. 23

  • Window Wonderland, 8 a.m., Hallmark
  • Santa Baby, 10:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Lucky Christmas, 2 p.m., Hallmark
  • All I Want for Christmas, 4 p.m., Hallmark
  • Home Alone, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • Shrek the Halls, 8 p.m., ABC
  • One Direction: The TV Special, 8 p.m., NBC
  • The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Arthur Christmas, Midnight, ABC Family

Wednesday, Dec. 24

  • Arthur Christmas, 7:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Daniel Boone, “The Christmas Story,” 9 a.m., MeTV
  • The Christmas Parade, 10 a.m., Hallmark
  • Jack Frost (1998), 1 p.m., ABC Family
  • I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 2:15 p.m., TCM
  • The Polar Express, 3 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • M*A*S*H*, ”Dear Dad,” 7 p.m., MeTV
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • M*A*S*H*, “Dear Sis,” 7:30 p.m., MeTV
  • A Christmas Story, marathon runs from 8 p.m., TBS
  • Elf, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Merry Madagascar, 9:30 p.m., CW
  • The Christmas Shepherd, 10 p.m., Hallmark
  • Scrooged, Midnight, ABC Family

Thursday, Dec. 25

  • A Christmas Story, starting at 6 a.m. and running all day, TBS
  • The Donna Reed Show, “A Very Merry Christmas,” 7 a.m., MeTV
  • ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, 8 a.m., ABC Family
  • Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration, 10 a.m., ABC
  • A Christmas Carol (1938), 11 a.m., TCM
  • Home Alone, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, Noon, Hallmark
  • Holiday Affair (1949), 12:15 p.m., TCM
  • Gunsmoke, “P.S. Murray Christmas,” 1 p.m., MeTV
  • The Nine Lives of Christmas, 1:30 p.m., Hallmark
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • Northpole, 6 p.m., Hallmark
  • M*A*S*H*, “Twas the Day After Christmas,” 7 p.m., MeTV
  • Elf, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • M*A*S*H*, “Death Takes a Holiday,” 7:30 p.m., MeTV
  • The 12 Dogs of Christmas, 8 p.m., CW
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8:30 p.m., ABC
  • A Royal Christmas, 9 p.m., Hallmark
  • Christmas in Connecticut (1945), 10 p.m., TCM
  • Home Alone 3, Midnight, ABC Family

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