19: “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., PBS and PBS Kids.
On CBS, it’s followed by the sub-par “Frosty Returns” on Freeform, it isn’t. Also, it airs often on Freeform - 7:10 p.m., Dec.4 5 p.m., Dec. 26: “Frosty the Snowman,” 8 p.m., CBS also, 9 p.m., Dec. Seuss’ witty book was brilliantly animated by Chuck Jones, the Road Runner and Bugs Bunny guy. 26: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., NBC repeating, 8 p.m., Dec.
Last year’s event skipped the parade and simply billed itself as a “Celebration,” with some portions rerun from previous years. 25: “Magical Christmas Day Parade,” 10 a.m. It has bands, balloons, celebrities (even the “Leave It to Beaver” guys) and a giant Idaho potato truck. – Dec.17: “Hollywood Christmas Parade,” 8 p.m., CW. Networks also have separate performances early: NBC has Carrie Underwood and the casts of “Annie Live” and Broadway’s “Six,” “Wicked” and “Moulin Rouge” CBS has the casts of “Chicago” and “Waitress.” Now it sprawls anew, with 10 bands, 28 floats, 36 inflatables, 800 clowns and lots of singers, including Kristin Chenoweth, Nelly and Jimmy Allen. Last year, this was a TV-only event, confined to one block. 25: “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” 9 a.m. 2 and 20 on NBC - are promising.īut it includes a lot. It skips specials that aren’t really about the holiday, even though some - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga at 8 p.m. This list (subject to late changes) doesn’t include shows that debuted before Thanksgiving. The streaming services are bloated with past films, some of them - “Elf” on HBO Max, “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” on Disney+ - are excellent.
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It has a few new cartoons (and lots of old ones), plus new specials and reality-type shows.Īnd there’s much more out there. This list includes 83 Christmas movies that debut between Nov. And after way too many white Christmases, the movies finally have diverse casting and subjects. There are a few trends here: More movies try to tie songs into their stories.
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Others have jumped in: CBS hasn’t had a made-for-TV movie in nine years now it has two - Dec. … or a new one at 8 p.m., then another at 10:01 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. movies on 30 straight nights.Īt times, Hallmark will even double up. 12, but then sped up: Beginning Friday, it has new 8 p.m.
Hallmark started showing new Christmas movies on Oct. Last year, TV slowed down slightly, to allow COVID caution. We’ll start this Thanksgiving Day with the Macy’s parade, continue through Christmas Day with the Disney parade, then watch a few reruns. If TV people have their way, we’ll spend the next month staring at Christmas shows.