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25 Days of Christmas Saturday, December 6 Thursday, December 11 7 AM All I Want For Christmas 5 PM Jack Frost (1998) 9 PM A Dennis The Menace Christmas 7 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 11 AM Fred Claus 9 PM Scrooged 1:30 PM Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 12 AM The Mistle-tones 2 PM The Santa Clause 3: Escape Friday, December 12 Clause 4:30 PM Jack Frost (1979) 4 PM How The Grinch Stole Christmas 5:30 PM Scrooged 6:30 PM Toy Story 3 7:30 PM The Santa Clause Sunday, December 7 9:30 PM Miracle On 34th Street (1994) 7 AM Dennis The Menace Christmas 12 AM Holiday In Handcuffs 9 AM The Little Drummer Boy Saturday, December 13 9:30 AM Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas In 7 AM Unlikely Angel July 9 AM The Mistle-tones Monday, December 1 11:30 AM Arthur Christmas 11 AM Home Alone 3 4 PM Jack Frost (1979) 1:30 PM Jack Frost (1998) 1 PM Prancer 5 PM Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 3:30 PM The Santa Clause 3: The Escape 3 PM Miracle On 34th Street (1994) 6 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Clause 5:30 PM Mickey’s Christmas Carol 8 PM Elf 5:30 PM Toy Story 3 6 PM The Santa Clause 10 PM The Santa Clause 8 PM Toy Story That Time Forgot 8 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Tuesday, December 2 8:30 PM Elf 10 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 4 PM Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas In July Monday, December 8 Sunday, December 14 6 PM Elf 5 PM The Year Without Santa Claus 7 AM Miracle On 34th Street (1994) 8 PM The Santa Clause 6 PM Elf 9:30 AM Disney’s A Christmas Carol 10 PM The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 8 PM The Fosters 11:30 AM Jack Frost (1998) 12 AM Prancer 9 PM Switched At Birth 1:30 PM Fred Claus Wednesday, December 3 10 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 4 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 5 PM Prancer 12 AM The Fosters 6 PM How The Grinch Stole Christmas 7 PM The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 1 AM Switched At Birth Monday, December 15 9 PM The Polar Express Tuesday, December 9 4:30 PM Willy Wonka 12 AM A Very Brady Christmas 5 PM Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 7 PM Disney’s Prep & Landing Thursday, December 4 5:30 PM Mickey’s Christmas Carol 8 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 5 PM Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 6 PM The Little Mermaid 9 PM The Polar Express 6 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 8 PM Pretty Little Liars 12 AM Santa Baby 7 PM The Polar Express 9 PM Chasing Life Tuesday, December 16 9 PM Disney’s A Christmas Carol 10 PM Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 4:30 PM Rudolph’s Christmas In July 12 AM Snow 12 AM Pretty Little Liars 6:30 PM The Polar Express 1 AM Chasing Life Friday, December 5 8:30 PM Home Alone Wednesday, December 10 5 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 12 AM Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe 4 PM The Little Mermaid 6 PM Disney’s A Christmas Carol Wednesday, December 17 8 PM How The Grinch Stole Christmas 6 PM The Year Without Santa Claus 7 AM Holidaze 10:30 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 7 PM Baby Daddy 9 AM Santa Baby 11:30 PM Fred Claus 7:30 PM Melissa & Joey 11 AM Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe 8:30 PM Baby Daddy 1 PM Disney’s A Christmas Carol 9 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 3 PM Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas 12 AM Melissa & Joey 4:30 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 9 PM Arthur Christmas 5:30 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 6:30 PM Home Alone 9 PM The Santa Clause Thursday, December 18 Monday, December 22 7 AM Christmas Cupid 7 AM Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish 9 AM Unlikely Angel 9 AM A Dennis The Menace Christmas 11 AM 12 Dates Of Christmas 11 AM Unlikely Angel 1 PM Holiday In Handcuffs 1 PM Snowglobe 3 PM Prancer 3 PM The Mistle-tones 5 PM Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas 5 PM Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 6:30 PM The Santa Clause 5:30 PM Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 8:30 PM Fred Claus 6:30 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 10 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 7:30 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 2 PM The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 8:30 PM Toy Story That Time Forgot 4 PM How The Grinch Stole Christmas 9 PM The Santa Clause 6:30 PM Toy Story 3 12 AM Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas In July Friday, December 19 Tuesday, December 23 7 AM Desperately Seeking Santa 7 AM Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas 9 AM Unaccompanied Minors 8:30 AM Christmas Cupid 11 AM Mickey’s Christmas Carol 10:30 AM Santa Baby 11:30 AM Prancer 12:30 PM Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe 1:30 PM Jack Frost (1998) 2:30 PM Holiday In Handcuffs 3:30 PM Fred Claus 4:30 PM The Santa Clause 6 PM Home Alone 6:30 PM Toy Story That Time Forgot 8 PM Elf 7 PM Home Alone Saturday, December 20 9 PM The Polar Express 7 AM The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation 12 AM Arthur Christmas 9 AM Santa Buddies: Legend Of Santa Paws Wednesday, December 24 11 AM The Year Without A Santa Claus 7 AM Mickey’s Christmas Carol 12 PM Arthur Christmas 7:30 AM Arthur Christmas 2 PM Home Alone 11 AM Snow 4 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 1 PM Jack Frost 6 PM Elf 3 PM The Polar Express 8 PM How The Grinch Stole Christmas 5 PM Home Alone 1 AM A Miser Brothers’ Christmas 7 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Sunday, December 21 9 PM Elf 7 AM Santa Buddies: The Legend Of Santa Paws 12 AM Scrooged 9 AM Arthur Christmas Thursday, December 25 11 AM Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish 7 AM Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 1 PM The Little Drummer Boy 7:30 AM The Little Drummer Boy 1:30 PM Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey 8 AM Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey 2 PM Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 8:30 AM ‘twas The Night Before Christmas 3 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 9 AM Mickey’s Christmas Carol 4 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 11 AM Home Alone 5 PM How The Grinch Stole Christmas 1 PM Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 7:30 PM Home Alone 2 PM Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 10 PM The Polar Express 3 PM The Year Without A Santa Claus 4 PM Disney’s Prep & Landing 5 PM Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 7 PM Elf 12 AM Home Alone 3 .
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