Hey All!
Today begins the fabulous 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family! I’m so excited as I look forward to these 25 days of Christmas entertainment all year long. It’s something I always love to watch with my family as they always have some original programming as well. We loved watching THE MISTLE-TONES last year. This years programing is going to be better than ever. They’ll be featuring lots of old holiday favorites and some new holiday programming as well.
Check out a schedule of the programing below:
My 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS day-by-day programming highlights include:
Monday, December 1:
(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
The comic misadventures of the beleaguered Griswold family continue as America’s most dedicated dad (Chevy Chase) is determined to stay at home to create “the most fun-filled old fashioned family Christmas ever” – but life has a particular way of throwing wet logs on Clark Griswold’s fire. (Live Action)
(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) ELF
Buddy (Will Ferrell) grew up in the North Pole, never realizing he was not a Christmas Elf like all of his friends. When he finds out the truth, he sets out for New York City to find the father he never knew. But Buddy isn’t used to the big city, and New York has never seen anyone like Buddy! (Live Action)
(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) THE SANTA CLAUSE
Tim Allen stars as Scott Calvin, a divorced father whose strained relationship with his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) begins to mend only after a bizarre twist of fate transforms him into the new Santa. (Live Action)
Tuesday, December 2:
(4:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) RUDOLPH AND FROSTY’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Rudolph’s magical glowing nose is not only helpful at Christmas, but also in the heat of summer when Rudolph and his friend Frosty the Snowman are called in to rescue a struggling circus at a special July 4th benefit. (Animated)
(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) ELF
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)
THE SANTA CLAUSE DOUBLE FEATURE!
(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) THE SANTA CLAUSE
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)
(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE
Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos as Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin, aka Santa, as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short) – whose chilling Santa-envy has him trying to take over the “big guy’s” holiday. (Live Action)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) PRANCER
A young girl reawakens the Christmas spirit in her town when she becomes convinced a wounded reindeer is actually Santa’s reindeer Prancer. (Live Action)
Wednesday, December 3:
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS
The Brady family reunites for Christmas and prays for a holiday miracle when Mike Brady (Robert Reed) is involved in an accident. (Live Action)
Thursday, December 4:
(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR
Santa sends Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to find Baby New Year, who has run away from Father Time. (Animated)
(6:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS
Based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Phyllis McGinley’s children’s book, Mrs. Claus narrates this memorable classic about the time she almost donned her husband’s famous red suit. (Animated)
(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The classic tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited on Christmas Eve by three ghosts who attempt to help him change his life and embrace the holidays. (Animated)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) SNOW
In a reinvention of the Santa Claus myth, this original ABC Family holiday movie finds Nick (Tom Cavanagh) reluctantly taking over the family business at the North Pole and, in the process of trying to bring back the spirit of Christmas they lost long ago, finds his true love. (Live Action)
Friday, December 5:
(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
(8:00–10:30 PM ET/PT) DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Jim Carrey stars as the title character who tries to ruin Christmas for all the Whos of Whoville in this live-action adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss children’s story. (Live Action)
(11:30 PM–2:00 AM ET/PT) – FRED CLAUS
Santa’s estranged older brother, Fred (Vince Vaughn), has reluctantly agreed to visit his family at the North Pole for Christmas. But when their longtime rift threatens Christmas for everyone, it’s up to Fred to prove that he is a true Claus and save the holidays! (Live Action)
Saturday, December 6:
(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
All Ethan (Ethan Embry) and his younger sister Hallie (Thora Birch) want for Christmas is for their parents to get back together. The children concoct a scheme to make their holiday wish come true, and with the help of mice, an ice-cream truck, a few telephone calls and the magic of Santa, their plan might just work! (Live Action)
(1:30–2:00 PM ET/PT) FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND
Everyone’s favorite snowman, Frosty, plans to marry, but not if the evil Jack Frost can help it. Can the children save Frosty?
Sunday, December 7:
(9:00–9:30 AM ET/PT) THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Based on the Christmas song, the “Little Drummer Boy” tells the story of Aaron, a poor boy who cannot afford to buy a present for baby Jesus and instead plays a special song for him on his drums. (Animated)
(8:00–8:30 PM ET/PT) TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT – ABC FAMILY PREMIERE
During a post-Christmas play date, the “Toy Story” gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It’s all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie’s room. (Animated)
Monday, December 8:
(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) ELF
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)
(8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) THE FOSTERS – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!
As Callie and Jude spend their first Christmas with the Fosters, Callie feels the sting of still being an official foster kid, while Jude’s guilt over having been adopted has him overcompensating.
(9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) SWITCHED AT BIRTH – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!
As the Kennish and Vasquez families prepare to celebrate Christmas in their traditional ways, Bay and Daphne find themselves living each other’s lives as if the switch never happened.
(10:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)
Tuesday, December 9:
(8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) PRETTY LITTLE LIARS – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!
Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer look to clear Spencer’s name and prove a connection between Alison and Bethany, while Alison gets a glimpse at the past, present and future by a ghostly presence.
(9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) CHASING LIFE – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!
April’s grandparents (guest stars Ed Asner and Marion Ross) stir up trouble when they pay a visit and the Carvers celebrate an early family Christmas.
(10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
Wednesday, December 10:
(8:00–8:30 PM ET/PT) MELISSA & JOEY – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!
Mel and Joe are about to celebrate their first Christmas as a couple, which leads to a competition over whose family ornament should take the top spot on the tree.
Thursday, December 11
(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) SCROOGED
A comedic take on Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol.” A television executive (Bill Murray) who exploits the holidays in order to boost ratings, is haunted by three ghosts. (Live Action)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) THE MISTLE-TONES
In the ABC Family original holiday movie, Holly (Tia Mowry) is devastated when she is turned down for a spot in the Christmas singing group The Snow Belles. So she forms her own group, the Mistle-Tones, and challenges her rival Marci (Tori Spelling) and The Snow Belles to a Christmas Eve sing-off! (Live Action)
Friday, December 12:
(4:30–5:30 PM ET/PT) JACK FROST (1979)
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)
(9:30 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
A young girl is reluctant to believe in Santa Claus, despite the appearance of a jovial man who claims to be the real thing. (Live Action)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS
Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez star in ABC Family’s original holiday tale about a desperate young woman who kidnaps a handsome guy to take home to her parents at Christmas to prove how well she’s doing with her life. (Live Action)
Saturday, December 13:
(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) UNLIKELY ANGEL
When diva country singer Ruby Diamond (Dolly Parton) is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, she is denied access into heaven because of her selfish ways. If she reunites the Bartilson family, who have been torn apart ever since Mrs. Bartilson died, by midnight on Christmas Eve, she will become an angel. (Live Action)
(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) HOME ALONE 3
Eight year old Alex is home sick from school when he must outwit a gang of thieves who are targeting his neighborhood searching for a specific toy car, which Alex has!
(11:30 PM–2:00 AM ET/PT) FRED CLAUS
See Friday, December 5, for description. (Live Action)
Sunday, December 14:
(6:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
See Friday, December 5 for description. (Live Action)
Monday, December 15:
(7:00–7:30 PM ET/PT) DISNEY’S PREP & LANDING
The half-hour holiday special reveals the never-before-told tale of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing, who are responsible for preparing all of the homes for Santa before the big guy arrives. Featuring the voices of Dave Foley and Sarah Chalke. (Animated)
(7:30–8:00 PM ET/PT) DISNEY’S PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE
Prep & Landing Elves Wayne and Lanny are back to save the day when someone threatens to put the whole world on Santa’s Naughty List. Featuring the voices of Dave Foley, Chris Parnell, and Rob Riggle. (Animated)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) SANTA BABY
In this ABC Family original holiday movie, Mary Class (Jenny McCarthy) is a highly driven business executive whose great success is acknowledged by everyone but her father, who just happens to be Santa Claus (George Wendt). (Live Action)
Tuesday, December 16:
(8:30–11:00 PM ET/PT) HOME ALONE
Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is shocked when his Christmas wish – that his family would leave him alone – comes true when he is inadvertently left behind from a holiday vacation. But now there are two ruthless burglars targeting Kevin’s neighborhood, and it’s up to him to defend his house and catch the thieves! (Live Action)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MAYBE
In this ABC Family original movie, Jenny McCarthy reprises her role as Mary Class, Santa’s daughter, who is faced with a decision when her father decides to leave her in charge of the family business. Also starring Paul Sorvino and Dean McDermott. (Live Action)
Wednesday, December 17:
(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) HOLIDAZE
In this ABC Family original movie starring Jennie Garth and Cameron Mathison, Melody Gerard is unhappy when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Desperate to get out of town and back to her “real” life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home.
(3:00–4:30 PM ET/PT) MICKEY’S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS
Mickey and friends return to tell five more tales of holiday spirit and Christmas cheer. (Animated)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) CHRISTMAS CUPID
In this ABC Family original movie, Christina Milian stars as high-powered Hollywood publicist, Sloane, who finds herself haunted by the ghost of her recently departed infamous client, Caitlin (Ashley Benson), in a modern day take on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic story of A Christmas Carol. (Live Action)
Thursday, December 18:
(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS
Starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, the ABC Family original holiday movie follows a young woman who re-lives the same first date on Christmas Eve over and over again until she learns to open up her world to new things and stop living in the past. (Live Action)
(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS
See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)
(3:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) PRANCER
See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)
Friday, December 19:
(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) DESPERATELY SEEKING SANTA
In this ABC Family Original movie, an ambitious marketing executive gets more than she bargained for when she decides to run a “Sexy Santa” contest to replace the typical mall Santa, and the winner turns out to be more than just a handsome face.
(11:00–11:30 AM ET/PT) MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)
(11:30 AM–1:30 PM ET/PT) PRANCER
See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)
(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) ELF
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)
(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) SCROOGED
See Thursday, December 11, for description. (Live Action)
Saturday, December 20:
(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) THE DOG WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS VACATION
Christmas chaos ensues in the ABC Family original movie “The Dog Who Saved Christmas” when the Bannister family adopts a misguided guard dog Zeus (voiced by Mario Lopez) to try and keep their home safe from neighborhood prowlers. (Live Action)
(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS
When Puppy Paws, the feisty son of Santa Paws, forgets the true meaning of the season, it’s up to the Buddies to remind him that Christmas is not about what you get; it’s about what you give. (Live Action)
(11:00 AM–12:00 PM ET/PT) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
(1:00-2:00 AM ET/PT) A MISER BROTHERS’ CHRISTMAS
Starring Mickey Rooney, “A Miser Brothers’ Christmas” tells the story of how Santa throws out his back, potentially spoiling Christmas for boys and girls all over the world. (Animated)
Sunday, December 21:
(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS
See Saturday, December 20, for description. (Live Action)
(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) RICHIE RICH’S CHRISTMAS WISH
Richie Rich (David Gallagher) gets more than he bargained for when Professor Keanbean (Eugene Levy) invents a wishing machine that magically transports Richie to an alternate universe where his nasty cousin Reggie Van Dough rules with an iron fist. (Live Action)
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS MARATHON!
(1:00–1:30 PM ET/PT) THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Animated)
(1:30–2:00 PM ET/PT) NESTOR, THE LONG EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY
“Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey” tells the story of the donkey that carried Mary to Bethlehem. (Animated)
(2:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
(3:00–4:00 PM ET/PT) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
See Monday, December 1, for description. (Animated)
(4:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
Monday, December 22:
(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) SNOWGLOBE
In the ABC Family original movie, a mystical snow globe transports Angela (Christina Milian), who longs for the perfect Christmas away from her boisterous family, into an idyllic Christmas winter wonderland. (Live Action)
(3:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) THE MISTLE-TONES
See Thursday, December 11 for description. (Live Action)
Tuesday, December 23:
(7:00–8:30 AM ET/PT) MICKEY’S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS
See Thursday, December 18 for description. (Live Action)
(8:30–10:30 AM ET/PT) CHRISTMAS CUPID
See Wednesday, December 17 for description. (Live Action)
(10:30 AM–12:30 PM ET/PT) SANTA BABY
See Monday, December 15 for description. (Live Action)
(12:30–2:30 PM ET/PT) SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MAYBE
See Tuesday, December 16 for description. (Live Action)
(2:30–4:30 PM ET/PT) HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS
See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)
Wednesday, December 24:
(7:00-7:30 AM ET/PT) MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)
(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) SCROOGED
See Thursday, December 11, for description. (Live Action)
Thursday, December 25:
(7:00–7:30 AM ET/PT) FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND
See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)
(7:30–8:00 AM ET/PT) THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
See Sunday, December 21 for description. (Animated)
(8:00–8:30 AM ET/PT) NESTOR, THE LONG EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY
See Sunday, December 21 for description. (Animated)
(8:30–9:00 AM ET/PT) ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Actor Joel Grey narrates this animated holiday special adapted from the famous poem by Clement Moore. (Animated)
(9:00–9:30 AM ET/PT) MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)
(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) HOME ALONE
See Tuesday, December 16, for description. (Live Action)
(1:00-2:00 PM ET/PT) RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
(2:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
See Monday, December 1, for description. (Animated)
(3:00–4:00 PM ET/PT) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS
See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)
(4:00–4:30 PM ET/PT) DISNEY’S PREP & LANDING
See Monday, December 15 for description. (Animated)
(4:30–5:00 PM ET/PT) DISNEY’ S PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE
See Monday, December 15 for description. (Animated)
(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
See Monday, December 1, for description. (Live Action)
(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) ELF
See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)
(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) HOME ALONE Encore Presentation
(12:00 AM–2:00 AM ET/PT) HOME ALONE 3
See Saturday, December 13, for description. (Live Action)
I so can’t wait to watch it all! I’m definitely watching tonight!
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Which one of these programs will you looking forward to watching this holiday season?
Comments
Yes, I’ve been waiting for this all year long! I love 25 days of Christmas.