Saturday, December 31, 2022

where is the winter weather?

 I live in New England so I expect cold weather in the winter and some snow. Why is it that all we are getting is rain this winter? Mother Nature, please bring some snow my way. Thank you.

Monday, December 12, 2022

Christmas Specials week of 12/12

 Sorry I haven't been posting the TV Christmas specials but I went to Disney for a week so I was preoccupied. I'm back now and will be on top of this schedule. So let's see what we have for the rest of this week.


Today Monday 12/12

3:00 on AMC "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July"
6:00 on Freeform is "Home Alone" which seems to be on one channel or another every day and right after this is "Home Alone 2" 
8:00 on AMC "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" which also air Tuesday at 6pm


Tuesday 12/13

7am Freeform "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol"
8:30 am on Freeform is "The Little Drummer Boy"
4:30 pm on Freeform you have The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, and then the third
8:00 pm on ABC Mickey saves Christmas
8:15 pm on AMC "Elf"
8:30pm on ABC "Olaf's Frozen Adventure"
9:00 pm on ABC "Disney's Prep and Landing"


Wednesday 12/14

2:15 pm on AMC "Fred Claus"
4:45 pm on AMC "Four Christmases"
6:30pm on freeform "Miracle on 34th Street" (remake 1994)
6:45pm on AMC "The Year without a Santa Claus"
8:00pm AMC "Polar Express"
8:00pm on NBC "Saturday Night Live Christmas"


Thursday 12/15

11:30 on AMC "Richie Rich Christmas Wish"
 1:30 pm on AMC "Polar Express"
3:30pm on AMC "The Year without a Santa Claus"
6:45 on AMC "Elf" and again at 11pm
8:00pm on USA "It's a Wonderful Life" and again at 11pm


Friday 12/16

5:00am – Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2000) (AMC)
8:00am – The Little Drummer Boy (1968, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
8:00am – Catering Christmas (2022, Merritt Patterson, Daniel Lissing) (GA Family)
8:00am – Christmas in Tahoe (2021, Rebecca Staab, Laura Osnes, Pat Monahan) (Hallmark)

8:30am – Home Alone (Freeform)
9:00am – Surviving Christmas (2004, Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate) (AMC)
11:00am – Rudolph’s Shiny New Year  (AMC)
11:00am – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York  (Freeform)
12:15pm – Jack Frost  (AMC)
1:30pm – The Santa Clause  (Freeform)
2:00pm – Christmas on Candy Cane Lane  (GA Family)
3:30pm – The Santa Clause 2  (Freeform)
4:45pm – Christmas With the Kranks  (AMC)
6:00pm – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Freeform)
6:45pm – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation  (AMC)
8:00pm – Our Italian Christmas Memories  (Hallmark Movies)
9:00pm – Four Christmases  (AMC)
9:30pm – Disney’s Prep & Landing (2009) (Freeform)
10:00pm – Jingle All the Way 2 (2014, Larry the Cable Guy) (Freeform)

Saturday 12/17

5:30am – The Year Without a Santa Claus  (AMC)
6:00am – The Christmas Card  (Hallmark Movies)
7:00am – The Little Drummer Boy  (Freeform)
7:30am – Miracle on 34th Street  (Freeform)
8:45am – The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (Rankin/Bass) (AMC)
10:00am – Home Alone (Freeform)
10:15am – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas  (AMC)
10:45am – Frosty’s Winter Wonderland  (AMC)
11:15am – The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (AMC)
12:30pm – Four Christmases (2008, Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon) (AMC)
12:30pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Macaulay Culkin) (Freeform)
2:00pm – The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (FX)

2:30pm – Fred Claus (2007, Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti) (AMC)
3:10pm – Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)
4:00pm – The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Tim Allen) (FX)
5:15pm – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Danny Elfman) (Freeform)
6:00pm – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006, Tim Allen, Martin Short) (FX)
6:55pm – Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018, Benedict Cumberbatch) (Freeform)
7:00pm – Elf (2003, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel) (AMC)
7:00pm – Sappy Holiday (2022, Vanessa Sears, Jon McLaren) (UPtv)
8:00pm – It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, James Stewart, Donna Reed) (Bravo)
8:00pm – The Santa Clauses (2022, Episode 1, Tim Allen) (FX)
8:00pm – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (2022, Torrey DeVitto, Zane Holtz) (Hallmark)
8:55pm – Home Alone (1990, Macaulay Culkin) (Freeform)
9:00pm – Elf (2003, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel) (AMC)
11:00pm – The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (AMC)
11:00pm – It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, James Stewart, Donna Reed) (Bravo)
11:25pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Macaulay Culkin) (Freeform)


I'll be back later this week to add a few days for next week. Christmas is less than 2 weeks away.



Friday, November 18, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving


Time for another update with holiday tv specials.

Today you can watch ELF on TNT at 8:30

Saturday (11/19) 

4:10 pm   Home Alone on Freeform

5:00 pm   Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on TBS

5:30 pm   The Year without a Santa Claus on TBS

6:40 pm  Home Alone 2 on Freeform


Sunday (11/20)

2:00 pm the movie Four Christmases on TBS and again at 6 pm

4:00 pm  National Lampoons Christmas Vacation on TNT and again at 8 pm


Wednesday (11/23)

6 pm the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles on AMC and again at 8 pm then again at 10pm

9pm  Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special on NBC


Thursday (11/24) Happy Thanksgiving

9 am Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC

4 pm Elf on TNT

8 pm Polar Express on TBS


Once Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas specials come more frequently.

Friday (11/25) 

It's a wonderful Life is playing all day on the E! network

8:00 pm Frosty the Snowman on CBS

8:00 pm Polar Express on TBS

8:00 pm Grandma Got Run Over by a reindeer on the CW 

8:30 pm Frosty Returns on CBS

10:00 pm Fred Claus on TBS



Saturday, November 12, 2022

Christmas specials already on television

 


The Christmas specials are here! I have a few favorites including the cartoon "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" which is on TNT tonight at 6:27 pm and right after that you can watch "The Year Without a Santa Claus" on the same station. TNT at 6:57 pm.  "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is on TBS tonight at 9 pm and its on again tomorrow night at 6pm also on TBS. 
Tomorrow at 8:00 pm you can watch "A Christmas Story" on TBS or Elf is on TNT. Freeform is showing all "The Santa Clause" movies starting at 5:10 pm
Hallmark, Lifetime, and GAC networks have starting airing Christmas movies everyday but there are too many of those for me to list here. 
Here are a couple of highlights for next week.
Monday (11/14) Home Alone at 6pm on freeform, Home Alone 2 at 8:30 in freeform
                           National Lampoon's Christmas vacation on TNT at both 8pm and then again at 11pm
Thursday (11/17) Elf  on TNT at 8:30 then again same time and channel on Friday

I will continue to post updates with holiday specials for those that love them as much as I do. If you have a favorite, let me know in the comments and I will be sure to post when it is on television.