It’s officially the holiday season. The ending of Thanksgiving marks the beginning of Christmas for most and that means holiday-themed movies and TV shows! For those looking to hunker down and watch some Christmas classics this Thanksgiving weekend, we have a full schedule for you to enjoy!
Below is the national grid TV schedule for Friday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 27.
Friday, Nov. 25
Time: 8:00 a.m. EST
Hallmark - “A Boyfriend for Christmas” (Santa Clause plays matchmaker for a social worker and a young-hearted attorney.)
Lifetime - “Will You Merry Me” (A couple learns to embrace new holiday traditions when they meet with their respective families.)
Encore - “Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (Santa [Tim Allen] finds himself in a battle with Jack Frost in the North Pole.)
10:00 a.m. EST
Hallmark - “Matchmaker Santa” (A mall Santa arranges for a woman to be stranded with her boyfriend’s assistant during the holidays.)
Lifetime - “Holly’s Holiday” (A woman’s dreams come true when a male mannequin comes to life.)
Encore - “This Christmas” (An estranged African-American family gathers for a holiday reunion in Los Angeles.)
12:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Let it Snow” (A small town lodge’s son wins over an executive who is sent to remake the property into a resort.)
Lifetime - “The Santa Con” (A criminal is ordered to be a department store Santa. He finds himself in trouble when he promises to bring one boy’s parents back together for Christmas.)
1:00 p.m. EST
POP - “When Harry Met Sally” (The movie famous for asking the question: can men and women be just friends? )
2:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas Land” (A woman reconsiders her plans to sell her family’s Christmas tree farm.)
Lifetime - “A Christmas Proposal” (A man discovers the love he has for his ex-wife after battling her over demolishing a small ski town.)
4:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Just in Time for Christmas” (When a woman must decide to choose love or a career far away, a messenger from the future arrives to help.)
Lifetime - “Holiday Switch” (Thanks to a holiday wish, a housewife learns what her alternative life would have been like.)
5:00 p.m. EST
FXM - “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” (A businessman’s [Jim Carrey] life is turned upside down when he takes on six penguins as pets.)
6:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “The Mistletoe Promise” (A fake couple who agrees to celebrate Christmas together learns the true meaning of the holiday.)
Lifetime - “Crazy for Christmas” (A single moms chauffeurs around a rich individual during the holidays who loves to give.)
7:00 p.m. EST
FXM - “Christmas With the Kranks” (A couple decides not to celebrate Christmas when their daughter goes out of town.)
HBO - “Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas” (Elmo’s bedtime story remembers a time when there was no holiday cheer on Sesame Street.)
8:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas List” (When a woman’s boyfriend skips out on her bucket list adventure, another man volunteers to join her. )
CBS - “Frosty the Snowman” (The animated classic follows Frosty as he tries to get back to the North Pole.)
ABC - “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” (The animated legend of Santa Claus.)
NBC - “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (The animated Dr. Suess tale follows the evil Grinch as he plans to ruin Whoville’s holiday.)
CW - “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (A man tries to find his grandma and save her Christmas shop.)
Disney - “Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration” (Musical performances and surprise guests.)
8:30 p.m. EST
CBS - “Frosty Returns” (The snowman finds himself threatened by an investor with snow-removal spray.)
NBC - “How Murray Saved Christmas” (A cranky deli owner fills in for Santa in this animated short.)
9:00 p.m. EST
MOMAX - “Krampus” (A boy summons a demon after tearing apart his letter to Santa Claus.)
USA - “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas” (Madea helps the community prepare for its holiday carnival.)
10:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas Under Wraps” (A doctor relocates to Alaska for a simpler life after experiencing a loss.)
HBO2 - “Bad Santa” (A con artist works as a mall Santa to better help him and his partner rob a department store.)
Lifetime - “Becoming Santa” (Mr. and Mrs. Claus meet their daughter’s boyfriend and he must decide if he’s willing to take on the magical job.)
Luke Macfarlane and Jaime King star in Hallmark Channel’s “The Mistletoe Promise,” just one of over 70 holiday movies airing over Thanksgiving weekend. Hallmark Channel
Saturday, Nov. 26
Time: 8:00 a.m. EST
Hallmark - “Ice Sculpture Christmas” (A chef enters a holiday ice-sculpting contest and a romance.)
10:00 a.m. EST
Hallmark - “Family for Christmas” (Christmas magic lets a journalist see another version of her life.)
11:30 a.m. EST
POP - “The Cast of ‘A Christmas Story’: Where Are They Now?” (Find out where the actors from the 1983 classic are today and get a tour of the Broadway musical based on the film.)
12:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas in Homestead” (A actress falls for a small town mayor while on a movie shoot.)
Lifetime - “On Strike for Christmas” (A group of wives goes on strike for the holidays when their families refuse to lend a hand.)
1:30 p.m. EST
MAX - “Krampus” (A boy summons a demon after tearing apart his letter to Santa Claus.)
2:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Broadcasting Christmas” (A competition for a morning show positions reignites feelings between two exes.)
Lifetime - “The Christmas Hope” (A foster child help bring a troubled couple back together.)
4:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “A December Bride” (A girl attending her cousin’s wedding to her ex bring a fake date.)
Lifetime - “All About Christmas Eve” (A party planner must decide between a romantic holiday vacation and her job.)
6:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “My Christmas Dream” (A woman brings on a fired store employee to help her impress her boss with a holiday display.)
E! - “Love Actually” (Several couples are followed in their various lives during Christmastime.)
Lifetime - “Home By Christmas” (A woman tries to put her life back together after going through a divorce.)
Disney - “Arthur Christmas” (Santa’s mischievous son Arthur races against time to ensure that the children of the world receive their presents.)
8:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “A Heavenly Christmas” (Premiere. A workaholic becomes an angel-in-training.)
CBS - “Robbie the Reindeer” (Rudolph’s son joins Santa’s sleigh team.)
Lifetime - “All I Want for Christmas” (Premiere. A Christmas pin lets one woman hear other people’s thoughts.)
8:30 p.m. EST
CBS - “Robbie the Reindeer” (Rudolph’s son Robbie teams up with Vikings to save Santa’s sleigh team.)
9:00 p.m. EST
CBS - “The Story of Santa Claus” (An animated musical that explains how Nicholas Claus started the tradition of delivering a toy to every child on Christmas.)
E! - “Love Actually” (Several couples are followed in their various lives during Christmastime.)
10:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “A Christmas Melody” (When a single mom and her daughter struggle to fit in in a new town, a music teacher lends a helping hand.)
Lifetime - “The Flight Before Christmas” (A woman flies home for the holidays after getting dumped. When her plane diverts, she’s forced to share a room with a man she doesn’t like.)
Sunday, Nov. 27
Time: 8:00 a.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas Incorporated” (A case of mistaken indentity results in one woman becoming a wealthy man’s personal assistant.)
9:00 a.m. EST
ION - “Christmas Twister” (A scientist looks for his missing children after a tornado destroys their home during the holidays.)
10:00 a.m. EST
Hallmark - “Every Christmas Has a Story” (A TV host is forced to cover holiday events, which helps her discover her own Christmas joy.)
11:00 a.m. EST
ION- “Back to Christmas” (A woman travels one year back in time to the Christmas before her broken engagement.)
Lifetime - “Love at the Christmas Table” (A man realizes that his childhood friend is the right woman for him.)
12:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas Under Wraps” (A doctor relocated to a town in Alaska where she unexpectedly finds love.)
1:00 p.m. EST
ION - “A Prince for Christmas” (A prince gets cold feet before his arranged wedding and travels to the U.S. to find true love.)
Lifetime - “All I Want for Christmas” (An executive is able to hear unspoken thoughts, thanks to a magical Christmas pin.)
2:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “A Heavenly Christmas” (A workaholic becomes an angel-in-training.)
TBS - “Surviving Christmas” (A lonely ad exec [Ben Affleck] offers to pay the owners of his childhood home to let him spend the holidays there.)
3:00 p.m. EST
ION - “Christmas Belle” (A woman embarks on her dream job, but it requires dealing with a difficult client.)
Lifetime - “Dear Secret Santa” (A woman moves back into the house where she grew up and begins getting cards from a secret admirer, who she suspects to be her deceased friend.)
4:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Crown for Christmas” (A fired maid reluctantly becomes a governess to a poorly behaved little girl who turns out to be European royalty.)
TBS - “Home Alone 4” (A boy sneaks out on his mom to spend Christmas in the high-tech house of his dad’s girlfriend, where kidnappers break in to abduct a young prince.)
5:00 p.m. EST
ION - “A Christmas Wedding Date” (After losing her job a woman returns home to visit her mom and attend a friend’s Christmas Eve wedding.)
Lifetime - “12 Men of Christmas” (A PR exec escapes to a small town where she tries to raise money for the local rescue squad with a sexy calendar.)
Disney- “Arthur Christmas” (Santa’s mischievous son Arthur races against time to ensure that the children of the world receive their presents.)
6:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “A Christmas Detour” (A man and woman get stranded at an airport hotel while traveling to New York City.)
7:00 p.m. EST
ION - “How Sarah Got Her Wings” (A woman has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and to her surprise she isn't granted entry into heaven right away.)
Lifetime - “Dear Santa” (A lonely woman discovers a letter from a little girl asking Santa to send her daddy a new wife for Christmas.)
8:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Journey Back to Christmas” (Premiere. A nurse travels in time from the World War II era to 2016, where she’s taken in by a policeman and his family.)
9:00 p.m. EST
ION - “Christmas in Vermont” (Premiere. No synopsis available.)
Lifetime - “Christmas with the Kranks” (A suburban couple decides to skip Christmas when their daughter goes away.)
10:00 p.m. EST
Hallmark - “Christmas List” (A woman creates a bucket list of Christmas traditions but her boyfriend skips out on her when he’s called away on business.)
11:00 p.m. EST
ION - “A Golden Christmas” (A dog reunites a pair of childhood sweethearts.)
Lifetime - “Dear Santa” (A lonely woman discovers a letter from a little girl asking Santa to send her daddy a new wife for Christmas.)
