The stockings may not yet be hung with care, but the biggest TV event is almost upon us. I am talking, of course, about Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas from the network formerly known as ABC Family. It's a marathon of holiday movies for days, and days, and days. So that you can plan your cozy movie nights in accordingly, here's the schedule of this year's festivities.
Most of the movies will be shown at multiple times during the holiday season. You'll have plenty of time to get in your favorites, whether or not you have a DVR. Some of these, like Happy Feet, Toy Story 3, Frozen, and Just Friends aren't exactly what I would call Christmas movies, but it's good to mix it up. Of course, there's always the debate about whether The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie. Luckily, if you fall into the former category of people, Freeform has got you covered.
The 2016 25 Days of Christmas marathon mixes up newer hits with old animated classics and everything in between. Just make sure you don't get your Charlie and the Chocolate Factory viewing mixed up with your Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. There is also a surprising number of movies on this schedule about puppies. Without further ado, here is the rundown.
Thursday, Dec. 1
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory — 3:30 p.m.
The Year Without a Santa Claus — 6:00 p.m.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 7:05 p.m.
The Santa Clause — 9:15 p.m.
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 11:20 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2
Rudolph's Shiny New Year — 12:55 a.m.
Jack Frost (1979) — 11:00 a.m.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory — 12:00 p.m.
The Year Without a Santa Claus — 2:30 p.m.
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 3:35 p.m.
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) — 5:10 p.m.
The Santa Clause — 7:15 p.m.
The Polar Express (2004) — 9:20 p.m.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 11:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas — 7:00 a.m.
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas — 8:30 a.m.
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish — 10:00 a.m.
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) — 12:00 p.m.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 2:05 p.m.
The Polar Express (2004) — 4:40 p.m.
Arthur Christmas — 6:45 p.m.
Elf — 8:50 p.m.
The Holiday — 10:55 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4
Twas The Night Before Christmas — 7:00 a.m.Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey — 7:30 a.m.Richie Rich's Christmas Wish — 8:00 a.m.Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July — 10:05 a.m.I'll Be Home For Christmas — 12:10 p.m.Arthur Christmas — 2:20 p.m.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town —4:30 p.m.The Year Without a Santa Claus — 5:35 p.m.Elf — 6:40 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 8:45 p.m.Santa Claus is Comin' to Town — 10:55 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 5
The Year Without a Santa Claus — 4:00 p.m.Jingle All the Way — 5:00 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 7:00 p.m.Scrooged — 9:00 p.m.Snowglobe — 12:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 6
Scrooged — 5:00 p.m.The Polar Express (2004) — 7:00 p.m.The Santa Clause — 9:00 p.m.Snow — 12:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
The Polar Express (2004) — 5:00 p.m.The Santa Clause — 7:00 p.m.Elf — 9:00 p.m.12 Dates Of Christmas — 12:00 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8
Holiday Joy — 3:00 p.m.Deck The Halls — 5:00 p.m.Elf — 7:00 p.m.Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) — 9:00 p.m.Holiday in Handcuffs — 12:00 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 9
Frosty's Winter Wonderland — 11:00 a.m.Holiday Joy — 11:30 a.m.Home Alone 3 — 1:30 p.m.Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws — 3:35 p.m.The Search for Santa Paws — 5:40 p.m.Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups — 7:45 p.m.Snow Buddies — 9:50 p.m.Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July — 11:55 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10
Mickey's Christmas Carol — 7:00 a.m.Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws — 7:30 a.m.The Search for Santa Paws — 9:30 a.m.Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups — 11:35 p.m.Snow Buddies — 1:40 p.m.Toy Story — 3:45 p.m.Toy Story 2 — 5:45 p.m.Toy Story 3 — 7:50 p.m.Toy Story That Time Forgot — 10:20 p.m.Arthur Christmas — 10:50 p.m. The Year Without a Santa Claus — 12:55 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11
The Little Drummer Boy — 7:00 a.m.Home Alone: The Holiday Heist — 7:30 a.m.Dennis the Menace Christmas — 9:35 a.m.The Year Without a Santa Claus — 11:40 a.m.Arthur Christmas — 12:45 p.m.Toy Story — 2:50 p.m.Toy Story 2 — 4:50 p.m.Toy Story 3 — 6:55 p.m.Toy Story That Time Forgot — 9:25 p.m.The Polar Express — 9:50 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 12
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 5:30 p.m.The Polar Express — 7:00 p.m.Elf — 9:00 p.m.Christmas Cupid — 12:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 3:30 p.m.Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory — 5:30 p.m.Elf — 7:00 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 9:00 p.m.Three Days — 12 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Home Alone 3 — 3:00 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 5:00 p.m.Arthur Christmas — 7:00 p.m.The Santa Clause — 9:00 p.m.Santa Baby — 12:00 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15
Holiday Joy — 7:30 a.m.Snow Buddies — 11:00 a.m.Home Alone 3 — 1:00 A Dennis the Menace Christmas — 3:00 p.m.Arthur Christmas — 5:00 p.m.The Santa Clause — 7:00 p.m.The Search for Santa Paws — 9:00 p.m.Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe — 12:00 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
A Dennis the Menace Christmas — 7:00 a.m.Jack Frost — 9:10 a.m.The Search for Santa Paws — 11:15 a.m.Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups — 1:20 p.m.Home Alone: The Holiday Heist — 3:25 p.m.Jingle All the Way — 5:30 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 7:35 p.m.The Polar Express — 9:45 p.m.Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) — 11:55 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17
Rudolph's Shiny New Year — 7:00 a.m.Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey — 8:00 a.m.Jingle All the Way — 8:30 a.m.Happy Feet —10:30 a.m.Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 1:00 p.m.The Polar Express — 2:35 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 4:40 p.m.The Santa Clause — 6:50 p.m.Frozen — 9:00 p.m.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18
Happy Feet — 7:00 a.m.Richie Rich's Christmas Wish — 9:30 a.m. Mickey's Christmas Carol — 11:30 a.m.Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 12:00 p.m.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 1:35 p.m.Disney's Prep & Landing — 4:10 p.m.Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty vs Nice — 4:40 p.m.The Santa Clause — 5:10 p.m.Frozen — 7:20 p.m.Elf — 9:50 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas — 7:00 a.m.A Dennis the Menace Christmas — 8:30 a.m.Richie Rich's Christmas Wish — 10:30 a.m.Home Alone 3 — 12:35 p.m.The Search for Santa Paws — 2:40 p.m.
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups — 4:45 p.m.Elf — 6:50 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 8:55 p.m.Just Friends — 12:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 20
The Search for Santa Paws — 7:00 a.m.Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups — 9:10 a.m.Home Alone 3 — 11:15 a.m.The Holiday — 1:25 p.m.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town — 4:30 p.m.The Year Without a Santa Claus — 5:35 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 6:40 p.m.The Santa Clause — 8:50 p.m.Holidaze — 12:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Snow Buddies — 7:00 a.m.Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws —9:00 a.m.Happy Feet Two — 11:05 a.m.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town — 1:10 p.m.The Year Without Santa Claus — 2:10 p.m.The Polar Express — 3:15 p.m.Disney's Prep & Landing — 5:20 p.m.Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice — 5:50 p.m.Toy Story That Time Forgot — 6:20 p.m.The Santa Clause — 6:50 p.m.Elf — 8:55 p.m.The Mistle-Tones — 12:00 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Happy Feet — 7:00 a.m.Happy Feet Two — 9:30 a.m.The Little Drummer Boy — 11:30 a.m.The Polar Express — 12:00 p.m.Jack Frost (1998) — 2:05 p.m.Frosty's Winter Wonderland — 4:10 p.m.Toy Story That Time Forgot — 4:40pmTim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 5:10 p.m.Elf — 6:45 p.m.Jingle All the Way — 8:55 p.m.Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) — 12:00 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 23
Frosty's Winter Wonderland — 7:00 a.m.Jack Frost (1998) — 7:30 a.m.Richie Rich's Christmas Wish — 11:00 a.m.Jingle All the Way — 1:00 p.m.Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas — 3:00 p.m.Santa Claus is Comin' to Town — 4:35 p.m.The Year Without a Santa Claus — 5:40 p.m.Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) — 6:45 p.m.The Santa Clause — 8:50 p.m.Home Alone: The Holiday Heist — 12:00 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Jack Frost (1979) — 7:00 a.m.Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas — 8:05 a.m.Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas — 9:40 a.m.Santa Claus is Comin' to Town — 11:15 a.m.The Year Without a Santa Claus — 12:20 p.m.Arthur Christmas — 1:25 p.m.The Polar Express — 3:30 p.m.The Santa Clause — 5:35 p.m.Elf — 7:40 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 9:45 p.m.Scrooged — 11:55 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
The Search for Santa Paws — 7:00 a.m.Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws — 9:10 a.m.Arthur Christmas — 11:20 a.m.The Polar Express — 1:25 p.m.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town — 3:30 p.m.The Year Without a Santa Claus — 4:35 p.m.Elf — 5:40 p.m.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — 7:45 p.m.Scrooged — 9:55 p.m.
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