Ducky’s 2007 Holiday Viewing Guide

Here at DDTV, I’m a little obsessed with Christmas and there is nothing better than a good Holiday Special to get you in the mood. From Charlie Brown to The Heat Miser to Bedford Falls and all the way to those sons a bitches Bumpuses, I’m all about the Holiday viewing. So I’m trying to compile everything Holiday special related for all of our enjoyment this season.

*RED indicates a Ducky favorite or must watch.

Tuesday, November 27
*A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8 p.m. – ABC
Decorating Cents, 9 p.m. – HGTV
24 Hour Design “Yuletide Style”, 9:30 p.m. – HGTV

Wednesday, November 28
Christmas in Rockefeller Center, 8 p.m. – NBC
Shrek the Halls, 8 p.m. – ABC
*How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 8:30 p.m. – ABC

Friday, November 30
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
Polar Express, 8 p.m. – ABC

Saturday, December 1
Radio City Christmas Spectacular, 8 p.m. – NBC
All I Want For Christmas, 8 p.m. – Hallmark
All-Star Holiday Dishes, 9 p.m. – Food Network

Sunday, December 2
*Home For The Holidays, 10:40 a.m. – FLIX

Monday, December 3
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
*The Year Without Santa Claus, 8 p.m. – ABC Family
A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8 p.m. – ABC
Chuck (Christmas Episode), 8 p.m. – NBC
The Closer (2 Hour Christmas Episode), 8 p.m. – TNT
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, 9 p.m. – ABC Family
Unwrapped (Holiday Treats), 9 p.m. – Food Network
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn’t Happen, 9 p.m. – MyTV
Andre Rieu: Christmas Around The World, 9 p.m. – PBS
Celtic Woman: A Christmast Celebration, 9:30 p.m. – PBS
Little House on the Prairie “Bless All The Dear Children”, 11 p.m. – Hallmark
Nestor The Long Eared Christmas Donkey, 10:30 p.m. – ABC Family

Tuesday, December 4
Dazzling Holiday Lights, 6 p.m. – Travel Channel
Snow, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
Rachel Ray’s Holiday Entertaining, 8 p.m. – Food Network
*Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, 8 p.m. – CBS
Santa Baby, 9 p.m. – ABC Family
*Victoria’s Secret Holiday Fashion Show, 10 p.m. – CBS
The Walton’s “The Children’s Carol”, 11 p.m. – Hallmark

Wednesday, December 5
*Twas The Night Before Christmas, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
*Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, 8 p.m. – ABC
*How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8:30 p.m. – Cartoon Network
I Saw Mommy…, 8 p.m. – ABC Family
Rachel Ray’s Holiday Feast, 8 p.m. – Food Network
Dirty Sexy Money (Christmas Episode), 10 p.m. – ABC
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 10 p.m. – ABC Family

Thursday, December 6
*I Love The Holidays, 12:01 a.m. – VH1
*Christmas Vacation, 8 p.m. – TBS
*Top Chef Holiday Special, 9 p.m. – Bravo

Friday, December 7
Little House on the Prairie “Ma’s Holiday”, 10 a.m. – Hallmark
*Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
*Frosty The Snowman/Frosty Returns, 8 p.m. – CBS
The Polar Express, 8 p.m. – ABC Family
Grandma Got Runover By a Reindeer, 8:30 p.m. – Cartoon Network
Monk (Christmas Episode), 9 p.m. – USA
*Psych (Christmas Episode), 10 p.m. – USA
Las Vegas (Christmas Episode), 10 p.m. – NBC
The Polar Express, 10:30 p.m. – ABC Family

Saturday, December 8
*All Day CLASSIC CHRISTMAS Specials – ABC Family
*A Charlie Brown Christmas, 12:30 p.m. – ABC
Martha’s Christmas, 2 p.m. – Fine Living
*Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, 6 p.m. – BBC America
The Santa Claus, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
The Polar Express, 9 p.m. – ABC Family
Prancer, 11:30 p.m. – ABC Family

Sunday, December 9
ABC Family Holiday Programs All Day
*Crazy Christmas Lights, 4 p.m. – TLC
*A Christmas Carol, 8 p.m. – TCM
Holiday In Handcuffs, 8 p.m. – ABC Family
Three Tenors Christmas, 9 p.m. – PBS

Monday, December 10
I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown, 9 p.m. – ABC
Color Splash (Christmas Episode), 9 p.m. – HGTV
Journeyman (Christmas Episode), 10 p.m. – NBC

Tuesday, December 11
Jack Frost, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
Shrek The Halls, 8 p.m. – ABC
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too, 8:20 p.m. – ABC

Wednesday, December 12
Design on a Dime (Christmas Episode), 9:30 p.m. – HGTV
Christmas In Washington, 10 p.m. – TNT

Thursday, December 13
*The Little Drummer Boy, 7 p.m. – ABC Family
My Name Is Earl (Christmas Episode), 8 p.m. – NBC
*30 Rock (Christmas Episode), 8:30 p.m. – NBC
*Supernatural – A Very Supernatural Christmas, 9 p.m. – The CW
Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special, 9 p.m. – NBC

Friday, December 14
*It’s a Wonderful Life, 8 p.m. – NBC

Sunday, December 16
White House Christmas 2007, 8:30 p.m. – HGTV
*Holiday Windows 2007, 9 p.m. – HGTV

Monday, December 17
Clash of the Choirs, 8 p.m. – NBC
Jingle All The Way, 9 p.m. – ABC Family

Friday, December 21
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 9 a.m. – Cartoon Network
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 1 p.m. – PBS
Kenny Rogers Christmas Special, 7 p.m. – TBN
9th Annual Home For The Holidays, 8 p.m. – CBS
Christmas Confidential, 11 p.m. – WE

Saturday, December 22
Christmas at St. Olaf, 10 a.m. – PBS
*Elf, 8 p.m. – CBS

Sunday, December 23
St. Olaf Christmas in Norway, Noon – PBS
Hollywood Christmas Celebration, 5 p.m. – FOX
Christmas Unwrapped, 7 p.m. – Food Network
Elmo’s Christmas Countdown, 7 p.m. – ABC

Monday, December 24
*It’s a Wonderful Life, 8 p.m. – NBC
*How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m. – ABC
*A Christmas Story (24 Hour Marathon), 8 p.m. – TBS
*Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, 8 p.m. – BBC America
A Christmas Carol, 8 p.m. – AMC
Three Tenors Christmas, 9 p.m. – PBS
Christmas Lights, 9 p.m. – Discovery HD
Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, 11:35 p.m. – NBC

Tuesday, December 25
*4 Hours of Burning Yule Log, 8 a.m. – The CW
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, 10 a.m. – ABC
Christmas at Washington National Cathedral, Noon – NBC
Christmas Shoes, 1 p.m. – Lifetime (seriously the worst movie ever)
Christmas with the Kranks, 8 p.m. – FOX

I will continue to update this guide as I see more additions or time adjustments. You’ll notice that not all things are listed. I left off the hideous (though sometimes genius) Lifetime/Hallmark/ABC Family bad Christmas movies and most of the little kids programming. I favored the classics and the current shows as well as some home and design shows as those are what I like to watch.

Obviously ABC Family starts it’s annual 25 Days of Christmas so check their site for all schedules.