This week's holiday television
Old and new favorites are arriving by sleigh, Polar Express and chimney this week. Check these listings to make a date with Rudolph, Faith Hill and a giant Elf who is looking for his dad.
December 2
2 p.m. LIFETIME: "His and Her Christmas"
6, 8:30 p.m. FAM: "The Polar Express"
8 p.m. ABC: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (animated)
8 p.m. USA: "Elf"
9 p.m. HALLMARK: "Meet the Santas"
10 p.m. CMTV: "Larry the Cable Guy's Star-Studded Christmas Extravaganza"
11 p.m. HALLMARK: "Samantha: An American Girl Holiday"
December 3
11 a.m. USA: "Elf"
2:30 p.m., midnight, CMTV: "Merriest Christmas Videos"
8 p.m. CBS: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (animated)
8 p.m. NBC: "Christmas in Rockefeller Center"
8, 10 p.m. TNT: "A Christmas Story"
9 p.m. HALLMARK: "An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving"
11 p.m HALLMARKI: "Silent Night"
December 4
10 a.m., 9 p.m. TRAVEL: "Christmas to the Extreme"
11 a.m., 7 p.m. TRAVEL: "Most Christmasy Places in America"
2 p.m. LIFETIME: "Christmas on Chestnut Street"
8 p.m. DISNEY: "The Polar Express"
8, 10 p.m. TBS: "The Santa Clause"
8 p.m. TRAV: "Disney Holiday Magic"
9 p.m. CMTV: "Faith Hill, Joy to the World"
9 p.m. HALLMARK: "Naughty or Nice"
9 p.m. LIFETIME: "Comfort and Joy"
December 5
Noon, DISNEY: "The Polar Express"
7 p.m. FAMILY: "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" (A)
8 p.m. ABC: "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)
8 p.m. NBC: "Greatest Holiday Moments"
9 p.m. CW: "The Story of Santa Claus"
9 p.m. FX: "Christmas with the Kranks"
9 p.m. HGTV: "Decked for the Holidays"
9 p.m. LIFETIME: "The Family Holiday"
10:30 p.m. TCM: "Scrooged"
December 6
7 a.m. DISNEY: "Charlie & Lola Christmas Special"
7:30 a.m. FAMILY: "Christmas Every Day"
8:30 a.m. DISNEY: "My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie" (animated)
11 a.m. HALLMARK: "A Christmas Memory"
11 a.m. LIFETIME: "On the Second Day of Christmas"
Noon, FX: "Christmas with the Kranks"
12:30 p.m. TCM: "Holiday Affair"
1 p.m. HALLMARK: "A Town Without Christmas"
1 p.m. LIFETIME: "Under the Mistletoe"
3 p.m. HALLMARK: "Finding John Christmas"
3 p.m. LIFETIME: "Christmas in Paradise"
5 p.m. HALLMARK: "When Angels Come to Town"
5 p.m. LIFETIME: "The Road to Christmas"
7 p.m., 1 a.m. HALLMARK: "The Note"
7 p.m. LIFETIME: "An Accidental Christmas"
8 p.m. MYTV: "Miracle on 34th Street" (1973)
8 p.m. WGN: "Santa Claus: The Movie" (1985)
9 p.m. HALLMARK: "The Christmas Choir" (premiere)
9 p.m. LIFETIME: "Flirting with 40" (premiere)
11 p.m. HALLMARK: "Silver Bells"
