25 Days of Christmas - Our Family's Calendar

Last year, I posted about some of the Advent ideas I have. This year, I plan to use all three of my Advent calendars. Candy surprises will be in the "calendar" with the little boxes to open daily, I have daily scripture I plan to read each day in the scrapbook-looking calendar, and I'll put little slips of paper in each day's pocket of the hanging calendar with a fun activity for the kids and I to do (some days with Mike) that is Christmas related. I always start out the month of December with great expectations of baking, crafting and visiting fun places, but life tends to successfully get in the way if things aren't on the calendar.
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So I made a list of 25 things I want to do, sat down with my calendar and assigned dates to each activity. I confirmed everything with Mike and now we're set! To get your creative juices flowing, here is our plan:
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Day 1 - Make a Chain Link Countdown to Christmas
Day 2 - Make Peppermint White Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Day 3 - Build a Gingerbread House
Day 4 - Attend "Cookies and Milk with Santa" night at Ryan's school
Day 5 - Go to Home Depot's Kids Workshop to build wagons with Daddy
Day 6 - Grandma's church Christmas kick off event w/ petting zoo and bounce houses
Day 7 - Ice Cream Cone Christmas Tree craft
Day 8 - Go to the $1 Store and let the kids pick out anything they want
Day 9 - Load the kids into the car in PJs with warm cocoa and drive around town looking at Christmas lights
Day 10 - Family Movie Night - "Home Alone"
Day 11 - Take the kids shopping for Christmas gifts for each other
Day 12 - Christmas craft day - make ornaments, candy cane reindeer, look up other ideas on Family Fun's website
Day 13 - Go to the McCormick Train Park
Day 14 - Make homemade Christmas cards for teachers and family
Day 15 - Pick 2 angels from the tree at the mall (each child's age) and have the kids shop for them
Day 16 - Family Game Night
Day 17 - Family Movie Night - "Polar Express"
Day 18 - Go to Glendale Glitters
Day 19 - Christmas camping by the tree
Day 20 - SNOW DAY in Flagstaff!!!
Day 21 - Bake for neighbors including Oatmeal Caramel Bars and Chocolate Oat Bars
Day 22 - "Lunch with Santa" at local shopping center
Day 23 - Bake Sugar Cookies
Day 24 - Bake a birthday cake for Jesus and decorate sugar cookies (our new Christmas Eve tradition from last year)
Day 25 - Read the Nativity story from the Bible
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If you have older kids, there are plenty of service-related activity ideas that will help them get away from the "me, me, me" mentality by seeing others less fortunate. You could volunteer at a soup kitchen, sing Christmas carols at an elderly home, bring cookies to the children's ward of a nearby hospital, buy gifts for a needy family or take sandwiches to an area where the homeless congregate.
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When I was growing up, my mom used to "adopt" an orphan (are they still called that?) for the holidays. They'd come live with us for a few weeks and we'd include them in all of our family activities. I would suggest someone of the same gender as most of your kids and their age or younger. It was a really cool experience.
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Do you have any additional activity ideas for December?

A Low-Key Black Friday

I missed so many deals this year for Black Friday. I started mapping out a battle plan for a couple hours of hard-core shopping, but even thinking about it exhausted me. So I stayed home. Instead, this is how we spent our day:
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Mike got up early to play flag football with a bunch of guys from church.

While I made use of some over ripe bananas...

...and did a bunch of dishes...

...and packed up all of the Thanksgiving decorations...

...and documented what everyone is thankful for on my annual "thankful leaves."

The kids hid Halloween candy all over the house and went hunting for it, like Easter eggs...

...and played puzzles in odd parts of the house...

...then they filled out their monthly journaling paperwork (for the school binders I keep for them - I'll post pictures once I'm caught up).

We had leftovers for lunch...

...then Ryan had a friend over to play...

...while Kaylin and I napped and Mike and Jason watched college football.

After a dinner of salad and pie...

...we put up the Christmas tree...

...played around with the lights (and had trouble getting them off)...

...and built a fire in the backyard.

(another occasion to put Jason in his bear hat and mittens)

The evening ended with Kaylin getting knocked in the eye with a door handle...

...and the kids having their first slumber party in months.

Best. Black Friday. Ever.

Bring on the Christmas Season!

For many people, Christmas in Phoenix takes some getting used to. Growing up in Kansas City, I'm used to frigid temperatures, watching the news before school to see if there would be a snow day and warming up the car 5 minutes before leaving the house. Visiting my mom in Phoenix during college included wearing flip flops to finish Christmas shopping, laying out in the backyard to add color to my pasty skin and taking long walks in the sunshine to burn off extra holiday calories.

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Regardless of the fact that it was 77 degrees for yesterday or that Kaylin and I wore sleeveless shirts on a holiday where I grew up wearing sweaters, I'm so excited that today officially means it's "the Christmas season." I love singing "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas..." along with the radio, knowing that Phoenix has seen snow exactly twice since I moved here 12 years ago. I love that my blood has thinned out so much since moving here that 65 degrees means dressing my family in long sleeves and a jacket. I love that Ryan got to actually ride the bike his uncle bought him a couple years ago ON Christmas. I love putting lukewarm cocoa in my kids' sippy cups to drive around to look at Christmas lights that look like this:



Yes, people proudly string lights on their palm trees and saguaro. I used to think it was pathetic, but now I can finally admit that it looks cool!
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No matter how you spend your Christmas season, jump on the bandwagon and plan some fun things to do with your family throughout the month of December. Crafts, baking, movie nights...it doesn't need to cost a lot, but be intentional about slowing down and creating some memories!

Happy Thanksgiving!

For all of my American readers...HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I discovered something amazing, by the way. Stretchy maternity pants are PERFECT for the feast that we enjoy on Thanksgiving day. No tight jeans for me this year, nosiree!

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Here are a few of my little turkeys (thanks for Jason's outfit, Miss Erin!):



And we finally got a chance to all sit down for our first picture as a family of FIVE:

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Back to Being Intentional

I've gotten into some bad patterns over the last few months. I have no idea when it happened; it's probably been a gradual transition, but I need to retrain myself. My expectations have gotten too high. I've stopped praising Mike and the kids for doing what I've decided in my head is "their job." I'm too quick to criticize if something isn't done to a certain standard. I've had trouble biting my tongue and letting things go. I can't imagine I've been much fun to be around!
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Lately, I've had some great chats with girlfriends who have older kids. I am so thankful for their advice, experience and wisdom. After talking through some of my recent struggles, I realized that somewhere along the line, I started slacking off. My standards for Ryan and Kaylin have become a minimum expectation with no praise or reward for success, but plenty of correction and consequences for failure. I have not been the grace-based parent that I'd like to be. I have been subconsciously steering them toward good performance instead of shepherding their hearts. I'm sick of barking orders and getting little results. I'm sick of feeling stressed and having a household that is tense, not one filled with joy and peace. I'm sick of being the mom that's difficult to please.
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Today, that changed.
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Two years ago, I discovered the Accountable Kids program and fell in love. Ryan transformed into a compliant, confident, responsible three year old who needed little prodding or reminding. We stuck with it for quite a while, even got Kaylin into it when she turned two, but sometime last year, we fell out of the habit of following the program and today it was reintroduced.

The kids are SO excited to earn rewards for doing their regular chores, finding ways to serve others and obeying the rules. I am excited that I won't need to nag them to pick up their toys, make their beds or brush their teeth. They are accountable to their chore boards and will be praised for accomplishing the tasks instead of always hearing what they forgot to do. I'm so glad we're back on track here!
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This system is great on so many levels. Not only will it keep them on task with chores, but it has incentives for certain habits we're working on (for Ryan: waking up dry and for Kaylin: staying in her room after lights out), incentives for doing extra chores (helping cook dinner, clean dishes and other tasks that aren't their "typical" daily chores), and incentives for listening and obeying the first time they are asked to do something. The incentives are things they that value, including watching the banished tv, getting gum or having a special date with me or Mike.
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Things are already so much calmer in our house. There's consistency between Mike and I with consequences and the kids know their expectations and boundaries. Love. It.
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A random issue that we've had problems with recently is dinner. We've tried to teach the kids to stay seated unless they ask to be excused, not to interrupt while someone else is talking and to have some other simple, basic table manners. But lately, dinner has been a joke. The kids have been extremely hyper, Mike's still coming down from his day at work, I'm spent after a long day of mommy duty and now we get the added thrill of Jason being fussy during that strange 5-7pm "witching hour."
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This week, my friend Melissa gave me the greatest suggestion: it starts with three M&Ms in front of each person at the dinner table. When someone interrupts another person talking, they give that person an M&M. If one of the kids gets up without asking to be excused, they give Mike or I an M&M. If someone is ungrateful or rude ("...this smells gross!"), they give us an M&M.

We tried this last night and it was AWESOME. The kids really got into it and even Mike had to give each of them an M&M for interrupted them at one point. Ryan actually raised his hand every time he wanted to talk instead of impulsively blurting out whatever was on his mind. It was the most pleasant family dinner we've had in weeks.
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The last thing I've decided to be intentional about is curing Kaylin of her newest habit of putting her fingers in her mouth during the day. Not sucking them, just a lingering fingertip around her lips somewhere or a nail between her teeth. With all of the germs going around and how often she's in and out of the backyard where everything is filthy, I want her hands out of her mouth.
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I've tried gently reminding her, but it's an unconscious habit now, so I needed to take it to a new level. Gloves were suggested to me and she doesn't mind wearing them at all. I'm hoping this nuance will vanish as quickly as it appeared.

(can anyone say, "jazz hands"?)

2009 List of Christmas Shows

Get ready to set your DVRs! Below is a list of all of the Christmas shows that will be playing through December 25th with channels and air times. (check your local listings to verify the times...I think these might be Central Time) Sorry, international readers...I wish I could hook you up with something like this in your corner of the globe! Maybe try looking up something similar for your area?

Nov 24
· A Christmas Memory – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· The Christmas Gift – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· The Note – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Taking a Chance on Love – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Holly & Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· All I Want for Christmas – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Visitor – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Nov 25
· A Christmas Visitor- Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· A Season for Miracles – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Sons of Mistletoe – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· The Christmas List – ABC Family, 9:00 p.m.
· Silver Bells – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Nov 26
· To Grandmother’s House We Go – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Thanksgiving Day Parade – CBS, 9:00 a.m.
· Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – NBC, 9:00 a.m.
· A Season for Miracles – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· Silver Bells – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· Santa, Jr. (2002) – ABC Family, 4:00 p.m.
· Finding John Christmas – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· When Angels Come to Town – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – ABC, 8:00 p.m.
· Miracle on 34th Street (1994) – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 9:00 p.m.
· Our First Christmas – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Nov 27
· Ernest Saves Christmas – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· A Dennis the Menace Christmas – ABC Family, 4:00 p.m.
· Mr. St. Nick – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Meet the Santas – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 7:00 p.m.
· I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Moonlight & Mistletoe – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
· The National Tree (2009) – Hallmark, 12:00 a.m.
Nov 28
· A Christmas Carol (1984) – Hallmark, 12:00 a.m.
· Holly & Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure – ABC Family, 10:00 a.m.
· Meet the Santas – Hallmark, 10:00 a.m.
· Mr. St. Nick – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998) – ABC Family, 1:00 p.m.
· I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· All I Want For Christmas – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· The Christmas Card – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Merry Madagascar – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
· The National Tree (2009) – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 9:00 p.m.
· The National Tree (2009) – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Nov 29
· The Christmas Card – Hallmark, 10:00 a.m.
· Ms. Scrooge – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Carol – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· Once Upon a Christmas – ABC Family, 2:00 p.m.
· Twice Upon a Christmas – ABC Family, 4:00 p.m.
· Ebbie – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Silver Bells – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Home Alone 4 – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· The National Tree – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· A Dog Named Christmas – CBS, 9:00 p.m.
· The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
· Ebbie – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Nov 30
· Silver Bells – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· One Magic Christmas – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· Off Season – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Naughty or Nice – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· Moonlight & Mistletoe – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· How the Grinch Stole Christmas – ABC, 8:00 p.m.
· Shrek the Halls – ABC, 8:30 p.m.
· Mr. St. Nick – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) – AMC, 10:15 p.m.
Dec 1
· Moonlight & Mistletoe – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· Mr. St. Nick – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· Our First Christmas – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Finding John Christmas – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· The Year Without a Santa Claus – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· A Charlie Brown Christmas – ABC, 8:00 p.m.
· Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· When Angels Come to Town – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Disney’s Prep & Landing – ABC, 8:30 p.m.
· The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – CBS, 10:00 p.m.
· A Grandpa for Christmas – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
· The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) – AMC, 10:15 p.m.
Dec 2
· Finding John Christmas- Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· When Angels Come to Town – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· A Grandpa for Christmas – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Fallen Angel – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· The Christmas Choir – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – CBS, 8:00 p.m.
· Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – AMC, 10:15 p.m.
· I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 3
· The Polar Express – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Carol (1938, Reginald Owen) – TCM, 8:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· The Polar Express – ABC Family, 8:30 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – AMC, 10:15 p.m.
· Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) – TCM, 11:30 p.m.
· Ebbie – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· Silent Night – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Ebbie – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· A Diva’s Christmas Carol – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Ms. Scrooge – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 4
· A Christmas Carol – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m.
· A Diva’s Christmas Carol – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· Ms. Scrooge – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Visitor – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· The National Tree – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· Meet the Santas – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
· National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – AMC, 10:15 p.m.
Dec 5
· Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle (2009) – Hallmark, 12:00 a.m.
· Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish – ABC Family, 8:30 a.m.
· A Christmas Visitor – Hallmark, 10:00 a.m.
· The Dog Who Saved Christmas – ABC Family, 10:30 a.m.
· Holiday Affair – TCM, 1:45 p.m.
· The National Tree – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m.
· Meet the Santas – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 4:00 p.m.
· The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Hallmark, 6:00 p.m.
· White Christmas – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle- Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle – Hallmark, 10:00 p.m.
· White Christmas – AMC, 10:45 p.m.
· Home Alone 3 – ABC Family, 11:00 p.m.
Dec 6
· Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· A Dennis the Menace Christmas – ABC Family, 8:30 a.m.
· Naughty or Nice – ABC Family, 10:30 p.m.
· Christmas in Connecticut (1945) – TCM, 12:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 12:00 p.m.
Dec 7
· ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 7:00 p.m.
· Cranberry Christmas – ABC Family, 7:30 p.m.
· Unaccompanied Minors – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special – FOX, 8:00 p.m.
· Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – ABC, 8:00 p.m.
· All I Want for Christmas – AMC, 8:00 p.m.
· Jack Frost – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 8
· All I Want for Christmas – AMC, 6:00 p.m.
· Mickey’s Christmas Carol – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too – ABC Family, 7:30 p.m.
· The Year Without a Santa Claus – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· A Miser Brothers’ Christmas – ABC Family, 9:00 p.m.
· Rudolph’s Shiny New Year – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 9
· Rudolph’s Shiny New Year – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys – ABC Family, 9:00 p.m.
· ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – ABC Family, 10:30 p.m.
Dec 10
· Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Holiday in Handcuffs – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· A Flintstone Christmas – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 11
· The Year Without a Santa Claus – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· The Santa Clause 2 – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
· Yes, Virginia – CBS, 8:00 p.m.
· Unaccompanied Minors – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 12
· The Little Drummer Boy – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· The Story of the First Christmas Snow – ABC Family, 9:30 a.m.
· The Little Drummer Boy: Book II – ABC Family, 7:30 a.m.
· Pinocchio’s Christmas – ABC Family, 8:00 a.m.
· Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· Jack Frost – ABC Family, 10:00 a.m.
· Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – ABC Family, 11:00 a.m.
· Cranberry Christmas – ABC Family, 11:30 a.m.
· Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July – ABC Family, 12:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Carol (1938, Reginald Owen) – TCM, 12:00 p.m.
· Rudolph’s Shiny New Year – ABC Family, 2:00 p.m.
· The Year Without a Santa Claus – ABC Family, 3:00 p.m.
· A Miser Brothers’ Christmas – ABC Family, 4:00 p.m.
· Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town – ABC Family, 5:00 p.m.
· The Santa Clause 2 – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – CBS, 8:00 p.m.
· The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· Christmas in Canaan – Hallmark, 8:00 p.m.
· It’s a Wonderful Life – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
· The Flight Before Christmas – CBS, 9:00 p.m.
· The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 13
· A Garfield Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· The Little Rascals Christmas Special – ABC Family, 7:30 a.m.
· I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – ABC Family, 8:00 a.m.
· Snow – ABC Family, 10:00 a.m.
· Snow 2: Brain Freeze – ABC Family, 12:00 p.m.
· A Carol Christmas – ABC Family, 2:00 p.m.
· Holiday in Handcuffs – ABC Family, 4:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009) – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 9:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 14
· Eloise at Christmastime – ABC Family, 5:00 p.m.
· Shrek the Halls – ABC, 8:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 11:00 p.m.
Dec 15
· To Grandmother’s House We Go – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Gotta Catch Santa Claus – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – ABC Family, 8:30 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 9:00 p.m.
Dec 16
· The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas (Premiere) – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Pinocchio’s Christmas – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Mickey’s Christmas Carol – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too – ABC Family, 7:30 p.m.
· Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – ABC Family, 10:30 p.m.
Dec 17
· A very Brady Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Christmas Town – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· The Story of the First Christmas Snow – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey – ABC Family, 6:30 p.m
· Jack Frost – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Jack Frost – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· Saturday Night Live Christmas 2009 – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
· Christmas in Connecticut (1945)- TCM, 8:00 p.m.
· Jingle All the Way – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
· Holiday Affair (1949)- TCM, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 18
· Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· A Dennis the Menace Christmas – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· Phineas & Ferb Christmas Vacation (Premiere) – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· Disney’s Prep & Landing – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 7:00 p.m.
· Frosty The Snowman – CBS, 8:00 p.m.
· Frosty Returns – CBS, 8:30 p.m.
Dec 19
· A Flintstone Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Jingle All the Way – ABC Family, 8:30 a.m.
· Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – ABC Family, 10:30 a.m.
· A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
Dec 20
· Jingle All the Way – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· Home Alone 3 – ABC Family, 11:30 a.m.
· Home Alone 4 – ABC Family, 1:30 p.m.
Dec 21
· Chasing Christmas – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Christmas Do-Over – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· Sons of Mistletoe – ABC Family, 11:00 a.m.
· The Christmas List – ABC Family, 1:00 p.m.
· Unlikely Angel – ABC Family, 3:00 p.m.
· A Carol Christmas – ABC Family, 5:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe – ABC Family, 9:00 p.m.
Dec 22
· Home Alone 3 – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Home Alone 4 – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – ABC Family, 11:00 a.m.
· A Very Brady Christmas – ABC Family, 1:00 p.m.
· Once Upon a Christmas – ABC Family, 3:00 p.m.
· Twice Upon a Christmas – ABC Family, 5:00 p.m.
· Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
Dec 23
· Naughty or Nice – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· Stealing Christmas – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· Snowglobe – ABC Family, 11:00 a.m.
· Holiday in Handcuffs – ABC Family, 1:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby – ABC Family, 3:00 p.m.
· Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009) – ABC Family, 5:00 p.m.
· Disney’s Prep & Landing – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Miracle on 34th Street (1994) – ABC Family, 7:30 p.m.
· The 11th Annual A Home For The Holidays – CBS, 8:30 p.m.
· The Polar Express – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 24
· The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· The Little Drummer Boy – ABC Family, 8:00 a.m.
· Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey – ABC Family, 8:30 a.m.
· The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· Mickey’s Christmas Carol – ABC Family, 11:00 a.m.
· Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too – ABC Family, 11:30 a.m.
· Pinocchio’s Christmas – ABC Family, 12:00 p.m.
· ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – ABC Family, 1:00 p.m.
· Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July – ABC Family, 1:30 p.m.
· Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of the Misfit Toys – ABC Family, 3:30 .m.
· Jack Frost – ABC Family, 5:00 p.m.
· Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m.
· ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – ABC Family, 6:30 p.m.
· Rudolph’s Shiny New Year – ABC Family, 7:00 p.m.
· Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m.
· It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) – NBC, 8:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 8:00 p.m.
· The Year Without a Santa Claus – ABC Family, 9:00 p.m.
· Christmas in July (1940) – TCM, 9:45 p.m.
· A Miser Brothers’ Christmas – ABC Family, 10:00 p.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 10:00 p.m.
Dec 25
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 12:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 2:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 4:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 6:00 a.m.
· Jack Frost – ABC Family, 7:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 8:00 a.m.
· Cranberry Christmas – ABC Family, 9:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Carol (1938, Reginald Owen) – TCM, 9:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 10:00 a.m.
· Jingle All the Way – ABC Family, 11:00 a.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 12:00 p.m.
· Christmas in Connecticut (1945) – TCM, 12:15 p.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 2:00 p.m.
· Miracle on 34th Street (1994) – ABC Family, 3:30 p.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 4:00 p.m.
· Holiday Affair (1949)- TCM, 4:30 p.m.
· A Christmas Story – TBS, 6:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 8:00 p.m.
· Elf – USA, 9:30 p.m.