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# ABC Family Announces Movie Schedule for '25 Days of Christmas'

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Start clearing your schedule and chilling your eggnog. ABC Family has finally unveiled the full schedule for 25 Days of Christmas, and it’s stacked with all the tinsel and snowflakes to have you completely Christmas-ed out by Dec. 25.

Holiday favorites like _How the Grinch Stole Christmas_ and _Elf_ are there, of course, but there’s also a _Toy Story_ marathon on Dec. 13, and remastered Jim Henson classics _The Bells of Fraggle Rock_ and _Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas_ on Dec. 12.

Check out the full schedule below:

**Tuesday, Dec. 1**

_The Preacher’s Wife,_ 7 a.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol_ 11 a.m.  
_Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,_ 1 p.m.  
_The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 3:30 p.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 4 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 6 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 7 p.m.  
_Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas_ (live action), 9 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Clause,_ midnight  
 /midnight _Rudolph’s Shiny New Year_ 1 a.m.

**Wednesday, Dec. 2**

_The Christmas Shoes,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 9 a.m.  
_Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,_ 11 a.m.  
_A Miser Brothers Christmas,_ 12:30 p.m.  
_Jack Frost,_ (animated) 1:30 p.m.  
_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,_ 3:30 p.m.  
_Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,_ 6 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Snow,_ midnight

**Thursday, Dec. 3**

_Christmas in Boston,_ 7 a.m.  
_Mickey’s Christmas Carol,_ 9 a.m.  
_Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,_ 11 a.m.  
_I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,_ 1:45 p.m.  
_Jack Frost,_ (live action) 4 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 6 p.m.  
_Fred Claus,_ 8:15 p.m.  
_Snow 2: Brain Freeze,_ midnight


**Friday, Dec. 4**

_Meet the Santas,_ 7 a.m.  
_The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow,_ 9 a.m.  
_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 11 a.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 12 p.m.  
_Jack Frost,_ (live action) 2 p.m.  
_I’ll Be Home for Christmas,_ 4 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ 6 p.m.  
_Fred Claus,_ 7 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 9:30 p.m.  
_Prancer,_ 11:50 p.m.

**Saturday, Dec. 5**

_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 7 a.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 8 a.m.  
_I’ll Be Home For Christmas,_ 10 a.m.  
_Prancer,_ 12:15 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 3 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town,_ 4 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 5 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 7:15 p.m.  
_Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,_ 9:30 p.m.  
_Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,_ 12:30 a.m.


**Sunday, Dec. 6**

_A Very Brady Christmas,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Holiday Heist,_ 9 a.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 11 a.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy,_ 12 p.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol,_ 12:30 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,_ 4:45 p.m.  
_Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_Beyond the Shadows: The Making of Shadow Hunters,_ 9:30 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 10 p.m.

**Monday, Dec. 7**

_Home Alone: The Holiday Heist,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy,_ 9 a.m.  
_Three Days,_ 11 a.m.  
_Love Actually,_ 1 p.m.  
_Fred Claus,_ 4 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_The Mistle-Tones,_ midnight

**Tuesday, Dec. 8**

_Fred Claus,_ 7 a.m.  
_Secret Santa,_ 11 a.m.  
_The Mistle-Tones,_ 1 p.m.  
_Pinocchio’s Christmas,_ 3 p.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol,_ 4 p.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 6 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Snowglobe,_ midnight

**Wednesday, Dec. 9**

_12 Dates of Christmas,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy Book II,_ 9 a.m.  
_Pinocchio’s Christmas,_ 11 a.m.  
_Prancer,_ 12:10 p.m.  
_Snowglobe,_ 2:20 p.m.  
_Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,_ 4:30 p.m.  
_Mickey’s Christmas Carol,_ 6 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ midnight  
_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 1 a.m.


**Thursday, Dec. 10**

_Prancer,_ 7 a.m.  
_Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey,_ 11 a.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 11:30 a.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 12 p.m.  
_Mickey’s Christmas Carol,_ 2 p.m.  
_Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy,_ 4 p.m.  
_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 4:30 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 5:30 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Christmas Maybe,_ midnight

**Friday, Dec. 11**

_Desperately Seeking Santa,_ 7 a.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 9 a.m.  
_Holiday in Handcuffs,_ 11 a.m.  
_The Family Man,_ 1 p.m.  
_Fred Claus,_ 4 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 6:45 p.m.  
_Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,_ (live action) 9 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ midnight  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 1 a.m.

**Saturday, Dec. 12**

_Jack Frost_ (animated), 7 a.m.  
_Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,_ 8 a.m.  
_MIckey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,_ 9:45 a.m.  
_The Bells of Fraggle Rock,_ 11:30 a.m.  
_Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,_ 12:15 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Clause,_ 1:20 p.m.  
_Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 3:30 p.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 4 p.m.  
_Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas,_ 6 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 9 p.m.  
_Fred Claus,_ 11:15 p.m.


**Sunday, Dec. 13**

_Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,_ 7 a.m.  
_Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,_ 8:45 a.m.  
_The Bells of Fraggle Rock,_ 10:25 a.m.  
_Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,_ 11:05 a.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 12:10 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 2:15 p.m.  
_Toy Story,_ 4:30 p.m.  
_Toy Story 2,_ 6:45 p.m.  
_Toy Story That Time Forgot,_ 9 p.m.  
_Toy Story 3,_ 9:30 p.m.

**Monday, Dec. 14**

_Mr. St. Nick,_ 7 a.m.  
_Twas The Night Before Christmas,_ 9 a.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 11 a.m.  
_Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,_ 11:30 a.m.  
_Toy Story,_ 2 p.m.  
_Toy Story 2,_ 4 p.m.  
_Toy Story That Time Forgot,_ 6 p.m.  
_Toy Story 3,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Snow,_ midnight

**Tuesday, Dec. 15**

_Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,_ 7 a.m.  
_Desperately Seeking Santa,_ 11 a.m.  
_Santa Baby,_ 1 p.m.  
_Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe,_ 3 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town,_ 5 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 6 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 8:15 p.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy,_ 10:30 p.m.  
_Snow 2: Brain Freeze,_ midnight


**Wednesday, Dec. 16**

_Three Days,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy,_ 9 a.m.  
_The Family Man,_ 11 a.m.  
_Christmas in Boston,_ 2 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ 4 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 5 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 6 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 8:15 p.m.  
_Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey,_ 10:30 p.m.  
_Desperately Seeking Santa,_ midnight

**Thursday, Dec. 17**

_The Family Man,_ 7 a.m.  
_Love Actually,_ 10:15 a.m.  
_The Preacher’s Wife,_ 1:30 p.m.  
_Snow,_ 4:15 p.m.  
_The Polar Express,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Holidaze,_ midnight

**Friday, Dec. 18**

_The Preacher’s Wife,_ 7 a.m.  
_Christmas Cupid,_ 9:45 a.m.  
_The Mistle-Tones,_ 12 p.m.  
_Snow 2: Brain Freeze,_ 2 p.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol,_ 4:15 p.m.  
_Disney’s Prep & Landing,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice,_ 7:00 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 7:30 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 9:45 p.m.  
_Three Days,_ midnight

**Saturday, Dec. 19**

_Prancer,_ 7 a.m.  
_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 9:30 p.m.  
_Jack Frost,_ (live action), 10:30 a.m.  
_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 12:30 p.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 3:00 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ 4:05 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 5:15 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause._ 7:30 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 9:45 p.m.  
_Holiday in Handcuffs,_ midnight


**Sunday, Dec. 20**

_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 7 p.m.  
_Jack Frost_ (live action), 8 a.m.  
_Prancer,_ 10 a.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol,_ 12:45 p.m.  
_Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,_ 3 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 4:45 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 7 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 9:15 p.m.  
_Mickey’s Christmas Carol,_ 11:30 p.m.

**Monday, Dec. 21**

_Prancer,_ 7 a.m.  
_Disney’s A Christmas Carol,_ 9 a.m.  
_Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,_ 11:15 a.m.  
_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 1 p.m.  
_Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 2 p.m.  
_Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 2:30 p.m.  
_Snowglobe,_ 4:30 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Jack Frost_ (live action), midnight

**Tuesday, Dec. 22**

_Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,_ 7 a.m.  
_12 Dates of Christmas,_ 8 a.m.  
_Holidaze,_ 10 a.m.  
_Christmas Cupid,_ 12 p.m.  
_Jack Frost_ (live action), 2:15 p.m.  
_The Year Without a Santa Clause,_ 4:30 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town,_ 5:30 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_Holiday in Handcuffs,_ midnight


**Wednesday, Dec. 23**

_The Mistle-Tones,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Holiday in Handcuffs,_ 9 a.m.  
_Santa Baby,_ 11 a.m.  
_Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe,_ 1 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ 3:15 _Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 4:15 _Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_Mickey’s Christmas Carol,_ 7 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 7:30 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 9:45 p.m.  
_Home Alone: The Holiday Heist,_ midnight

**Thursday, Dec. 24**

_Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,_ 7 a.m.  
_The Little Drummer Boy,_ 9 a.m.  
_Home Alone: The Holiday Heist,_ 11 a.m.  
_Prancer,_ 1 a.m.  
_The Nightmare Before Christmas,_ 3:15 p.m.  
_Disney’s Prep & Landing,_ 5 p.m.  
_Disney’s Prep & Landing Naughty vs. Nice,_ 5:30 p.m.  
_Toy Story That Time Forgot,_ 6 p.m.  
_National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,_ 6:30 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 8:45 p.m.  
_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ midnight

**Friday, Dec. 25**

_Prancer,_ 7 a.m.  
_Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey,_ 11 a.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ 11:30 a.m.  
_Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,_ 12:30 p.m.  
_Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,_ 2:15 p.m.  
_Toy Story That Time Forgot,_ 4:30 p.m.  
_Elf,_ 5 p.m.  
_Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,_ 7:15 p.m.  
_Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,_ midnight  
_The Year Without a Santa Claus,_ 1 a.m.


_This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/03/abc-family-unveils-full-schedule-25-days-christmas) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com)_._

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