Holiday movies and specials are already in heavy rotation on cable television channels like The Hallmark Channel and The Hallmark Movie Channel.
Classic-TV.com has compiled a handy schedule of other Christmas and holiday programming on both cable and broadcast TV that takes us right up to "New Year's Rockin' Eve," Dec. 31 on ABC.
Highlights include a 24-hour marathon of "A Christmas Story," starting Christmas Eve on TBS and "King of Kings," 2 p.m. (Pacific time) Christmas Day on TCM.
Keep in mind that the Classic-TV.com schedule is in Eastern Standard Time, which is three hours ahead of California.
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What is your favorite holiday movie or TV special? Why do you love it? Tell us in the comments.
