Upcoming Christmas Movies and TV Specials

A recent survey found that the way the average family spends their time together on Christmas is – watching TV.  Almost EIGHT HOURS of TV. So if you want to cut back on arguments about what to watch, go over this list with your family and make a game plan for better viewing Merry Christmas.

Also, the times are CENTRAL TIME – so each show is an hour earlier than listed.

Friday TV Reminders

–“Christmas in Washington 2011″ . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on TNT.  Cee Lo Green, Justin Bieber, Victoria Justice, Jennifer Hudson and The Band Perry perform.  Conan O’Brien is your host.

–“Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown” . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox.

–“Ice Age:  Mammoth Christmas” . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on Fox.

Saturday TV Reminders

–“Frosty the Snowman” . . . 8:00 to 8:30 P.M. on CBS.

–“Frosty Returns” . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.

–“The Story of Santa Claus” . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on CBS.  Ed Asner, Betty White and Tim Curry are among the voices for this animated musical.

Next Week

–On Monday December 19th . . . “A Chipmunk Christmas” . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on ABC.

–On Tuesday, December 20th . . . “SNL Presents:  A Very Gilly Christmas” . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on NBC.  A look back at some of the best holiday-themed sketches with appearances by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.  (REPEAT)

–On Wednesday, December 21st . . . “The 13th Annual A Home for the Holidays with Martina McBride” . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.  Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Katherine Heigl and Denise Richards along with host Martina McBride help raise awareness for adoption.

–On Christmas Eve . . . “The Sound of Music” . . . 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC.

–On Christmas Eve . . . “A Christmas Story” . . . 8:00 P.M. marathon on TBS.

–On Christmas Eve . . . “It’s a Wonderful Life” . . . 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on NBC.