# 2008 Guide to Holiday Specials
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [December 1, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175 "2008-12-01T13:42:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/1 "2008-12-01T13:42:23Z")
Here’s the list to the Holiday specials. I’ll update it as I spot others. If you have a favorite you want me to watch for, post and I’ll keep an eye out.
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (non-animated)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 1st\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC Family
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Animated)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 1st\_\_\_\_\_8:30 PM ABC
The Polar Express\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 2nd\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC Family
Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 3rd\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM CBS
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (non-animated)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 5th\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 8th\_\_\_\_\_7:00 PM ABC FAM
A Charlie Brown Christmas\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 8\_\_\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC
Mickey’s Christmas Carol\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 10\_\_\_\_\_\_7:00 PM ABC FAM
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 10\_\_\_\_\_\_7:30 PM ABC FAM
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 10\_\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC FAM
Elf\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 10\_\_\_\_\_\_10:00PM USA
The Year Without a Santa Claus\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 11\_\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC FAM
The Little Drummer Boy\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 13\_\_\_\_\_\_9:00 AM ABC FAM
Elf\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 13\_\_\_\_\_\_5:00 PM USA
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 13\_\_\_\_\_\_6:00 PM ABC FAM
It’s A Wonderful Life\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 13\_\_\_\_\_\_7:00 PM NBC
Shrek the Halls\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 22\_\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC
It’s A Wonderful Life\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 24\_\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM NBC
A Christmas Story\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Dec 25\_\_\_\_\_\_6:00 PM TBS
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### Author:  [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/2 "2008-12-01T15:40:52Z")
I didn’t think you were gonna do this this year- I kinda [beat you to it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495246).
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/3 "2008-12-01T15:52:18Z")
> [@mobo85](#):
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> I didn’t think you were gonna do this this year- I kinda [beat you to it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495246).
Cool! I was thinking of doing it earlier, but decided I should wait at least until December.
I think I like your format better.
Holiday fans, please post requests to **Mobo85** ’s thread and I’m sure he or I will keep an eye out for you.
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/4 "2008-12-01T15:59:47Z")
Next year I’m going to start on the day after Halloween! :mad:
😃
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### Author:  [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/5 "2008-12-01T18:06:14Z")
How about the Alistair Sim version of “A Christmas Carol?” Anybody know when that’s airing?
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### Author:  [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/6 "2008-12-01T23:44:33Z")
IMDB doesn’t have any showings for that version of A Christmas Carol listed, so they may not be airing it this year.
It’s weird how many classic Christmas movies don’t get showed any longer. Last year, I couldn’t find a single airing of White Christmas, and only one very editing viewing on Lifetime this year.
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### Author:  [@The\_Superhero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Superhero)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/7 "2008-12-02T00:34:12Z")
> [@Khadaji](#):
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> Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (non-animated)**Dec 1st\_\_\_\_\_8:00 PM ABC Family
> Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Animated)**\_\_\_
“Non-animated” and “animated.” That’s a diplomatic way of referring to them.
Me, I’d just say, “Horrible, bloated, two-hour crapfest filled wall-to-wall with Jim Carrey mugging extra-hard so it will show up through the prosthetics and which confuses ‘emulating the whimsical art of Dr. Seuss’ with ‘migraine-inducing art direction that looks like it had some connection to Dr. Seuss twenty iterations ago’” and “the good one.”
But I commend your dedication to brevity, sir.
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### Author:  [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-guide-to-holiday-specials/475175/8 "2008-12-02T06:18:58Z")
Locked at the request of the OP.