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2007 Christmas Television Specials, December 9 to December 15
By PopSavant | December 6, 2007 | 
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| My nighly recommendations are highlighted in a festive green |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 PM | AMC | Santa Claus: The Movie | A big toy manufacturer wants to replace Santa Claus. Dudley Moore, John Lithgow. | Buy It! |
| 8:00 PM | TCM | A Christmas Carol | The Reginald Owen version from 1938. | Buy It! |
| 8:00 PM | TOON | How The Grinch Stole Christmas | You know it, you love it. Enjoy with a nice slice of Roast Beast. | Buy It! |
| 9:30 PM | TCM | Meet John Doe | Gary Cooper in the Capra classic about one man’s problems growing beyond his own boundries. | Buy It! |
| 9:45 PM | AMC | A Christmas Carol | George C. Scott in perhaps the greatest film adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. | Buy It! |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
| 11:15 AM | AMC | A Christmas Carol | George C. Scott in perhaps the greatest film adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. | Buy It! |
| 1:30 PM | AMC | Santa Claus: The Movie | A big toy manufacturer wants to replace Santa Claus. Dudley Moore, John Lithgow. | Buy It! |
| 8:00 PM | ABC | I Want A Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown | The other Charlie Brown Christmas special. You know, the one featuring Linus’ and Lucy’s younger brother ReRun, and Snoopy’s brother Spike. All together now: Huh? | Buy It! |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
| 8:00 PM | ABC | Shrek the Halls | New for 2007, characters from Shrek do their thing with classic Holiday stories. Sounds promising. | |
| 8:30 PM | ABC | Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | The Bear with Very Little Brain and his friends celebrate the Holidays. | VHS only?! |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
| 7:00 PM | Family Channel | Frosty’s Winter Wonderland | The “forgotten” member of the Frosty trilogy, the one where he decides he needs a wife. No, really. | Buy It! |
| 7:30 PM | Family Channel | Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | An orphaned, oucast donkey living in the Roman Empire meets some noteworthy travellers on the road to Bethlehem. | Buy It! |
| 8:00 PM | Family Channel | The Polar Express | I confess I haven’t seen it, or read the book. I’m well-informed by various ad agencies that it’s a modern Christmas classic; unfortunately, it looks vaguely creepy to me. | Buy It! |
| 10:00 PM | TNT | Christmas in Washington | Alan Jackson, Andrea Boccelli, Vanessa Hudgens, Katherine McPhee and more ring in the holidays. Promises to be some bad medley arrangements but all around good TV. | |
| 10:30 PM | Family Channel | The Polar Express | Again with the Polar Express. | Buy It! |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
| 7:00 PM | Family Channel | The Little Drummer Boy | The song is such a classic, you just have to see the TV show. | Buy It! |
| 7:30 PM | Family Channel | The Little Drummer Boy Book II | And here’s the sequel. | VHS Only?! |
| 10 PM | TBS | The Santa Claus | Tim Allen as the reluctant elf. You like osso buco, Charlie? | Buy It! |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
| 8:00 PM | NBC | It’s A Wonderful Life | Jimmy Stewart in the Frank Capra story that reminds us what life’s all about. One of the best movies ever made. | Buy It! |
| 8:00 PM | Family Channel | How The Grinch Stole Christmas | The Jim Carry version, not the one you want to see. | Buy It! |
| Time (Eastern) | Network | Show | Comments | Amazon |
| 3:45 PM | AMC | A Christmas Carol | George C. Scott in perhaps the greatest film adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. | Buy It! |
| 5:15 PM | HBO Family | Scrooged | Bill Murry in an updated version of A Christmas Carol. You know I like the rough stuff, don’t you Frank? | Buy It! |
| 6:00 PM | AMC | Santa Claus: The Movie | A big toy manufacturer wants to replace Santa Claus. Dudley Moore, John Lithgow. | Buy It! |
| Looks like a good night to wrap presents. | ||||
Christmas TV Specials – Overview
Part 1 – December 1 to December 8
Part 2 – December 9 to Decmber 15
Part 3 – December 16 to December 22
Part 4 – December 23 to December 25
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