2017 Christmas Movies: What's On Netflix, Amazon, TV In The HV

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — TV networks have begun airing their holiday specials, from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting to specials by Gwen Stefani and Bruno Mars. And Netflix and Amazon have updated their offerings for the 2017 holiday season. We have the dates and times for you to catch your favorites this month.

Patch has pulled together these highlights for holiday shows into the new year, and they run the gamut from Bing Crosby and Jimmy Stewart on Turner Movie Classics to countless showings of Will Ferrell as everyone’s favorite elf and Chevy Chase as he doggedly tries to give his family a merry Christmas and the best light display ever. And two besties will host a national New Year's Eve party for the first time this year.

The annual lineup of holiday classics run from "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" to Elf,” “Christmas Vacation,” and the heartwarming oldie “It’s A Wonderful Life.”

»What are your must-see holiday movies? Let us know in the comments.

Newly announced network specials include:

Sunday, December 10

10 p.m. - Kristen Bell's TV special Encore! | ABC

Monday, December 11

8 p.m. - Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic | Freeform

Tuesday, December 12
9 p.m. - Gwen Stefani’s You Make it Feel Like Christmas | NBC

Thursday, December 14

8 p.m. - Taraji’s White Hot Holidays | Fox

8 p.m. - 2017 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour | CW

9 p.m. - Showtime at the Apollo: Christmas | Fox

Sunday, December 17
7 p.m. - A Christmas Story Live! | Fox

Friday, December 22

8 p.m. - I Love Lucy Christmas Special | CBS

Monday, December 25
10 a.m. - The Disney Parks: Magical Christmas Celebration | ABC

TBD - Doctor Who special, Twice Upon a Time | BBC America
9 p.m. - Call the Midwife | PBS

Tuesday, December 26
The following New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018 specials will all stream on Netflix: All Hail King Julien, Beat Bugs, Larva, Pororo, Puffin Rock, Skylanders Academy, Trollhunters, True and The Rainbow Kingdom, and Word Party.

15 Amazon Holiday Movies To Stream

Amazon has holiday films galore to stream, so Pop Sugar has picked the 15 best that come included with your Amazon Prime membership. They range from Miracle on 34th Street and Scrooged to Jingle Hell.

• Jingle All the Way: Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a dad hellbent on trying to buy his son the season's hottest action figure toy set. Watch it here.
• The 12 Dogs of Christmas: Celebrate the holidays with a dozen adorable canines who teach people about the true meaning of Christmas during the Great Depression. Watch it here.
• A Christmas Carol: The Charles Dickens's classic is a musical starring Colin Baker of Doctor Who fame. Watch it here.
• Christmas Classics Vol. 1: This anthology of short cartoons features such classics as Jack Frost, The Night Before Christmas, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Watch it here.
• A Merry Friggin' Christmas: A holiday comedy with Robin Williams and Joel McHale, along with Lauren Graham. Watch it here.
• Christmas in Wonderland: Three kids and their father help to catch a counterfeiter at the mall, while also making a discovery about Santa. Watch it here.
• A Dog For Christmas: Features '90s stars Dean Cain, Richard Karn, and Dustin Diamond. Watch it here.
• A Frozen Christmas: A holiday cartoon for kids, complete with Christmas stories and dancing gingerbread men. Watch it here.
• If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie: Based on the bestselling series of children's books, this features Mouse and his friends working to rescue a holiday pageant in peril. Watch it here.
• Jingle Hell: This indie film tells the story of when drama takes over a large Catholic family in New York, together again for the holidays. Watch it here.
• Jack Frost: This 1979 classic tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost becomes human to help a knight win his lady love, featuring the voices of legendary actors Robert Morse (Mad Men) Watch it here.
• The Miracle on 34th Street: This is a 1955 made-for-TV version of the classic tale in which a young girl befriends a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real thing. Watch it here.
• Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas: A dyin grandfather summons the entire family to Shadow Island for a Christmas reunion, and has constructed a game for the occasion. Watch it here.
• The Wizard's Christmas: This 2014 cartoon features a wizard's apprentice who makes a discovery that could reinstate the lost magic of Christmas — or destroy it forever. Watch it here.
• Scrooged: Bill Murray stars in this comedy version as a modern Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic Charles Dickens tale. Watch it here.

Netflix Christmas season offerings include:

MOVIES ON NETFLIX

• Miracle on 34th Street: A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing Family, Fantasy
• Love Actually: Follows the lives of eight couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. Comedy, Romance
• El Camino Christmas: A young man, who seeks out a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve Comedy
• Krampus: A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a festive demon to his family home Horror, Fantasy
• Babes in Toyland: When Lisa gets into a car accident on Christmas Eve, she finds herself in Toyland, a magical world plagued by an evil villain. Adventure, Family Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves
• Jingle All The Way: A desperate dad must match wits with a sleazy Santa, a stressed-out mailman and a horde of parents to procure a hot new toy on Christmas Eve Comedy, Family Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Deck the Halls: An optometrist's Christmas celebration gets upstaged by a new neighbor who wants to create a holiday display bright enough to be seen from space Comedy, Family Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis
• The Night Before: Three best friends decide to end their tradition of wild holiday partying – but not before one final drug-fueled Christmas Eve in New York. Comedy Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen
• Last Holiday: Given the news she's terminally ill, Georgia throws caution to the wind, breaks out of her shell and takes no-holds-barred European vacation Comedy, Romance Queen Latifah, LL Cool J
• Christmas Eve: A citywide power outrage traps eccentric New Yorkers in six different elevators on Christmas Eve, forcing them to reconsider their lives Comedy
• Scrooged!: A cold-hearted TV exec is about to discover the true meaning of Christmas – the hard way – in this wild, wooly spin on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Comedy, Drama Bill Murray
• Happy Christmas: After splitting up with her boyfriend just before the holidays, a young woman tries to start over, but her self-destructive behavior gets in the way. Comedy, Drama Anna Kendrick, Lena Dunham

Movies, Specials On TV

Listings are subject to change; check each network’s website for updates. Classic programs run the gamut from Bing Crosby and Jimmy Stewart on Turner Movie Classics to countless showings of Will Ferrell as everyone’s favorite elf. And if you want to chug some Christmas cheer at the expense of Hallmark's formula of women dropping their clearly inappropriate boyfriends as they find true love at the holiday, there's a drinking game for that; watch for cool scarves, orphans and adorable dogs.

Freeform network launched its annual "25 Days of Christmas" event on Nov. 18, and the full schedule was updated.

Here’s the schedule of evening shows (we had to keep it a manageable length), all times Eastern unless otherwise noted:

Saturday, December 2

7pm - Elf | Freeform

8 p.m. - Christmas in Evergreen | Hallmark

9 p.m. - A Gift to Remember | Hallmark Movies

9:10 pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Freeform11:50 pm The Polar Express | Freeform

Sunday, December 3

6:05pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Freeform

7 p.m. - 12 Days of Giving | UP

8 p.m. - Christmas at Holly Lodge | Hallmark

8:45pm - The Santa Claus | Freeform

9 p.m. - Angel Falls | Hallmark Movies

10:50pm - The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus | Freeform

12:55am - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town | Freeform

Monday, December 4

6:40pm - Elf | Freeform

8:50pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

12am - Four Christmases | Freeform

Tuesday, December 5

6:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

8:55pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

12am - Eloise at Christmastime | Freeform

Wednesday, December 6

6:45pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

8:50pm - Elf | Freeform

12am - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

Thursday, December 7

6:50pm - Elf | Freeform

9pm - Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story | Freeform

12am - A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Freeform

Friday, December 8

6:50pm - Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 2 | Freeform

8 p.m. - A Christmas Carol | TCM

9pm - Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3 | Freeform

9:45pm - Scrooge | TCM

12am - Arthur Christmas | Freeform

3 a.m. - Fitzwilly | TCM

Saturday, December 9

6:25pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

8 p.m. - It's A Wonderful Life | NBC

8 p.m. - The Christmas Shop | Hallmark

8:35pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Freeform

9 p.m. - Unbridled Love | Hallmark Movies

10:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

12:55am - Jack Frost | Freeform

Sunday, December 10

6:30pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

7 p.m. - Christmas Princess | UP

8 p.m. - Christmas Encore | Hallmark

8:40pm - Elf | Freeform

9 p.m. - Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Miracle | Hallmark Movies

10:50pm - Four Christmases | Freeform

1am - The Year Without a Santa Claus | Freeform

Monday, December 11

6:45pm - A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! | TCM

8pm - Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic | Freeform

9pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

Tuesday, December 12

6:40pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

8:50pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

12am - Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Freeform

Wednesday, December 13

6:40pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

8:50pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Freeform

12am - The Year Without a Santa Claus | Freeform

Thursday, December 14

1:30pm - Compliments of the Season | TCM

6:45pm - Four Christmases | Freeform

8:50pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

12am - Angry Angel | Freeform

Friday, December 15

7:10pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

8 p.m. - The Shop Around the Corner | TCM

9:20pm - Elf | Freeform

10 p.m. - Holiday Affair | TCM

11:30pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Freeform

11:45pm - It Happened on 5th Avenue | TCM

1:30am - Mickey's Christmas Carol | Freeform

2 a.m. - The Man Who Came to Dinner | TCM

Saturday, December 16

7:05pm - Elf | Freeform

8 p.m. - Christmas Shuttle | Hallmark

9 p.m. - The Christmas Cottage | Hallmark Movies

9:15pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Freeform

11:55pm - Christmas with the Kranks | Freeform

Sunday, December 17

8:45am - A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! | TCM

12:15pm - Christmas in Connecticut | TCM

2:15pm - The Bishop's Wife | TCM

5:35pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Freeform

8 p.m. - A Christmas Story: Live! | FOX

8 p.m. - Father Christmas | Hallmark

8:15pm - Disney's Frozen | Freeform

9 p.m. - When God Winks at You | Hallmark Movies

10:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

12:55am - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Freeform

Monday, December 18

5:30pm - Disney's Frozen | Freeform

8pm - Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic | Freeform

9pm - Elf | Freeform

Tuesday, December 19

6:40pm - Christmas with the Kranks | Freeform

8:50pm -National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

Wednesday, December 20

6:40pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

8:50pm - Elf | Freeform

Thursday, December 21

6:40pm - Elf | Freeform

8:50pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

10:55pm - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Freeform

12am - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Freeform

Friday, December 22

5:25pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

Santa Clause Double Feature | Freeform

7:30pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

8 p.m. - Christmas in Connecticut | TCM

9:40pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Freeform

10 p.m. - Remember the Night | TCM

11:50pm - Elf | Freeform

12 a.m. - Meet Me in St. Louis | TCM

2:15am - In the Good Old Summertime | TCM

4:15am - Little Women (1949) (TCM)

Saturday, December 23

7am - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

8:30am - Boys Town (1938, Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy) (TCM)

9:10am - Four Christmases | Freeform

11:15am - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas | Freeform

12:50pm - Elf | Freeform

3pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

5:05pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Freeform

7:10pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

8 p.m. - Baby It's Cold Outside | Hallmark

9:20pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Freeform

12am - Disney's A Christmas Carol | Freeform

Sunday, December 24

Christmas Eve!

5:45am - A Visit to Santa | TCM

6 a.m. - Little Women | TCM

7am - A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Freeform

8 a.m. - The Man Who Came to Dinner | TCM

9:05am - Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Freeform

10 a.m. - It Happened on 5th Avenue | TCM

11:05am - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Freeform

12:10pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol | Freeform

12:15pm - In the Good Old Summertime | TCM

2:15pm - Holiday Affair | TCM

2:15pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

4 p.m. - Christmas in Connecticut | TCM

4:25pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

6 p.m. - Meet Me in St. Louis | TCM

6:35pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Freeform

8 p.m. - It's A Wonderful Life | NBC

8 p.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

8 p.m. - The Bishop's Wife | TCM

9:15pm - Elf | Freeform

10 p.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

10 p.m. - The Bells of St. Mary's | TCM

11:25pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

12 a.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

1:30am - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Freeform

2 a.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

2 a.m. - A Christmas Carol | TCM

3:30am - Pocketful of Miracles | TCM

4 a.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

Monday, December 25

Merry Christmas!

6 a.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

7am - Frosty's Winter Wonderland | Freeform

7:30am - Disney's Prep & Landing | Freeform

8am - Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Freeform

8 a.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

8:30am - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Freeform

10 a.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

11am - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas | Freeform

12 p.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

12:35pm - The Polar Express | Freeform

2 p.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

2:35pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

4 p.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

4:45pm - The Santa Clause | Freeform

6 p.m. - A Christmas Story | TBS

6:45pm - Elf | Freeform

7 p.m. - Winter Wedding | UP

8 p.m. - When Calls the Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree | Hallmark

8:50pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Freeform

12am - Four Christmases | Freeform

Saturday, December 30
8 p.m. - New Year's Gala | Hallmark

Sunday, December 31

8 p.m. - “New Year’s Eve Live” With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen | CNN

8 p.m. - “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2018” Hosted by Ryan Seacrest | ABC

8 p.m. - New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square | FOX
TBD - Dave Chapelle: Equanimity | Netflix

This list is courtesy of two holiday TV websites, christmastvschedule.com and mostlychristmas.com, along with Freeform and UP TV, and the Independent.

Written by Deb Belt, Patch National Staff.

»Photo from Elf movie trailer via YouTube.