Christmas TV Schedule, Countdown and Quick Thought – Wednesday, December 22, 2021

3 Days Until Christmas!

Song: “Welcome to Our World,” by Chris Rice
Christmas Album: “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
Christmas DVD: “A Christmas Story”
Netflix Movie: “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Amazon Prime Movie: “Jingle All the Way”
Disney+ Movie: “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
Hulu Movie: “Snow 2: Brain Freeze”
Hallmark Movie: “A Dog Named Christmas”
On TV:
New programming in bold
• “Little Drummer Boy,” 7 a.m., Freeform
• “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” 7 a.m., FXX
• “Jingle All the Way,” 7:30 a.m., Freeform
• “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas,” 8 a.m., PBS
• “CMT Music Videos: Countdown to Christmas,” 8 a.m., CMT
• “Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas,” 8 a.m., Disney
• “Love the Coopers,” 9:30 a.m., Freeform
• “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,” 11:15 a.m., AMC
• “Christmas Belles,” 11:28 a.m., BET
• “The Christmas Club,” noon, Hallmark
• “Christmas in the City,” noon, Lifetime
• “Disney Holiday Magic Quest,” 12:30 p.m., Disney
• “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July,” 1:15 p.m., AMC
• “Christmas Town,” 2 p.m., Hallmark
• “Christmas With a Crown” 2 p.m., Lifetime
• “Home Alone,” 2:05 p.m., Freeform
• “‘Twas the Chaos Before Christmas,” 3 p.m., BET
• “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” 3:45 p.m., AMC
• “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa,” 4 p.m., Hallmark
• “Saying Yes to Christmas,” 4 p.m., Lifetime
• “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” 4:15 p.m., AMC
• “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” 4:35 p.m., Freeform
• “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” 4:45 p.m., AMC
• “The Polar Express,” 6 p.m., AMC
• “Holidays Unwrapped,” 6 p.m., Disney
• “A Royal Christmas,” 6 p.m., Hallmark
• “Mistletoe in Montana,” 6 p.m., Lifetime
• “The Santa Clause,” 7:15 p.m., Freeform
• “The Price Is Right At Night,” 8 p.m., CBS
• “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘The Facts of Life’ and ‘Diff’rent Strokes’,” 8 p.m., ABC
• “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” 8 p.m., NBC
• “The Masked Singer Christmas Singalong,” 8 p.m., FOX
• “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer,” 8 p.m., CW
• “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” 8 p.m., AMC
• Armed Forces Bowl: Missouri vs. Army, 8 p.m., ESPN
• “Sugar Plum Twist,” 8 p.m., Hallmark
• “It Takes a Christmas Village,” 8 p.m., Lifetime
• “Christmas in Connecticut,” 8 p.m., TCM
• “The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors,” 9 p.m., CBS
• “Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2021,” 9 p.m., CW
• “The Santa Clause 2,” 9:25 p.m., Freeform
• “Michael Buble’s Christmas in the City,” 10 p.m., NBC
• “‘Tis the Season to Be Merry,” 10 p.m., Hallmark
• “Cooking Up Christmas,” 10 p.m., OWN
• “Holiday Affair,” 10 p.m., TCM
• “A Christmas Dance Reunion,” 10:03 p.m., Lifetime
• “Four Christmases,” 10:15 p.m., AMC
• “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” 11:55 p.m., Freeform
Recipe: Roasted Chestnut Sausage Dressing

Quick Thought for Christmas

Read

Luke 2:8-15

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
Luke 2:13-14

Reflect

From the beginning of creation, God knew how things would turn out. He could see to the end of time, and so He was fully aware that mankind would need a Savior – His Son, Jesus Christ. So Christmas Day was something that was in the works for thousands of years, a day that all of Heaven was anticipating.

The host of angels had to have been preparing for this day, waiting eagerly to come to Earth to proclaim the King’s birth. And when that day came, it had to have been a true honor to be in the choir that sang out, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

There are a lot of earthly things that we might say are awe-inspiring and wonderful.

The Grand Canyon .

The Northern Lights.

A sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean.

A sunset over the Pacific Ocean.

And there are times that we have heard glorious things that stir our souls, like Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir or a more soulful version from the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

Honestly, nothing we can imagine could possibly compare to the worship provided by the angelic host that first Christmas Eve. (But the good news is that same worship is in store for us one day when we arrive in Heaven.)

The real lesson here is that the first act of Christmas was worship. God sent the angels to worship. They instructed the shepherds to go and worship, and the shepherds did. The wise men traveled hundreds of miles to worship. But today, too many of us worship at a commercial altar each Christmas, and not a spiritual one. On Christmas Eve, stores will be filled with people making last-minute purchases, while churches will have far too many unfilled seats.

Don’t let that be true for you. Make sure your first act of Christmas is worship. Presents are wonderful, and Christmas wouldn’t seem complete without them. But a Christmas centered around gifts is just as empty as the leftover boxes once everything is opened. And a Christmas centered around Jesus is not only fulfilling for that day but for every one after it as well.