Christmas TV Schedule, Countdown and Quick Thought – Friday, December 24, 2021 (Christmas Eve)

1 Day Until Christmas!

Song: “Silent Night,” by Frank Sinatra
Christmas Album: “The Music of Christmas,” by Steven Curtis Chapman; “All I Want,” by Steven Curtis Chapman; and “Joy,” by Steven Curtis Chapman
Christmas DVD: “The Nativity Story”
Netflix Movie: “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square”
Amazon Prime Movie: “12 Dates of Christmas”
Disney+ Movie: “The Santa Clause”
Hulu Movie: “A Very Brady Christmas”
Hallmark Movie: “One Christmas Eve”
On TV:
New programming in bold
• “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman,” 7 a.m., AMC
• “CMT Christmas,” 7 a.m., CMT
• “Prancer Returns,” 7 a.m., Freeform
• “Almost Christmas,” 7 a.m., FXX
• “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas,” 7:30 a.m., PBS
• “3 Godfathers,” 7:45 a.m., TCM
• “A Tennessee Kind of Christmas,” 8 a.m., CMT
• “Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas,” 8 a.m., Disney
• “Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey,” 8:30 a.m., AMC
• “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas,” 9 a.m., PBS
• “The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow,” 9 a.m., AMC
• “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” 9:30 a.m., AMC
• “Pocketful of Miracles,” 9:45 a.m., TCM
• “Little Drummer Boy,” 10:30 a.m., Freeform
• “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” 10:45 a.m., AMC
• “The Star,” 11 a.m., Freeform
• “White Christmas,” 11:15 a.m., AMC
• “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas,” noon, PBS
• “A Royal Christmas Engagement,” noon, ION
• “The Christmas House,” noon, Hallmark
• “Christmas Around the Corner,” noon, Lifetime
• “Holiday Affair,” 12:15 p.m., TCM
• “Peg + Cat + Holidays,” 1 p.m., PBS
• “Home Alone,” 1 p.m., Freeform
• “Christmas Deja Vu,” 1:30 p.m., BET
• “A Christmas Princess,” 2 p.m., ION
• “Scrooged,” 2 p.m., AMC
• “A Wish for Christmas,” 2 p.m., Hallmark
• “A Date By Christmas Eve,” 2 p.m., Lifetime
• “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas,” 2:30 p.m., PBS
• “A Christmas Carol (1951),” 2:30 p.m., FXM
• “The Andy Griffith Show: The Christmas Story,” 2:30 p.m., Sundance
• “White Christmas,” 3 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 11:15 p.m., Sundance
• “Friends: The One With the Holiday Armadillo,” 3 p.m., TBS
• “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” 3:30 p.m., Freeform
• “A Christmas Witness,” 4 p.m., ION
• “The Polar Express,” 4 p.m., AMC
• “Merry Switchmas,” 4 p.m., BET
• “The Nine Lives of Christmas,” 4 p.m., Hallmark
• “Let’s Meet Again On Christmas Eve,” 4 p.m., Lifetime
• “Christmas in Connecticut,” 4 p.m., TCM
• “Our OWN Celebration (Christmas),” 4 p.m., OWN
• “Christmas With the Kranks,” 4:14 p.m., Starz
• “FX’s A Christmas Carol,” 4:20 p.m., FXM
• “Friends: The One With Christmas in Tulsa,” 4:30 p.m., TBS
• “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” 5 p.m., FX
• “The Preacher’s Wife,” 5 p.m., OWN
• “Four Christmases,” 6 p.m., AMC
• “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” 6 p.m., Freeform
• “Meet Me in St. Louis,” 6 p.m., TCM
• “‘Tis the Season to Be Merry,” 6 p.m., Hallmark
• “Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune,” 6 p.m., Lifetime
• “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!” 6:30 p.m., Disney
• “Who Can Forget Christmas?” 7 p.m., Fox News
• “A Loud House Christmas,” 7 p.m., Nickelodeon
• “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” 7:30 p.m. and 9:30, FX
• “A Christmas Carol (1951),” 7:30 p.m., FXM
• “A Holly Dolly Christmas,” 8 p.m., CBS
• “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure,” 8 p.m., ABC
• “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 8 p.m., NBC
• “Christmas Around the World,” 8 p.m., CW
• “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” 8 p.m. and 10:15, AMC
• “The Christmas Sitters,” 8 p.m., ION
• “Christmas … Again?” 8 p.m., Disney
• Hawai’i Bowl: Memphis at Hawai’i, 8 p.m., ESPN
• “The Nine Kittens of Christmas,” 8 p.m., Hallmark
• “Hot Chocolate Holiday,” 8 p.m., Lifetime
• “A Christmas Story,” 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., TBS
• “The Bishop’s Wife,” 8 p.m., TCM
• “Elf,” 8 p.m., 9:40 p.m. and 11:20 p.m., Starz
• “Frosty the Snowman,” 8:30 p.m., Freeform
• “Shrek the Halls,” 8:30 p.m., ABC
• “Kenny Rogers: All In For the Gambler,” 9 p.m., CBS
• “Disney Prep & Landing,” 9 p.m., ABC
• “20 Years of Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir,” 9 p.m., PBS
• “Scrooged,” 9 p.m., BBC
• “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” 9 p.m., Freeform
• “A Christmas Story,” 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., TNT
• “Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice,” 9:30 p.m., ABC
• “FX’s A Christmas Carol,” 9:40 p.m., FXM
• “The Christmas Contest,” 9:30 p.m., Hallmark
• “Christmas in Palm Springs,” 10 p.m., ION
• “Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around,” 10 p.m., E!
• “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” 10 p.m., Freeform
• “A Sisterly Christmas,” 10 p.m., OWN
• “A Christmas Carol (1938),” 10 p.m., TCM
• “Holiday in Santa Fe,” 10:03 p.m., Lifetime
• “Friends: The One With the Holiday Armadillo,” 10:30 p.m., Nickelodeon
• “The Graham Norton Show: Christmas on BBCA,” 11 p.m., BBC
• “Michael Buble’s Christmas in the City,” 11 p.m., E!
• “An Unexpected Christmas,” 11 p.m., Hallmark
• “Friends: The One With Christmas in Tulsa,” 11 p.m., Nickelodeon
• “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” 11:30 p.m., FX
• “Remember the Night,” 11:30 p.m., TCM
Recipe: Cider-Brined Turkey with Maple-Cider Glaze

Quick Thought for Christmas

Read

Matthew 2:1-12

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
Matthew 2:10

Reflect

I grew up in the church, the son of an Episcopal priest and a worship musician. When the doors were open, I was in church. And yet, when I was 17 years old, I still had not made a personal decision to follow Christ.

The summer before my senior year, my Mom took me to a Christian youth conference where a speaker named Billy Mayo was preaching. That night, everything seemed to click for me. It all made sense. And I had a choice to make – to dismiss what God was putting on my heart or to believe and follow Him.

That night, June 17, 1984, I made my choice – to place my faith and trust in Jesus Christ. And ever since then, so much changed. The music was the same. The scriptures were the same. The preaching was the same. But it all meant so much more. For the first time in my life, I truly worshiped God, “in spirit and in truth,” as they say.

For me, I first saw the Christmas star in June 1984, and my heart was filled with joy like I’d never know. We’re told that the shepherds and wise men also saw that star when it was in the sky over Bethlehem, and when they saw it – knowing what it truly meant – they “rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.”

If you’re a follower of Christ, you know what that joy is like. But if you aren’t, you’ll never understand how truly wonderful Christmas can be. A Christmas spent following Christ is the most rewarding experience you can possibly have. And for believers, that goes on not just for one day, but every day throughout the year, every year.

This Christmas, give yourself the best Christmas present possible. Seek the star of Christ and let His joy live on in your heart.