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Dec. 11-17: Holiday television listings

A look at what's on the tube

By Times Staff
Published December 6, 2005

DEC. 11

Noon - "Great Things About the Holidays" - BRAVO

1 p.m. - "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" - FAMILY - (1998) David Gallagher, Eugene Levy. At Christmastime, Richie is whisked away by a weird machine after he foolishly wishes he had never been born.

1 p.m. - "The Christmas Box" - HALLMARK - (1995) Maureen O'Hara, Richard Thomas. A businessman learns the true meaning of Christmas after he and his family move into an elderly widow's mansion.

1:30 p.m. - "O Magnum Mysterium: A Christmas Celebration" - EWTN - The Corydon Singers and His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts perform at Stationers' Hall in London.

2 p.m. - "Christmas in Connecticut" - TCM - (1945) Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet. A homemaking columnist who's useless in the kitchen has to provide a family holiday for a war hero as part of a publicity stunt.

3 p.m. - "Timepiece" - HALLMARK - (1996) Richard Thomas, James Earl Jones. An old watch plays an important part in a story of love and forgiveness in this prequel to "The Christmas Box."

4 p.m. - "A Christmas Story" - TCM - (1983) Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin. Mid-1940s America is the setting for this holiday memoir about a boy who only wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

5 p.m. - "Three Wise Guys" - USA - (2005) Tom Arnold, Judd Nelson. On Christmas Eve, three hired killers give chase after unwittingly aiding the pregnant girlfriend of one of their targets.

7 p.m. - "A Carol Christmas" - HALLMARK - (2003) Tori Spelling, William Shatner. An egomaniacal talk-show host has a chance to change.

9 p.m. - "Santa Jr." - HALLMARK - (2002) Lauren Holly, Judd Nelson. St. Nick's slacker son reluctantly joins the family business, but must clear his name after he is arrested for burglary.

10 p.m. - "The White House Christmas 2005" - HGTV - Decorators and artisans prepare the White House for the holiday season.

11 p.m. - "The Christmas Box" - HALLMARK - (1995) Maureen O'Hara, Richard Thomas. A businessman learns the true meaning of Christmas after he and his family move into an elderly widow's mansion.

1 a.m. - "Timepiece" - HALLMARK - (1996) Richard Thomas, James Earl Jones. An old watch plays an important part in a story of love and forgiveness in this prequel to "The Christmas Box."

2 a.m. - "The White House Christmas 2005" - HGTV - Decorators and artisans prepare the White House for the holiday season.

6 a.m. - "The Christmas Truce" - HISTORY - In 1914, Allied and German soldiers meet peacefully at Christmastime in No Man's Land.

4 p.m. - "Eve's Christmas" - LIFETIME - (2004) Elisa Donovan, Cheryl Ladd. A lonely career woman gets a second chance to rethink a fateful decision after she wishes upon a Christmas Eve star.

7 p.m. - "Pinocchio's Christmas" - FAMILY - The true meaning of Christmas shines through for Pinocchio when he tries to earn money for Geppetto's gift.

7 p.m. - "The White House Christmas 2005" - HGTV - Decorators and artisans prepare the White House for the holiday season.

9 p.m. - "He Sees You When You're Sleeping" - PAX - (2002) Erika Eleniak, Cameron Bancroft. At holiday time, a soul gets a long-awaited chance to enter heaven by rescuing a mother and daughter from mobsters.

9 p.m. - "Off Season" - HALLMARK - (2001) Rory Culkin, Hume Cronyn. A lonely boy befriends a vacationing senior citizen whom he believes is Santa Claus in disguise.

9 p.m. - "Deck the Halls" - LIFETIME - (2005) Gabrielle Carteris. A boy tries to set up his mother with a man he believes is Santa Claus.

1 a.m. - "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" - WB - A boy sets out on Christmas Eve to find his missing grandmother and prove that Santa Claus is real. Animated.

6:30 a.m. - "Christmas Carol: The Movie" - SHOWTIME - (2001) Voices of Simon Callow, Kate Winslet. Animated. London miser Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after he encounters three ghosts.

7 p.m. - "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" - FAMILY - A friendless donkey guides Mary and Joseph to shelter in Bethlehem.

7 p.m. - "A Town Without Christmas" - LIFETIME - (2001) Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk. Romance develops between a reporter and a novelist as they try to locate a child who wrote a disturbing letter to Santa.

7:30 p.m. - "The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold" - FAMILY - Art Carney is the voice of the oldest leprechaun who tells a tale of a young cabin boy and Christmas.

8 p.m. - "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - FAMILY - Fred Astaire narrates a musical look into the mysteries and myths of Kris Kringle, alias Santa Claus.

8 p.m. - "Three Wise Guys" - USA - (2005) Tom Arnold, Judd Nelson. On Christmas Eve, three hired killers give chase after unwittingly aiding the pregnant girlfriend of one of their targets.

9 p.m. - "The Year Without a Santa Claus" - FAMILY - Santa Claus decides to stay home for Christmas because he feels that people have lost their holiday spirit.

9 p.m. - "A Boyfriend for Christmas" - HALLMARK - (2004) Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon. A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman's long-ago holiday wish for true love.

9 p.m. - "Noel" - LIFETIME - (2004) Penelope Cruz, Susan Sarandon. A couple, an editor, a diner chef, an orphaned hustler and a former priest find unexpected happiness on the holidays.

4 p.m. - "Noel" - LIFETIME - (2004) Penlope Cruz, Susan Sarandon. A couple, an editor, a diner chef, an orphaned hustler and a former priest find unexpected happiness on the holidays.

7 p.m. - "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" - FAMILY - Rudolph the Reindeer comes to the rescue when the New Year baby is kidnapped by an evil bird. Voices of Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam.

7 p.m. - "Eve's Christmas" - LIFETIME - (2004) Elisa Donovan, Cheryl Ladd. A lonely career woman gets a second chance to rethink a fateful decision after she wishes upon a Christmas Eve star.

8 p.m. - "Christmas in Boston" - FAMILY - (2005) Marla Sokoloff, Patrick Adams. Lifelong pen pals send their best friends to pose as them when the opportunity arises for a face-to-face meeting.

8 p.m. - "Christmas in Washington 2005" - TNT - Benefit concert performances celebrate the holiday season. From Washington, D.C.

9 p.m. - "One Magic Christmas" - HALLMARK - (1985) Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton. An angel faces the difficult task of restoring hope to a woman whose recent life has been plagued with misfortune.

9 p.m. - "Recipe for a Perfect Christmas" - LIFETIME - (2005) Carly Pope, Christine Baranski. A food critic needs help from a young chef when her mother visits unexpectedly.

9 p.m. - "A Christmas Carol" - TNT - (1999) Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant. Crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a holiday epiphany when he is visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve.

11 p.m. - "Christmas in Washington 2005" - TNT - Benefit concert performances celebrate the holiday season. From Washington, D.C.

Midnight - "Scrooged" - TNT - (1988) Bill Murray, Karen Allen. Three ghosts give a greedy network executive a long-overdue attitude adjustment. Based on the Charles Dickens classic.

2 a.m. - "Christmas in Washington 2005" - TNT - Benefit concert performances celebrate the holiday season. From Washington, D.C.

7 a.m. - "Babes in Toyland" - SHOWTIME - (1997) Voices of Charles Nelson Reilly, Lacey Chabert. Animated. Nursery rhyme characters spring to life in order to save a toy factory from being shut down before Christmas.

10 a.m. - "Where Christmas Began" - TRAVEL - A trip to the area where Jesus was born to uncover the real story of his birth.

4 p.m. - "Papa's Angels" - LIFETIME - (2000) Scott Bakula, Eva Marie Saint. After their mother dies, children use an old Celtic fable to restore their grieving father's Christmas spirit.

7 p.m. - "The Year Without a Santa Claus" - FAMILY - Santa Claus decides to stay home for Christmas because he feels that people have lost their holiday spirit.

8 p.m. - "Snow" - FAMILY - (2004) Tom Cavanagh, Ashley Williams. A North Pole-based toy distributor must go to California to rescue one of his family's magical reindeer from a zoo.

9 p.m. - "Christmas Child" - LIFETIME - (2003) William R. Moses, Megan Follows. A mysterious photograph leads a journalist to a small Texas town at Christmastime. Based on a book by Max Lucado.

10 p.m. - "Gaither Christmas: A Time for Joy" - PAX

6 a.m. - "Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas" - HISTORY - The history of Christmas is told with rare film and home movies of celebrations from around the world and includes the evolution of Santa Claus.

6 a.m. - "Miracle on 34th Street" - HBO - (1994) Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins. A department store executive has her doubts when the elderly gentleman she hired claims to be the real Santa Claus.

4 p.m. - "Christmas Child" - LIFETIME - (2003) William R. Moses, Megan Follows. A mysterious photograph leads a journalist to a small Texas town at Christmastime. Based on a book by Max Lucado.

7 p.m. - "Recipe for a Perfect Christmas" - LIFETIME - (2005) Carly Pope, Christine Baranski. A food critic needs help from a young chef when her mother visits unexpectedly.

8 p.m. - "A Scooby-Doo Christmas" - WB - A headless snowman haunts the town of Winter Hollow at Christmastime.

8 p.m. - "Jingle All the Way" - FAMILY - (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad. On Christmas Eve, two fathers desperately vie for possession of the one remaining Turbo Man toy in the whole city.

9 p.m. - "A Carol Christmas" - HALLMARK - (2003) Tori Spelling, William Shatner. An egomaniacal talk-show host has a chance to change.

9 p.m. - "On the 2nd Day of Christmas" -LIFETIME - (1997) Mary Stuart Masterson, Lauren Pratt. A woman and her niece are caught picking pockets in a department store on Christmas Eve.

10 p.m. - "Karroll's Christmas" - A&E - (2004) Tom Everett Scott, Verne Troyer. A greeting-card writer wants to renew his grouchy neighbor's holiday spirit after a visit from Christmas ghosts.

12:30 a.m. - "Deck the Halls" - LIFETIME - (2005) Gabrielle Carteris. A boy tries to set up his mother with a man he believes is Santa Claus.

2 a.m. - "Karroll's Christmas" - A&E - (2004) Tom Everett Scott, Verne Troyer. A greeting-card writer wants to renew his grouchy neighbor's holiday spirit after a visit from Christmas ghosts.

3 a.m. - "O Magnum Mysterium: A Christmas Celebration" - EWTN - The Corydon Singers and His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts perform at Stationers' Hall in London.

11 a.m. - "Ernest Saves Christmas" - HALLMARK - (1988) Jim Varney, Douglas Seale. While searching for a successor, Santa Claus and a cab driver help a cynical teen discover the meaning of Christmas.

Noon - "Prancer" - FAMILY - (1989) Sam Elliott, Rebecca Harrell. A widower's daughter finds a wounded reindeer that she is sure must be from Santa's sleigh.

1 p.m. - "Off Season" - HALLMARK - (2001) Rory Culkin, Hume Cronyn. A lonely boy befriends a vacationing senior citizen whom he believes is Santa Claus in disguise.

1 p.m. - "Santa Who?" - USA - (2000) Leslie Nielsen, Tommy Davidson. Jolly old St. Nick becomes a department-store Santa after a tumble from his sleigh results in amnesia.

2 p.m. - "Naked City: A Killer Christmas" - COURT - (1998) Scott Glenn, Courtney B. Vance. Two New York detectives set out to nab a Christmastime killer and stop a reporter from profiting from the story.

2 p.m. - "Mr. St. Nick" - FAMILY - (2002) Kelsey Grammer, Charles Durning. Santa's son would rather run a holiday charity from Florida than accept the mantle of responsibility at the North Pole.

3 p.m. - "The Night They Saved Christmas" - HALLMARK - (1984) Jaclyn Smith, Art Carney. A mother and children set out to save Santa's North Pole kingdom from the threat posed by her husband's oil drilling.

3 p.m. - "12 Days of Christmas Eve" - USA - (2004) Steven Weber, Molly Shannon. A grumpy, high-powered business executive learns the true meaning of Christmas.

4 p.m. - "A Holiday to Remember" - FAMILY - (1995) Connie Sellecca, Randy Travis. An old flame ignites new passion in a divorced psychologist when she returns to her South Carolina hometown.

5 p.m. - "A Boyfriend for Christmas" - HALLMARK - (2004) Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon. A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman's long-ago holiday wish for true love.

5 p.m. - "The Fairly OddParents" - NICK - Timmy wishes for 365 days of Christmas, throwing the whole world out of whack.

5 p.m. - "Three Wise Guys" - USA - (2005) Tom Arnold, Judd Nelson. On Christmas Eve, three hired killers give chase after unwittingly aiding the pregnant girlfriend of one of their targets.

6 p.m. - "Three Days" - FAMILY - (2001) Kristin Davis, Reed Diamond. During the holiday season, a man is given the chance to relive the days leading up to his wife's death.

7 p.m. - "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus" - HALLMARK - (2004) Crystal Bernard, Steve Guttenberg. Santa's heir woos a widowed advertising executive who wants to use him in the biggest ad campaign of her career.

8 p.m. - "Frosty the Snowman" - CBS - The musical tale of the snowman who "came to life one day.' Narrator: Jimmy Durante.

8 p.m. - "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" - DISNEY - From childhood, Santa is destined for his immortal mission. Based on a story by L. Frank Baum.

8 p.m. - "Christmas in Boston" - FAMILY - (2005) Marla Sokoloff, Patrick Adams. Lifelong pen pals send their best friends to pose as them when the opportunity arises for a face-to-face meeting.

8 p.m. - "Home Alone" - TBS - (1990) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. A precocious 8-year-old stands off two bumbling burglars after his vacationing parents accidentally leave him behind.

8:30 p.m. - "Frosty Returns" - CBS - Frosty returns to Beansborough, but his life is in danger from a new snow-removal spray.

9 p.m. - "Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire" - CBS - Robbie, a fun-loving reindeer, heads to the North Pole to claim a spot on Santa's sleigh team.

9 p.m. - "Meet the Santas" - HALLMARK - (2005) Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard. A man, his fiance and her mother plan a wedding for Christmas Eve.

10 p.m. - "Christmas in Boston" - FAMILY - (2005) Marla Sokoloff, Patrick Adams. Lifelong pen pals send their best friends to pose as them when the opportunity arises for a face-to-face meeting.

11 p.m. - "Denis Leary's Merry F . . . Christmas Special" - COMEDY - The comedian and his friends ring in the holiday season.

11 p.m. - "Meet the Santas" - HALLMARK - (2005) Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard. A man, his fiance and her mother plan a wedding for Christmas Eve.

1 a.m. - "Meet the Santas" - HALLMARK - (2005) Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard. A man, his fiance and her mother plan a wedding for Christmas Eve.

2 a.m. - "Santa Who?" - USA - (2000) Leslie Nielsen, Tommy Davidson. Jolly old St. Nick becomes a department-store Santa after a tumble from his sleigh results in amnesia.

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