Christmas TV Specials Schedule Released; No Online Streaming Until Jan.1?
TV specials schedule has been announced for families who gather to enjoy films before and on Christmas eve.
Broadcasting networks wanted to showcase special films in a traditional way to entice viewers to spend a moment away from online streaming and bond together with their families.
Head of portfolio management at Channel 4 for online broadcasting schedule, Richard Brent said that the view ratings were at its highest during the mid December and decreases on Christmas time.
Classic films like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Miracle on 34th Street," "A Christmas Story," "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and more will be shown on different broadcasting networks.
On Dec. 21, ABC Family will be showing "Elf" at 6:30 p.m, "The Santa Clause" at 8:45 in the evening followed by "The Great Christmas Light Fight" on ABC at 10 p.m.
the following day, same network will feature "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" at 5:30 in the afternoon, which will be followed by "The Santa Clause" after an hour, "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" will be aired at 8:45 pm and "The Year: 2015" will start at 9, according to Patch.com.
On Wednesday, "The Mistle-Tones" will be aired at 7 in the morning, "The Holiday in Handcuffs" at 9 am, "Santa Baby" at 11 am, after two hours "Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe" will follow and more on ABC. While MeTV will show films on the same day such as "Laverne & Shirley: Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch" at 9 pm while "Happy Days Christmas Time" at 9:30 pm, according to Den of Geek.
To add to the schedule of the Christmas TV specials, some of the few films like "Home Alone: The Holiday Heist," Disney/Pixar's Toy Story That Time Forgot," and "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" will be aired on ABC Family on Christmas eve. More TV specials schedule were also detailed on TV Guide to give viewers information on what to watch until January 1.
Enders Analysis, Michael Underhill said that, "It is the big shows, I don't want to describe them as lowest common denominator, but something you can put on and no one will really complain," according to The Guardian.
"As soon as you get on a streaming service there will be endless bickering," the statement continued.
Since the announcement, fans have been taking notes of the schedule for Christmas TV specials.