If you’re anything like me, there are three things you look forward to at Christmas time: walking in the first snow of the season (before the whole “global warming” thing…), enjoying quality time with friends and family, and dusting off my favorite Elf quotes – “You smell like beef and cheese, you don’t smell like Santa!”
Luckily for us, ABC Family has holiday movies covered – they have some pretty fantastic Christmas programming for TWENTY-FIVE whole days. Granted, they are showing Elf on seven of those days, but I’m weirdly okay with that. However, there are a few Christmas movies that are really only worth one viewing. So for those of you who would rather not watch Fred Clause on a constant loop, here are some extra-merry days to look out for on the 25 Days of Christmas schedule:
Wednesday, December 5th:
Don’t expect much from me on the hours of five to midnight on this particular day – ABC Family will be showing Elf, Home Alone, and The Polar Express, in that order, starting at 5 PM.
Sunday, December 16th:
Cozying up with some hot chocolate and a few Christmas classics will be the perfect break from hectic finals stress! From 2 PM to 9:30 PM you can watch Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, and Toy Story 2 and 3, all in a row – I’ll probably use them as festive background noise while I study!
Monday, December 24th:
Yes, I will be waking up at 7 AM on Christmas Eve to watch all the Boy Meets World Christmas episodes as well as Full House’s “A Very Tanner Christmas.” Yes, I do consider this to be normal and healthy behavior. And Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory comes on right after!
In a sea of peculiar made-for-TV movies featuring not-quite-relevant stars, this is the A-team my friends. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!