Ah, Christmas. What a joyous day to spend some time with family, receive some wonderful gifts and even celebrate the religious aspect of the holiday, if that's something you're interested in.
But, my little elves and reindeer, let's not forget about all of the great TV nipping at your nose. You've got classic Christmas movies, holiday specials and marathons of some of your favorite TV shows. So whether you just need to recover from your candy cane-induced sugar rush or just need to unwind a bit from all of the holiday cheer around you, Christmas TV has the remedy. Here's what you should be watching on Christmas Day. All times listed are in Eastern Standard Time.
Christmas Movies And Specials
Christmas at Cartwright's (Midnight, Hallmark)
Scrooged (Midnight, ABC Family)
Catch a Christmas Star (2 a.m., Hallmark)
Angels and Ornaments (4 a.m., Hallmark)
The Christmas Parade (6 a.m., Hallmark)
A Christmas Story (6 a.m., TBS)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (7 a.m., ABC Family)
Debbie Macomber's Mr. Miracle (7:30 a.m., Hallmark)
The Little Drummer Boy (7:30 a.m., ABC Family)
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (8 a.m., Lifetime)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (8 a.m., ABC Family)
Tenth Avenue Angel (8 a.m., TCM)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (8:30 a.m., ABC Family)
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (8 a.m., PBS)
One Starry Christmas (9 a.m., Hallmark)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (9 a.m., ABC Family)
Rage of the Yeti (9 a.m., Syfy)
Christmas Angel (10 a.m., Lifetime)
Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration (10 a.m., ABC)
Elmo's Christmas Countdown (10 a.m., PBS)
Angels and Ornaments (10:30 a.m., Hallmark)
Angels Sing (11 a.m., Hallmark)
A Christmas Carol (11 a.m., TCM)
Home Alone (11 a.m., ABC Family)
Yeti (11 a.m., Syfy)
A Christmas Proposal (Noon, Lifetime)
Holiday Affair (12:15 p.m., TCM)
Abominable Snowman (1 p.m., Syfy)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1 p.m., ABC Family)
The Nine Lives of Christmas (1:30 p.m., Hallmark)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2 p.m., ABC Family)
The Road to Christmas (2 p.m., Lifetime)
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2 p.m., ABC Family)
Best Christmas Party Ever (3 p.m., Hallmark)
Ice Twisters (3 p.m., Syfy)
Comfort and Joy (4 p.m., Lifetime)
Disney Prep & Landing (4 p.m., ABC Family)
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (4 p.m., ABC Family)
A Cookie Cutter Christmas (4:30 p.m., Hallmark)
'12 Disasters of Christmas (5 p.m., Syfy)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (5 p.m., ABC Family)
All She Wants for Christmas (6 p.m., Lifetime)
Northpole (6 p.m., Hallmark)
Back to Christmas (7 p.m., ION)
Elf (7 p.m., ABC Family)
Snowmageddon (7 p.m., Syfy)
Christmas at Cartwright's (7:30 p.m., Hallmark)
12 Dogs of Christmas (8 p.m., The CW)
12 Men of Christmas (8 p.m., Lifetime)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8 p.m., ABC)
How Murray Saved Christmas (8 p.m., NBC)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8:30 p.m., ABC)
A Perfect Christmas List (9 p.m., ION)
Christmas Icetastrophe (9 p.m., Syfy)
Christmas Under Wraps (9 p.m., Hallmark)
Doctor Who "Last Christmas" special (9 p.m., BBC America)
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (9 p.m., NBC)
Home Alone (9 p.m., ABC Family)
Christmas in Rockefeller Center (10 p.m., NBC)
The Santa Con (10 p.m., Lifetime)
A Royal Christmas (10:30 p.m., Hallmark)
Ice Quake (11 p.m., Syfy)
Christmas Day Marathons
Duck Dynasty (7 a.m. to Midnight, A&E)
Doctor Who (8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., BBC America)
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (12 a.m. to 12 a.m. the next day, CNN)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (12 a.m. to 8 p.m., FXX)
Batman original TV show marathon (6 a.m. to 5 p.m., IFC)
Friday Night Lights (7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Pivot)
Outlander (3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Starz)
The Princess Bride (1 p.m. to 2 a.m., SundanceTV)
Chrisley Knows Best (12 a.m. to 10 a.m., USA)
[H/T TV Guide; Entertainment Weekly]
