Monthly Archives: December 2011

Dec28

Santa on Christmas Eve!

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Every year we have a Christmas Eve party at our house and it is truly my favorite night of the year.  Over the past five years it has grown and includes many of my close friends, their siblings and parents.  In addition all of our children are friends and have the best time celebrating the evening together.

This year we had fancy Christmas cocktails of Chambord and Prosecco which turns a beautiful berry color in the glass (see pic below).  There was plenty of food and to top the evening off Santa stopped by!

We took the kids outside to “look” for Santa’s sled, and as luck would have it, a plane flew by with a red light in front.  When we came inside there was a ring at the front door and there was Santa.  It was the perfect night and we all had a great time!

Dec2

Holiday TV Specials in December

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I had to share this list that I just received from one of my friends.  It includes all the different holiday shows that will be on in the month of December that the whole family can enjoy!  The list contains the date, time, show and channel these specials can be found.  I know my daughter always wants to see new shows and it is nice to know when and where I can DVR them ahead of time without a lot of hassle.  Enjoy the shows and the beginning of this holiday season!

DEC SHOW CHANNEL DATE/TIME
30-Nov Christmas In Rockefeller Center 2011 NBC Nov 30, 8PM
1 Mickey’s Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 1, 6PM
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 1, 6:30PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 1, 7PM
CMA Country Christmas ABC Dec 1, 9PM
2 Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 2, 8PM
3 The Great Rupert – A Christmas Wish TCM Dec 3, 9AM
A Princess for Christmas HALMRK Dec 3, 8PM
It’s a Wonderful Life NBC Dec 3, 8PM
4 The Bishop’s Wife TCM Dec 4, 10AM
5 Rudolph’s Shiny New Year  ABCFAM Dec 5, 6PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the Island of Misfit Toys  ABCFAM Dec 5, 7PM
The Polar Express  ABCFAM Dec 5, 8:30PM
A Christmas Carol (1938) TCM Dec 5, 9:45PM
Mickey’s Christmas Carol  ABCFAM Dec 5, 10:30PM
6 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 6, 6PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 6, 6:30PM
A Michael Buble Christmas NBC Dec 6, 8PM
A Christmas Story  TCM Dec 6, 9PM
7 A Very Pink Christmas  ABCFAM Dec 7, 6PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation  ABCFAM Dec 7, 9PM
8 Jack Frost (1979) ABCFAM Dec 8, 6PM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 8, 7PM
Cranberry Christmas ABCFAM Dec 8, 7:30PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABCFAM Dec 8, 8PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 8, 9PM
A Miser Brothers’ Christmas ABCFAM Dec 8, 10PM
9 The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 9, 6PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABCFAM Dec 9, 7PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 9, 8PM
Frosty the Snowman CBS Dec 9, 8PM
Frosty Returns CBS Dec 9, 8:30PM
Yes, Virginia CBS Dec 9, 9PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 9, 10PM
A Miser Brothers’ Christmas ABCFAM Dec 9, 12AM
10 Snow ABCFAM Dec 10, 7:30AM
Snow 2: Brain Freeze ABCFAM Dec 10, 9:30AM
Happy Feet ABCFAM Dec 10,11:30AM
Unaccompanied Minors ABCFAM Dec 10, 2PM
Jack Frost (1998) ABCFAM Dec 10, 4PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 10, 6PM
Annie Claus is Coming to Town HALMRK Dec 10, 8PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 10, 8PM
The Flight Before Christmas CBS Dec 10, 9PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 10, 10PM
11 Dr. Seuss on the Loose ABCFAM Dec 11, 7AM
A Very Pink Christmas ABCFAM Dec 11, 7:30AM
Once Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 11, 8AM
Twice Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 11, 10AM
Christmas in Connecticut TCM Dec 11, 10 AM
Snowglobe ABCFAM Dec 11, 12PM
Santa Baby ABCFAM Dec 11, 2PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 11, 4PM
Holiday in Handcuffs ABCFAM Dec 11, 6PM
12 Dates of Christmas ABCFAM Dec 11, 8PM
The Christmas Pageant HALMRK Dec 11, 8PM
12 Santa Who? ABCFAM Dec 12, 7AM
A Flintstone Christmas ABCFAM Dec 12, 6PM
12 Dates of Christmas ABCFAM Dec 12, 7PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 12, 9PM
13 Meet the Santas ABCFAM Dec 13, 7AM
Merry Madagascar ABCFAM Dec 13, 6PM
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special ABCFAM Dec 13, 6:30PM
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 13, 7PM
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 13, 7:30PM
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 13, 8PM
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 13, 10:30PM
The Great Rupert – A Christmas Wish  TCM Dec 13, 11:45 PM
14 Santa Claus: The Movie ABCFAM Dec 14, 7AM
Merry Madagascar ABCFAM Dec 14, 5PM
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special ABCFAM Dec 14, 5:30PM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 14, 6PM
Pixar Short Films ABCFAM Dec 14, 6:30PM
Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo ABCFAM Dec 14, 8:30PM
15 Chasing Christmas ABCFAM Dec 15, 7AM
Christmas Do-Over ABCFAM Dec 15, 9AM
A Chipmunk Christmas ABCFAM Dec 15, 6PM
Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo ABCFAM Dec 15, 6:30PM
Beauty and the Beast ABCFAM Dec 15, 9PM
16 Christmas in Boston ABCFAM Dec 16, 7AM
Three Days ABCFAM Dec 16, 9AM
Mickey’s Christmas Special ABCFAM Dec 16, 6PM
Mickey’s Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 16, 6:30PM
Beauty and the Beast ABCFAM Dec 16, 7PM
Christmas in Washington TNT Dec 16, 8PM
The Bishop’s Wife TCM Dec 16, 8PM
Disney Pixar’s Up ABCFAM Dec 16, 9PM
Christmas in Connecticut TCM Dec 16, 10PM
17 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey ABCFAM Dec 17, 7AM
The Little Drummer Boy ABCFAM Dec 17, 7:30AM
Pinocchio’s Christmas ABCFAM Dec 17, 8AM
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 17, 9AM
Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 17, 10:AM
Cranberry Christmas ABCFAM Dec 17, 10:30AM
Jack Frost (1979) ABCFAM Dec 17, 11AM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 17, 12PM
A Miser Brothers’ Christmas ABCFAM Dec 17, 1PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABCFAM Dec 17, 2PM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 17, 3PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 17, 3:30
Disney Pixar’s Up ABCFAM Dec 17, 6PM
Disney Pixar’s Toy Story ABCFAM Dec 17, 8PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABCFAM Dec 17, 10PM
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ABCFAM Dec 17, 11PM
Christmas Comes Home to Canaan HALMRK Dec 17, 8PM
The Story of Santa Claus CBS Dec 17, 9PM
18 A Chipmunk Christmas ABCFAM Dec 18, 7AM
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws ABCFAM Dec 18, 7:30AM
The Search for Santa Paws ABCFAM Dec 18, 9:30AM
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish ABCFAM Dec 18, 11:30AM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 18, 1:30PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 18, 4PM
Disney Pixar’s Toy Story ABCFAM Dec 18, 6PM
Christmas Magic HALMRK Dec 18, 8PM
Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 2 ABCFAM Dec 18, 8PM
Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 2 ABCFAM Dec 18, 10PM
19 Picking Up & Dropping Off ABCFAM Dec 19, 7AM
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special ABCFAM Dec 19, 11AM
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 19, 11:30AM
I’ll Be Home For Christmas (1998) ABCFAM Dec 19, 1:30PM
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ABCFAM Dec 19, 3:30PM
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 19, 6PM
Aladdin ABCFAM Dec 19, 6:30PM
Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles ABCFAM Dec 19, 8:30PM
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special ABCFAM Dec 19, 12AM
Merry Madagascar ABCFAM Dec 19, 12:30AM
Scrooge (1970) TCM Dec 19, 1 AM
20 Ernest Saves Christmas ABCFAM Dec 20, 7AM
Merry Madagascar ABCFAM Dec 20, 11AM
Unaccompanied Minors ABCFAM Dec 20, 11:30AM
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ABCFAM Dec 20, 1:30PM
Aladdin ABCFAM Dec 20, 4PM
Mickey’s Christmas Special ABCFAM Dec 20, 6PM
Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles ABCFAM Dec 20, 6:30PM
Deck the Halls TNT Dec 20, 9PM
Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas NBC Dec 20, 9PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 20, 9PM
Holiday Affair TCM Dec 20, 11PM
A Flintstone Christmas ABCFAM Dec 20, 12AM
21 Christmas Every Day ABCFAM Dec 21, 7AM
Sons of Mistletoe ABCFAM Dec 21, 9AM
The Dog Who Saved Christmas ABCFAM Dec 21, 11AM
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws ABCFAM Dec 21, 1PM
The Search for Santa Paws ABCFAM Dec 21, 3PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 21, 5PM
Disney Prep & Landing ABCFAM Dec 21, 7PM
Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ABCFAM Dec 21, 7:30PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 21, 8PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 21, 10PM
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 21, 12AM
22 The Christmas List ABCFAM Dec 22, 7AM
Christmas Caper ABCFAM Dec 22, 9AM
Secret Santa ABCFAM Dec 22, 11AM
Once Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 22, 1PM
Twice Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 22, 3PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 22, 5PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 22, 7PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 22, 9PM
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 22, 12AM
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 22, 12:30AM
23 Snowglobe ABCFAM Dec 23, 8AM
Christmas Cupid ABCFAM Dec 23, 10AM
Santa Baby ABCFAM Dec 23, 12PM
Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe ABCFAM Dec 23, 2PM
Holiday in Handcuffs ABCFAM Dec 23, 4PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 23, 6PM
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 23, 8PM
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 23, 10:30PM
A Christmas Carol (1938) TCM Dec 23, 11AM
Scrooge (1970) TCM  Dec 23, 6PM
24 The Little Drummer Boy ABCFAM Dec 24, 7AM
The Little Drummer Boy Book II ABCFAM Dec 24, 7:30AM
Cranberry Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 8AM
Puff the Magic Dragon ABCFAM Dec 24, 8:30AM
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 24, 9AM
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax ABCFAM Dec 24, 9:30AM
Pinocchio’s Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 10AM
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 11AM
Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July ABCFAM Dec 24, 11:30AM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Island of Misfit Toys ABCFAM Dec 24, 1:30PM
Mickey’s Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 24, 3PM
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 24, 3:30PM
Jack Frost (1979) ABCFAM Dec 24, 4PM
Disney Prep & Landing ABCFAM Dec 24, 5PM
Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ABCFAM Dec 24, 5:30PM
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 24, 6PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABCFAM Dec 24, 7PM
It’s a Wonderful Life  NBC Dec 24, 8PM
A Christmas Story (marathon begins) TBS Dec 24, 8PM
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) TCM Dec 24, 8PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 24, 8PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 24, 9PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 24, 11:30PM
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 1:30AM
25 Mickey’s Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 25, 7AM
Jack Frost (1979) ABCFAM Dec 25, 7:30AM
Pinocchio’s Christmas ABCFAM Dec 25, 8:30AM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 25, 9:30AM
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 25, 10AM
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 25, 10:30AM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABCFAM Dec 25, 11:30AM
Disney Christmas Parade ABC Dec 25, 12PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 25, 12:30PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 25, 1:30PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 25, 3:30PM
King of Kings TCM Dec 25, 5PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 25, 5:30PM
Going My Way TCM Dec 25, 8PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 25, 8PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 25, 10PM
26 Sound of Music ABC Dec 26, 7PM
27 Kennedy Center Honors CBS Dec 27, 9PM
31 New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: 40th Anniversary Party ABC Dec 31, 8PM
ABC Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve ABC Dec 31, 10PM
New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly NBC Dec 31, 10PM