Get Ready for Christmas Movie Marathons! Here’s Where to Watch.

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For 26 years, TBS and TNT have been airing 24-hour marathons of A Christmas Story every Christmas. This year, these networks will be giving additional holiday movies and TV shows their 24-hour moment in the spotlight during the networks’ special Winter Break programming!

TBS and TNT have released their holiday programming schedules, and we now know that Elf and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will each get 24-hour TV marathons, along with marathons of holiday-themed episodes of Modern Family, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Family Matters, and American Dad!

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TBS will air Elf for 24 hours starting Friday, November 24th, and TNT will air National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for 24 hours starting Saturday, November 25.

The networks will also be airing other holiday movies throughout the month of November, including A Christmas Story, The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more.

You can watch the Winter Break trailer here and check out the TBS and TNT holiday programming schedules below.


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A Christmas Story

TBS

  • Saturday, December 2 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Sunday December 3 at 6:30pm ET/PT
  • 24-hour marathon airs from Sunday, December 24 at 8pm to December 25 at 8pm ET/PT

TNT 

  • Monday, November 13 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Tuesday, November 14 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT
  • Thursday, December 14 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 5:33pm ET/PT
  • Monday, December 18 at 7:45pm ET/PT
  • 24-hour marathon airs from Sunday, December 24 at 8pm to Monday, December 25 at 8pm ET/PT

A Christmas Story Christmas

TBS 

  • Saturday, December 2 at 10pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 3 at 8:30pm ET/PT

TNT 

  • Monday, November 13 at 8pm ET/PT (TV PREMIERE)
  • Sunday, November 26 at 10pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 7:33pm ET/PT
  • Monday, December 25 at 9pm ET/PT

8-Bit Christmas

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 25 at 8pm & 10:15pm ET/PT (TV PREMIERE)
  • Sunday, December 10 at 10:15pm & 2:45am ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 16 at 10:07pm ET/PT

TNT 

  • Monday, December 18 at 9:45pm & 2:45am ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 10pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 24 at 6:45pm ET/PT

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Modern Family

TBS 

Thanksgiving-Themed Episodes Marathon

  • Thursday, November 23 begins at 3:30pm ET/PT

Holiday-Themed Episodes Marathons

  • Saturday, December 16 begins at 1:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 24 begins at 1:30pm ET/PT

American Dad!

TBS 

Holiday-Themed Episodes Marathon

  • Monday, December 18 starting at 10:30pm ET/PT

Friends

TBS 

Thanksgiving-Themed Episodes Marathon

  • Thursday, November 23 starting at 10am ET/PT

Holiday-Themed Episodes Marathons

  • Saturday, December 16 starting at 8:30am ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 24 starting at 8am ET/PT

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The Big Bang Theory

TBS

Thanksgiving-Themed Episodes Marathon

  • Thursday, November 23 starting at 6pm ET/PT

Holiday-Themed Episodes Marathons

  • Saturday, December 16 starting at 5pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 24 starting at 5pm ET/PT

Elf

TBS

  • Saturday, November 4 at 7:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 5 at 7pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 5pm & 10pm ET/PT
  • 24-hour marathon airs from Friday, November 24 at 8pm to Saturday, November 25 at 8pm ET/PT

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Monday, November 13 at 6pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 7pm ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 3:30pm ET/ 12:30pm PT
  • Monday, November 27 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 30 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

TBS

  • Saturday, November 4 at 9:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday November 5 at 12:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, November 11 at 7:45pm & 9:45pm ET/PT
  • Friday, November 17 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday November 5 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 20 at 4:30pm ET/ 1:30pm PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 9pm ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT
  • 24-hour marathon airs from Saturday, November 25 at 10pm to Saturday, November 26 at 10pm ET/PT

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

TBS

  • Saturday, November 18 at 5pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 10 at 7pm & 7:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 16 at 8am ET/PT
  • Friday, December 22 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 7:30pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday, November 12 at 7:30pm ET/PT
  • Monday, November 13: at 5:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 7:30pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, December 14 at 7:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 5:03pm ET/PT

Fred Claus

TBS

  • Saturday, November 4 at 3pm ET/PT
  • Sunday November 5 at 12:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, November 18 at 12:30pm & 1am ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 1:15am ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 10:30am ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday, November 12 at 5pm & 10pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 2pm & 12am ET/PT
  • Monday, November 27 at 3pm & 12am ET/PT

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Jack Frost

TBS

  • Saturday, November 4 at 12:45PM ET/PT

TNT

  • Monday, November 13 at 12:15am ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 12pm ET/PT
  • Monday, November 27 at 11am ET/PT

The Polar Express

TBS

  • Saturday, November 4 at 5:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday November 5 at 5pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, November 11 at 4pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 12 at 1:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, November 18 at 3pm & 11pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 10:15pm ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 2:45pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday, November 19 at 4:27pm & 10pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 2:12pm ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 11:30am ET/ 8:30am PT

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Four Christmases

TBS

  • Saturday, November 11 at 6pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 12 at 3:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 3:15pm & 12am ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 3:45am ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 1pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday November 5 at 6pm & 12am ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 5:15pm & 11pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 26 at 2:15am ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 3:45am ET/PT
  • Monday, November 27 at 1:15pm ET/PT

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

TBS

  • Saturday, November 11 at 1:30pm & 11:45pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 9 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 10 at 4:30 ET/PT
  • Friday, December 22 at 10:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 3pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday, November 26 at 12:15am ET/PT
  • Monday, November 27 at 5:30pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, December 14 at 5pm & 12am ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 12:45pm & 12:30am ET/PT

Office Christmas Party

TBS

  • Sunday, November 12 at 5:15pm & 11:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 1pm & 1:45am ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 3 at 4:15pm & 10:45pm ET/PT
  • Friday, December 22 at 1am ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 10:07pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday, December 17 at 9:48pm ET/PT
  • Monday, December 18 at 5:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 5:45pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 24 at 2:30pm ET/PT

Deck the Halls

TBS

  • Saturday, November 11 at 2:15am ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 10 at 8pm & 12:22am ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 8pm & 12:22am ET/PT

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 2:45pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 30 at 5:56pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 3pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 24 at 4:42pm ET/PT
  • Monday, December 25 at 11:15pm ET/PT

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The Year Without a Santa Claus

TBS

  • Saturday, November 18 at 5:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, November 19 at 12pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 12:15am ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 4:45pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Sunday, November 19 at 6:27pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 4:12pm ET/PT

The Wizard of Oz

TBS

  • Saturday, November 18 at 6:30pm & 8:45pm ET/PT
  • Thursday, November 23 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 5:45pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 9 at 12:30am ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 10 at 12:15pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 16 at 8pm ET/PT
  • Monday, December 25 at 8pm & 10:15pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Monday, December 11 at 8pm & 10:15pm ET/PT

arthur christmas

Arthur Christmas

TBS

  • Friday, November 24 at 8:30am ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 1pm ET/PT

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

TBS

  • Saturday, December 9 at 10:30pm ET/PT
  • Sunday, December 10 at 2:30pm ET/PT
  • Friday, December 22 at 8:30pm ET/PT
  • Saturday, December 23 at 5:30pm ET/PT

TNT

  • Tuesday, November 14 at 5pm ET/ 2pm PT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 10:30am ET/PT

A Christmas Carol (1999)

TNT

  • Thursday, December 14 at 10pm ET/PT

Family Matters

TBS

Holiday-Themed Episode Marathon

  • Sunday, December 24 starting at 6am ET/PT

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About the writer:

Jenna has a Bachelor's Degree from Lycoming College and her Master's from Penn State, holding 4 years of writing experience between a variety of publications and Hip2Save.


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Comments 2

  1. Thrifty Puppy

    What? No Die Hard on this list?

    • Jessica (Hip Sidekick)

      That does seem to be a popular one to watch during the holiday season too, Thrifty Puppy. 💞

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