It’s time to kick back with the people you love and enjoy your favorite holiday classics! We know it’s hard to keep track of where and when all of your favorite shows and movies are airing, so here is our cord cutter’s guide to holiday TV, movies and specials! And it gets even better, all of these TV shows and movies you can watch FOR FREE over-the-air with your TV antenna!
We’ll be updating this list as new holiday shows and specials are released, so be sure to check back.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
PBS and PBS Kids
Sunday, November 21 at 7:30pm ET
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
CBS
Monday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET
Frosty the Snowman
CBS
Friday, November 26 at 8:00pm ET
Frosty Returns
CBS
Friday, November 26 at 8:30pm ET
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
The CW
Friday, November 26 9:00pm ET
Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire and the Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
CBS
Saturday, November 27 at 8:00pm ET
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
CBS
Saturday, November 27 at 8:30pm ET
The Story of Santa Claus
CBS
Saturday, November 27 at 9:00pm ET
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
ABC
Sunday, November 28 at 7:00pm ET
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
CBS
Sunday, November 28 at 8:00pm ET
Christmas in Rockefeller Center- Tree Lighting Ceremony
NBC
Wednesday, December 1 at 8:00pm ET
Beebo Saves Christmas
The CW
Wednesday, December 1 at 8:00pm ET
Annie Live! (2021)
NBC
Thursday, December 2 at 8:00pm ET
The 23rd Annual Home for the Holidays at the Grove
CBS
Sunday, December 5 at 9:00pm ET
A Chef’s Life Holiday Special
PBS
Sunday, December 12 at 8:00pm ET
A Christmas Proposal
CBS
Sunday, December 12 at 8:30pm ET
Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2021
The CW
Sunday, December 12 at 9:00pm ET
20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
PBS
Monday, December 13 at 8:00pm ET
Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip: Christmas Vacation
Fox
Tuesday, December 14 at 9:00pm ET
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2021
The CW
Wednesday, December 15 at 8:00pm ET
NATURE “Santa’s Wild Home”
PBS
Wednesday, December 15 at 8:00pm ET
Dogs of the Year 2021
The CW
Thursday, December 16 at 8:00pm ET
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
The CW
Saturday, December 18 at 8:00pm ET
A Charlie Brown Christmas
PBS and PBS Kids
Sunday, December 19 at 7:30pm ET
Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas
PBS
Sunday, December 19 at 8:00pm ET
Christmas Takes Flight
CBS
Sunday, December 19 at 8:00pm ET
Christmas at Belmont (2021)
PBS
Monday, December 20 at 9:00pm ET
The Price is Right at Night- Christmas Edition
CBS
Wednesday, December 22 at 8:00pm ET
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
The CW
Wednesday, December 22 at 8:00pm ET
The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
CBS
Wednesday, December 22 at 9:00pm ET
A Holly Dolly Christmas
CBS
Friday, December 24 at 8:00pm ET
20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
PBS
Friday, December 24 at 9:00pm ET
Kenny Rogers: all in for the Gambler
CBS
Friday, December 24 at 9:00pm ET
Call the Midwife Holiday Special (2021)
PBS
Saturday, December 25 at 9:00pm ET
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022
ABC
Friday, December 31 at 8:00pm ET
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
CBS
Friday, December 31 at 8:00pm ET
United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream
PBS
Friday, December 31 at 9:00pm ET