All times Eastern.

A Season for Miracles … Hallmark Channel … 6 AM
Home Alone (Movie Marathon Begins) … FMC … 6 AM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 6 AM
Christmas at Water’s Edge … LMN … 6 AM
Christmas Yule Log … GMC … 6 AM – 11 PM
Mickey’s Christmas Carol … ABC Family … 7 AM
The Christmas Toy … HUB … 7 AM
Jack Frost (1979) … ABC Family … 7:30 AM
The Town That Santa Forgot … Boomerang … 7:30 AM
Annie Claus is Coming to Town … Hallmark Channel … 8 AM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 8 AM
Home Alone … FMC … 8 AM
Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story … LMN … 8 AM
Pinocchio’s Christmas … ABC Family … 9 AM
Alvin and the Chipmunks … FX … 9 AM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland … ABC Family … 9:30 AM
Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle … Hallmark Channel … 10 AM
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas … ABC Family … 10 AM
Home Alone … FMC … 10 AM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 10 AM
A Holiday to Remember … Lifetime … 10 AM
All She Wants for Christmas … LMN … 10 AM
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year … ABC Family … 10:30 AM
Cabbage Patch Kids Christmas … Boomerang … 10:30 AM
The Muppet Christmas Carol … HUB … 11 AM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town … ABC Family … 11:30 AM
A Flintstones Christmas Carol … Boomerang … 11:30 AM
Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 12 PM *NEW
Disney Christmas Parade … ABC … 12 PM
Twas the Night … Disney XD … 12 PM
Home Alone … FMC … 12 PM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 12 PM
A Boyfriend for Christmas … Lifetime … 12 PM
Christmas Child … LMN … 12 PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus … ABC Family … 12:30 PM
The Christmas Box … INSP … 1 PM
West Point Holiday Special … FOX NEWS … 1 PM *NEW
Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas … ION … 1 PM *NEW
Alvin and the Chipmunks … FX … 1 PM
The Santa Clause … ABC Family … 1:30 PM
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) … TCM … 1:30 PM
Home Alone … FMC … 2 PM
Christmas Magic … Hallmark Channel … 2 PM *NEW
A Christmas Story … TBS … 2 PM
A Christmas Wedding … Lifetime … 2 PM
Christmas Angel … LMN … 2 PM
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure … Disney (east) … 2:50 PM *NEW
The Man Who Saved Christmas … INSP … 3 PM
Christmas Clause … ION … 3 PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause … ABC Family … 3:30 PM
Home Alone … FMC … 4 PM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 4 PM
Yogi’s First Christmas … Boomerang … 4 PM
The Christmas Pageant … Hallmark Channel … 4 PM *NEW
A Nanny for Christmas … Lifetime … 4 PM
A Dad for Christmas … LMN … 4 PM
Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas … Disney (east) … 4:30 PM *NEW
A Golden Christmas 2 – The Second Tail … ION … 5 PM *NEW
King of Kings (1961) … TCM … 5 PM
Alvin and the Chipmunks … FX … 5 PM
The Muppet Christmas Carol … HUB … 5 PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York … ABC Family … 5:30 PM
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure … Disney (east) … 5:50 PM *NEW
Home Alone … FMC … 6 PM
A Dog Named Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 6 PM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 6 PM
The Christmas Blessing … LMN … 6 PM
The Town That Santa Forgot … Boomerang … 6 PM
12 Wishes of Christmas … ION … 7 PM *NEW
Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas … Disney (west) … 7:30 PM *NEW
The Polar Express … ABC Family … 8 PM
Going My Way (1944) … TCM … 8 PM
Elf … USA … 8 PM
The Ultimate Gift … Hallmark Channel … 8 PM
Home Alone … FMC … 8 PM
Thomas Kinkade’s The Christmas Cottage (Not for children) … LMN … 8 PM
Christmas Mail … ION … 9 PM *NEW
A Wind at My Back Christmas … BYU … 9 PM
Elf … USA … 9:30 PM
A Season for Miracles … Hallmark Channel … 10 PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation … ABC Family … 10 PM
Holiday in Your Heart … LMN … 10 PM
Dear Santa … Lifetime … 10 PM *NEW
Home Alone … FMC … 10 PM
A Christmas Kiss … ION … 11 PM *NEW
Home Alone … FMC … 12 AM
Silver Bells … Hallmark Channel … 12 AM
The Christmas Secret … INSP … 12 AM
Holiday Heist (not for children) … ION … 1 AM *NEW
Home Alone … FMC … 2 AM
A Wind at My Back Christmas … BYU … 2 AM
The Note … Hallmark Channel … 2 AM
The Perfect Gift … TBN … 2:30 AM
The Ultimate Christmas Present … Disney (east) … 2:30 AM
Home Alone … FMC … 4 AM
A Dog Named Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 4 AM
The Ultimate Christmas Present … Disney (west) … 5:30 AM

All times Eastern.

Disney Prep & Landing … ABC Family … 5 PM
Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice … ABC Family … 5:30 PM
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year … ABC Family … 6 PM
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) … TCM … 6 PM
The Christmas Card … Hallmark Channel … 6 PM
Home for the Holidays … Lifetime … 6 PM
The Road to Christmas (Not for Children) … LMN … 6 PM
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure … Disney (east) … 6:20 PM *NEW
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town … ABC Family … 7 PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus … ABC Family … 8 PM
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated) … ABC … 8 PM
It’s a Wonderful Life … NBC … 8 PM *FAVORITE CLASSIC
A Christmas Story (24 Hour Movie Marathon) … TBS … 8 PM
Undercover Christmas (Not for Children) … Lifetime … 8 PM
A Wind at My Back Christmas … BYU … 8 PM
A Christmas Wish … Hallmark Channel … 8 PM
Comfort & Joy … LMN … 8 PM
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) … TCM … 8 PM
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) … FMC … 8 PM
The Christmas Box … INSP … 8 PM
Alvin and the Chipmunks … FX … 8 PM
Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas … Disney (east) … 8 PM *NEW
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas … ABC … 8:30 PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York … ABC Family … 9 PM
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure … Disney (west) … 9:20 PM *NEW
November Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 10 PM
West Point Holiday Special … FOX NEWS … 10 PM *NEW
The Man Who Saved Christmas … INSP … 10 PM
Margie (1946) … TCM … 10 PM
Jingle All the Way … FMC … 10 PM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 10 PM
Make Way For Tomorrow (1937) … TCM … 10:15 PM
Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas … Disney (west) … 11 PM *NEW
The Santa Clause … ABC Family … 11:30 PM
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) … FMC … 12 AM
Auntie Mame (1958) … TCM … 12 AM
The Ultimate Gift … Hallmark Channel … 12 AM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 12 AM
Undercover Christmas (Not for Children) … Lifetime … 12 AM
Comfort & Joy … LMN … 12 AM
Christmas Yule Log … GMC … 12 AM – 6 AM
West Point Holiday Special … FOX NEWS … 1 AM *NEW
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas … ABC Family … 1:30 AM
Jingle All the Way … FMC … 2 AM
Holiday Inn … AMC … 2 AM
The Christmas Pageant … Hallmark Channel … 2 AM *NEW
A Christmas Story … TBS … 2 AM
A Wind at My Back Christmas … BYU … 2:30 AM
The Bishop’s Wife … TCM … 2:30 AM
Twas the Night … Disney (east) … 2:30 AM
Christmas Magic … Hallmark Channel … 4 AM *NEW
West Point Holiday Special … FOX NEWS … 4 AM *NEW
The Christmas Child … TBN … 4 AM
A Christmas Story … TBS … 4 AM
Tenth Avenue Angel … TCM … 4:30 AM
Twas the Night … Disney (west) … 5:30 AM

Merry Madagascar … ABC Family … 5 PM
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special … ABC Family … 5:30 PM
The Santa Suit … Hallmark Channel … 6 PM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland … ABC Family … 6 PM
A Holiday to Remember … LMN … 6 PM
White Christmas … AMC … 8 PM
A Princess for Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 8 PM *NEW
A Nanny for Christmas … Lifetime … 8 PM
A Christmas Carol: The Musical … LMN … 8 PM
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas … Disney (east) … 8:30 PM
A Boyfriend for Christmas … Lifetime … 10 PM
Lucky Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 10 PM *NEW
Holiday in your Heart … LMN … 10 PM
White Christmas … AMC … 10:45 PM
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas … Disney (west) … 11:30 PM
A Nanny for Christmas … Lifetime … 12 AM
A Christmas Carol: The Musical … LMN … 12 AM
Silver Bells … Hallmark Channel … 12 AM
A Boyfriend for Christmas … Lifetime … 2 AM
A Grandpa for Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 2 AM
Holiday in your Heart … LMN … 2 AM
Christmas At Maxwell’s … TBN … 2 AM
The Santa Suit … Hallmark Channel … 4 AM

All times are Eastern…

White Christmas … AMC … 8 PM
A Christmas Wish … Hallmark Channel … 8 PM *NEW
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas … ABC Family … 8 PM
Holiday Switch … LMN … 8 PM
Fitzwilly … TCM … 9:45 PM
Holiday Engagement … Hallmark Channel … 10 PM *NEW
The Road to Christmas (Not for Children)… LMN … 10 PM
White Christmas … AMC … 10:45 PM
The Great Rupert ~ A Christmas Wish … TCM … 11:45 PM
The Perfect Gift … TBN … 12 AM
The Town Christmas Forgot … Hallmark Channel … 12 AM
Holiday Switch … LMN … 12 AM
The Christmas Card … Hallmark Channel … 2 AM
The Note … Hallmark Channel … 4 AM

Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch stole Christmas … Cartoon Network (west) … 5 PM
The Santa Clause … ABC Family … 6 PM
Home by Christmas … Lifetime … 6 PM
Moonlight & Mistletoe … Hallmark Channel … 6 PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause … ABC Family … 8 PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer … CBS … 8 PM
The Polar Express … Disney (east) … 8 PM
The Man Who Saved Christmas … INSP … 8 PM
A Nanny for Christmas … Lifetime … 8 PM
Annie Claus is Coming to Town … Hallmark Channel … 8 PM *NEW
Fred Claus … TNT … 8 PM
The Flight Before Christmas … CBS … 9 PM
Annie Claus is Coming to Town … Hallmark Channel … 10 PM *NEW
The Christmas Box … INSP … 10 PM
Home for the Holidays … Lifetime … 10 PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation … ABC Family … 10 PM
Fred Claus … TNT … 10:30 PM
The Polar Express … Disney (west) … 11 PM
Elf … USA … 11 PM
Jack Frost (1998) … ABC Family … 12 AM
Moonlight & Mistletoe … Hallmark Channel … 12 AM
A Nanny for Christmas … Lifetime … 12 AM
A Christmas Wish (aka A Rootbeer Christmas) … TBN … 1:30 AM
Home for the Holidays … Lifetime … 2 AM
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year … Hallmark Channel … 2 AM
Our First Christmas … Hallmark Channel … 4 AM

Tuesday
The Polar Express … ABC Family … 6:30 PM
A Christmas Carol (1984) … AMC … 8 PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York … ABC Family … 8:30 PM
A Christmas Story (1983) … TCM … 9 PM
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) … TCM … 12 AM
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) … TCM … 2 AM

Wednesday
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation … ABC Family … 9 PM

Thursday
Gift of the Magi … Hallmark Channel … 6 AM
Jack Frost (1979) … ABC Family … 6 PM
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland … ABC Family … 7 PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town … ABC Family … 8 PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus … ABC Family … 9 PM

Friday
The Year Without a Santa Claus … ABC Family … 6 PM
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town … ABC Family … 7 PM
The Muppet Christmas Carol … HUB … 7 PM
The Santa Clause … ABC Family … 8 PM
Frosty the Snowman … CBS … 8 PM
Frosty Returns … CBS … 8:30 PM

Saturday
Elf … USA … 1 PM
Jack Frost (1998) … ABC Family … 4 PM
The Santa Clause … ABC Family … 6 PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer … CBS … 8 PM
Fred Claus … TNT … 8 PM
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation … ABC Family … 10 PM
Fred Claus … TNT … 10:30 PM
The Polar Express … Disney (west) … 11 PM
Elf … USA … 11 PM

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ABC 8/7C.

It’s been over for some time now, especially when you consider that it was on DVD after airing on DirecTV, before completing its run on NBC, but the wife and I only finished it last night. We didn’t want it to end and prolonging our DVR viewing was the only way to cope.

Not going to ramble about insights or angles on this final montage, but in my opinion the last 7 minutes of the show were its finest and fully embodied the constant overtones of the show… a show I consider one of the finest ever produced.

And not just for the fact that it is set in Seattle. Nor for the gratuitous skyline and scenery flyovers.

It’s an excellent show, and we’re only two hours into it. Watch the two-hour first episode here for free.

(Also, it’s filmed in Vancouver.)

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I love Portlandia. If you haven’t seen it yet, look for reruns if you have IFC, or simply head to iTunes.

The only thing better than the show if is the show’s intro. I love Portland. We looked for any excuse to visit when we lived in Seattle, and it (like Seattle, though not as awesomely so) is a city unlike any other. Somehow the intro managed to capture exactly what I envision when someone says “Portland”.

Christmas Eve
9:00am CARTOON - Garfield Show: Home For The Holidays
9:00am NIK - Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure
9:15am TCM - Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
10:00am AMC - Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
10:30am TCM - Holiday Affair (1950) Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh
12:15pm AMC - White Christmas Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
1:00pm ABCFAM - Twas the Night Before Christmas
1:30pm ABCFAM - Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
10:30am TCM - Holiday Affair (1950) Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh
12:00pm TCM - It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
3:00pm AMC - Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
3:30pm ABCFAM - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
5:00pm ABCFam - Mickey’s Christmas Special
5:15pm AMC - White Christmas Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
5:30pm ABCFam - WINNIE THE POOH AND CHRISTMAS TOO
5:30pm CARTOON - Garfield Show: Home For The Holidays
6:00pm ABCFam - Jack Frost
6:00pm TCM - Scrooge (1970) Albert Finney
7:00pm ABCFam - Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
7:00pm HGTV - Behind the Magic: Disney Holidays
7:30pm ABCFAM - Twas the Night Before Christmas
8:00pm ABC - Disney’s Prep and Landing
8:00pm ABCFam - Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
8:00pm TBS - A Christmas Story (Marathon)
8:00pm NBC - It’s A Wonderful Life
8:00pm AMC - Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
8:00pm LIFE - A Boyfriend for Christmas
8:00pm TVLAND - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
8:00pm TCM - The Bishop’s Wife (Cary Grant, Loretta Young)
9:00pm ABC - The Santa Clause 2
9:00pm ABCFam KIDS The Year Without a Santa Claus
9:45pm CMT - A Smoky Mountain Christmas Dolly Parton,
10:00pm Hallmark - Eloise At Christmastime
10:15pm AMC - White Christmas Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
11:35pm CBS - Christmas Eve Service at NYC St. Paul & St. Andrew
11:35pm NBC - Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

Christmas Day
2:00am TCM - Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Judy Garland
6:00am Hallmark - Eloise At Christmastime
6:00am HBO2E - Home Alone
6:00am TBS - A Christmas Story (Marathon)
7:00am ABCFam - A Flintstones Christmas
8:00am TCM - The Shop Around The Corner (1940) Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart
8:00am ABCFam - Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
8:00am LIFEMN - A Town Without Christmas
8:00am TVLAND - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
9:00am ABCFam - The Year Without a Santa Claus
10:00am ABCFam - Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
10:00am AMC - Scrooged
10:30am CARTOON - Garfield Show: Home For The Holidays
11:00am CTOON - Olive the Other Reindeer
11:30am DISNEY - Nightmare Before Christmas
11:45am TCM - A Christmas Carol (1938) Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart
12:00pm ABC - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
12:00pm AMC - Scrooged
12:00pm HBO2E - Jingle All the Way
12:00pm TBS - A Christmas Story
1:00pm CARTOON - Garfield Show: Home For The Holidays
2:00pm LIFEMN - If You Believe
2:30pm ABCFam - The Santa Clause
3:00pm LIFE - Christmas Blessing
3:24pm CMT - A Smoky Mountain Christmas Dolly Parton,
4:00pm AMC - Scrooged
4:00pm Hallmark - Silver Bells
4:00pm TBS - A Christmas Story (Marathon)
4:30pm ABCFam - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
5:00pm TCM - King of Kings
6:30pm CMAX - Four Christmases
7:00pm ABCFam - Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
8:00pm USA - Elf
8:00pm AMC - Scrooged
8:00pm FMC - A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott)
9:00pm TVLand - Everybody Loves Raymond (The Toaster)
9:30pm ABCFam - Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
9:30pm USA - Elf
10:00pm AMC - Scrooged
10:00pm FoxMC - Trapped in Paradise Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey
10:00pm Hallmark - Moonlight & Mistletoe
10:00pm LIFEMN - Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage
12:00am ABCFam - Ernest Saves Christmas

12:00am LIFEMN - Holiday In Your Heart
9:15am AMC - Holiday Inn
6:00pm Hallmark - Call Me Claus
6:30pm ABCFam - The Santa Clause
8:00pm ABC - Dr. Seuss – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
8:30pm ABCFam - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
10:00pm AMC MOVIE Prancer

Bold denotes my personal favorites.