8:30 a.m. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) Reginald Owen as Scrooge. TCM.

11:30 a.m. HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949) A widow (Janet Leigh) finds romance. TCM.

Noon CHRISTMAS ELVES Elves make magic shoes. FAM.

12:30 p.m. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Animated, musical version with voices by Tim Curry and Whoopi Goldberg. NICK.

1 p.m. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SANTA (1998) A toy tycoon (Harry Hamlin) hates Christmas. FAM.

1 CHRISTMAS SNOW A widow (Katherine Helmond) faces eviction. HALL.

2 THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994) An adman (Tim Allen) takes over for Santa. DISN.

5 MARY CHRISTMAS (2002) Reporter (Cynthia Gibb) helps a boy and his dad (John Schneider). Channel 25.

6 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN With Fred Astaire. HALL.

7 BLOCKBUSTER HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Parade. Channels 5, 22.

7 CHRISTMAS IN ASPEN Channels 9, 2.

7 THE NIGHT THEY SAVED CHRISTMAS (1984) Oil drilling threatens Santa's factory. HALL.

7 A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC FROM ED SULLIVAN Clips from Ed Sullivan shows. Channel 48.

8 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS The 1965 Peanuts cartoon classic. Channels 9, 2.

8 MISS LETTIE AND ME (2002) A girl sparks romance between a woman (Mary TylerMoore) and her old flame (BurtReynolds). TNT.

8 MOTOWN CHRISTMAS Holiday music. USA.

8 A DIVA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (2000) Vanessa L. Williams version of A Christmas Carol. VH1

8 THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994) An adman (Tim Allen) takes over for Santa. DISN.

9 MARY CHRISTMAS (2002) A reporter (Cynthia Gibb) helps a boy and his dad (John Schneider). PAX.

9 A CLASSIC IRISH CHRISTMAS BRAVO.

9 CHRISTMAS SNOW A widow faces eviction. HALL.

9 CHRISTMAS: BEHIND THE TRADITIONS. HGTV.