25 Days of Christmas (Freeform): From Home Alone to The Santa Clause trilogy to Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Freeform will celebrate the holidays all month long with these classics. Other holiday faves airing throughout the month include Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, Arthur Christmas, plus Rankin-Bass’ beloved specials, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, plus more. Check local listings
Make or Bake Christmas (Lifetime): With Christmas fast approaching, Leslie (Vivica A. Fox) is looking to expand her business, so she sets her sights on the bakery, Sugar Bakers. Only problem is that it’s owned by Denise Sugarbaker (Jackée Harry) and run by her son, David (Landon Moss). So, Leslie sends one of her top employees, Emma (Jasmine Aivaliotis), to go undercover as a seasonal employee in order to convince them to sell. But when Emma gets there, she unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with the quaint bakery. 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
A Creature Was Stirring (Shudder): Chrissy Metz stars as Faith, a mother who keeps her troubled teenage daughter on a tightly controlled but illicit pill regimen in order to ward off a terrifying affliction. But after a Christmas burglary, their family secret may finally be exposed. Streaming
Tuesday, December 3
CMA Country Christmas (ABC): Filmed in Nashville, the 15th annual special will feature one-of-a-kind musical performances of festive classics from country music’s biggest stars. 8 p.m ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story (Peacock): This three-part docuseries does a deep dive on Joe Francis’ multi-million dollar Girls Gone Wild franchise, which was a series of tapes sold on late night television that featured young spring breakers baring their breasts for T-shirts and hats. Francis gives his first in-depth, in-person, on-the-record interview with a journalist in almost a decade as well as exclusive access to his former employees, enemies, and survivors. Streaming
Wednesday, December 4
Abbott Elementary (ABC): It’s a one-hour Abbott holiday special! In the first episode, titled “Winter Show,” Barbara is determined to make Abbott Elementary’s first-ever holiday show a success. Meanwhile, Jacob’s brother arrives for his visit earlier than planned. On the second episode, titled “Winter Break,” Melissa hosts the Schemmenti family Christmas Eve dinner and goes to great lengths to make sure everything is perfect. Meanwhile, Janine and Gregory get an unexpected guest. 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and streaming the next day on Hulu
