I love Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. I could watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" every day during the holidays. This year is the 50th anniversary of the movie and ABC will have it.

Holiday-themed programming starts the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 27, 2015.

Here's the schedule:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - 7:00 PM

“Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” - Fred Astaire narrates this timeless tale of Kris Kringle. The vocal cast features Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 - 7:00 PM

“It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown” – Kristen Bell will host a special holiday retrospective, “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown.” The anniversary special will celebrate 50 years of the iconic classic that has brought joy and a television watching tradition at the holidays for generations of fans. The special will feature live performances from Vince Guaraldi, Kristen Chenoweth singing “Happiness” from the “Peanuts” Broadway hit, a performance from Matthew Morrison of an original song, “Just Like Me," Sarah McLachlan, Boyz II Men, Pentatonix, David Benoit and The All-American Boys Chorus.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 - 8:00 PM

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” – Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees everywhere during the Christmas season. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, Charlie Brown needs Linus’ help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 - 9:00 PM

“The Great Holiday Baking Show” –  Hosted by Nia Vardalos and husband Ian Gomez. The series premier of “The Great Holiday Baking Show” stars some of the nation’s best amateur bakers as they compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations all hoping to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 - 7:00 PM

“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Featuring your favorite characters from the “Toy Story” films. During a post-Christmas play date, the “Toy Story” gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 - 7:30 PM

“Shrek the Halls” – Just when Shrek thought he could finally sit back, relax and enjoy his happily ever after with his new family, the most joyous of all holidays arrives. It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is filled with holiday cheer -- except for Shrek.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 - 8:00 PM

“CMA Country Christmas” -- Some of the biggest names in music will come together to celebrate the holidays on ”CMA Country Christmas,” a two-hour special hosted for the  sixth year by Jennifer Nettles.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 - 7:00 PM

“The Great Christmas Light Fight” –  It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with ABC’s hit holiday decorating competition series, “The third season premiers with with all new celebrity judges, Taniya Nayak and Carter Oosterhouse.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 - 9:00 PM

“The Great Holiday Baking Show” – Hosted by Nia Vardalos and husband Ian Gomez.  The show stars some of the nation’s best amateur bakers as they compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations all hoping to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 - 7:30 PM

“Fresh Off the Boat” -- “The Real Santa” – Jessica loves the holidays, but feels that Santa could use some improvements. So she and Louis convince Evan that Santa is a scientist with multiple post-graduate degrees from Princeton and has a close relationship with his mother. Meanwhile, Eddie and Emery are struggling to find the perfect Christmas gift for their mother.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 - 7:00 PM

“The Middle” – “No Silent Night” -- In an episode that takes place entirely on Christmas Eve, it’s a not so silent night for the Hecks as an attempt to stay home and watch church on TV instead of going to actual church sets off a string of events that finds the ties that bind hilariously unraveling in near real time.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 - 7:30 PM

“The Goldbergs” – “A Christmas Story” -- Disappointed with her unenthusiastic family during the holidays, Beverly creates “Super Hanukkah” to get them into the spirit but it’s too similar to Christmas. Meanwhile, Adam is annoyed that Barry is more interested in hanging with Lainey than him, so he triple-dog dares his brother with results neither one see coming.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 - 8:30 PM

“black-ish” –  “Stuff” -- Dre thinks Christmas has become commercialized and is all about “stuff,” and no one loves “stuff" more than his kids. Pops thinks they have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas and comes up with a new plan to pare down gifts and spend more time together. The kids don’t handle the news well and hope that if they act nice, Dre and Bow will change their stance. Meanwhile, Dre shares his Christmas plan at work and they have him starting to doubt his new traditions.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 - 7:00 PM

“Toy Story 20th Anniversary Special” –  The special will take a look at how Pixar’s early beginnings making short, digitally-animated films lead them to take the bold step of making the first feature length computer animated film, “Toy Story.” Producers, animators, technical artists, designers and some of the film’s voice talent will discuss making the film and the impact it has had over the years, spawning two sequels, with a new installment, “Toy Story 4,” on the way.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 - 8:00 PM

“Toy Story” –  The first full-length movie to be made entirely with computer animation.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11- 7:00 PM

“Last Man Standing” – “Gift of the Wise Man” – Mike, annoyed at how far his family has moved away from the true spirit of Christmas, tells them he doesn’t want any physical gifts this year. Instead, he just  wants each of them to perform a “good deed” for him. Meanwhile, Chuck is nominated to be Outdoor Man’s in-store Santa for the season.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11-  7:30 PM

“Dr. Ken” -- “The Master Scheduler” – When Allison gushes about how excited she is to go to Hawaii for the holidays, Ken realizes that he forgot to ask for those days off. So Ken, not wanting to admit he messed up, turns to lying, begging and bribing in hopes that the master scheduler for the office (with whom no one has ever met) can give him the time off. (8:30-9:00 p.m.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 - 7:00 PM

“The Great Christmas Light Fight” –  In each episode four families compete for a cash prize as they transform their homes into a festive wonderland for the holidays.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 - 9:00 PM

“The Great Holiday Baking Show” – Hosted by Nia Vardalos and husband Ian Gomez. Some of the nation’s best amateur bakers as they compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations all hoping to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 - 7:00 PM

“Toy Story That Time Forgot” – Featuring your favorite characters from the “Toy Story” films. During a post-Christmas play date, the “Toy Story” gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 - 7:30 PM

“Shrek the Halls” – Just when Shrek thought he could finally sit back, relax and enjoy his happily ever after with his new family, the most joyous of all holidays arrives. It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is filled with holiday cheer -- except for Shrek.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 - 7:00 PM

“Disney Prep & Landing” – Walt Disney Animation Studios brings you a half-hour holiday special tale of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing. After working tirelessly on Prep & Landing for 227 years, an elf named Wayne is upset when he doesn’t receive an expected promotion to be the Director of Naughty List Intelligence.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 - 7:30 PM

“Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice” – The yuletide adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne continue. With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology that has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid! Desperate to prevent Christmas from descending into chaos, Wayne seeks out the foremost Naughty Kid expert to aid in the mission, a bombastic member of the Coal Elf Brigade who also happens to be his estranged brother, Noel.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 - 7:30 PM

“Yes, Virginia” – New York City, 1897. A little girl named Virginia O’Hanlon loves Christmas more than anything else in the world. But when a schoolyard bully challenges her belief in Santa Clause, Virginia embarks on a quest across the city to prove he is real. With her best friend Ollie in tow, Virginia meets everyone from an overeager librarian to a Scraggly Santa raising money for the poor.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 - 7:00 PM

“I Want A Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!” – “I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!” centers on ReRun, the lovable but ever-skeptical younger brother of Linus and Lucy. It’s Christmas vacation and, as usual, ReRun’s big sister is stressing him out, so he decides to turn to his best friend, Snoopy, for amusement and holiday cheer. However, his faithful but unpredictable beagle companion has plans of his own, giving ReRun reason to ask Snoopy to invite his canine brother, Spike, for a visit.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 - 7:00 PM

“The Great Christmas Light Fight” – SEASON FINALE –  Families compete for a cash prize as they transform their homes into a festive wonderland for the holidays.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 - 9:00 PM

The Great Holiday Baking Show – SEASON FINALE- Some of the nation’s best amateur bakers as they compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations all hoping to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 - 7:00 PM

“It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown” – Kristen Bell will host a special holiday retrospective, “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown.” The anniversary special will celebrate 50 years of the iconic classic that has brought joy and a television watching tradition at the holidays for generations of fans. The special will feature live performances from Vince Guaraldi, Kristen Chenoweth singing “Happiness” from the “Peanuts” Broadway hit, a performance from Matthew Morrison of an original song, “Just Like Me," Sarah McLachlan, Boyz II Men, Pentatonix, David Benoit and The All-American Boys Chorus.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 - 8:00 PM

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” – Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees everywhere during the Christmas season. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, Charlie Brown needs Linus’ help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 - 7:00 PM

“CMA Country Christmas” -- Some of the biggest names in music will come together to celebrate the holidays on ”CMA Country Christmas,” a two-hour special hosted for the  sixth year by Jennifer Nettles.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 - 7:00 PM

“Happy New Year, Charlie Brown” - Ring in the new year with the animated PEANUTS special, “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown."

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 - 8:00 PM

“Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” – It’s Rudolph to the rescue when Happy, the Baby New Year, goes missing. Red Skelton narrates and voices Father Time.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 - 7:00 PM

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016”  - A stellar line-up of the year’s top music artists performs during the biggest live music celebration of the year. T

 

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