The Holiday Season has begun and now there are just 20 days until Christmas! We certainly don't want to rush the Holiday Season, and in the hope that you have time to enjoy some Holiday TV specials, we list tonight's (Sunday, December 5th's) Holiday TV Programming. Note you don't have to "dress up" in your holiday jammies or wear elf ears, but you get bonus points with your significant other if you do, or they'll think you're a complete weirdo!

CBS

  • 8:30 p.m. - The National Christmas Tree Lighting
  • 9:30 p.m. - The 23rd Annual a Home for the Holidays at the Grove

OWN

  • 7 p.m. - Christmas Cookie Challenge (Modern Classics)

Lifetime

  • 6 p.m. - Merry Liddle Christmas Baby
  • 8 p.m. - My Favorite Christmas Melody
  • 10 p.m. - A Christmas Winter Song

Disney

  • 7 p.. - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
  • 9:30 - Disney Holiday Magic Quest

Freeform

  • 5:35 p.m. - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • 6:40 p.m. - Home Alone
  • 9:10 p.m. - Home Alone 2:Lost In New York

Food Network

  • 7 p.m. - Buddy vs. Duff (Cartoon Christmas)
  • 8 p.m. - Buddy vs. Duff (Holiday: Santa's Workshop)
  • 9 p.m - Holiday Wars (Holiday Sing-Along)
  • 10 p.m. - Beat Bobby Flay (Holidays Are for Battle)

Syfy

  • 6 p.m. - Die Hard With a Vengeance
  • 9 p.m. - Live Free or Die Hard

MTV

  • 5 p.m. - Bad Santa
  • 7 p.m. - Bad Santa 2

VH-1

  • 6 p.m. - The B--- Who Stole Christmas

FX

  • 6 p.m. - Abominable
  • 8 p.m. - Dr Seuss' the Grinch
  • 10 p.m. - Dr. Seuss' the Grinch

GAC Family

  • 6 p.m. - Jingle Bell Princess
  • 8 p.m. - A Lot Like Chrtistmas
  • 10 p.m. - Angel Falls Christmas

Hallmarck Channel

  • 6 p.m. - A Very Merry Bridesmaid
  • 8 p.m. - Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday
  • 10 p.m. - Switched for Christmas

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

  • 6 p.m. - Our Christmas Journey
  • 8 p.m. - Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas
  • 10 p.m. - Every Time a Bell Rings
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