Freeform’s annual “Kickoff to Christmas” will begin November 2019.
*date/times are subject to change -all times shown in Eastern*
(Last updated on 10/26/19)
Friday, November 1, 2019
- 12:00pm – Paddington
- 2:00pm – Rise of the Guardians
- 4:00pm – Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 6:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Cars
- 8:30pm – Disney’s Zootopia
- 12:00am – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
Saturday, November 2, 2019
- 7:00am – Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 9:00am – Disney’s Hercules
- 11:05am – Disney and Pixar’s Cars
- 1:45pm – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo
- 4:15pm – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Dory
- 6:20pm – Disney’s Zootopia
- 8:50pm – Disney’s Moana
- 11:20pm – Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille
Sunday, November 3, 2019
- 8:00am – Disney’s Hercules
- 10:10am – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo
- 12:40pm – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Dory
- 2:45pm – Disney’s Pocahontas
- 4:45pm – Disney’s Moana
- 7:15pm – Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille
- 9:55pm – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 12:00am – Disney’s Pocahontas
Monday, November 4, 2019
- 11:00am – Marley & Me
- 1:30pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 4:30pm – Grown Ups
- 7:00pm – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 9:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
- 11:30am – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 2:30pm – Grown Ups
- 5:00pm – Shrek
- 7:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story
- 9:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 2
- 12:00am – Scooby-Doo (2002)
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
- 11:00am – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
- 12:30pm – Scooby-Doo (2002)
- 2:30pm – Shrek
- 4:30pm – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 2
- 6:30pm – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
- 8:30pm – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University
- 12:00am – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Thursday, November 7, 2019
- 12:00pm – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- 2:00pm – Happy Feet Two
- 4:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
- 6:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Monster’s University
- 8:30pm – Disney’s Zootopia
- 12:00am – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
Friday, November 8, 2019
- 11:30am – Happy Feet Two
- 1:30pm – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
- 3:30pm – Disney and Pixar’s A Bug’s Life
- 5:30pm – Disney’s Zootopia
- 8:00pm – High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
- 9:00pm – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Dory
- 12:00am – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
Saturday, November 9, 2019
- 7:00am – Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits
- 9:05am – Disney and Pixar’s A Bug’s Life
- 11:15am – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Dory
- 1:20pm – Disney’s Mulan
- 3:25pm – Disney’s The Princess and the Frog
- 5:30pm – Disney’s Moana
- 8:00pm – The Little Mermaid LIVE!
- 10:00pm – Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
- 12:00am – Disney’s Pocahontas
Sunday, November 10, 2019
- 7:00am – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
- 7:30am – Disney’s Pocahontas
- 9:30am – Disney’s Mulan
- 11:35am – Disney’s The Princess and the Frog
- 1:40pm – Disney’s Moana
- 4:10pm – The Little Mermaid LIVE!
- 6:10pm – Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
- 8:15pm – Disney and Pixar’s The Incredibles
- 10:55pm – Iron Man
Monday, November 11, 2019
- 11:00am – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 12:40pm – Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
- 2:45pm – Disney’s Moana
- 5:15pm – Disney and Pixar’s The Incredibles
- 7:55pm – Iron Man
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
- 11:00am – Bon Voyage Charlie Brown
- 12:35pm – Matilda
- 2:40pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 5:50pm – Home Alone
- 8:20pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 12:00am – Home Alone 3
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
- 12:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 3:10pm – Home Alone
- 5:40pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 8:20pm – Pitch Perfect
- 12:00am – Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
Thursday, November 14, 2019
- 12:00pm – Boomerang
- 2:35pm – The Holiday
- 5:50pm – Pitch Perfect
- 8:30pm – Grown Ups
- 12:00am – Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Friday, November 15, 2019
- 11:30am – Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
- 1:40pm – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 4:20pm – Grown Ups
- 6:50pm – Matilda
- 8:55pm – Fantastic Mr. Fox
- 12:00am – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
Saturday, November 16, 2019
- 7:00am – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 9:35am – Happy Feet Two
- 11:40am – Matilda
- 1:45pm – Fantastic Mr. Fox
- 3:50pm – Home Alone
- 6:20pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 9:00pm – Disney’s Frozen
- 11:30pm – The BFG (2016)
Sunday, November 17, 2019
- 7:00am – Happy Feet Two
- 9:00am – The BFG (2016)
- 11:35am – Dennis the Menace (1993)
- 1:40pm – Home Alone
- 4:10pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 6:50pm – Disney’s Frozen
- 9:20pm – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- 12:00am – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
Monday, November 18, 2019
- 11:00am – Love the Coopers
- 1:30pm – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 4:00pm – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
- 6:00pm – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- 8:30pm – Grown Ups
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
- 11:00am – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 1:35pm – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
- 2:35pm – Grown Ups
- 5:05pm – Boomerang
- 7:45pm – The Blind Side
- 12:00am – The Truth About Christmas
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
- 12:00pm – Boomerang
- 2:35pm – The Blind Side
- 5:50pm – Home Alone
- 8:20pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 12:00am – Deck the Halls
Thursday, November 21, 2019
- 11:00am – Marley & Me
- 1:40pm – Deck the Halls
- 3:45pm – Home Alone
- 6:15pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 8:55pm – Matilda
- 12:00am – Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve
Friday, November 22, 2019
- 11:30am – Tomorrowland
- 2:40pm – Scooby-Doo (2002)
- 4:45pm – Matilda
- 6:50pm – Shrek
- 8:55pm – Despicable Me 2
- 12:00am – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
Saturday, November 23, 2019
- 7:00am – Tomorrowland
- 10:10am – Scooby-Doo (2002)
- 12:15pm – The Pacifier
- 2:20pm – Shrek
- 4:25pm – Despicable Me 2
- 6:30pm – Grown Ups
- 9:00pm- Turkey Drop
- 11:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
Sunday, November 24, 2019
- 7:00am – Garfield
- 9:00am – The Pacifier
- 11:00am – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 1:30pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 4:40pm – Rise of the Guardians
- 6:45pm – Home Alone
- 9:15pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 11:55pm – Matilda
Monday, November 25, 2019
- 11:30am – Rise of the Guardians
- 1:40pm – Matilda
- 3:50pm – Home Alone
- 6:20pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 9:00pm – WRAP BATTLE
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
- 11:00am – Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
- 1:30pm – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- 4:40pm – Iron Man
- 7:45pm – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- 12:00am – WRAP BATTLE (encores)
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
- 7:30am – Turkey Drop
- 11:00am – Paddington
- 1:05pm – The Simpsons Holiday Episodes
- 2:35pm – Iron Man
- 5:40pm – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- 8:55pm – Despicable Me 2
- 12:00am – Turkey Drop
Thursday, November 28, 2019
- 7:30am – WRAP BATTLE (encores)
- 11:00am – Turkey Drop
- 1:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 4:00pm – Despicable Me 2
- 6:00pm – Home Alone
- 8:30pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 12:00am – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Friday, November 29, 2019
- 11:00am – TBD
- 1:00pm – Mary Poppins (1964)
- 4:00pm – Home Alone
- 6:30pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- 9:00pm – Shrek
- 12:00am – Happy Feet Two
Saturday, November 30, 2019
- 7:00am – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- 10:15am – Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1:30pm – Deck the Halls
- 3:35pm – Arthur Christmas
- 5:40pm – Shrek
- 7:45pm – The Santa Clause
- 9:50pm – The Santa Clause 2
- 11:55pm – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Archives
- 2018 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2017 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2016 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2015 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2014 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2013 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2012 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
- 2011 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas
What I have found in all of the TV channels for the past 4 or 5 yrs. is that each channel will show their newest productions of the yr. during daytime & early evening hrs. Then they will show the Christmas movies that people have stated as “their favorites” at any time between midnight to 6 or 7 the next a.m. In the beginning, I thought I was just imagining this practice but by the end of the 2nd yr., I noticed the obvious pattern. I no longer watch any of the current yr. (2018) Christmas movies on any channel. I personally find that the writing & producing of the earlier movies to be of a higher type & more of a “good feeling” & appropriate comic quality than the newer ones.
My opinion.
Rita M. Gorman
I also would like to see some of the old Christmas movies that make you feel good about the season. There seems to be way too much degradation of the holiday with nasty/crude/stupid movies, that are repeated so many times during the season. Why not have more diversity?????
Why do you air the new movies 300 times before Christmas until I am sick of them? Where are the older ones that I loved. My favorite was always the Season for Miracles which seems to be thrown away as do a lot of the older sometimes better movies. There is so much time before Christmas and two channels that you should be able to show a lot of the older movies along with the new ones. Very disappointed!!
Fran Shoemaker
I love Christmas movies, but what happen to fantasy movies about Santa Claus, miracles, not just movies about people falling in love during the holidays. I like Freedom much more than Hallmark Channel that one kiss @ the end of this movies drive me freaking crazy. I want more and more people of color we do Christmas also, not just white people. I would also like to see more Christmas cartoons old and new kids really like this( I mean me really). Thanks
Why is there no MISER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS on any schedules this year?
I’m disappointed that so many in countdown and 25 days of Christmas are not entirely Christmas and you don’t play any of the older ABC Family original Christmas movies. Always love Three days, Christmas List, etc.
When will The Christmas Wish with Debbie Reynolds and Neil P. Harris air? Have not seen movie in years.
Really need to show ‘Three Days’ again this year
I see that How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be back on again in 2017. My family was very disappointed that it was not on in 2016. Will this be the Ron Howard ( Live Action ) version like what was aired in 2014 and 2015? That one is the best, because it has all the deleted scenes that the 2000 version does not. ABC Family was the only one to have this movie.
yes, live action
Why is Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer not in either list to be aired? The countdown to 25 days of Christmas or 25 days of Christmas? That is one of mine and my 2 daughters favorite Christmas specials we look forward to seeing every year.
Why does “25 Days of Christmas” begin in November and actually only last for 13 days? Is it just me or does that seem odd?
Hi Amanda, this is the schedule for the “Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas” not the actual “25 Days of Christmas” itself. Freeform/ABC Family counts down to to December with two weeks of holiday movies. Hope that helps! 🙂
ok
Why do you not play both versions of DR. Soose’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas?
Hi Patrick, currently NBC owns the right to air the original Grinch on TV:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)
The half-hour (with commercials) short was originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18, 1966. CBS repeated it annually during the Christmas season until 1988. It was then aired on various other networks multiple times a season. In the 1990s and 2000s, it was primarily seen on Turner-owned properties (TBS, TNT, and Cartoon Network), and later ABC and ABC Family. On August 13, 2015, NBC announced that the special would move to that network, which would air it twice during the Christmas season under a three-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
I missed Mistletoe Inn and want to know if it will be shown again?
sorry! In what country do you usually watch the movie?
Hi Linh, we are in the United States.