Freeform’s annual “Kickoff to Christmas” will begin Thursday, November 1, 2018. That’s right, this year Freeform has extended the countdown event from 2 weeks to a FULL MONTH!
*date/times are subject to change -all times shown in Eastern*
(Last updated on 10/24/18)
Thursday, November 1, 2018
- 5:00pm – Christmas with the Kranks
- 7:10pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 8:50pm – Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out
- 12:00am – Snowglobe
Friday, November 2, 2018
- 2:30pm – Christmas with the Kranks
- 4:40pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 6:20pm – Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out
- 8:30pm – Disney’s Frozen
- 12:00am – 12 Dates of Christmas
Saturday, November 3, 2018
- 7:00am – Titanic (1997)
- 11:30am – 12 Dates of Christmas
- 1:35pm – The Holiday
- 4:50pm – Disney’s Frozen
- 7:20pm – Pitch Perfect
- 10:00pm – Life-Size (NEW!)
- 12:00am – Snow
Sunday, November 4, 2018
- 7:00am – Sixteen Candles
- 9:05am – Snow
- 11:10am – The Holiday
- 2:25pm – Life-Size
- 4:30pm – Pitch Perfect
- 7:10pm – Just Go With It
- 9:50pm – Maleficent
- 11:55pm – Sixteen Candles
Monday, November 5, 2018
- 4:00pm – Just Go With It
- 6:30pm – Maleficent
- 8:30pm – Jumanji (1995)
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
- 3:30pm – Billy Madison
- 5:30pm – Jumanji (1995)
- 8:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 12:00am – Angels Sing (NEW!)
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
- 3:30pm – Angels Sing
- 5:30pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 8:30pm – Sweet Home Alabama
- 12:00am – The Family Stone
Thursday, November 8, 2018
- 3:30pm – The Family Stone
- 6:00pm – Sweet Home Alabama
- 8:30pm – Love the Coopers
- 12:00am – Babe
Friday, November 9, 2018
- 1:00pm – Babe
- 3:05pm – Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
- 5:10pm – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- 7:15pm – Storks
- 12:00am – Beethoven
Saturday, November 10, 2018
- 7:00am – Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
- 9:10am – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- 11:15am – Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
- 1:20pm – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
- 3:25pm – Storks
- 5:30pm – Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
- 7:35pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 9:15pm – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- 11:55pm – Call Me Claus
Sunday, November 11, 2018
- 7:00am – Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
- 8:00am – Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
- 10:10am – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
- 12:20pm – Call Me Claus
- 2:25pm – Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
- 4:30pm – Deck the Halls (2006)
- 6:35pm – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- 9:15pm – Disney•Pixar’s The Incredibles
- 11:55pm – Norm of the North
Monday, November 12, 2018
- 4:00pm – Norm of the North
- 6:10pm – Disney•Pixar’s The Incredibles
- 8:50pm – Ice Age: Continental Drift
- 12:00am – Dennis the Menace (1993)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
- 4:30pm – Dennis the Menace (1993)
- 6:40pm – Ice Age: Continental Drift
- 8:50pm – Despicable Me
- 12:00am – I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
- 4:30pm – I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
- 6:40pm – Despicable Me
- 8:50pm – Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur
- 12:00am – Daddy Day Care
Thursday, November 15, 2018
- 4:00pm – Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur
- 6:00pm – Deck the Halls (2006)
- 8:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 12:00am – A Cinderella Story
Friday, November 16, 2018
- 4:00pm – Deck the Halls (2006)
- 6:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 9:00pm – Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story
- 12:00am – Boxtrolls
Saturday, November 17, 2018
- 7:00am – Race for Your Life Charlie Brown
- 8:35am – Bon Voyage Charlie Brown
- 10:10am – Little Giants
- 12:45pm – Christmas with the Kranks
- 2:50pm – Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story
- 4:50pm – Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 2
- 6:55pm – Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3
- 9:25pm – Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph
- 11:30pm – Jumanji (1995)
Sunday, November 18, 2018
- 7:00am – Little Giants
- 9:35am – Christmas with the Kranks
- 11:40am – Jumanji (1995)
- 2:15pm – Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 2
- 4:20pm – Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3
- 6:50pm – Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph
- 8:55pm – Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
- 11:00pm – Disney’s The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride
- 1:00am – Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
Monday, November 19, 2018
- 2:30pm – Disney’s The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride
- 4:30pm – Storks
- 6:30pm – Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
- 8:30pm – Cinderella (2015) (Live Action)
- 12:00am – Sixteen Candles
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- 12:00pm – Sixteen Candles
- 2:00pm – Titanic (1997)
- 6:30pm – Cinderella (2015) (Live Action)
- 9:00pm – Disney•Pixar’s Brave
- 12:00am – Uncle Buck
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
- 11:30am – Uncle Buck
- 1:30pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 4:30pm – Disney’s Mulan
- 6:30pm – Disney•Pixar’s Brave
- 8:30pm – Disney’s Zootopia
- 12:00am – Happy Gilmore
Thursday, November 22, 2018
- 7:30am – Happy Gilmore
- 11:00am – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 2:00pm – Disney’s Mulan
- 4:00pm – Ice Age: Continental Drift
- 6:00pm – Disney’s Zootopia
- 8:30pm – Disney•Pixar’s Ratatouille
- 12:00am – The Lego Movie
Friday, November 23, 2018
- 7:30am – Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
- 11:00am – The Lego Movie
- 1:30pm – Ice Age: Continental Drift
- 3:30pm – Jumanji (1995)
- 6:00pm – Disney•Pixar’s Ratatouille
- 8:30pm – Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo
- 12:00am – Call Me Claus
Saturday, November 24, 2018
- 7:00am – Bon Voyage Charlie Brown
- 8:30am – Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
- 10:30am – Jumanji (1995)
- 1:05pm – Disney’s Tarzan
- 3:10pm – Despicable Me
- 5:15pm – Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo
- 7:45pm – The Santa Clause
- 9:50pm – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- 11:55pm – Life-Size
Sunday, November 25, 2018
- 7:00am – Yogi Bear
- 8:35am – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
- 10:35am – Disney’s Tarzan
- 12:40pm – Despicable Me
- 2:45pm – Life-Size
- 4:50pm – The Santa Clause
- 6:55pm – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- 9:00pm – The Truth About Christmas
- 11:00pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
Monday, November 26, 2018
- 12:00pm – The Truth About Christmas
- 2:05pm – Mrs. Doubtfire
- 5:10pm – Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
- 7:15pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 8.55pm – Paddington
- 12:00am – Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Tuesday, 27 November, 2018
- 1:00pm – Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 3:00pm – Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
- 5:05pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 6:45pm – Paddington
- 8:50pm – Despicable Me
- 12:00am – Eight Crazy Nights
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
- 12:00pm – Eight Crazy Nights
- 2:00pm – Unaccompanied Minors
- 4:10pm – Jumanji (1995)
- 6:40pm – Despicable Me
- 8:50pm – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
- 12:00am – Unaccompanied Minors
Thursday, November 29, 2018
- 1:00pm – Jumanji (1995)
- 3:30pm – The Holiday
- 6:40pm – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
- 8:50pm – The Santa Clause
- 12:00am – Jingle All the Way 2
Friday, November 30, 2018
- 1:30pm – The Holiday
- 4:35pm – Christmas with the Kranks
- 6:40pm – The Santa Clause
- 8:50pm – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- 12:00am – I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Archives
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! 🙂
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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.