Freeform (formerly ABC Family)

25 Days of Christmas

The “25 Days of Christmas” is an annual season of Christmas programming broadcast during the month of December by the U.S. cable network Freeform. The event was first held in 1996 and has been annual fixture of the channel through its various incarnations. Formerly known as The Family Channel’s 25 Days of Christmas (1996), Fox Family’s 25 Days of Christmas (1998), and ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas (2001).

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2024 Freeform Christmas Movie News

The 25 Days of Christmas begins on Freeform Sunday, December 1st.


2024 25 Days of Christmas Schedule

Freeform “25 Days of Christmas” begins December 1st

Looking for the Freeform Halloween schedule while you wait? View the Freeform 31 Nights of Halloween schedule on our sister site, Halloween Movies on TV.

PLEASE NOTE: Date/times are subject to change (all times shown in ET)
Airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times/dates can vary by TV provider.
Schedule Updates Schedule last updated on 4/01/24

Note only Christmas movies airing are shown on our website schedule below.

Monday, March 4, 2024


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  • AT&T U-Verse – Channel 178
  • Xfinity – Channel 1742

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Freeform 25 Days of Christmas Schedule Archives


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188 thoughts on “Freeform (formerly ABC Family)

  • October 19, 2021 at 1:26 PM
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    Please play Walt Disney World Christmas spectacular it is an excellent Christmas show to watch during the Christmas season.

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  • October 4, 2021 at 6:03 PM
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    Home hlone 5 the holiday heistt and home hlone 1

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  • December 21, 2020 at 9:29 PM
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    Want to see The Christmas List and so do many other people. Why won’t you show this movie?

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    • October 4, 2021 at 6:22 PM
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      I wish they would show the Christmas list with mimi Rodgers again too. They have not shown
      This movie since he station was called the family channel, before disney brought it.

      The only way to see this movie is to buy it on
      EBay or watch it on YouTube. Disney will not
      Even put it on dvd for us we have been asking
      For years they do not even return are emails.

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      • November 22, 2021 at 4:07 PM
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        I agree with you totally.

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  • October 28, 2020 at 1:14 PM
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    I get annoyed with TBS and TNT every Christmas Eve and Christmas Day it’s always the same movie A Christmas Story with Peter Billingsley like there’s no other movie available to show and to make matters worse its repeated all day long The Little Drummer Boy The Little Drummer Boy Book II that’s hardly ever shown and if it is it’s on at a time that I can’t watch it I enjoy seeing Santa Claus Is Comin to Town Year Without A Santa Frosty the Snowman Rudolph The Grinch just put them on at a decent hour ABC network has the nerve not to show The Peanuts holiday specials Halloween thru Christmas they now have them to be streamed on Apple TV for a fee so unless you’re lucky enough to own videos on all these cartoons forget it Christmas movies yes I agree there should be more of a selection to choose from some of the old classics White Christmas, Holiday Inn Christmas in Connecticut Miracle on 34th St etc.

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    • October 29, 2020 at 3:23 PM
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      Not showing the Charlie Brown specials on TV this year is very disappointing! But you can watch them on Apple TV for free, but I’m on a computer all day at work, I don’t want to watch a movie on a computer in the evening!

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    • November 1, 2020 at 1:39 PM
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      I have noticed that all stations will place a much-loved Christmas movie on from 1:00 a.m. to 6 or 7 a.m. What a crazy idea that is. I only pick out the shows/movies that I want to see & forget the rest.

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      • December 12, 2020 at 5:16 PM
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        The networks are proving they are going to run our lives in what they will tell us in the news, and now in what we can watch in Christmas shows it looks likes we are loosing are freedom.

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    • October 4, 2021 at 6:02 PM
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      A&e starting ing November plays the old Christmas cartoons thru December.

      White Christmas is played on AMC network in December a few times, and also on Sundance
      Network.

      I miss Miracle on 34th STREET too they use to
      Show after the Macy’s parade on thanksgiving
      Day.

      I miss see the other shows too like peanuts.

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      • October 15, 2021 at 2:58 PM
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        I want Freeform do bring back Mickey’s Christmas carol around November & December every year from now on & starting 2022 please bring on your channel Hogan Family, Who’ The boss & Different Strokes to your new year line up so I will be able to see them again PLEASE DO THIS FOR ME I AM DESPERATE TO SEE THESE SHOWS AGAIN

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  • December 11, 2019 at 5:58 PM
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    would love to see the movie borrowed hearts for Christmas, have only seen it twice and it is a tearjerker each time.

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  • December 1, 2019 at 4:34 PM
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    No Elf this year? It’s a holidiay tradition and usually plays a ton of times. Not even once. Super disappointing!

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    • December 8, 2019 at 8:29 PM
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      I Agree! also no showings of A Christmas story! where are the classics

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      • October 14, 2020 at 7:36 AM
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        They never play A Christmas Story on FF. That’s the “TNT” and “USA” networks

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    • December 24, 2020 at 9:49 PM
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      Elf was on several times.

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  • November 10, 2019 at 10:40 PM
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    Where is “Christmas Every Day” From 1996 when it was 25 days of Christmas Family Channel.

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  • November 6, 2019 at 9:20 PM
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    Where is Charlie Brown Christmas, 😢

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  • October 2, 2019 at 6:30 AM
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    hello. Can someone please tell me where and when I can watch A Very Brady Christmas this year? Thanks.

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