Best Christmas Ever
AMC had typically aired a rotating lineup of five to six Christmas movies during the holiday season. In 2018, the channel introduced a more extensive holiday lineup branded as “Best Christmas Ever” running from the end of November all the way to December 25th. The now annual programming event features a mix of popular Christmas and family films, along with other acquired holiday themed TV specials.
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2024 AMC Christmas Movie News
Get the eggnog ready! AMC and AMC+ are celebrating the holiday season with the return of their annual “Best Christmas Ever” event beginning November 2024.
2024 Best Christmas Ever Schedule
The “Best Christmas Ever” begins November 2024 on AMC
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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 last updated on 4/15/24
Monday, January 1, 2024
- 1:45pm – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
- 12:00am – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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AMC Christmas Schedule Archives
- 2023 AMC Best Christmas Ever
- 2022 AMC Channel Best Christmas Ever
- 2021 AMC Channel Best Christmas Ever
- 2020 AMC Channel Best Christmas Ever
- 2019 AMC Channel Best Christmas Ever
- 2018 AMC Channel Best Christmas Ever
All of these wonderful Christmas movies, and every single one of you have commented something negative about what is or isn’t being broadcast. Networks can’t just show whatever movies they want. They have to have licenses, permission, etc. Just enjoy the movies and quit complaining. Merry Christmas!
Freedom of speech. Sue us then if you do not like what we have to say. Merry Christmas!!
lol ok, keep crying then. Probably not gonna fix your situation, but be proud that you’re taking a stand 😂
You enjoy the crappy new movies, we want to see the classics.
Agreed! All of these other movies are available on other channels. Just takes a little effort to find them.
My 98 year old mother loves to watch Miracle on 34th Street. I could not find it on your 2020 Christmas movie lineup. Please let me know when it is going to air. She doesn’t have that many Christmases left and she will not enjoy the Christmas season as much if she cant see this movie. She lives in an assisted living facility and has access to tv but not to a DVR. HELP!!
The 1947 version is available on Disney+ if you have it. I do not see it on the AMC schedule for 2020. If that changes I will update above.
Please show the original Miracle on 34th Street.
It the only movie I look forward to.
Thank you
I can’t fathom that the stations would forget about the movies that made CHRISTMAS, what it should be. Good will,
Peace on Earth towards all. Let’s get with it stations and remember that good CHRISTMAS movies are out there. They don’t have to be the only ones that millenials remember. If you don’t play the classics, they will never know how good life can really be.
Rudolph with Burl Ives
Freeform (ABC Family) currently owns rights to air the original Rudolph.
Rudolph has been on a few times on another station.
Highly disappointed AMC is not showing more Christmas classics such a shame in so many movies they just replay over and over the same stuff
a&e is playing the cartoon christmas classics starting in november – December.
so disappointed you can’t run white christmas at least once at 8:00. I like christmas vacation but you don’t have to run it at 8 and then again at 10. also what happened to scrooge with george c scott? These are such christmas classics.
Why not just use your pvr to record it?
Shame on AMC. Your programmer is losing touch with the classics.White Christmas with it’s amazing color, great story that starts the holiday season and you’ve lost sight of the fact that AMC USED to make it their Thanksgiving kick the holiday off movie.
You are not giving me much reason to watch your channel at all. So sad that you over play some movies and have forgotten the classics that put you in the limelight. Too bad
I agree. I don’t know who is doing their Christmas programming these days but they are doing a terrible job!! The nasty Four Christmases over the classic White Christmas??? Give me a break!!! White Christmas use to be AMC’s “golden boy” of Christmas movies for the Christmas season. Now they hardly show it at all!! It’s the one that all their viewers clammer for yet they don’t show any more!! It is a real true classic!! A true staple for the Christmas Season!!! Why they have stopped showing it very much is far beyond me and they never show it in prime time any more!! I think Four Christmases is a about as gross a Christmas movie as they can show!!! Yet they show it all the time!! There are a few others they show as well that are not appropriate. And will someone tell me what in the heck Groundhog’s Day has to do with Christmas? – yuck!!! Another few spots that could be filled by White Christmas!!!
There going to be airing it now 😀
Where is the 1954 WHITE CHRISTMAS AND HOME ALONE ??? This is terrible the best most wonderful movies not playing sucks
White Christmas will air on AMC mid-December. Home Alone will be airing on Freeform this year.
I REMEMBER when AMC Network played White Christmas, followed by miracle on 34th st all day, and night lobby . That was the good times because you see the movies when you got a chance to relax, and enjoy them.
When miracle on 34th st. 1947 edition on.
The 1947 version is available on Disney+ if you have it. I do not see it on the AMC schedule for 2020. If that changes I will update above.
Will the movie Prancer air this year?
I hope so it is a good flick. Id personally like to know where A Christmas Story and Home Alone are. Not sure why Gremlins and Planes Trains and Automobiles are constantly on. AMC needs to start thinking.
What does Gremlins and Wizard of OZ or Planes, Trains, and Automobiles…have to do with Christmas??
Just because it was filmed with Christmas as a backdrop to the movie does not mean it’s an actual “Christmas” movie. If we are gonna go down that route we might as well include Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Nightmare before Christmas, and Krampus.
Play some of the Good Ol’ Favorites that just make it feel like Christmas, it’s bad enough that they have taken Christmas music off the air we don’t need to lose the great movies too! HO,HO,HO!!!
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is being shown because they are trying to get home for Thanksgiving.