abc family

[whitexmas]

Does anyone know what the tv line up for ABC Family is? They usually do a 25 days of xmas count down. Or what are some other good channels to check for christmas movies?

[sheepsnot]

I have emailed ABC and will let everyone know what they tell me. I, too, am looking forward to the holiday classics as well as some new specials.

[Eggboy's Mom]

I've seen the commercials and they will in fact be doing the 25 Days of Christmas again this year! HOORAY!!!

Dec. 1st starts the merriment. :D

You know the holidays are coming when Heat Miser makes an appearance in a commercial. lol :)

[HolliDee]

He's Mister Sun!!! LOL :lol:

[sheepsnot]

I've got that one on my PC at work. It usually draws a crowd. Everybody sings the snow miser song, but no one really knows all the words, so there's lots of humming! :lol:

[HolliDee]

I must admit to knowing most of the words for this one...nobody laugh. Christmas lyrics stick in my head for some reason...always have. I take some ribbing about it, too. LOL

[sheepsnot]

Here it is, the official ABC holiday lineup: http://abc.go.com/email/primetime/index.html
Happy watching! Don't get square eyeballs! :shock: :shock:

[SnowAngelChristmas]

Thanks Sheep.

[caseydbell]

I know this is a old topic, however, you know me, I like to go back and read old coversations. I love 25 days on ABC Family. Other good TV stations are the Hallmark Channel, and TBS. I know this is about TV, but Im going to throw in a little radio. 103.7 lite FM (locally 103.7) I emailed them on Friday June 2 (Yes I know thats early, but thats when stores start making Christmas adds & banners, so I thought I'd ask.). This is the reply I got "You can count on The New 103.7 lite fm to be your Christmas station. We will be playing continuous Christmas music. We have not yet determined on which day we will start this. Thanks for listening to The New 103.7 lite fm." Anyway, I know it's only the 21st of August but I am so ready for the season to start... Well realy in my family the season starts the week of Thanksgiving. Our music stations on TV start playing Christmas music November 1. Anyway thanks for letting me ramble. If you can't wait for Christmas feel free to type out a rambling reply, I know I will enjoy it.
:-D

[sheepsnot]

Have you visited Christmas Radio on this site? Check it out via the home page or go here: http://www.merrychristmasradio.com/ Another good option is Live365. Here is a link to their Christmas section: http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?searchdesc=Christmas
Happy listening!
8)

[caseydbell]

I love live 365 also check out the jingle jukebox. http://www.jinglebelljukebox.com/

[sheepsnot]

I like it already. I'm listening to the Three Stooges singing All I Want for Christmas. It doesn't get much better than that! Thanks.
:razz:

[sheepsnot]

If you guys haven't tried out casey's link above, give it a go. Some really great stuff on there. You can select a song and hear several renditions of it or you can select a singer and hear all their selections. Good listening, I'll tell you.

[ChristmasBroadband]

I think you guys will enjoy my Christmas TV schedule posts. For the past several years, I have been posting a daily updated Christmas TV schedule on my forum, and I'll be sharing it here this year. It is very comprehensive, and includes just about every Christmas show on every channel. Let it be your one-stop-shop for finding out when Christmas shows will be on.

A little preview of this year's (2006) "25 Days of Christmas":
The basic cable television premiere of The Polar Express will occur during ABC Family's ninth annual "25 Days of Christmas," December 1-25, programming event. Based on the classic children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, directed by Robert Zemeckis, with all leading characters voiced by Tom Hanks, The Polar Express tells the story of a young boy who is beginning to doubt the existence of Santa Claus. Led by a mysterious train conductor (also Tom Hanks), the boy is whisked away on an adventure filled train ride to the North Pole to be shown the wonder of Christmas. The broadcast television premiere of the movie will be on the ABC Television Network.

Here's a little preview of my Christmas schedule post from last year:
(Remember this is 2005's schedule, not 2006 yet)
Thursday, December 1:
8:00am – Room by Room (HGTV)
8:30am – Simply Quilts (HGTV)
9:00am – Ask DIY Cooking & Entertaining (DIY)
9:00am – Carol Duvall’s Holiday Workshop (HGTV)
10:00am – Boston Public (TV One)
10:45am – Miracle on 34th St. (1994) (HBO Family)
11:30am – A Different World (Oxygen)
12:00pm – Grace Under Fire (Oxygen)
12:30pm – Becker (TBS)
2:00pm – Franklin’s Magic Christmas (Noggin)
3:00pm – Design on a Dime (HGTV)
4:30pm – Grace Under Fire (Oxygen)
7:00pm - Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABC Family)
7:00pm – DIY’s Holiday Workshop (DIY)
7:00pm – A Song for the Season (1999) (Lifetime)
7:30pm - Twas the Night Before Christmas (ABC Family)
7:30pm – A Lost Claus (Cartoon Network)
8:00pm – Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve (PBS)
8:00pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (ABC Family)
8:00pm – Casper’s Haunted Christmas (Cartoon Network)
8:00pm – Essence of Emeril (Food)
8:30pm – Paula’s Home Cooking (Food)
9:00pm - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABC Family)
9:00pm – Great Things About The Holidays: #100-#76 (Bravo)
9:00pm – Divine Design Christmas (HGTV)
9:00pm – The Christmas Wish (1998) (Lifetime)
9:00pm – Great Things About The Holidays: #75-#51 (Bravo)
11:00pm – Design on a Dime (HGTV)
12:00am – Essence of Emeril (Food)
12:30am – Paula’s Home Cooking (Food)
1:00am – Divine Design Christmas (HGTV)
2:30am – Good Eats (Food)
3:00am – Design on a Dime (HGTV)

Friday, December 2:
9:00am – Carol Duvall’s Holiday Workshop (HGTV)
10:00am – Boston Public (WE)
11:00am – Franklin’s Magic Christmas (Noggin)
12:00pm – Waltons (Hallmark)
12:30pm – Grace Under Fire (Oxygen)
2:00pm – A Song for the Season (Lifetime)
3:00pm – The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (Toon Disney)
4:00pm – Great Things About The Holidays: #100-#76 (Bravo)
4:00pm – The Christmas Wish (1998) (Lifetime)
5:00pm – Great Things About The Holidays: #75-#51 (Bravo)
5:00pm – Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas (2004) (Toon Disney)
6:30pm – Phil of the Future (Disney)
6:30pm – Very Merry Curb Appeal (HGTV)
7:00pm - Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (ABC Family)
7:00pm – DIY’s Holiday Workshop (DIY)
7:00pm – A Christmas Romance (1994) (Lifetime)
7:00pm – Good Times (TV One)
7:30pm - The Story of the First Christmas Snow (ABC Family)
7:30pm – Billy & Mandy Save Christmas (Cartoon Network)
8:00pm – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (ABC)
8:00pm – The Happy Elf (NBC)
8:00pm - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (ABC Family)
8:00pm – 20 Merriest Christmas Videos (CMT)
9:00pm – America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
9:00pm – Three Wishes (NBC)
9:00pm – Great Things About The Holidays: #50-#26 (Bravo)
9:00pm – Waltons (Hallmark)
9:00pm – Comfort & Joy (Lifetime)
9:30pm – Phil of the Future (Disney Pacific)
10:00pm – Great Things About The Holidays: #25-#1 (Bravo)
10:00pm – Monk (USA)
10:30pm –Billy & Mandy Save Christmas (Cartoon Network)
10:30pm – FoodNation with Bobby Flay (Food)
12:00am – A Christmas Carol (1984) (Bravo)
12:00am – 20 Merriest Christmas Videos (CMT)
12:00am – Phil of the Future (Disney)
12:30am – Crazy for Christmas (2005) (Lifetime)
1:00am –Billy & Mandy Save Christmas (Cartoon Network)
2:00am – Great Things About The Holidays: #25-#1 (Bravo)
2:30am – FoodNation with Bobby Flay (Food)
3:00am – A Christmas Carol (1984) (Bravo)
3:00am – Phil of the Future (Disney Pacific)
4:00am –Billy & Mandy Save Christmas (Cartoon Network)

OK, now I'm really excited for Christmas shows this year! Only 89 more days till "25 Days of Christmas"!

[sheepsnot]

89 months? You're TOO excited! I hope you'll remind us when you start listing those shows. I hope to have cable by then and and can see some that I miss every year, like 24 hours straight of A Christmas Story.

[ChristmasBroadband]

89 months? You're TOO excited! I hope you'll remind us when you start listing those shows. I hope to have cable by then and and can see some that I miss every year, like 24 hours straight of A Christmas Story.

Oops, I meant days! Yes, it will be well known when the schedule is available. Maybe Jeff will let it be a sticky in this very forum. I usually start mid-November, when Thanksgiving and Christmas shows start playing.

[HolyNight7]

I just realized this was an old post. I was shocked that you had the abc line up already they I realized this was last years line up. I'm sure ABC Family will do the 25 days of Christmas again.

[ChristmasBroadband]

I just realized this was an old post. I was shocked that you had the abc line up already they I realized this was last years line up. I'm sure ABC Family will do the 25 days of Christmas again.

Yep, it's already been announced, with the premier of The Polar Express.

[HolyNight7]

Wow that's awesome!!! I own the Polar Express. It is also one of my favorites. Hey ChristmasBroadband. Do you run that station on live 365? It's one of my favorites.

[caseydbell]

only 111 days....Im ready for cold weather and everything!

[HolyNight7]

As my collection grows I can have my own 25 days until Christmas program. Between us all we could probably cover a year and then some. I'm still waiting for this site to post a list of Christmas movies.

[dvdguy]

we should probably put one together

[HolyNight7]

I think Jeff did mention putting a Christmas movie list together. I'd really like to know what's out there. I have my ones that are traditional for me but I'm always on the look out for other gems.

[dvdguy]

well let me put this here for Jeff so he can read it & see what he thinks:
what if we put up a post for christmas movies, people add ones they know of & we just edit & add to the list when we can

[HolyNight7]

That sounds good to me. I'd really like to know what else is out there.

[dvdguy]

so if Jeff says its cool I'll put up my list somewhere, if anybody knows something else they can add it, anybody on the forum can participate & we can just make an all encompassing list, Which is something I've always wanted

[HolyNight7]

Yippee! I'm looking forward to it.

[ChristmasBroadband]

Hey ChristmasBroadband. Do you run that station on live 365? It's one of my favorites.

Sure do. Glad you like it! Be sure to stop by the forums on my website (link in my signature) and join our little CB community.

[HolyNight7]

Okie Dokie.