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| How It's Made |
Merry Christmas to all! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, December 25!
Tonight's Top Pick is the Science's long-running and reliable series (with a cool theme song) How It's Made (Science, 7:30 p.m.), this time tackling all things holiday-related in a string of themed episodes. We will discover the secrets behind fake snow, road salt, Christmas desserts and snacks, and football in short little nuggets that are so easily digestable.
Elsewhere, PBS does back to Downton before Calling the Midwife, Jimmy Carr makes us laugh, the Pope tells Stories, and Incredible Dr. Pol is still incredible.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
🎄 12 CHRISTMASTIME MOVIES to STREAM 🎄
Watch them commercial-free, like they should be seen.
Anna and the Apocalypse (Pluto TV): "Yeah, certain death is so much fun."✔️
The Bishop's Wife (Pluto TV / Tubi / Vudu / YouTube): "Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread."
Black Christmas (Crackle / Peacock / Pluto TV / Tubi): "Why don't you go find a wall socket and stick your tongue in it? That'll give you a charge."
A Christmas Carol (1984) (Hulu / Paramount+ / Tubi): "I asked for tenderness and depths of feeling and you showed me that. Nothing more I need to see. Take me home."
Elf (Starz): "Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"
Gremlins (HBO Max): "No matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs, never feed him after midnight."
Home Alone (Disney+): "This is it! Don't get scared now!"
It's a Wonderful Life (NBC): "You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life."
Miracle on 34th Street (HBO Max): "Hallo! Ik ben blij dat je gekomen bent!"
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Starz): "I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah!"
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+): "Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can’t believe it!"
White Christmas (Netflix): "In some ways you're far superior to my Cocker Spaniel."
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| Anna and the Apocalypse (via Giphy) |
🎄 12 CHRISTMASTIME SPECIALS to STREAM 🎄
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Apple TV+)
A Christmas Carol (1949) (Peacock)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Amazon Prime)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Peacock)✔️
Jack Frost (Tubi)
The Little Drummer Boy (Peacock)z
Mickey's Christmas Carol (Disney+)
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (Peacock)
Prep & Landing (Disney+)
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (Netflix)
The Snowman (Tubi / Vudu)
The Year Without a Santa Claus (Philo)
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| How the Grinch Stole Christmas (via Giphy) |
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
📺 Doctor Who (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): The Mara uses the dreams of Tegan to reach the planet Deva Loka. Then the Mara takes over the body of the Kinda Aris to attack colonists on the planet.
🎥 Downton Abbey (PBS, 7 p.m.): The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the king and queen of England soon unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue -- leaving the future of Downton hanging in the balance. High stakes!!✔️
⭐ How It's Made (Science, 7:30, 8, 8:30, & 9 p.m.): Discover how some of the most essential items for Alaska living are made. Then how to melt icy roads and a 1,000-year-old snack, and later, how five desserts from whoopie pies to chocolate chip cookies are made. Finally, a look at the technology and engineering that goes into how football products are made.
Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Comedian Jimmy Carr finds humour in the darkest of places. Featuring his dry, sardonic wit and some jokes he considers to be career enders.
Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. Pope Francis and other men and women all over the world aged 70+ — both famous and everyday people — share their life stories with young filmmakers.
BRIEFLY: The Great Soul Food Cook-Off (Discovery+, 3 a.m., season finale); Meet Your Makers Showdown (Discovery+, 3 a.m., season finale)
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| Downton Abbey (via Giphy) |
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
🎥🎄 Writing Around the Christmas Tree (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A romance novelist meets a dashing author at a holiday writer's retreat who convinces her that to write about love, she must, first, experience it.
BRIEFLY: Cold Justice (Oxygen); Holmes Family Rescue (HGTV)
🎥🎄: A Christmas Carol (1951) (FX, 8:20 p.m.); How the Grinch Stole Christmas (NBC, 8:30 p.m.)
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
🎄 Call the Midwife (PBS, 9 p.m.): The Nonnatus House team faces a busy Christmas Day as the Maternity Home is filled with expectant moms and challenging cases.✔️
This Weekend in Pop Culture (WOT&Pop Culture, 9:30 p.m.): What pop culture have you consumed lately? This is our weekly thread for you talk about it.
🎥🎄: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Freeform, 9:15 p.m.)
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
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🎥🎄: Arthur Christmas (Freeform, 11:55 p.m.); Four Christmases (AMC, 11:30 p.m.)
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| Call the Midwife (via Giphy) |
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Happy watching, everyone!
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