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unknownjpegs · 9 months ago

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Matilda stoops suddenly, unfolds upright with a flick of hair that betrays the angry flush on her cheeks. And a pock-marked rock in her pale fist.

“Hit the deck, mate!”Karlach calls up at it with a boisterous giggle, hands cupped around her mouth. The bird dodges, but only barely. Its wings are loud as it launches from its perch and whirlwinds a quick retreat upwards into the blue sky. Its resounding caw as it departs sounds considerably more like a laugh.It isn’t any one singular thing - unfortunately for Lark, Matilda has a nose for these sorts of mysteries. She knows an intruder; she knows her flock.

So when she turns abruptly in a cobblestone alley with an intense, glinting annoyance wrested upon her face, Astarion and Karlach stop just as quickly behind her. Matilda recognizes her flock, and she trains them well: both know she becomes peevish when bumped into. And both, of course, know a confrontation with Matilda is a exactly like a plague. Something to be avoided. Especially when she is as stark-raving, cataclysmically annoyed as her expression betrays in that moment.

Neutral. Not stony, nor cold.

“Oh, shit.”

Astarion steps back first, hands raised to show his palms. Beside him, Karlach’s eyebrows hitch into her flaming hairline as she stares between the two elves.

“Alright, mummy and daddy, can we let whatever tiff is about to level this block of the city wait until we’re back at camp?”

“Karlach, darling,” Astarion hisses from one side of his fanged mouth. “We’ll speak later of your speed and accuracy to fling blame upon my poor, fragile shoulders. For now, I might suggest we evacuate the blast radius.”

He takes one shuffling step away from their crowded circle - Matilda has a flock of crows with them today. They follow the group of adventurers like a thin cloud as they traverse the city streets, but assimilate to the ambiance of the city with relative ease. Some, as they briefly roost upon rafters and clotheslines and awning before taking flight to follow once more, are guilty of pecking at the much softer, gentler city pigeons on occasion.

Matilda hasn’t corrected a single one of them for the behavior, as she has a proclivity towards spoiling the tar-black, shiny feathered flock of birds. So it is rather strange that she seems to pick one in particular out of the group and level it with that terrible, blank-faced anger. It sits about a meter above them, talons gripped to the crumbling stone edge of some poor Baldurian’s cheaply cobbled balcony.

“Think I can’t recognize you, bastard?” The ranger hisses up at the bird. Matilda levels it with a slim finger of accusation, her eyes narrowed into slits when the bird cocks its head with a certain air of…impishness.

“Oh, you —“

When it’s gone, Matilda whirls around once more, her ire retargeted. Karlach raises her hands now, but her twisted grin betrays her.

“If you warn him like that again, I’ll rip your engine from that hollow chest and use it to power a personal luxury sauna for Zariel.”

“Heard, mum.” Karlach intones, pinching her fingers to draw them across her lips.

“Him?” Astarion says from behind them. His voice pitches up, colored with amusement and just a mote of barely-hidden confusion.

Karlach sinks into a bent-knee position, her body tensed like it’s ready for a fight — or to run.

“The drow,” she whispers ominously. And then, before Matilda has a chance to fully process what she’s said, takes off down the alley and around the corner.

“The what?”

But the ranger beside him is there no longer; her cape flutters around the edge of the stone building, and Astarion sighs with great, labored breath before striding forwards to follow the crows to wherever Matilda will hide their tiefling’s body.

Karlach lives to see another day. To Matilda’s displeasure, she even seems to enjoy wine pourer duty that evening for dinner at camp. She flips a ragged cloth over her forearm and puts on the worst impression of an upper city accent that, Matilda is sure, anyone’s ever heard.

She and Astarion sit slightly up the hill, watching the festivities wind down from a spread blanket, their own carafe of incredibly expensive vintage between them.

“Such a reaction from you today, my dear.”

Matilda’s scoff is prim and pretty. She swirls the bloodied amber liquid in her goblet, watching the tides of it race up and splash back down with expertly feigned interest.

“I feel as though I was rather tame, all things considered.” She takes a sip. “Look, see? Karlach is no stranger to indentured servitude. She’s having fun.”

For a moment, they both watch their friend do a little jig before dipping into a bow low enough, tray and goblets and carafe balanced on her palm, that its absurdity dissolves everyone into a fit of giggles loud enough they can be heard at the knoll above.

“Beastly,” Astarion judges, although he sounds, to her, suspiciously fond. “But no, I wasn’t speaking of Karlach. I must admit I’m rather more interest in this drow of yours.”

Matilda’s next sip is considerably longer. “He isn’t mine.” She takes another. “And I, certainly not his. No matter what he’d like to think.”

She gathers the stares to her eyes for a moment, chin tilted up towards the night sky. “Bastard. The audacity to just…follow me around like that.”

“There’s a story there, I suspect.”

Another, less pretty, scoff. “Several.” She sobers a bit, if only in tone. “I wasn’t keeping it a secret —“

“You’re entitled to as many as you’d like.”

“I don’t need you to tell me that.” Matilda responds snappishly. “Or to give me permission.” At his briefly wounded pout, she softens fully. Drags an arm around his shoulders and pulls him in to rest their temples together. Some of the stiff energy seeps from him too, as it always does with touches such as these — touches, Matilda thinks, that will never amount to more; she couldn’t be happier for the fact if she tried.

She slips her fingers into the hair on the opposite side of his head, rubbing gently in an apology she won’t speak aloud.

“Would you like to hear about it?”

Astarion flings free of her grasp and flips onto his stomach in the grass, chin propped on two joined fists. He kicks childishly at the air.

“Oh, only the very nastiest, most luridly salacious bits of the story, if you please. Keep it sticky. You know I don’t have the stomach for —“ he fakes a retch into the earth beneath them. “Romance.”

Matilda’s face heats, and its ruddy flush doesn’t slip off for the remainder of the evening despite her best efforts.

“It’s not romance,” she argues.

But it is, and for what it’s worth, the epic couldn’t be told in any other style.

Later that same evening — or day, rather — Matilda wakes before the birdsong. She aches between her shoulders, at her scalp, elsewhere. The flush returns, and for a moment she has respite from reality by burying her face into her pillow.

Only a moment, though. It had been in a similar position not a mere hour before, and the memory of that comes rushing back like a hammer to a mirror, breaking her peace.

She sighs and rolls over, knowing exactly what waits on the other side of her tent. And still, despite all this time, she is somehow unprepared for it. He clutches one of her fluffy pillows in his arms, and she quite enjoys the shape it gives his biceps — enough that she finds herself reaching out to trail her middle finger along duvet-warmed skin, the touch lingering on a mole just at the curve of his shoulder.

Matilda remembers finding that one for the first time. When they were younger, when she had been gullible, because at the time she had convinced herself: this one’s a ‘just once’.

The embarrassment flashes through her. She should be relaxed, should be feeling soft and pliant especially after all that, but the only thing that works to the surface is the sweetness. And that, naturally, she has to stifle.

Bastard, she thinks, and lovingly strokes the tip of his ear before tweaking it.

Lark gasps awake, his hand coming up to slap around Matilda’s wrist — and she angers further at that, at the sweetness the grip brings back to mind, at the bubble of want behind her belly button.

“What is your problem?” He hisses, flattening her to her back at once. Matilda’s offending hand is trapped next to her ear, but the other roams over his shoulder, fingernail scraping softly across lines it and its peers had recently left. He makes another suspicious sort of noise and drops more against her.

Satisfied, Matilda schools her face and levels him with a bored look.

“Oh, here you are still. I thought you’d be off to Waterdeep, by now.”

Lark rolls his eyes and drops his forehead against her clavicle. His warm breath makes her shiver uncontrollably, and she hates that she anticipates the smirk before she feels it against her skin.

“Well I’m a little stuck at a decision right now, stay or go. Seeing as how I never fucking know with you—“

He breaks off to press a series of slow, reverent kisses across her neck, up her jaw. Matilda pretends not to notice how he lingers on the column, tongue pointed against scarred divots before they’re bruised with possessive suction. She also pretends not to slip into a smirk of her own, hand clutching just as needing at his messy hair.

You do know, she wants to tell him. Always. Better than anyone ever has, I think. Sometimes even me. And sometimes I think I know you more than you do, even. Does that scare you?

“Do I scare you?” Matilda asks sweetly, wriggling her entrapped hand until he lets it go.

“May I please—“ Lark’s question cuts off with more kisses, tone low and suggestive to distract. Matilda fights as best she can against it, but the sleepiness whittles her defenses regardless. She tilts her chin for more, but grasps his as he speaks.

“May I please get a hint as to what the right answer to that is?”

“Sure.” One of her legs coils around his hips, hooking him in to draw closer. When he settles against her, knees bracketing her waist, Matilda puts her mouth to the pretty, cloudy-sky gray skin of his ear to whisper.

“If my contacts in Waterdeep see you at that sorceress’s tower again, I’ll pluck you clean myself and save the fowl butcher some trouble.”

Lark’s laugh, before he catches the middle of it quiet, is nearly enough to wake the whole camp — no, the whole of the Sword Coast.

“Alright, you’ve convinced me.” He lifts his head and leans up enough to establish eye contact. Matilda swims in the haunting yellow of his gaze for a moment. She must have some note of that softness left about her, because Lark softens, too. His mouth slackens of his smirk before he touches it to hers.

“I’m simply terrified of you.” The words vibrate, tickle her lips. Matilda giggles, but only for a moment. The sound drags yet another from him, and she blushes at the implications of that as he begins the process of kissing her much more thoroughly. That he likes her enough to find something sensual in her too-wild laugh? That he’s more than happy to let her make ribbons of his back, that he checked in at all, no matter the stalkerish method selected. She couldn’t hold stealth against him. It was his nature.

And the thorns hers. He knew that, too. Yet he was happily pricked by them just for this — just for a taste of this. One night wasn’t enough, but it needed to be, and Lark seemed content to spend it exactly this way: Matilda’s arms around his neck, fingers in his hair, letting him kiss her as thoroughly as he liked until the sun began to rise.

Your drow, reverberates in her skull. She knows they have a fight come proper morning. She can’t wait.

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anthonysstupiddailyblog · 2 years ago

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Anthony’s Stupid Daily Blog (228): Sun 30th Oct 2022

What’s the difference between Kelvin Mackenzie and a piece of dog shit? The dog shit didn’t write lies making the Hillsborough victims out to be violent hooligans and also the dog shit’s wife didn’t leave it after catching it exchanging dirty BSM texts with slappers

Fuck it’s boring at work. I knew that my enthusiasm for taking items out of a bucket and putting them into a pod for three hours at a time wouldn’t last. They can’t seriously expecting the only things to go through our heads for three hours to be: “Okay so I’ll just pick this item up…and I’ll stick it in this pod”, we need some sort of stimulation to occupy our minds. The boredom could be so easily avoided if they would just listen to our own music or ideally podcasts / radio shows. They say we can’t listen to music in our own headphones because we need to be able to hear the fire alarm if it goes off but if we only had ONE headphone in then we would have one ear free to clearly hear the fire alarm. I keep wanting to point this out to them but I’m worried if I do they might get rid of me or stick me in The Chokey from Matilda for being difficult. Last time I was in the dole the £10,000 grand I had in my account lasted roughly a year so once I’ve gotten this amount saved up I’ll bring up the subject knowing that I should be alright if the bastards shitcan me for it.

On my first day off of the new year I’m just going to write a screenplay from scratch. It’s been on my list for a while but I’ve just never gotten round to it due to a mixture of fear and laziness. Last year I took Graham Linehan’s advice on how to write a sitcom and it worked brilliantly for me as I managed to cobble together a first draft and then a pretty decent second draft but then I just left it and I don’t know why because I really enjoyed it. Jon Swartzwelder says that the best way to write is to finish the first draft as quickly as possible then the next day go over it and start fixing it. With this in mind I’ll spend the next month or so putting together ideas on cards like Graham Linehan does and then when the time comes to write the screenplay I’ll try and compile all the ideas into a screenplay then when I’ve got some free time I’ll just edit it piece by piece.

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cleumz-moved · 3 years ago

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Could I request extra fluffy time with Satan and Solomon, separately, with a gentle, relaxing date while it rains outside

𖤐 RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY

𖤐 characters included - satan, solomon

𖤐 warnings - none, lmk if i'm mistaken tho

𖤐 note - solomon's ended up waaay longer n also i got kinda carried away, just a little ^^; still, i hope u enjoy

SATAN 𖤐

the violent rain shook the windowpanes in their frames from the behind the open curtains. you could hear the wind howling outside and whistling through the cracks in the old building.

of course, you worried about none of it because you were warm and safe on a small, red, velvety couch with satan, each reading your own books.

satan was engrossed in a history tome detailing the cooking and food related culture of a lost civilization, while you were reading 'esio trot¹', by roald dahl.

turning pages, the smell of paperbacks and dust, even the chill of this room, had grown familiar to you, comforting even.

you were curled up in satan's side cozy despite the current state of the weather. satan was perfectly comfortable as well, and thought you should know it.

"you know, my dear, it certainly is lovely to have you here. i simply adore having you at my side." significantly flustered by his sudden proclamation, your face flushed, and satan had the audacity to elicit a chuckle!

now it was your turn, "i think it's lovely with you, even in a storm like this, your beauty manages to shine through like a sunburst!"

SOLOMON 𖤐

filling your ears was the ceaseless pleut-pleut-pleut² of the rain on ground, as it formed little pools on the cobbled path, with it's mismatched stones, and garish weeds peeking through the cracks. those weeds were probably grateful the cascade of clean, clear water.

however, you were not.

solomon was making you gather this one bizarro flower with him, apparently it only bloomed in the rain. he said it was invaluable to one of the potions he needed desperately.

although you grumbled your protestations to his scheme, you knew he was going to drag you along anyway, and that you didn't really mind.

the downpour had you totally drenched, and to put it simply, you were miserable. solomon was slightly off the cobblestone path you had been following, and he could be seen peering under ferns and the other underbrush decorating the forest floor.

after you called out to him, he turned his head and glanced at you with owlish scrutiny.

"solomo-on," you started, childishly dragging on the last syllable, "i'm wet, and tired, and i wanna go ho-ome!" you complained dragging on the 'o' sound just as before. "well, darling, have you found the blossom yet? no? then i suggest you keep looking, or else we'll be stuck out here 'til this storm blows over." he was sooo unfair! him and his stupid, loveable face, and his dumb, drop dead gorgeous, utterly bewitching, smile.

needless to say you begrudgingly went back to looking, perhaps now with more vigor, as you wanted to get home and change into some nice, dry clothes.

while checking behind some trees you heard an exclamation, it was solomon, had he finally found what he had been looking for? it seems to be so! at long last, you can go home!

after arriving back at the purgatory hall, solomon got you a towel and helped you dry your hair, after all was said and done, he leaned over and pressed a kiss to your cheek, a 'thank you', for helping him today, it was warmer and cozier than the fire simeon insisted on lighting for the both of you, worried you'd catch a cold.

¹ esio trot is a really great book! although less well-known compared to some of roald dahl's more popular works (matilda, charlie and the chocolate factory, the fantastic mr. fox, james and the giant peach, just to name a few <3), it's a lovely read! 𖤐

² 'il pleut' is french for 'it's raining', and how i remember is 'pleut' sounds like a raindrop plunking down in a puddle! 𖤐

𖤐 requests for obey me r currently open

#obey me #obey me x reader #obey me headcanons #obey me hcs #satan #satan obey me #satan x reader #satan headcanons #satan hcs #solomon #solomon obey me #solomon x reader #solomon headcanons #solomon hcs #TURN UP THE VOLUME #STATIC

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jow99 · 2 years ago

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Playa de Arija to Picos de Europa, Fuente De

An early start for me this morning with a work call, which wasn’t a bad thing as we wanted to get on the road relatively early. We were heading to Picos de Europa which is an absolutely stunning National Park in Spain. Years ago we did a day drive through it and have wanted to come back and spend more time ever since.

Our Aussie neighbours were leaving today too. Harry came over to supervise Jose’s packing up progress. I hadn’t realised until they were leaving today that their van is called Waltzing Matilda - awesome!

Our drive today retraced yesterday’s bike ride and continued on. We’d really like to come back here and do more cycling. It was a beautiful drive and we were truly in Cantabria now (though we did briefly cross through Asturia).

We stopped off for groceries and Jose called the campground we were hoping to get into. For some bizarre reason they won’t take bookings. At that point they did have vacancies. We were about 2 hours away so we scooted as fast as the windy single lane each way road would allow us.

Alas the last spot had just been filled when we arrived 😩 There was another campground 4kms down the road but when we got there it was also full. We seriously thought everyone had gone to the coast, we couldn’t believe how busy the Picos de Europa was.

Our last hope was another campground a further 16kms away. As it turned out it was literally at the roads end and both fullish and a bit challenging for a motorhome, think shiny cobbles. However the road leading to this campground was wall to wall motorhomes. Happy days, looks like we’ve found our spot for the night and it is stunning.

We went for a quick walk to get some hiking info, a loo stop and a coffee. By the time we got back to Tessi for lunch it was after 3:30pm and I was starving. Replete we went for a short walk and then dropped by the bar in the campground.

Back at Tessi there were motorhomes queueing, hoping to get a spot. Having spoken to some of the other people parked here it does seem the park rangers are turning a blind eye to all us rebel motorhome owners.

Dinner tonight was simple but delicious. Local blue cheese and chorizo followed be tortilla that was still warm when we bought it at Carrefour with a salad. And of course the obligatory bottle of rose. This wild camping isn’t so bad 😉

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sapphicmsmarvel · 4 years ago

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JJ: Crossfire Part 1

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“Are you serious?” You asked as Hotch gave the all clear for you to leave. “You want me to leave in the middle of the biggest freaking case we’ve ever had?”

“Yes, your family has the weekend every year around labor day. You’re clear to go as well as JJ.” Hotch didn’t even look up from the stack of papers on his desk. He handed you the ‘all clear’ then went right back to business. “But Hotch-” “But nothing. We have no leads, Garcia is combing through thousands of known drug lords, it’ll take at least the weekend, that way your eyes and brain have a break.” This time he looked up.

You sighed, “you promise to call us if anything happens? And I mean anything, like Reid finally cracks and breaks another coffee mug or if Morgan-”

“Y/N.” He looked at you and said softly, “go be with your wife. Go see your family.” “I don’t like my family, why do you think barely any were at the wedding?”

“Because it was an out of state wedding.” He deadpanned.

“Why do you think we had it in pennsylvania and not my home state?” He gave you a pointed look, then you held your hands up, “fine, fine, we’ll go. But promise me you will call us with anything?” You pointed a finger at him. Like a parent who caught their son doing something stupid.

“Yes, now go. You and JJ are officially dismissed until Monday.”

“But it’s thursday?” You tilted your head.

“Yes, you can pack, then fly home tonight.”

You nodded then threw up a peace sign and left his office. You ignored the ‘im so done with you’ stare Hotch has perfected when it came to dealing with you. You walked back to your desk to where you saw the team trying not to seem nosey.

“I know you guys were trying to eavesdrop.” You laughed.

JJ looked at you sheepishly. Everyone else avoided your eyes.

“What’d dad call you in for?” Morgan joked.

“JJ and I are officially dismissed until Monday.” You said grabbing your bag to pack things up.

“What? Why?” JJ asked, tilting her head confused.

“Because, my darling, beautiful wife, we are flying home to my home state, to visit my family in our cabin.” You kissed her cheek.

“Your family of like, a million aunts, uncles and cousins?” Her blue eyes were wife. You nodded, “the very one.”

“Hell yeah.” She hopped off your desk, “I’ll go get my things, meet me in five at my office.” Then pecked your cheek and left.

“Try to have fun.” Reid said encouragingly, he even squeezed your shoulder.

“Why wouldn’t you?” Morgan asked.

“Because my family is full of bible thumping, homoephobic jerks.”

“Then why is JJ excited to go?”

“Because she loves cabin life and I wanna go to settle some old scores.” You said, “she likes seeing me being confrontational.”

“Old scores?”

“Finally punching my sister in the face.” You said.

He nodded, “gotcha.”

You said your goodbyes to everyone, went and saw Garcia with JJ. You two left the building.

“You sure you wanna spend a weekend with my family?” You asked, looking at her with puppy dog eyes.

“Yes, I know they’re awful, but I wanna see this cabin my baby grew up in.” She kissed your cheek, “everything will be okay.”

Oh, how you wish that was true

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The drive up was very scenic, your niece offered to pick you guys up. She had just turned sixteen, excited to be able to drive.

As you two pulled into the driveway, your stomach clenched at all the cars, you were able to identify all of them.

James and Maggie, their three kids, Reggie, Katherine, Nya.

Kevin and Amie, their two kids Fiona and Kevin JR

Esther, and her two kids Wesley and Hudson.

Then Esther, Amie and James' parents, Lilly and Oscar.

And then, Taylor. Your sister. The woman who you dreaded to see.

The racist ones hadn’t arrived yet, thankfully. Neither had your parents, they texted you saying they’d come in tomorrow. But all the others were religious as fuck, Wesley, Hudson and Kevin JR were the ones that didn’t look down on your for your sexuality.

The bar is so low.

“Your sister here?” You asked Matilda as she parked.

“Yeah, she’s probably being an ass as we speak.” You laughed, “sounds about right.”

You all got out. JJ and you grabbed your duffles for the weekend. You knew bringing your gun was you being paranoid. JJ brought hers as well. You also brought your badges.

Maybe to convince your family you actually did something successful despite them being worried no one would hire you because of your sexuality.

“Honey, are you sure?”

“No one is gonna hire you.”

“This isn’t good.” “You’ll find a man some day.”

You shook off the words of your past, then began walking inside. The house was a stone, grand home. With cobble, a grand oak door and huge windows. As well as tall ceilings and all wood work inside.

You subtly watched her as she took in the scene before you guys. How her eyes sparkled under the mountain side sun. Her blue eyes somehow looked brighter under the sun.

How the breeze moved her hair in a way that made you wonder if it was liquid gold.

“This is beautiful.” JJ said in awe as you held the door open for her.

“That’s funny, I was just thinking that about you.” You said following her in.

She looked back at you with an ‘annoyed smile’, as you called it. “Smooth.” She said.

“Almost as smooth as your lips against my skin.” You said pulling her into a kiss.

She gasped and cupped your cheek, she was a smidge shorter, and you loved it. You two pulled away, “is it weird that when I was a kid, I always dreamed of being able to kiss my wife under the threshold of this place?”

“No, it’s not weird at all.” She said as she pulled you down for another kiss. “It’s sweet.” She said between pecks.

Her lips were intoxicating. Her moans were your favorite drink, her featherlight touches buzzed you more than any alcoholic drink ever could. Her smell made you dizzy in the best way.

And to think, those people wanted you to marry a man.

Someone cleared their throat, and you two pulled away. You were met with the faces of all the people whose cars were occupying the driveway.

You refused to hide, “hello.”

“I’m sorry about that.” JJ awkwardly gestured to you, “we usually don’t just…” She trailed off. A. She was lying, you two always spontaneously kissed and B. she was making this more awkward.

Thank God Hudson was there to save the day. “It’s alright! I did the same thing with Jaz.”

“Oh how is she?” You asked. “I haven’t seen her since the wedding.”

“Oh she’s good! Now, come come we have food!” He said and ushered everyone out of the foyer.

You looked over at JJ, you knew you were smiling. Her blush was your favorite color.

You heard champagne bottles opening. You two were in for a storm.

#Jennifer Jareau #jennifer jareau x reader #jennifer jareau x you #jennifer jareau x y/n #aj cook #jj #jj x reader #jj x you #jj x y/n #jj criminal minds #Criminal Minds #criminal minds x reader #criminal minds x you #criminal minds x y/n

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pallanophblargh · 5 years ago

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I'M ALWAYS DOWN FOR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT AEQUIS. :D

I need to start thinking about things beyond just vague loose wiggly concepts before forgetting about them again! D: I feel like it’s been years since I’ve actually made attempts at worldbuilding.

For now, Aequis are having to coexist with human settlers in a (likely) post earth scenario, think “solar-punk” vibe/tech, but with some typical dark human undertones. I’ve decided that anything akin to fossil fuels/nuclear has been banned from use “on-world” and I’m trying to decide if this planet has a markedly higher oxygen content? (I admit I know nothing yet about the effects of long term exposure to higher oxygen concentrations) Humans (some, not all) are still finding ways to exploit natural resources (bacteria/plants/fungi/etc) despite there being lots of red tape and widespread bans on the practice. Genetic meddling is very much a thing, but to what and with what methods I’ve yet to decide. All I know now is at least one political figure has their hands dirty in very illegal genetic engineering of Aequis. Which is where my characters Matilda, and her adopted “test tube” Aequis Shirk, come in.

At this point in time, Aequis are likely the most intelligent indigenous species on their planet, and if it hadn’t been for some positive first encounters with human settlers, the dynamic between the two species might be very different than it is. Aequis “tech” is largely simple tools/organically built structures and basic observational scientific knowledge. The two species interact largely on Aequis terms, in response to their own whims. Aequis have a knack for taking advantage of humans and knowing the limits of human generosity. Despite this, Aequis are smart enough to never let their guards down, no matter how much food and lodging and comfort they may be given.

“Urban” Aequis are obviously the most friendly/social/accommodating, and will volunteer their services on a semi regular basis for the best food, lodging, and grooming humans have to offer them. Aequis come and go as they please. Said services might involve a multitude of courier/light freight work, scouting, surveying, highly sensitive communications relay, hunting, etc. Also, spying... and maybe a little espionage? (Ha!) Most urban Aequis will have a good grasp of human language. Humans aren’t nearly as well versed at understanding Aequis languages. (We THINK we know how they use the long-range language, but we’re probably wrong. We CERTAINLY can’t speak it, but we’ve tried cobbling together audio samples to say things back. The Aequis mocked us for it.)

I’ve decided that the desert and grassland types are on average the most friendly. The arboreal types are most social, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be actively friendly with humans. Offend one of them, and the entire rookery will know. Do anything worse, and the consequences will be decidedly frightening.

Thankfully Aequis are unlike birds in that they don’t imprint onto the first thing they see upon hatching. So, even though the first thing baby Shirk sees is Matilda, he doesn’t go through life believing he is human. He sees her as the maternal figure she is, however, and otherwise relates to her as his adoptive parent. Any potential instinctively Aequis behaviors are not applied to her, though. (No attempts to groom her hair as though she has feathers/etc.)

I desperately need to start thinking again about Aequis cultures, and maybe start writing things down somewhere for once? (I think I had an ask some time ago that started some thoughts on this, but who knows where it is now?)

#Aequis questions #Aequis homeworld #worldbuilding #I need to get better at this or nothing I do will have any real point?#would help if I did anything other than read short articles these days #questions always welcome!#the answers might be fuzzy but they help me start nailing things down

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mewmewchann · 17 days ago

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as the official Matilda VA for Desperate Heart 2 this doodle is canon now because I say it is (MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 2 OF DESPERATE HEART 2 DO NOT CLICK IF YOU ARE NOT CAUGHT UP SERIOUSLY)

...I mean they had to do something with his bag after the trial, right?

#artists on tumblr #doodle #digital art #fanganronpa #danganronpa desperate heart #desperate heart 2 #Matilda Cobbles #Ik it's not likely she'll get a full new sprite set with his bag but still. Imagine.

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tropicalpunchduh · 5 years ago

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8, 12, 21, 39 💫

thank u friend!! 😭💕 sorry i’m late to answer these

8. freckles - most-worn article of clothing?

i have a huge frank turner t shirt that i wear to bed a lot, but this has probably gotta go to my frye boots! they’re brown studded cowboy boots. i’ve had them for 7 years and get them cobbled every time the soles wear out.

12. dimples - most attractive features of a person’s face?

smile and eyes :)

21. paper - favorite children’s book?

i love so many!! coraline, holes, matilda, walk two moons

39. sweetheart - favorite mug/cup?

my tin moomin mug or my pink voodoo donuts with a hole in the middle!!

#thank you ily!!!#asks

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nwdsc · 2 years ago

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(▶︎ Imposter Syndrome | Barbra Licaから)

Imposter Syndrome by Barbra Lica

n a world where almost everyone appears to have their public image and hashtags in order, “Imposter Syndrome” explores instead an identity still in flux. Equal parts playful and sombre, these songs flip unapologetically between genres, tempos, and production styles in search of what it means to be a flawed human with big dreams, bigger feelings, and a verifiably awkward social presence… With this newest EP, JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter-producer Barbra Lica presents her most brutally honest music to date, combining elements of Folk, RnB, Indie Pop, Jazz, and Existential Synth (not a real genre). Recorded almost entirely in home studios and cobbled together instrument by instrument, “Imposter Syndrome” represents a two-year production collaboration with some of Toronto’s most accomplished artists including James Bryan (Prozzäk, Philosopher Kings), Nicolas Tateishi (Sam Drysdale, Joanna Majoko), Christine Bougie (Bahamas, Lydia Persaud), Drew Jurecka (Dua Lipa, Jully Black), and Joel Visentin ("This American Life"). With her light-hearted dance number dedicated to girl nerdom (“Girls Like Me”), her reverie to utter defeat ("The Ghost of Me"), her gentle musings on empathy (“Take Care of You”), and her Randy Newman-esque ode to aging women (“Sour Women”), Barbra takes listeners on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and soundscapes.クレジット2022年10月7日リリース Written by: Track 1: Barbra Lica Track 2: Barbra Lica & Danielle Knibbe Track 3: Barbra Lica & James Bryan Track 4: Barbra Lica, Danielle Knibbe & Alexandra May Track 5: Barbra Lica & Tom Fleming Track 6: Barbra Lica & James Bryan Track 7: Barbra Lica Produced by: Track 1 & 4: Barbra Lica & Joel Visentin Track 2: Barbra Lica & Nicolas Tateishi Track 3 & 6: Barbra Lica & James Bryan Track 5: Barbra Lica & Christine Bougie Track 7: Barbra Lica & Drew Jurecka Strings Arranging: Track 7: Drew Jurecka Editing: Tracks 1 & 4: Joel Visentin Track 2: Nicolas Tateishi Tracks 3 & 6: James Bryan Track 5: Christine Bougie Track 7:Drew Jurecka Vocals: Barbra Lica Support Vocals for Track 1: Contributed by: Genevieve Marentette, Sammy Jackson, Lori Cullen, Andrea Ramolo, Whitney Ross-Barris, Carole Binsky, Faith Amour, Laurent Bourque, Avery Raquel, Denielle Bassels, Chynna Lewis, Joanna Majoko, Stacey MacIntyre, Gina Pennesi, Leah Canali, Julie Mahendran, Sara Lynn Swaigen, Julia Swaigen, Grace Hightower, Evie Hightower Synth Programming: Tracks 1 & 4: Joel Visentin Track 2: Nicolas Tateishi Tracks 3 & 6: James Bryan Track 7: Drew Jurecka Keyboards: Track 1 & 4: Joel Visentin Piano: Track 5: Joel Visentin Track 7: Barbra Lica Organ: Track 3: Joel Visentin Guitars: Tracks 1 & 5: Christine Bougie Track 2: Nicolas Tateishi Tracks 3 & 6: James Bryan Track 4: Rich Grossman Electric Bass: Track 4: Alex St.Kitts Track 5: Mark Godfrey Track 6: James Bryan Acoustic Bass: Track 7: Justin Gray Drums: Track 1: Sarah Thawer Track 5: Joshua VanTassel Track 6: Marito Marques Trumpet: Track 4: Tom Moffett Violins,Violas: Track 7: Drew Jurecka Mixed by: Justin Gray @ Synthesis Sound Productions Mastered by: Justin Gray @ Immersive Mastering Photography by: Jen Squires Makeup and Hair by: Sydney Desnoyers Haircut and colour by: Jamie Potts CD Graphics and Design by: Matilda Armstrong 8-Bit Disc Art by: Matthew Barnett This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.

#2210 #RC

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aroundtheworldin18years · 6 years ago

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APARTHOTEL DES ALPES

Italy has become a firm favourite of ours in the last couple of years. Whether we are lazing on the soft golden sands of the Adriatic Coast, or meandering through the cobbled streets of Florence; we simply adore this beautiful country. So, why did we choose Aparthotel Des Alpes in Cavalese for our first family ski holiday? Easy! Unable to drag ourselves away from Italy, we chose a ski resort almost unknown to the British and Irish…Alpe Cermis in Cavalese. In Summer, Eagles soar high above the Dolomites on the rising warm thermals. In Winter, deep snow attracts skiers and snowboarders from across Europe and beyond.

Alpe Cermis – a skiers paradise

LOCATION

Located in the beautiful Val di Fiemme region of the Italian Dolomites, just one of the many properties owned by Trentino residences; Aparthotel Des Alpes is perfectly situated for exploring the outstanding natural environment of Alpe Cermis. A brisk 20 minute walk or a 5 minute drive will take you to the heart of the picturesque town of Cavalese. Unfortunately, the town is up a steep hill so we always took the easy option and drove. Cavalese town began with a small settlement in the Bronze Age. During the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Cavalese became the holiday destination for the regions bishops and aristocrats. Many of whom greatly contributed to the development of Cavalese.

Palazzo della Magnifica Comunita di Fiemme

A view of Alpe Cermis from a balcony in Cavalese Town

A view of Alpe Cermis from Cavalese Town

Over the years the town has grown to what it is today with traditional restaurants, bustling bars, fashionable boutiques, gift shops and a thriving tourist trade in both summer and winter. We found an amazing little shop where Lily-Belle was able to personalise the gifts she was purchasing for Nana and Granda. Cavalese is also very well-known for its local craftsmanship (iron, wood and marble) and a very social cheese factory. Who knew cheese was social? Does this social cheese have a Facebook page?

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SELF CATERING APARTMENTS

The main reasons for choosing Aparthotel Des Alpes was the price and the locality to Alpe Cermis which was just a 5 minute drive away. Plus Aparthotel Des Alpes ticked several other boxes. Close to Alpe Cermis for skiing, a short distance to Cavalese Town for shopping and sightseeing, indoor swimming pool for relaxing in at the end of a ski day, fantastic views of the surrounding Dolomites and a really modern fresh looking room. Aparthotel Des Alpes houses 200 apartments ranging from studios to 2 bedroom apartments, all recently refurbished. For our stay we booked a Superior Studio Apartment.

READ ALL ABOUT OUR HOLIDAY AT ALPE CERMIS IN CAVALESE

ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION

Check in at Aparthotel Des Alpes is from 16:00 to 20:00. Upon arrival we were warmly greeted at the reception by Cinzia. Cinzia was extremely helpful in telling us all about the hotel facilities, what the local area had to offer, including supermarkets for groceries, restaurants for dining and of course, the best gelateria’s for ice cream…a must for our girls when we are in Italy. One thing to note is that the local supermarkets close very early in the evening, it was a little after 19:00 and they were already closed. Thankfully Cinzia was able to take an order for fresh croissants to be collected from the restaurant the next morning.

A warm welcome awaits at Aparthotel Des Alpes

Come in, sit down, relax

THE ROOM

Credit where credit is due, Mummy definitely excelled on the room front this time. The Superior Studio at Aparthotel Des Alpes was spacious and modern with storage space galore. A must if you saw how much Lynne had managed to pack! The apartment was split into 4 areas; bedroom one with bunk beds, main lounge area/2nd bedroom with a dining table and chairs, spacious bathroom and a small equipped kitchenette. Outside there was a balcony for watching morning sunrises and evening sunsets. Lily-Belle and Matilda immediately fought over who was sleeping on the top bunk. A bit of a no-brainer for Mummy and Daddy, but try telling 3 year old Matilda the dangers of falling out of a bunk bed and see where it gets you!

BEDS, BATHROOMS AND BIDET’S

Open the apartment door, and you walk immediately into the hall/bunk beds. Directly opposite the bunk beds was the bathroom; a large walk-in shower, toilet, wash basin with under-storage, bidet, mirror but unfortunately no bath. Daddy loves soaking in the bath, bubbles overflowing. A very decent sized bathroom indeed. We’re not ‘posh’ and this was the girls very first experience of a bidet, much to their amusement and ours!

The battleground of children

Bathroom Rules: wash, brush, floss, flush

LOVING THE LOUNGE

There was a small kitchenette with a hob (no oven), microwave, kettle, cutlery, plates, cups (plus other kitchen items), perfectly adequate. In the main lounge area, which also served as the second bedroom, there was a huge pull down bed that could have (and did on 2 occasions) accommodate all 4 of us. Plenty of wardrobe space beside the bed. Inside the wardrobe there was a safe for keeping your valuables, well…safe. The lounge also had a dining table and chairs, with a flat screen TV on the wall. The room summed up in a word…perfect!

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SUPERIOR IT DEFINITELY IS

One thing we loved about the Superior Studio at Aparthotel Des Alpes was the dividing door between the bunk beds and the main lounge-come-bedroom. The divide allowed Mummy and Daddy to sit and enjoy a glass of wine in the evenings without disturbing the girls when they were in bed. The apartments have all the equipment required for having an excellent self catering holiday. Superior…it certainly was.

WELLNESS CENTRE

SWIMMING POOL

The pool, just like many others, had a deep end and a shallow end with the addition of a shallow children’s splash pool at one end. Around the poolside a few loungers for those simply wishing to sit and relax. As is the standard in most European swimming pools, a swim hat must be worn. Having a head like a billiard ball, Daddy did manage to negotiate not wearing one! The pool is ample for a few lengths, or in our case, a splash about with the girls. The kiddies pool was perfect for Matilda to enjoy.

Life is simple if you sleep, ski and swim

JACUZZI

The Jacuzzi was by far the biggest we had ever seen and even better that there wasn’t the typical ‘No Children Allowed’ sign, so were all able to enjoy the bubbles. Definitely a bonus to be able to soak aching muscles after skiing….and that was just Lily-Belle and Matilda. Has someone been eating beans, there’s an awful lot of bubbles! We are normally ‘all systems go’ throughout our holidays and this one was no different, especially with so many things to see and do within our short period of one week, so the pool and jacuzzi were very welcome.

Eat beans…make your own bubbles

SPA

Beside the pool is a stylish modern spa which offers adults the chance to unwind child free. Seriously luxurious and free tea, great if you’re a tea drinker but I (Daddy) much prefer coffee. The spa has outstanding facilities; Finnish saunas, Turkish steam room, sinks full of ice for cooling off, showers and a large relaxation area with loungers. Do expect full frontal nudity if you visit the Spa.

READ ALL ABOUT MY NUDITY EXPERIENCE IN OUR ALPE CERMIS POST

Mirror, mirror on the wall…

Dip your face in at your peril

Slippery When Wet…but not Bon Jovi

PLAY ROOM

There is a very colourful Play Room at Aparthotel Des Alpes. Although we didn’t avail of this facility we did pop our head through the door. From what we saw the large play room is aimed at younger children and toddlers.

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WI-FI

Very important. On holiday we take lots of photos and videos. Rather than clog phones and cameras we tend to upload everything to the cloud each evening. Wi-Fi is free in the main reception area, and also free if you book your stay at Aparthotel Des Alpes direct with Trentino Residencies. Otherwise Wi-Fi costs €15.00 per week for a password (available at the reception). We use Sky Go to watch movies when we travel and not once did we experience any poor signal or dropouts in our apartment. Excellent Wi-Fi which we utilised to the full during our stay at Aparthotel Des Alpes. Just a note to say that reception is open from 08:00 – 22:00 (close for lunch).

Free Wi-Fi in the reception area

RESTAURANT

Right next door to Aparthotel Des Alpes is Restaurant Des Alpes. Although the restaurant isn’t very modern with its decor or styling, it was clean and the food was always exceptional. One evening Lily-Belle and Matilda ordered a pizza and they were ecstatic when the pizza arrived at the table in the shape of a bunny. The menu is typical of Italy; pasta, pizzas, select meat dishes and my favourite Italian dish, risotto. We ate in the restaurant on a few occasions and always had a wonderful meal, plus the odd glass (or two) of Aperol Spritz. On the odd occasion we also took advantage of the available take away service. Fresh croissants and breakfast can be ordered from reception the night before.

Get in our bellies Mr Rabbit!

Daddy’s absolute favourite…risotto

Food of champions…stew

Aperol Spritz, the thirst quencher of giants

SKI STORAGE

There is ski storage available at Aparthotel Des Alpes but no drying facility for boots and clothes, best to take these to your room. We didn’t need to use the ski storage at Aparthotel Des Alpes as we hired the girls skis, boots and helmets from Sport Cermis at Alpe Cermis. Thankfully we could leave the hired equipment at Sports Cermis each evening, then collect them again the following morning. Very handy!

SKI SHUTTLE BUS

There is a free Ski Shuttle Bus to the regions main ski resorts such as Obereggen and Latemar. Pick up-drop off is directly outside Aparthotel Des Alpes. For our Alpe Cermis holiday we hired a car therefore we didn’t use the bus.

LOVELY CINZIA

We have to give a special mention to our new friend Cinzia. Cinzia worked on the reception at Aparthotel Des Alpes and was always polite, courteous and smiling. Always at reception with a warm smile when we left each morning and the same friendly smile when we returned each day. Chatting with this lovely young lady we found out that Cavalese doesn’t get many visitors from the UK and Ireland. Cinzia was interested to hear all about us, where we were from and all about our travels. Equally we loved chatting with Cinzia each day and we were keen to find out more about her and life in this region of Italy. Lily-Belle and Matilda enjoyed picking up a few Italian phrases from Cinzia each day. Cinzia was a wealth of information and we were truly thankful to her for making our stay very memorable.

WOULD WE GO BACK

Without hesitation. Aparthotel Des Alpes is a fantastic hotel with self-contained apartments. Perfect as a base camp for exploring the Italian Dolomites, and in particular, Alp Cermis, which is right on the doorstep. The local town of Cavalese is not too far away and is a lovely town for exploring and looking at the local heritage. Aparthotel Des Alpes gets our seal of approval.

LILY-BELLE (age 9) SAYS I loved that I was allowed to go in the jacuzzi. Our room was really comfy and I enjoyed sitting out on the balcony. Do people really wash there bums in the bidet…eurgh, that’s gross!

MATILDA (age 3) SAYS Mummy wouldn’t let me sleep on the top bunk, she’s so mean, it’s not fair! I liked going into the swimming pool and the bubble bath. Daddy: the bubble bath is the jacuzzi.

Aparthotel Des Alps

Date of stay: 21st – 27th March 2018 Flights (2 A + 2 C): Ryanair – Belfast to Milan Bergamo – £152.00 (plus £30.00 for 1 x 20kg checked bag) Car Hire: Firefly – €59.22 for 7 days (plus €350.00 refundable security deposit) Price: Aparthotel des Alpes – €668.29 (plus €150.00 refundable security deposit)

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Christmas Movies and TV Specials: Full 2020 Schedule

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Every year, the cheer of the holiday season at the end of the calendar is the reward for us good boys and girls who behaved ourselves for 11 grueling months. Never, however, has the reward of the holiday season felt more earned than in 2020.

There’s no way around it – amid worldwide pandemics, contentious political campaigns, and the cancellation of everything on Netflix – we’ve had a bit of a rough time. Thankfully, November and December marks the unofficial beginning of the holiday season on the entertainment calendar and we’re here to make sure you don’t miss a minute of any of it.

Using network schedules, we’ve cobbled together all of the holiday movies and TV specials we could find. Be sure to chime in with anything we may have missed as we will be updating as the season moves along.

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With social distancing guidelines in place, the holiday season might be just as weird as the rest of the year. But with this schedule in place, hopefully the entertainment world can provide a bit of normalcy. Check it out below!

All times are EST.

Monday, November 23

One Royal Holiday (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkMeet Me at Christmas (12:01 a.m.)HMMHomemade Christmas (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeMingle All the Way (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas For the Books (2:01 a.m.)HMMA Taste of Christmas (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeChristmas Made to Order (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkTwo Turtle Doves (4:01 a.m.)HMMFir Crazy (6:00 a.m.)HMMCherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Cookie Cutter Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Kiss (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeThe Christmas Train (8:00 a.m.)HMMI’m Not Ready For Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMLast Chance for Christmas (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeLast Christmas (10:26 a.m.)HBO FamilyAll About Christmas Eve (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas With Holly (12:00 p.m.)HMMA December Bride (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkBlack Christmas (1:10 p.m.)HBOThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkDear Santa (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeHearts of Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas In the Air (4:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas in Louisiana (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeCheck Inn to Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkChateau Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkFinding Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMYou Light Up My Christmas (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeElf (7:00 p.m.)AMCHeart of the Holidays (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkHoliday Hearts (8:00 p.m.)HMMFeliz NaviDAD (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeElf (9:00 p.m.)AMCChristmas at Grand Valley (10:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas Aunt (10:03 p.m.)LifetimeJingle Bell Bride (10:03 p.m.)Hallmark

Tuesday, November 24

Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor HolidayNetflixMagical Christmas Ornaments (12:00 a.m.)HMMFeliz NaviDAD (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeHoliday Date (12:03 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Song (2:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas List (2:03 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Aunt (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeCatch a Christmas Star (4:00 a.m.)HMMEntertaining Christmas (4:03 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Scavenger Hunt (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Dance (6:00 a.m.)HMMThe Perfect Christmas Present (8:00 a.m.)HMMMiss Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Wedding Date (8:00 a.m.)Lifetime12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (9:30 a.m.)AMCJourney Back to Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMA Christmas Proposal (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeDecorating Disney: Holiday Magic (11:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas wonderland (12:00 p.m.)HMMDeck the Halls (12:00 p.m.)FreeformAlways and Forever Christmas (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeMy Christmas Dream (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkNew Year’s Eve (12:10 p.m.)HBO2Christmas at Holly Lodge (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkMoonlight and Mistletoe (2:00 p.m.)HMMHoliday Spin (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeMerry and Bright (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Taste of Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas In Montana (4:00 p.m.)HMMA Christmas to Remember (6:00 p.m.)HMMWrite Before Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Crafty Christmas Romance (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (7:00 p.m.)AMCA Christmas Tree Grows In Colorado (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (8:00 p.m.)HMMA Twist of Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeHome Alone: The Holiday Heist (8:27 p.m.)HBO FamilyNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (9:00 p.m.)AMCThe Angel Tree (10:00 p.m.)HMMPride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (10:03 p.m.)HallmarkA Welcome Home Christmas (10:03 p.m.)Lifetime

Wednesday, November 25

The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoNetflixHappiest SeasonHuluNostalgic Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMA Twist of Christmas (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeA Christmas Duet (12:03 a.m.)HallmarkA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (1:25 a.m.)HBOA Family Christmas Gift (2:00 a.m.)HMMA Gift to Remember (2:03 a.m.)HallmarkA Welcome Home Christmas (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeDie Hard (2:45 a.m.)HBO2Love Always, Santa (4:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas in Homestead (4:03 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Joy (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Everlasting (6:00 a.m.)HMMMrs. Miracle (8:00 a.m.)HMMThe Sweetest Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkJim Henson’s Turkey Hollow (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeBeethoven’s Christmas Adventure (9:00 a.m.)AMCOn Strike for Christmas (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeA Christmas Melody (10:00 a.m.)HMMPrancer Returns (10:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Christmas Yule Blog (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeA Veteran’s Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HMMA Royal Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Detour (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Merry Christmas Match (2:00 p.m.)HMMHomemade Christmas (2:00p.m.)LifetimeChristmas with the Kranks (3:00 p.m.)FreeformCandy Cane Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas in Vienna (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Homecoming for the Holidays (4:00 p.m.)HMMJack Frost (5:30 p.m.)AMCGrounded for Christmas (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeHeart of the Holidays (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas in Angel Falls (6:00 p.m.)HMMLast Christmas (6:15 p.m.)HBO SignatureTwinkle All the Way (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeCranberry Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HMMThe Polar Express (8:00 p.m.)AMCSanta’s Wild Home (8:00 p.m.)PBSGood Morning Christmas! (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Nashville Christmas Carol (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles (10:00 p.m.)AMCHope at Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HMM

Thursday, November 26

Craftopia: Craft the HallsHBO MaxCraftopia: Merry Craftmas!HBO Max12 Dates of ChristmasHBO MaxTurkey Drop (12:00 a.m.)FreeformThe Christmas Bow (12:00 a.m.)HMMReunited at Christmas (12:03 a.m.)HallmarkPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles (1:05 a.m.)AMCA Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas at Dollywood (2:03 a.m.)HallmarkRediscovering Christmas (2:06 a.m.)LifetimeOne Starry Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HMMIt’s Christmas, Eve (4:03 a.m.)HallmarkThe Angel Tree (6:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Cookies (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas with the Kranks (7:00 a.m.)FreeformOne Royal Holiday (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Holiday (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeA Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (8:00 a.m.)HMMSnow Buddies (9:02 a.m.)HBO FamilyChristmas Under the Stars (10:00 a.m.)HallmarkLast Vermont Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMIce Age: Continental Drift (10:30 a.m.)HBO FamilyBon Voyage Charlie Brown (10:30 a.m.)FreeformDashing Through the Snow (12:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Made to Order (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Wish For Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkPocahontas (2:00 p.m.)FreeformReturn to Christmas Creek (2:00 p.m.)HMMRocky Mountain Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Connection (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkHome Alone (6:00 p.m.)FreeformSmall Town Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (7:00 p.m.)AMCChristmas By Starlight (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkTime for Me to Come Home for Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HMMOlaf’s Frozen Adventure (8:00 p.m.)ABCToy Story That Time Forgot (8:30 p.m.)ABCHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (8:30 p.m.)FreeformThe Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (9:00 p.m.)ABCNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (9:15 p.m.)AMCTime for You to Come Home for Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas House (10:03 p.m.)HallmarkDear Santa (11:05 p.m.)LifetimeA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (11:35 p.m.)HBO Comedy

Friday, November 27

A Go! Go! Cory Carson ChristmasNetflixDance Dreams: Hot Chocolate NutcrackerNetflixSugar Rush Christmas: Season 2NetflixOver ChristmasNetflixChristmas on Honeysuckle Lane (12:00 a.m.)HMMThe Mistletoe Promise (12:03 a.m.)HallmarkMemories of Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMWelcome to Christmas (2:03 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Secret (4:00 a.m.)HMMLet It Snow (4:03 a.m.)HallmarkSanta Buddies (5:27 a.m.)HBO FamilyMerry Madagascar (5:30 a.m.)AMCA Joyous Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Getaway (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkWith Love, Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Homecoming (8:00 a.m.)HMM12 Wishes of Christmas (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeTo Grandmother’s House We Go (9:00 a.m.)AMCChristmas Next Door (10:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeA Christmas to Remember (10:00 a.m.)HMMMatilda (10:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Nine Lives of Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkDear Santa (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeTwo Turtle Doves (12:00 p.m.)HMMJingle All The Way 2 (12:30 p.m.)FreeformA Gingerbread Romance (2:00 p.m.)HMMSleigh Bells Ring (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmases Reservations (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas Unwrapped (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeGood Morning Christmas! (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Christmas for the Books (4:00 p.m.)HMMThe Nightmare Before Christmas (4:30 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone 4 (5:30 p.m.)HBO FamilyPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles (5:30 p.m.)AMCCrown For Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Veteran’s Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMA Christmas in Tennessee (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeHome Alone: The Holiday Heist (6:54 p.m.)HBO FamilyFour Christmases (7:30 p.m.)AMCRomance at Reindeer Lodge (8:00 p.m.)HMMDear Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeFrosty The Snowman (8:00 p.m.)CBSDear Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeSanta Claus Is Comin’ to Town (8:00 p.m.)ABCGrandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (8:00 p.m.)CWFive Star Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkFrosty Returns (8:30 p.m.)CBSThe Adventures of Paddington *holiday-themed episode (8:30 p.m.)NickelodeonFred Claus (9:30 p.m.)AMCChristmas in Montana (10:00 p.m.)HMMA Timeless Christmas (10:03 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas hotel (10:03 p.m.)Lifetime

Saturday, November 28

Four Christmases (12:00 a.m.)AMCNorthern Lights of Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMDear Christmas (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeSwitched For Christmas (12:03 a.m.)HallmarkNew Year’s Eve (1:35 a.m.)HBO FamilyCharming Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMjingle Around the Clock (2:03 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Hotel (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeA Song for Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas At the Palace (4:03 a.m.)HallmarkTo Grandmother’s House We Go (4:30 a.m.)AMCChristmas Tree Lane (6:00 a.m.)HMMThe Mistletoe Secret (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkHappy Feet (6:30 a.m.)AMCThe Christmas Cottage (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkDeliver by Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMSnow Day (9:00 a.m.)AMCCranberry Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMNever Kiss a Man In a Christmas Sweater (10:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Holiday (11:00 a.m.)LifetimeDeck the Halls (11:35 a.m.)FreeformA Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (12:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas House (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Nashville Christmas Carol (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Ring (2:00 p.m.)HMMA Christmas Winter Song (2:00 p.m.)LifetimePlanes, Trains And Automobiles (3:30 p.m.)AMCChristmas in Rome (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Bow (4:00 p.m.)HMMEvery Day Is Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeFred Claus (5:30 p.m.)AMCChristmas At the Plaza (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkMerry Liddle Christmas (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeMeet Me at Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMLast Christmas (6:15 p.m.)HBOThe Christmas Doctor (8:00 p.m.)HMMMerry Liddle Christmas Wedding (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas Waltz (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkElf (8:00 p.m.)AMCRobbie The Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (8:00 p.m.)CBSRobbie The Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (8:30 p.m.)CBSThe Story of Santa Claus (9:00 p.m.)CBSThe All-Star Nickmas Spectacular (9:00 p.m.)NickelodeonA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (9:40 p.m.)HBO ComedyElf (10:00 p.m.)AMCChristmas by Starlight (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkUSS Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HMMThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Sunday, November 29

Wonderoos: Holiday Holiday!NetflixSnow Day (12:00 a.m.)AMCPicture a Perfect Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Angel Tree (12:01 a.m.)HMMMerry Liddle Christmas Wedding (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeDie Hard With a Vengeance (1:40 a.m.)HBO ZoneA Cheerful Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkHolly and Ivy (2:01 a.m.)HMMChristmas (2:07 a.m.)LifetimeSnow Dogs (3:14 a.m.)HBO FamilyA Dream of Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkHoliday Hearts (4:01 a.m.)HMMA Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HMMMarry Me at Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms (7:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas Under Wraps (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Princess for Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas with the Kranks (9:10 a.m.)FreeformChristmas Bells Are Ringing (10:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas on the Vine (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas With the Darlings (10:00 a.m.)HallmarkOn the 12th Date of Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkDie Hard (12:00 p.m.)HBO2A Heavenly Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HMMMatilda (1:25 p.m.)FreeformA Shoe Addict’s Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Godwink Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HMMA Taste of Christmas (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeBlack Christmas (2:10 p.m.)HBOA Bramble House Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HMMHomemade Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeFive Star Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas Waltz (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkHoliday for Heroes (6:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Unwrapped (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeDisney Prep & Landing (7:00 p.m.)ABCDisney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (7:30 p.m.)ABCPeople Presents: Once Upon a Main Street (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeIf I Only Had Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas on My Mind (8:00 p.m.)HMMSense, Sensibility, and Snowmen (10:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Town (10:03 p.m.)Hallmark

Monday, November 30

Spookley and the Christmas KittensNetflixUnhappy HolidaysShudderChristmas Encore (12:00 a.m.)HMMFinding Santa (12:03 a.m.)HallmarkA Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love(2:00 a.m.)HMMComing Home for Christmas (2:03 a.m.)HallmarkFeliz NaviDAD (2:06 a.m.)LifetimeA Christmas Miracle (4:00 a.m.)HMMA Very Merry Mix-Up (4:03 a.m.)HallmarkNew Year’s Eve (4:10 a.m.)HBO ComedyChristmas Dance (6:00 a.m.)HMMThe Christmas Cure (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas with the Kranks (7:30 a.m.)FreeformOnce Upon a Holiday (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkCharming Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMWish Upon a Christmas (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeLast Christmas (8:45 a.m.)HBO ZoneAll About Christmas Eve (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeTime for Me to Come Home for Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMFir Crazy (12:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Lost and Found (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeMingle All the Way (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkMiss Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkGeneral Hospital *holiday-themed episode (2:00 p.m.)ABCA Christmas in Tennessee (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeFamily For Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HMMA Christmas to Remember (4:00 p.m.)HMMA Christmas Duet (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Aunt (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Nightmare Before Christmas (5:10 p.m.)Freeform12 Gifts of Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Boyfriend for Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMNo Time Like Christmas (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeHome Alone 4 (6:10 p.m.)HBO FamilyThe Christmas Listing (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Sweetest Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkFour Christmases (8:00 p.m.)AMCThe Christmas Listing (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeJust in Time for Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HMMThe Disney Holiday Singalong (8:00 p.m.)ABCCMA Country Christmas (9:00 p.m.)ABCFred Claus (10:00 p.m.)AMCA Merry Christmas Match (10:00 p.m.)HMMIt’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkDear Christmas (10:03 p.m.)Lifetime

Tuesday, December 1

Angela’s Christmas WishNetflixThe Holiday Movies That Made UsNetflixCMA Country Christmas SpecialHuluDisney Holiday Singalong SpecialHuluSnow (12:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas in Evergreen (12:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Listing (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeFour Christmases (12:32 a.m.)AMCLooks Like Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMA Christmas Detour (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkDear Christmas (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeMerry and Bright (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Incorporated (4:00 a.m.)HMMA Family Christmas Gift (6:00 a.m.)HMMIt’s Christmas, Eve (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Gingerbread Romance (8:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Land (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkPAW Patrol *holiday episode rerun (8:00 a.m.)NickelodeonWrapped Up in Christmas (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeMatchmaker Christmas (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeSmall Town Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMDisney’s A Christmas Carol (11:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas Joy (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkHoliday Hearts (12:00 p.m.)HMMRandom Acts of Christmas (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeMiracle on 34th Street (1:00 p.m.)FreeformSnow Buddies (1:00 p.m.)HBO FamilyChristmas at the Plaza (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Sweet Christmas Romance (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeUSS Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HMMLast Christmas (3:00 p.m.)HBOHome Alone (3:30 p.m.)FreeformA Timeless Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Heavenly Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HMMCandy Cane Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeFred Claus (5:00 p.m.)AMCHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (6:00 p.m.)FreeformPicture a Perfect Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkDeliver by Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas on the Vine (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Polar Express (7:30 p.m.)AMCRudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (8:00 p.m.)CBSHeart of the Holidays (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas in Montana (8:00 p.m.)HMMDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8:30 p.m.)FreeformWilly Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (9:30 p.m.)AMCGood Morning Christmas! (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas Under the Stars (10:00 p.m.)HMMA Taste of Christmas (10:03 p.m.)LifetimeNew Year’s Eve (11:10 p.m.)HBO Signature

Wednesday, December 2

Holly Gialli ChristmasShudderDeck the Halls (12:00 a.m.)FreeformA Godwink Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkLet It Snow (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkFinding Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMA Taste of Christmas (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeCharlie And The Chocolate Factory (2:25 a.m.)AMCDouble Holiday (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Ornament (4:00 a.m.)HMMThe Great Christmas Light Fight (4:55 a.m.)AMCChristmas in Homestead (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas on Honeysuckle Lane (6:00 a.m.)HMMIt’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas (7:00 a.m.)FreeformOne the Twelfth Day of Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMA Christmas Winter Song (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeThe Nativity Story (9:00 a.m.)AMCSound of Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMMistletoe and Menorahs (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeMiracle on 34th Street (11:00 a.m.)FreeformPride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkNostalgic Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HMMA Gift Wrapped Christmas (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeCharlie And The Chocolate Factory (1:00 p.m.)AMCDeck the Halls (1:40 p.m.)FreeformOnce Upon a Christmas Miracle (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkStaging Christmas (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeA Merry Christmas Match (2:00 p.m.)HMMWilly Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (3:30 p.m.)AMCDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (3:45 p.m.)FreeformChristmas Homecoming (4:00 p.m.)HMMA Welcome Home Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas Under Wraps (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas by Starlight (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Polar Express (6:00 p.m.)AMCChristmas at Grand Valley (6:00 p.m.)HMMA Very Charming Christmas Town (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Santa Clause (6:25 p.m.)FreeformIce Age: Continental Drift (7:00 p.m.)HBO FamilySpotlight on Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas Harmony (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Goldbergs *holiday-themed episode (8:00 p.m.)ABCNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (8:00 p.m.)AMCThe Christmas House (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkHome for Christmas Day (8:00 p.m.)HMMThe Santa Clause 2 (8:30 p.m.)Freeformblack-ish *holiday-themed episode (9:30 p.m.)ABCFive Star Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Love Story (10:00 p.m.)HMM

Thursday, December 3

Chico Bon Bon and the Very Berry HolidayNetflixJust Another ChristmasNetflixMy Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie UnderwoodHBO MaxAnything For JacksonShudderThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (12:00 a.m.)FreeformThe Christmas Ring (12:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Getaway (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Harmony (12:01 a.m.)LifetimeSnow Day (12:30 a.m.)AMCThe Angel Tree (2:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Made to Order (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas in Mississippi (2:04 a.m.)LifetimeCrown for Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Miracle (4:00 a.m.)HMMHow Murray Saved Christmas (4:55 a.m.)AMCA Very Merry Mix-Up (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkTime for You to Come Home for Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HMMThe Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformMrs. Doubtfire (7:50 a.m.)HBO2Poinsettias for Christmas (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeCheck Inn to Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Holiday Engagement (8:00 a.m.)HMM12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (9:00 a.m.)AMCNorthern Lights of Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Love Letter (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeDisney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic 2 (10:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Little Drummer Boy (11:30 a.m.)FreeformA Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love (12:00 p.m.)HMMLove at the Christmas Table (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeJingle All the Way 2 (12:00 p.m.)FreeformMarry Me at Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas at Cartwright’s (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Road Home for Christmas (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeA Christmas for the Books (2:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas with the Kranks (2:00 p.m.)FreeformDisney’s A Christmas Carol (4:00 p.m.)FreeformYou Light Up My Christmas (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeSnow Day (4:00 p.m.)AMCThe Christmas Cottage (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkHearts of Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HMMHome Alone: The Holiday Heist (5:30 p.m.)HBO FamilyChristmas Bells Are Ringing (6:00 p.m.)HMMJingle Belle (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeHome Alone (6:00 p.m.)FreeformHoliday Date (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkIf I Only Had Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas Tree Lane (8:00 p.m.)HMMElf (8:00 p.m.)AMCMerry Liddle Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (8:30 p.m.)FreeformBlack Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HBO ZoneChristmas Waltz (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Gift to Remember (10:00 p.m.)HMMRocket Around the Christmas Tree (10:00 p.m.)DiscoveryMerry Liddle Christmas Wedding (10:05 p.m.)Lifetime

Friday, December 4

Captain Underpants Mega BlissmasNetflixMariah Carey’s Magical Christmas SpecialApple TV+A Charlie Brown ChristmasApple TV+The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 3NetflixChristmas in Vienna (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkUSS Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMFred Claus (12:00 a.m.)AMCChristmas Town (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkDeliver by Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMGroundhog Day (2:30 a.m.)AMCA Cookie Cutter Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Melody (4:00 a.m.)HMMThe Great Christmas Light Fight (5:00 a.m.)AMCA Royal Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas on My Mind (6:00 a.m.)HMMDisney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic (7:00 a.m.)FreeformA Perfect Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Very Vintage Christmas (8:00 a.m.)LifetimeA Princess for Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMThe Preacher’s Wife (8:05 a.m.)FreeformPAW Patrol *holiday episode rerun (10:00 a.m.)NickelodeonChristmas A La Mode (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeChristmas Under the Stars (10:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas with the Kranks (10:45 a.m.)FreeformBlue’s Clues and You! *holiday-themed episode (11:00 a.m.)NickelodeonRyan’s Mystery Playdate *holiday-themed episode (11:30 a.m.)NickelodeonBubble Guppies *holiday-themed episode (12:00 p.m.)NickelodeonHometown Christmas (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeEntertaining Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkHoliday for Heroes (12:00 p.m.)HMMJingle All the Way 2 (12:00 p.m.)FreeformTim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (12:50 p.m.)FreeformHappy Feet (1:00 p.m.)AMCCatch a Christmas Star (2:00 p.m.)HMMMerry Liddle Christmas (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Santa Clause (2:30 p.m.)FreeformNational Lampoon’s Vacation (3:30 p.m.)AMCChristmas at Pemberley Manor (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Family Christmas Gift (4:00 p.m.)HMMMerry Liddle Christmas Wedding (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Santa Clause 2 (4:40 p.m.)FreeformGroundhog Day (5:30 p.m.)AMCChristmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Merry Christmas Match (6:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas Listing (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (7:10 p.m.)FreeformSpotlight on Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeDisney Holiday Magic Quest (8:00 p.m.)Disney ChannelScrooged (8:00 p.m.)AMCThe Hollywood Christmas Parade Greatest Moments (8:00 p.m.)CWA Nashville Christmas Carol (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkMeet Me at Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HMMToo Close for Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (9:15 p.m.)FreeformLast Christmas (9:45 p.m.) HBO2Fred Claus (10:00 p.m.)AMCA Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkTime for Me to Come Home for Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HMMFeliz NaviDAD (10:05 p.m.)LifetimeDeck the Halls (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Saturday, December 5

Mighty Express: A Mighty ChristmasNetflixThe Mistletoe Secret (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Bramble House Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMScrooged (12:30 a.m.)AMCA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (1:04 a.m.)HBO ComedyChristmas in Angel Falls (2:00 a.m.)HMMA Dream of Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkLove You Like Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkAngel Falls: A Novel Holiday (4:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas at Grand Valley (6:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas List (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkPinocchio’s Christmas (6:00 a.m.)AMCThe Preacher’s Wife (7:00 a.m.)FreeformJack Frost (7:15 a.m.)AMCJingle Around the Clock (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas to Remember (8:00 a.m.)HMMThe First Christmas: The Story Of The First Christmas Snow (8:30 a.m.)AMCNestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (9:00 a.m.)AMCRudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July (9:30 a.m.)AMCDeck the Halls (9:40 a.m.)FreeformSwitched for Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Homecoming (10:00 a.m.)HMMMy Christmas Inn (11:00 a.m.)LifetimeSpongeBob SquarePants *holiday episode rerun (11:00 a.m.)NickelodeonIt’s Pony *holiday-themed episode (11:30 a.m.)NickelodeonPrancer Returns (11:45 a.m.)FreeformFive Star Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Godwink Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HMMThe Life & Adventures Of Santa Claus (12:00 p.m.)AMCDear Secret Santa (12:30 p.m.)LifetimeThe Legend Of Frosty The Snowman (1:15 p.m.)AMCIce Age: Continental Drift (1:15 p.m.)HBO FamilyJingle All the Way 2 (1:50 p.m.)FreeformChristmas Waltz (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Homecoming for the Holidays (2:00 p.m.)HMMA Taste of Christmas (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeJack Frost (2:45 p.m.)AMCBlack Christmas (3:10 p.m.)HBODr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (3:55 p.m.)FreeformHeart of the Holidays (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkTwo Turtle Doves (4:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas Edition (4:00 p.m.)LifetimeLittle Drummer Boy: Book II (4:00 p.m.)AMC‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (4:30 p.m.)AMCFrosty’s Winter Wonderland (5:00 p.m.)AMCRudolph’s Shiny New Year (5:30 p.m.)AMCIf I Only Had Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkToo Close for Christmas (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeTime for You to Come Home for Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMSanta Claus is Comin’ to Town (6:35 p.m.)FreeformThe Loud House holiday episode rerun (6:30 p.m.)NickelodeonThe Year Without A Santa Claus (6:45 p.m.)AMCThe Casagrandes *holiday-themed episode (7:00 p.m.)NickelodeonThe Loud House *holiday-themed episode (7:30 p.m.)NickelodeonRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (7:40 p.m.)FreeformLet’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeA Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (8:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (8:00 p.m.)AMCFrosty the Snowman (8:45 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause (9:20 p.m.)FreeformChristmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkTime for Us to Come Home for Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HMMHomemade Christmas (10:05 p.m.)LifetimeThe Santa Clause 2 (11:30 p.m.)Freeform

Sunday, December 6

A Veteran’s Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Bow (12:01 a.m.)HMMThe Year Without A Santa Claus (12:30 a.m.)AMC‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (1:45 a.m.)AMCA Shoe Addict’s Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (2:01 a.m.)HMMRudolph’s Shiny New Year (2:15 a.m.)AMCRudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July (3:30 a.m.)AMCCherished Memories: A Gift to Remember (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Song (4:01 a.m.)HMMChristmas Bells Are Ringing (6:00 a.m.)HMMMy Christmas Love (6:00 a.m.)Hallmark‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (6:00 a.m.)AMCThe First Christmas: The Story Of The First Christmas Snow (6:30 a.m.)AMCDecorating Disney: Holiday Magic (7:00 a.m.)FreeformNestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (7:00 a.m.)AMCThe Legend Of Frosty The Snowman (7:30 a.m.)AMCPrancer Returns (8:00 a.m.)FreeformA Christmas Duet (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Christmas Love Story (8:00 a.m.)HMMThe Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold (9:00 a.m.)AMCThe Life & Adventures Of Santa Claus (9:30 a.m.)AMCAbby Hatcher *holiday-themed episode (10:00 a.m.)NickelodeonChristmas Unwrapped (10:00 a.m.)LifetimeThe Christmas Ring (10:00 a.m.)HMMSense, Sensibility, and Snowmen (10:00 a.m.)HallmarkJingle All the Way 2 (10:10 a.m.)FreeformHappy Feet Two (10:43 a.m.)HBO FamilyJack Frost (10:45 a.m.)AMCRudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July (12:00 p.m.)AMCDear Christmas (12:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas Under the Stars (12:00 p.m.)HMMA Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkDisney’s A Christmas Carol (12:15 p.m.)FreeformSpongeBob SquarePants *holiday episode rerun (1:00 p.m.)NickelodeonChristmas by Starlight (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkRomance at Reindeer Lodge (2:00 p.m.)HMMMerry Liddle Christmas Wedding (2:00 p.m.)LifetimeTim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (2:20 p.m.)FreeformLittle Drummer Boy: Book II (2:30 p.m.)AMCThe Legend Of Frosty The Snowman (3:00 p.m.)AMCSanta Claus is Comin’ to Town (4:00 p.m.)FreeformChristmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkHoliday Hearts (4:00 p.m.)HMMFrosty’s Winter Wonderland (4:30 p.m.)AMC‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (5:00 p.m.)AMCFrosty the Snowman (5:05 p.m.)FreeformThe Year Without A Santa Claus (5:30 p.m.)AMCRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (5:40 p.m.)FreeformThe Angel Tree (6:00 p.m.)HMMLet’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve (6:00 p.m.)LifetimeGood Morning Christmas! (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkHome Alone (6:45 p.m.)FreeformRudolph’s Shiny New Year (6:45 p.m.)AMCChallenge Accepted! Disney Channel’s Epic Holiday Showdown (7:00 p.m.)Disney ChannelUSS Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Ever After (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeChristmas She Wrote (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkElf (8:00 p.m.)AMCA Holly Dolly Christmas (8:30 p.m.)CBSHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (9:15 p.m.)FreeformWrite Before Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Little Christmas Charm (10:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas Listing (10:03 p.m.)LifetimeLast Christmas (10:05 p.m.)HBO ComedyHome Alone 4 (10:37 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Monday, December 7

My Christmas Dream (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Year Without A Santa Claus (12:00 a.m.)AMCCranberry Christmas (12:01 a.m.)HMMRudolph’s Shiny New Year (1:15 a.m.)AMCA December Bride (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Doctor (2:01 a.m.)HMMRudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July (2:30 a.m.)AMCSharing Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Tree Lane (4:01 a.m.)HMMGrandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (5:00 a.m.)AMCChristmas Made to Order (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Heavenly Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HMMNew Year’s Eve (6:15 a.m.)HBO ZoneSleigh Bells Ringing (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkOur Christmas Love Song (8:00 a.m.)HMMThe Sons Of Mistletoe (9:15 a.m.)AMCChristmas Wonderland (10:00 a.m.)HMMThe Truth About Christmas (10:30 a.m.)FreeformLet it Snow (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas Encore (12:00 p.m.)HMMThe Holiday (12:30 p.m.)FreeformOn the 12th Date of Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Family Christmas Gift (2:00 p.m.)HMMLove Actually (3:30 p.m.)FreeformGroundhog Dog (3:30 p.m.)AMCBlack Christmas (3:39 p.m.)HBO ZoneA Christmas for the Books (4:00 p.m.)HMMThe Christmas Club (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas Next Door (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkPlanes, Trains And Automobiles (6:00 p.m.)AMCNostalgic Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMThe Santa Clause (6:30 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Squad (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeScrooged (8:00 p.m.)AMCPride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Gift to Remember (8:00 p.m.)HMMThe Santa Clause 2 (8:30 p.m.)FreeformGremlins (10:00 p.m.)AMCOne Royal Holiday (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love (10:00 p.m.)HMM

Tuesday, December 8

Super Monsters: Santa’s Super Monster HelpersNetflixChristmas with the Kranks (12:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas at the Plaza (12:00 a.m.)Hallmark A Holiday Engagement (12:00 a.m.)HMMPlanes, Trains And Automobiles (12:30 a.m.)AMCChristmas in Homestead (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkSmall Town Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HMMA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2:50 a.m.)HBODie Hard With a Vengeance (3:05 a.m.)HBO SignatureChristmas Cookies (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Card (4:00 a.m.)HMMThe Legend Of Frosty The Snowman (4:30 a.m.)AMCLove You Like Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas in Evergreen (6:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas with the Kranks (7:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas Scavenger Hunt (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkNorthern Lights of Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMMariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (9:00 a.m.)AMCA Christmas Miracle (10:00 a.m.)HMMLove Actually (10:30 a.m.)FreeformMrs. Doubtfire (11:02 a.m.)HBO ComedyChristmas in Love (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas at Graceland (12:00 p.m.)HMMNew Year’s Eve (12:45 p.m.)HBOThe Preacher’s Wife (1:35 p.m.)FreeformChristmas At the Palace (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Christmas Card (2:00 p.m.)HMMGremlins (3:30 p.m.)AMCReunited At Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Little Christmas Charm (4:00 p.m.)HMMIce Age: Continental Drift (4:07 p.m.)HBO FamilyThe Perfect Holiday (4:10 p.m.)FreeformEnchanted Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkMeet Me at Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMScrooged (6:00 p.m.)AMCThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (6:15 p.m.)FreeformElf (8:00 p.m.)AMCChristmas Waltz (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas on My Mind (8:00 p.m.)HMMAlmost Christmas (8:20 p.m.)FreeformA Christmas for Mary (9:00 p.m.)OWNThe Polar Express (10:00 p.m.)AMCChristmas in Rome (10:00 p.m.)Hallmarka Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HMM

Wednesday, December 9

Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: ChristmasNetflixThe Big Show Show: Christmas NetflixChristmas Connection (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkTime for Us to Come Home for Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMThe Christmas Ring (2:00 a.m.)HMMA Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkJingle Around the Clock (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Dance (4:00 a.m.)HMMA Christmas Melody (6:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas at Pemberley Manor (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Very Merry Mix-Up (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Boyfriend for Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HMMBlack Christmas (8:20 a.m.)HBODeliver by Christmas (10:00 a.m.)HMMHappy Feet Two (10:10 a.m.)HBO FamilySanta’s Apprentice (10:30 a.m.)FreeformPrancer Returns (12:00 p.m.)FreeformChristmas Incorporated (12:00 p.m.)HMMSharing Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkHome Alone 4 (1:31 p.m.)HBO FamilyA Wish for Christmas (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkDisney’s A Christmas Carol (2:00 p.m.)FreeformHolly and Ivy (2:00 p.m.)HMMChristmas Tree Lane (4:00 p.m.)HMMThe Star (4:00 p.m.)Freeform12 Gifts of Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkHome Alone (6:00 p.m.)FreeformA Bramble House Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HMMA Godwink Christmas (8:00 p.m.)HMMThe Great Christmas Light Fight *season premiere (8:00 p.m.)ABCGreatest Holiday Commercial Countdown (8:00 p.m.)CWSense, Sensibility, and Snowmen (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (8:30 p.m.)FreeformSwitched for Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Homecoming for the Holidays (10:00 p.m.)HMM

Thursday, December 10

Prancer Returns (12:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas List (12:00 a.m.)HallmarkUSS Christmas (12:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas Under the Stars (2:00 a.m.)HMMIt’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2:00 a.m.)HallmarkMarry Me at Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HallmarkA Princess for Christmas (4:00 a.m.)HMMA Family Christmas Gift (6:00 a.m.)HMMA Cheerful Christmas (6:00 a.m.)HallmarkThe Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformA Dream of Christmas (8:00 a.m.)HallmarkChristmas Homecoming (8:00 a.m.)HMMChristmas in Angel Falls (10:00 a.m.)HMMThe Star (10:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Sweetest Christmas (12:00 p.m.)HallmarkAngel Falls: A Novel Holiday (12:00 p.m.)HMMThe Santa Clause (12:30 p.m.)FreeformChristmas Getaway (2:00 p.m.)HallmarkChristmas at Grand Valley (2:00 p.m.)HMMThe Santa Clause 2 (2:30 p.m.)FreeformSnow Buddies (2:32 p.m.)HBO FamilyA Show Addict’s Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HallmarkSanta Buddies (4:00 p.m.)HBO FamilyTime for Us to Come Home for Christmas (4:00 p.m.)HMMThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (5:00 p.m.)FreeformA Veteran’s Christmas (6:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (6:00 p.m.)HMMThe Nightmare Before Christmas (7:00 p.m.)FreeformSilent Night – A Song For The World (8:00 p.m.)CWChristmas In Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (8:00 p.m.)HallmarkA Merry Christmas Match (8:00 p.m.)HMMThe Substitute *holiday-themed episode (8:30 p.m.)NickelodeonDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8:30 p.m.)FreeformRugrats *holiday episode rerun (10:00 p.m.)NickelodeonChristmas She Wrote (10:00 p.m.)HallmarkThe Angel Tree (10:00 p.m.)HMM

Friday, December 11

A Trash Truck Christmas NetflixDisney Channel’s Epic Holiday Showdown Disney+Disney Holiday Magic Quest Disney+High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday SpecialDisney+Christmas with the Kranks (12:00 a.m.)FreeformLast Christmas (12:36 a.m.)HBO ComedyNew Year’s Eve (4:00 a.m.)HBO SignatureDecorating Disney: Holiday Magic (7:00 a.m.)FreeformSnow (8:00 a.m.)FreeformSnow 2: Brain Freeze (10:00 a.m.)FreeformSnowglobe (12:00 p.m.)FreeformPAW Patrol *holiday-themed episode(12:00 p.m.)NickelodeonBaby Shark’s Big Show! *holiday-themed episode (12:30 p.m.)NickelodeonChristmas with the Kranks (2:00 p.m.)FreeformDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (4:05 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone (6:45 p.m.)FreeformDisney Channel Holiday House Party (8:00 p.m.)Disney ChannelInn Love by Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Christmas Caroler Challenge (8:00 p.m.)CWMy Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza (8:00 p.m.)HGTVMrs. Doubtfire (8:36 p.m.)HBO FamilyJoe Bob Saves Christmas (9:00 p.m.)ShudderHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (9:15 p.m.)FreeformDaddy’s Home 2 (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Saturday, December 12

The Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformDaddy’s Home 2 (8:00 a.m.)FreeformHome Alone 4 (8:15 a.m.)HBO FamilyThe Santa Clause (10:05 a.m.)FreeformSpongeBob SquarePants *holiday episode rerun (10:00 a.m.)NickelodeonThe Loud House *holiday episode rerun (10:30 a.m.)NickelodeonSpongeBob SquarePants *holiday episode rerun (12:00 p.m.)NickelodeonThe Santa Clause 2 (12:15 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2:45 p.m.)FreeformToy Story (4:50 p.m.)FreeformToy Story 2 (6:50 p.m.)FreeformThe Christmas Setup (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeDanger Force *holiday-themed episode (8:00 p.m.)NickelodeonSide Hustle *holiday-themed episode (8:30 p.m.)NickelodeonToy Story 3 (8:55 p.m.)FreeformToys of Terror (10:00 p.m.)SYFYToy Story That Time Forgot (11:25 p.m.)FreeformDisney’s A Christmas Carol (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Sunday, December 13

Love the Coopers (7:00 a.m.)FreeformToy Story That Time Forgot (9:30 a.m.)FreeformPrancer Returns (10:00 a.m.)FreeformDisney’s A Christmas Carol (12:00 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone (2:05 p.m.)FreeformIce Age: Continental Drift (2:38 p.m.)HBO FamilySnow Buddies (4:05 p.m.)HBO FamilyHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (4:35 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause (7:15 p.m.)FreeformA Charlie Brown Christmas (7:30 p.m.)PBS / PBS KIDSA Sugar & Spice Holiday (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeThe Santa Clause 2 (9:25 p.m.)FreeformA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (10:54 p.m.)HBO ComedyBlack Christmas (11:31 p.m.)HBO ZoneThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Monday, December 14

Prancer Returns (7:00 a.m.)FreeformThe Perfect Holiday (11:00 a.m.)FreeformAlmost Christmas (1:00 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone (3:30 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone: 2 Lost in New York (6:00 p.m.)FreeformLonestar Christmas (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeiHeartRadio Jingle Ball (8:00 p.m.)CWDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8:30 p.m.)FreeformChristmas with The Tabernacle Choir (9:00 p.m.)PBS

Tuesday, December 15

The Perfect Holiday (12:00 a.m.)FreeformThe Magic Snowflake (10:30 a.m.)FreeformJingle All the Way 2 (12:00 p.m.)FreeformChristmas with the Kranks (2:00 p.m.)FreeformThe Nightmare Before Christmas (4:05 p.m.)FreeformSnow Dogs (4:20 a.m.)HBO FamilyDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (5:45 p.m.)FreeformNew Year’s Eve (7:00 p.m.)HBO SignatureElla Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (8:00 p.m.)PBSDisney’s A Christmas Carol (8:25 p.m.)FreeformChristmas at Belmont (9:00 p.m.)PBSCooking Up Christmas (9:00 p.m.)OWNPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (10:30 p.m.)Freeform

Wednesday, December 16

Jingle All the Way 2 (12:00 a.m.)FreeformHome Alone 4 (12:00 a.m.)HBO FamilyDie Hard (10:30 a.m.)HBO SignatureChristmas with the Kranks (11:30 a.m.)FreeformMiracle on 34th Street (1:35 p.m.)FreeformHappy Feet Two (3:44 p.m.)HBO FamilyThe Santa Clause (4:15 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 2 (6:25 p.m.)FreeformThe Great Christmas Light Fight (8:00 p.m.)ABCThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (8:55 p.m.)FreeformPenn & Teller: Merry Fool Us (9:00 p.m.)CWA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (9:05 p.m.)HBO2Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (10:04 p.m.)HBO Family

Thursday, December 17

Black Nativity (12:00 a.m.)FreeformThe Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformMiracle on 34th Street (10:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Holiday (1:00 p.m.)FreeformDisney’s A Christmas Carol (4:00 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone (6:00 p.m.)FreeformDogs Of The Year (8:00 p.m.)CWAll That *holiday-themed episode (8:30 p.m.)NickelodeonHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (8:30 p.m.)FreeformRugrats *holiday episode rerun (10:00 p.m.)Nickelodeon

Friday, December 18

A Creepshow Holiday SpecialShudderDisney Channel Holiday House PartyDisney+Arendelle Castle Yule LogDisney+Life Size 2: A Christmas Eve (12:00 a.m.)FreeformHoliday in Handcuffs (7:00 a.m.)FreeformNew Year’s Eve (8:15 a.m.)HBO SignatureThe Holiday (9:05 a.m.)FreeformDisney’s A Christmas Carol (12:15 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause (2:20 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 2 (4:25 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (6:55 p.m.)FreeformChristmas on the Menu (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeShrek the Halls (8:30 p.m.)ABCDr. Seuss’ The Grinch (9:00 p.m.)FreeformElla Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (9:00 p.m.)PBSA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (9:43 p.m.)HBO ComedyLucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas (10:00 p.m.)PBSYou’ll Be Home for Christmas (10:00 p.m.)HGTVThe Star (11:00 p.m.)Freeform

Saturday, December 19

The Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (1:00 a.m.)FreeformKung Fu Panda Holiday (7:00 a.m.)FreeformThe Little Drummer Boy (7:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Star (8:00 a.m.)FreeformBlack Christmas (9:30 a.m.)HBO ZoneThe Nightmare Before Christmas (10:05 a.m.)FreeformAlvin! and the Chipmunks *holiday-themed episode (11:00 a.m.)NickelodeonLEGO City Adventure *holiday-themed episode (11:30 a.m.)NickelodeonHome Alone (11:45 a.m.)FreeformHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (2:15 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone: The Holiday Heist (3:55 p.m.)HBO FamilyFrosty the Snowman (4:55 p.m.)FreeformRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (5:30 p.m.)FreeformDr. Seuss’ The Grinch (6:35 p.m.)FreeformA Christmas Exchange (8:00 p.m.)LifetimeDanger Force *holiday-themed episode (8:00 p.m.)NickelodeonDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8:40 p.m.)FreeformLetters to Satan Clause (9:00 p.m.)SYFYMiracle on 34th Street (11:20 p.m.)Freeform

Sunday, December 20

The Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformMiracle on 34th Street (9:30 a.m.)FreeformJingle All the Way 2 (12:10 p.m.)FreeformSanta Claus is Comin’ to Town (2:20 p.m.)FreeformFrosty the Snowman (3:25 p.m.)FreeformRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (4:00 p.m.)FreeformDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (5:05 p.m.)FreeformThe Sound of Music (7:00 p.m.)ABCIce Age: Continental Drift (7:00 p.m.)HBO FamilyHome Alone (7:45 p.m.)FreeformMasters of Illusion: Christmas Magic (8:00 p.m.)CWMarch of the Polar Bears (8:00 p.m.)Nat GEO WILD22nd Annual A Home for the Holidays (9:30 p.m.)CBSHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (10:15 p.m.)Freeform

Monday, December 21

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (12:55 a.m.)FreeformJingle All the Way 2 (10:30 a.m.)FreeformSnow Buddies (11:00 a.m.)HBO FamilySanta Buddies (12:30 p.m.)HBO FamilyMiracle on 34th Street (12:30 p.m.)FreeformSpongeBob SquarePants *holiday episode rerun (1:00 p.m.)NickelodeonThe Nightmare Before Christmas (3:00 p.m.)FreeformHappy Feet Two (3:39 p.m.)HBO FamilyThe Santa Clause (4:30 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 2 (6:30 p.m.)FreeformGrandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (8:00 p.m.)CWGreatest Holiday Commercial Countdown (9:00 p.m.)CWThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (9:00 p.m.)Freeform

Tuesday, December 22

Christmas with the Kranks (12:00 a.m.)FreeformSanta’s Apprentice (7:00 a.m.)FreeformMiracle on 34th Street (8:30 a.m.)ABCThe Perfect Holiday (11:00 a.m.)FreeformChristmas with the Kranks (1:00 p.m.)FreeformThe Loud House *holiday episode rerun (1:00 p.m.)NickelodeonDisney’s A Christmas Carol (3:05 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone (5:10 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (7:40 p.m.)FreeformFirst Christmas (9:00 p.m.)OWNThe Night Before (10:20 p.m.)Freeform

Wednesday, December 23

The Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (12:30 a.m.)FreeformLife-Size 2: A Christmas Eve (7:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Mistle-tones (9:30 a.m.)FreeformHoliday in Handcuffs (11:30 a.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause (1:30 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 2 (3:35 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (6:05 p.m.)FreeformSilent Night – A Song For The World (8:00 p.m.)CWGeneral Hospital *holiday-themed episode (8:00 p.m.)ABCDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8:10 p.m.)FreeformThe Great Christmas Light Fight (9:00 p.m.)ABCSanta Claus Is Comin’ to Town (10:50 p.m.)FreeformPrancer Returns (11:55 p.m.)Freeform

Thursday, December 24

The Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformPrancer Returns (10:30 a.m.)FreeformHome Alone (12:30 p.m.)FreeformSnow Buddies (2:26 p.m.)HBO FamilyHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (3:00 p.m.)FreeformSanta Buddies (3:54 p.m.)HBO FamilyDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (5:35 p.m.)FreeformHappy Feet Two (7:00 p.m.)HBO FamilyThe Greatest Showman (8:00 p.m.)ABCFrosty the Snowman (8:15 p.m.)FreeformRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (8:50 p.m.)FreeformChristmas with The Tabernacle Choir (9:00 p.m.)PBSSanta Claus Is Comin’ to Town (9:55 p.m.)Freeform

Friday, December 25

Snow Buddies (5:29 a.m.)HBO FamilyThe Simpsons *holiday episode rerun (7:00 a.m.)FreeformSanta Buddies (8:33 a.m.)HBO FamilyDisney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration (10:00 a.m.)ABCIce Age: Continental Drift (10:01 a.m.)HBO FamilyThe Santa Clause (10:30 a.m.)Freeform The Santa Clause 2 (12:30 p.m.)FreeformThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2:30 p.m.)FreeformFrosty the Snowman (4:30 p.m.)FreeformRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (5:00 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone 4 (5:35 p.m.)HBO FamilyHome Alone (6:00 p.m.)FreeformHome Alone: The Holiday Heist (7:00 p.m.)HBO FamilyDie Hard (8:00 p.m.)HBOHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (8:30 p.m.)FreeformCall The Midwife Holiday Special (9:00 p.m.)PBSSurprising Santa Claus (9:00 p.m.)HGTVMrs. Doubtfire (11:51 p.m.)HBO Family

Saturday, December 26

Matilda (12:00 a.m.)FreeformMrs. Doubtfire (12:56 p.m.)HBO Comedy

Sunday, December 27

Die Hard (11:30 a.m.)HBO2Happy Feet Two (5:20 p.m.)HBO FamilyLucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas (10:00 p.m.)PBS

Monday, December 28

Home Alone 4 (11:09 a.m.)HBO FamilyIce Age: Continental Drift (3:27 p.m.)HBO Family

Tuesday, December 29

Mrs. Doubtfire (5:45 a.m.)HBO2Popstar’s Best Of 2020 (8:00 p.m.)CWHome Alone: The Holiday Heist (3:57 p.m.)HBO Family

Wednesday, December 30

Happy Feet Two (2:25 p.m.)HBO FamilySnow Buddies (5:32 p.m.)HBO FamilyHeroes On The Front Line (8:00 p.m.)CWDogs Of The Year (9:00 p.m.)CW

Thursday, December 31

United in Song: a Celebration of America’s Resilience (8:00 a.m.)PBSHome Alone 4 (9:55 a.m.)HBO FamilyDie Hard (7:00 p.m.)HBO2Dogs Of The Year (9:00 p.m.)CW

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On this day in 1872, the American brigantine Mary Celeste departed New York Harbor and entered the waters of the Atlantic bound for Genoa, Italy. Eight days later, the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia cast its lines from port in Hoboken, New Jersey and made for the Atlantic, also headed for Genoa. Just under a month later on December 5, at approximately 1pm, the Dei Gratia caught up to the Mary Celeste off the Azores, an island archipelago 800 miles from the coast of Portugal. The Dei Gratia was a slower ship that had departed over a week after the Mary Celeste and should not have been able to catch the American brigantine. Suspicious, Dei Gratia’s Canadian captain sent two crew members in a ship’s boat over to the Mary Celeste to investigate. Upon returning, they reported that the Mary Celeste was completely abandoned, with no trace of its crew. What happened to the Mary Celeste and her crew remains a mystery.

Mary Celeste was built in a shipyard in Nova Scotia in 1860. She went through a succession of owners and refits before being purchased by American businessman James Winchester in 1869. Winchester operated the brigantine for three years before docking her in New York in early 1872 for an extensive refit costing $10,000 ($203,309 after adjusted for inflation). The bow was lengthened to 103 feet, beam (or breadth) was increased to 25.7 feet, and her draft (or depth) was increased to 16.2 feet. Another deck was added and worn out timbers replaced. All told, this work increased Mary Celeste’s displacement (or weight) to 282 tons.

On October 29, the Mary Celeste was ready for her first voyage after refitting. Winchester selected experienced mariner Benjamin Briggs as captain and gave Briggs a four-twelfths share in the business consortium headed by Winchester which financed the Mary Celeste’s operations. Briggs was a devout Christian who had an excellent reputation among merchant sailors. His first and second mate and steward were all family men with equally solid reputations, while the balance of the crew was four Germans from the Frisian islands who had good service records. Briggs was joined on the voyage by his wife Sarah and their two-year old daughter, Sophia Matilda. The couple’s seven year old son, Arthur, remained with Brigg’s mother in Boston.

Mary Celeste’s cargo consisted of 1,701 barrels of denatured alcohol. After loading at Pier 50 on the East River, Briggs moved the Mary Celeste into New York Harbor and waited for favorable sailing weather. On November 7, the weather cleared and the Mary Celeste set sail. When Dei Gratia, carrying a cargo of petroleum, caught up to Mary Celeste on December 5, it was clear that something significant had occurred sometime in the intervening weeks. Almost as soon as the Dei Gratia sighted the Mary Celeste, her captain, David Morehouse, noted that the brigantine’s sails were set in an odd manner, while some others appeared torn. The ship was steering erratically in the direction of Dei Gratia. The condition of the sails and the handling of the vessel were completely out of character for a captain with the reputation of Briggs. It was apparent to Morehouse that something was very wrong.

After the boarding party Morehouse dispatched to the Mary Celeste returned, they reported that many sails were indeed torn, that there was approximately 3.5 feet of water in the hold, the cabins and living spaces were cluttered and untidy, the ship’s binnacle (a glass compartment which contained the compass) was smashed, a makeshift sounding rod was lying on the deck, and a long line (or rope) was trailing in the water behind the Mary Celeste. The ship’s boat was missing, as was some of the navigation equipment, but the ship’s cargo was intact and the hold securely shut. The galley was still fully provisioned with food and supplies. The last entry in the ship’s log was made at 8:00am on November 25, nine days earlier. The recorded position put the Mary Celeste off Santa Maria Island, over 400 miles away from where the Dei Gratia encountered her.

Though Morehouse only had a crew of seven, he nevertheless decided to bring the Mary Celeste in to Gibraltar, where he had intended to stop anyway on his own trip to Genoa. Bringing in derelict ships often proved profitable as abandoned ships could provide a navigation hazard to other vessels if they grounded in shallow water. In addition, maritime law often allocated significant compensation to salvors who brought in damaged or abandoned ships. Morehouse sent his first mate with two seaman over to the Mary Celeste and the two ships sailed together into Gibraltar, with Dei Gratia arriving on December 12, and Mary Celeste early the following morning.

Almost immediately, the British authorities in Gibraltar set up a salvage court to investigate the circumstances by which Dei Gratia discovered Mary Celeste and to decide how to apportion any reward money. Generally, the more difficult a salvage effort and the more valuable the cargo of the salvaged vessel, the greater the reward money for the salvor. Morehouse fully expected to be handsomely rewarded for his effort; sailing two ships the size of Dei Gratia and Mary Celeste 600 miles to Gibraltar with only four and three men on each was no small feat.

The proceedings of the salvage court, a form of vice admiralty court, quickly took a turn for the dramatic as the British investigators suspected foul play. They pointed to a series of indentions or marks on the Mary Celeste’s railing, claiming they were caused by sword or ax blows. Benjamin Brigg’s sword, which was found under his bed in his cabin, was claimed to have traces of blood on it. A local diver was hired to inspect the Mary Celeste’s hull to see if she had suffered a collision. Even though the diver reported no evidence of a collision, British officials nonetheless concluded that an unidentified party had overtaken the Mary Celeste, overpowered the crew and killed them.

David Morehouse and the Dei Gratia were never directly accused, but the implication hung heavily in the air. And while pirates were still common along the cost of Morocco in the late 19th century and it was not unheard of them for them sail as far as the Azores, a later investigation carried out by the American consul and a U.S. Navy captain pointed out that pirates ransack ships for valuables. On the Mary Celeste, virtually all of the crew’s personal possessions remained on board. No evidence of foul play by Morehouse and the Dei Gratia was presented and the salvage court awarded him and his crew 1,700 pounds, approximately one-third the amount generally expected. Morehouse took this as a slight and an indication that the court was not fully convinced of his innocence. The insult cast a black mark on Morehouse’s reputation and career.

The American investigation which followed the British admiralty court’s opinion determined that the indentions on the Mary Celeste’s railing were typical wear and tear caused by sail lines rubbing up against the wood, and were not produced by sword or ax blows. Moreover, the American naval investigation found nothing resembling blood on Brigg’s sword and adopted the conclusion of the harbor diver which found no evidence of a collision with another ship. The British admiralty court was forced to withdraw its previous opinion.

After the theory that Mary Celeste was attacked by pirates or a rival merchant vessel were discounted, additional theories were cobbled together, some reasonable and some bizarre. These theories ranged from the German crew getting drunk off the of the ship’s cargo and murdering Briggs, his family and officers in a drunken melee, to sea monsters snatching the crew from the deck and dragging them into the abyss. While the latter can be properly ignored based on the knowledge we have of deep sea creatures today, the former lacks support because the 1,700 barrels of alcohol were not disturbed when the Dei Gratia’s boarding party inspected the Mary Celeste.

The generally accepted theory today is that some natural occurrence, whether a rogue wave or a sea spout, caused a mass of water to flood onto the Mary Celeste and into the hold. The presence of a makeshift sounding rod on the deck indicates that the crew was trying to determine just how much water was in the hold. While the 3.5 feet which was there when the Dei Gratia discovered her was not an insignificant amount, it was not enough to endanger the seaworthiness of a ship the size of the Mary Celeste and an experienced captain like Benjamin Briggs would have known that. It is therefore speculated that something caused the crew to incorrectly estimate or measure the amount of water in the hold and the rate at which it was rising; the low pressure caused by a sudden sea spout (a tornado that develops over the ocean) nearby might have forced more water through the bilge pumps and into the hold temporarily, causing the crew to think the Mary Celeste was taking on water faster than she could bear. This could be why the ship’s boat was missing; Briggs might have ordered the crew into the boat in a hasty manner in order to avoid being trapped aboard with swiftly rising water. The long line which Dei Gratia’s crew found trailing the Mary Celeste may have been Brigg’s attempt to stay connected with the Mary Celeste on the chance that it was not taking on water as quickly as estimated and perhaps could be re-boarded. If there was a sea spout nearby, part of a larger storm front cross the Atlantic and Briggs and his crew were caught in it on a tiny boat, they would not have lasted long on the open water.

While the scenario above is plausible, it reflects a panicky response by an otherwise highly experience ship captain and crew, something completely out of character for Briggs and his first mate. Ultimately, it is unlikely that we will ever know what happened to the Mary Celeste and it will remain one of the most profound mysteries of the 19th century.

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