SUNDAY, DEC. 18
All-Out Christmas
Home & Garden TV, 9 p.m.
Jesus is the Light of the World, as these displays of Christmas lights should remind us all. Re-airs Dec. 23 at 8 p.m., Dec. 24 at 9 p.m. and Dec. 25 at 9 a.m.
SUNDAY, DEC. 18
Winter Treats Unwrapped
Food Network, 9 p.m.
Candy-cane trees, Yule logs, ribbon candy and pails of popcorn are on the Christmas snack menu tonight, and we also tour a big soup factory.
TUESDAY, DEC. 20
March of the
Wooden Soldiers
Familyland TV, 10:30 a.m.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy defend Toyland from bogeymen in this beloved musical comedy, which made its debut as Babes in Toyland in 1934.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21
Where Christmas Began
Travel Channel, 6 p.m.
This program helps us follow the travels of the Holy Family and the Wise Men.
THURSDAY, DEC. 22
A Very Ermey Christmas
History Channel, 4 p.m.
Ex-Marine R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey shows us how troops in wartime ever since Valley Forge have marked the birth of the Prince of Peace. Advisory: TV-PG. Re-airs Dec. 23 at 11 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 24
Ultimate Holidaytown USA
A&E, 1 p.m.
Twenty small towns match decorations and festivities in competition for the Holidaytown title.
SAT.-SUN., DEC. 24-25
Christmas With
The Duke All Day
AMC
This marathon of John Wayne films begins with Three Faces West at 6:15 a.m. Saturday and concludes with Rio Grande at 10:15 p.m. Sunday.
SUNDAY, DEC. 25
Christmas Day
EWTN, all day
Highlights include Mass from Irondale, Ala., live at 1 a.m.; the Pope's blessing urbi et orbi, live at 6 a.m.; midnight Mass at St. Peter's, a re-air at 8 a.m.; and Catholic University's Christmas Concert at 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
U.S. Olympic Team Trials:
Freestyle Skiing
NBC, 2:30 p.m.
Freestyle aerials and moguls are the main events in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
Live From Lincoln Center:
New Year's Eve Gala
PBS, 8 p.m.
The New York Philharmonic and Romanian soprano Angela Gheorgiu perform the “Ave Maria” from Mascagni's “Cavalleria Rusticana,” as well as works by Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and others.
Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.
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