The following is a list of Christmas television specials partly or completely originating in the U.S.
Christmas-related films and specials Dates and networks shown correspond to the special's first telecast. 5 More Sleeps ’til Christmas (November 27, 2021, NBC) 12 Dates of Christmas (December 11, 2011, ABC Family) 12 Men of Christmas (December 5, 2009, Lifetime) 12 Tiny Christmas Tales (December 7, 2001, Cartoon Network) The Adventures of Candy Claus (1987) Albert (December 9, 2016/Nickelodeon) Alien Xmas (November 20, 2020, Netflix) Aliens First Christmas (November 28, 1991, Disney Channel) Amahl and the Night Visitors (December 24, 1951, NBC) (most of the 1951 cast members stayed with this production until 1963) Amahl and the Night Visitors (December 25, 1963, NBC) (all-new production) Amahl and the Night Visitors (December 24, 1978, NBC) (all-new production) An American Christmas Carol (December 16, 1979, ABC) An Angel for Christmas (1996) The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (December 15, 1996, The Family Channel) Angels in the Snow (November 15, 2015, Up TV) Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (December 10, 2011, Hallmark Channel) Babes in Toyland (December 25, 1950, NBC) (presented on Musical Comedy Time) Babes in Toyland (December 18, 1954) Babes in Toyland (December 25, 1960, NBC) (presented on Shirley Temple's Storybook) Babes in Toyland (December 19, 1986, NBC) Baby's First Christmas (December 15, 2012, Hallmark Channel) The Balloonatiks: Christmas Without a Claus (December 14, 1996, Fox) B.C.: A Special Christmas (1981, HBO) The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (December 17, 1973, NBC) The Bears Who Saved Christmas (December 8, 1994, syndication) Beebo Saves Christmas (December 1, 2021, The CW) The Bell Telephone Hour Christmas specials (1959–1968, NBC) Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (December 7, 1978, ABC) The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (December 3, 1979, NBC) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (December 5, 1983, ABC) Blending Christmas (December 12, 2021) (Lifetime) Borrowed Hearts (November 30, 1997, CBS) A Boyfriend for Christmas (November 27, 2004, Hallmark Channel) Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol (1992) The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas (December 7, 1984, ABC) Caillou's Perfect Christmas (December 9, 2022, Peacock) Call Me Claus (December 2, 2001/TNT) Candles in the Dark (December 3, 1993, The Family Channel) A Carol Christmas (December 7, 2003, Hallmark Channel) Carol for Another Christmas (December 28, 1964, ABC) Catch a Christmas Star (November 17, 2013, Hallmark Channel) A Chance of Snow (December 7, 1998, Lifetime) Charlie's Christmas Secret (December 20, 1984, syndication) Chasing Christmas (December 4, 2005, ABC Family) A Chipmunk Christmas (December 14, 1981, NBC) A Christmas Adventure (1991, syndication) Christmas...Again?! (December 3, 2021, Disney Channel) Christmas at Walt Disney World (December 10, 1978, NBC) The Christmas Blessing (December 18, 2005, Lifetime) The Christmas Box (December 17, 1995, CBS) A Christmas Calendar (December 18, 1987, PBS) Christmas Caper (November 25, 2007, ABC Family) The Christmas Card (December 2, 2006, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Carol (December 25, 1949) A Christmas Carol (December 23, 1954, CBS) (presented on Shower of Stars) A Christmas Carol (December 21, 1971, ABC) A Christmas Carol (December 17, 1984, CBS) A Christmas Carol (December 5, 1999, TNT) A Christmas Carol (November 28, 2004, NBC) The Christmas Choir (December 9, 2008, Hallmark Channel) Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (December 20, 1987, CBS) The Christmas Consultant (November 10, 2012, Lifetime) Christmas Cupid (December 12, 2010, ABC Family) The Christmas Dinosaur (2004) Christmas Do-Over (December 16, 2006, ABC Family) Christmas Eve (December 22, 1986, NBC) Christmas Every Day (1986, CBS) Christmas Every Day (December 1, 1996, The Family Channel) A Christmas for Boomer (December 6, 1979, NBC) The Christmas Gift (December 21, 1986, CBS) The Christmas Heart (December 2, 2012, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Hope (December 13, 2009, Lifetime) The Christmas House (November 22, 2020, Hallmark Channel) Christmas in Canaan (December 12, 2009, Hallmark Channel) Christmas in Cartoontown (1996) Christmas in Connecticut (April 13, 1992, TNT) Christmas in Conway (December 1, 2013, ABC) Christmas in Disneyland (December 8, 1976, ABC) Christmas in Paradise (December 15, 2007, Lifetime) Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1998, NBC) Christmas in Tattertown (December 21, 1988, Nickelodeon) Christmas Is (1970, syndication) Christmas Is Here Again (2007) Christmas Lilies of the Field (December 16, 1979, NBC) The Christmas List (December 1, 1997, The Family Channel) Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (December 26, 1977, NBC) The Christmas Note (November 29, 2015, Hallmark Channel) Christmas on the Square (November 22, 2020/Netflix) The Christmas Ornament (November 16, 2013, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Parade (December 14, 2014, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Path (December 12, 1999, Fox Family) A Christmas Romance (December 18, 1994, CBS) The Christmas Secret (December 17, 2000, CBS) The Christmas Secret (December 7, 2014, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Setup (December 12, 2020, Lifetime) The Christmas Shepherd (November 23, 2014, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Shoes (December 1, 2002, Lifetime) The Christmas Spirit (December 1, 2013, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Star (December 14, 1986, ABC) A Christmas Story Live! (December 17, 2017, Fox) A Christmas to Remember (December 20, 1978, CBS) The Christmas Train (November 25, 2017, Hallmark Channel) The Christmas Tree (December 14, 1991, USA Network) The Christmas Tree (December 22, 1996, ABC) The Christmas Visitor (December 5, 1987, Disney Channel) A Christmas Visitor (December 21, 2002, Hallmark Channel) A Christmas Wedding (December 11, 2006, Lifetime) The Christmas Wish (December 6, 1998, CBS) Christmas with Grubbs (November 1, 2024, YouTube) Christmas with Tucker (November 25, 2013, Hallmark Channel) A Christmas Without Snow (December 9, 1980, CBS) Christopher the Christmas Tree (December 24, 1993, Fox) A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas (November 27, 2025/Prime Video) The City That Forgot About Christmas (November 29, 1974, syndication) A Claymation Christmas Celebration (December 21, 1987, CBS) A Clüsterfünke Christmas (December 4, 2021/Comedy Central) CMA Country Christmas (2009–present, ABC) A Cool Like That Christmas (December 23, 1993, Fox) Cranberry Christmas (December 8, 2008, ABC Family) Crawford the Cat's Christmas (November 14, 2018, Amazon Prime) Crown for Christmas (November 27, 2015, Hallmark Channel) Deck the Halls (1994, syndication) Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (December 11, 1983, NBC) Defending Santa (November 24, 2013, Ion Television) Desperately Seeking Santa (November 27, 2011, ABC Family) A Different Kind of Christmas (December 9, 1996, Lifetime) Disney Channel Holiday House Party (December 13, 2020) A Diva's Christmas Carol (December 13, 2000, VH1) A Dog Named Christmas (November 29, 2009, CBS) The Dog Who Saved Christmas (November 29, 2009, ABC Family) The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (November 28, 2010, ABC Family) Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (November 30, 2016, NBC) Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (December 1, 2022, NBC) Donner (December 1, 2001, ABC Family) Dot & Spot's Magical Christmas Adventure (1996) Ebbie (December 4, 1995, Lifetime) Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) (December 14, 1996, ABC) Electric Christmas (1994, Focus on the Family) Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (December 16, 2014, NBC) The Elf and the Magic Key (December 1993, USA Network) The Elf Who Saved Christmas (December 10, 1992, USA Network) An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf (November 26, 2011, CBS) Eloise at Christmastime (November 22, 2003, ABC) The Enchanted Nutcracker (December 22, 1961, ABC) A Family Circus Christmas (December 18, 1979, NBC) The Fat Albert Christmas Special (December 18, 1977/CBS) The Flight Before Christmas (December 5, 2015, Lifetime) A Freezerburnt Christmas (1997) A Fruitcake Christmas (2005, Tommy Nelson, Glue Works Entertainment) A Garfield Christmas (December 21, 1987, CBS) Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (December 4, 2019, Freeform) The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (December 14, 1999, Fox Family) The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (December 20, 1983, CBS) The Glo Friends Save Christmas (1985, syndication) A Golden Christmas (December 13, 2009, Ion Television) Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (December 2, 2011, Disney Channel) Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (October 31, 2000, The WB) A Grandpa for Christmas (November 24, 2007, Hallmark Channel) The Great Christmas Light Fight (a recurring reality series) (2013–present, ABC) Green Christmas (Big City Greens), (December 7, 2019, Disney Channel) Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (November 29, 2014, Lifetime) The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022, Disney+) The Happy Elf (December 2, 2005, NBC) His and Her Christmas (December 19, 2005, Lifetime) A Hobo's Christmas (December 6, 1987, CBS) Holiday Affair (December 15, 1996, USA Network) Holiday Heart (December 10, 2000, Showtime) Holiday in Your Heart (December 14, 1997, ABC) The Holiday Sitter (December 11, 2022, Hallmark Channel) A Holiday to Remember (December 12, 1995, CBS) Holidays Unwrapped: A Disney Channel Music Event (December 8, 2019) A Hollywood Hounds Christmas (December 16, 1994, syndication) Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (November 25, 2012, ABC Family) Home Alone 4 (November 3, 2002, ABC) Home for the Holidays (November 28, 1972, ABC) The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (December 19, 1971, CBS) Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas (November 25, 2011, CBS) Hot Mess Holiday (2021, Comedy Central) The House Without a Christmas Tree (December 3, 1972, CBS) How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (December 18, 1966, CBS) How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (December 20, 2000, Fox) How Murray Saved Christmas (December 5, 2014, NBC) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (December 9, 2001, PAX Network) I'll Be Home for Christmas (December 12, 1988, NBC) I'll Be Home for Christmas (December 23, 1997, CBS) Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (November 24, 2011, Fox) If You Believe (December 5, 1999, Lifetime) In the Nick of Time (December 16, 1991, NBC) It Happened One Christmas (December 11, 1977, ABC) It's Christmas, Carol! (November 18, 2012, Hallmark Channel) It's Christmas, Dr. Joe! (December 18, 2004, syndication) Jingle Ballin (December 6, 2016, YouTube) Jingle Bell Rap (1991, syndication) Jingle Bell Rock (December 22, 1995, ABC) John Grin's Christmas (December 6, 1986, ABC) Jolly Old St. Nicholas (1994, syndication) Karroll's Christmas (December 14, 2004, A&E) The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990, syndication) Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (December 2, 2023, Lifetime) The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000) Like Father, Like Santa (December 1, 1998, Fox Family) The Little Rascals Christmas Special (December 3, 1979, NBC) Little Spirit: Christmas in New York (December 10, 2008, NBC) The Littlest Angel (December 6, 1969, NBC) Love's Christmas Journey (November 5, 2011, Hallmark Channel) The Magic Hockey Skates (December 13, 2012/Amazon Prime) The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (December 21, 1979, NBC) The Man Who Saved Christmas (December 15, 2002, CBS) Maxine's Christmas Carol (2000, PBS) Meet the Santas (December 17, 2005, Hallmark Channel) A Merry Mirthworm Christmas (December 14, 1984, Showtime) Miracle on 34th Street (November 27, 1959, NBC) (presented on NBC Friday Night Special Presentation) The Miracle on 34th Street (December 14, 1955, CBS) (presented on The 20th Century Fox Hour) Miracle on 34th Street (December 14, 1973, CBS) Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (December 18, 1962, NBC)