Explore AMC's 'Best Christmas Ever' 2021 Complete Schedule

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Consider AMC's 'Best Christmas Ever' 2021 Lineup for Your Holiday Movie Marathon

Published Dec. 2 2021, 5:06 p.m. ET

Source: Warner Bros.

Now that the holiday season is upon us, AMC Networks is returning with Best Christmas Ever, an annual seasonal block of screen-time consisting of over 50 Christmas-themed television specials and feature films.

The month-long Christmas marathon begins on Nov. 29 and concludes on Dec. 25 on AMC and AMC Plus. The yearly schedule includes fan-favorites such as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Polar Express, Fred Claus, and Scrooged.

If you're struggling to find a festive movie or television special this year, consider tuning into AMC's Best Christmas Ever program! We even have the complete 2021 schedule below. Check it out!

Source: Warner Bros.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021

1:30 p.m. — The Polar Express
3:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
6:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
8:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
10:15 p.m. — The Polar Express

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021

12:15 a.m. — The Year Without a Santa Claus
1:30 a.m. — Rudolph's Shiny New Year
2:30 a.m. — 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
3:00 a.m. — Little Drummer Boy: Book II
3:30 a.m. — Santa Claus: The Movie
9:00 a.m. — Rudolph's Shiny New Year
10:00 a.m. — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
8:00 p.m. — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Source: Paramount Pictures

Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021

3:17 a.m. — Surviving Christmas
5:16 a.m. — The Christmas Shoes
2:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
5:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
7:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
9:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
11:30 p.m. — Four Christmases

Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021

1:30 a.m. — A Dennis the Menace Christmas
3:30 a.m. — A Christmas Story
10:39 a.m. — Fred Claus

Monday, Dec. 6, 2021

6:00 p.m. — Scrooged
8:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
10:00 pm — Fred Claus

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021

12:30 a.m. — Scrooged
2:30 a.m. — Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
9:00 a.m. — The Legend of Frosty the Snowmen
10:30 a.m. — All I Want for Christmas
3:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
6:00 p.m. — Four Christmases

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021

4:00 a.m. — A Holiday to Remember
2:00 p.m. — To Grandmother's House We Go
4:00 p.m. — Snow Day
8:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
10:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Source: Warner Bros.

Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021

2:45 a.m. — Christmas in Connecticut
9:00 a.m. — To Grandmother's House We Go
1:00 p.m. — Snow Day
3:00 p.m. — Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
4:00 p.m. — Rudolph's Shiny New Year
5:00 p.m. — Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
7:30 p.m. — 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
8:00 p.m. — The Polar Express

Friday, Dec. 10, 2021

2:30 a.m. — Santa Claus: The Movie
5:00 a.m. — Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
9:00 a.m. — Santa Claus: The Movie
11:30 a.m. — 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
12:00 p.m. — Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1:00 p.m. — Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
6:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
8:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
10:00 p.m. — Four Christmases

Source: Warner Bros.

Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021

3:45 a.m. — White Christmas
6:30 a.m. — Pinocchio's Christmas
7:45 a.m. — The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
8:15 a.m. — Jack Frost
9:30 a.m. — 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
10:00 a.m. — Frosty's Winter Wonderland
8:00 p.m. — Scrooged

Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021

3:00 a.m. — Scrooged
5:00 a.m. — Jack Frost
6:15 a.m. — Jack Frost
7:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
9:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Monday, Dec. 13, 2021

9:00 a.m. — A Different Kind of Christmas
11:15 a.m. — A Dennis the Menace Christmas
1:15 p.m. — Fred Claus
3:45 p.m. — Frosty's Winter Wonderland
4:15 p.m. — Rudolph And Frosty's Christmas in July
6:45 p.m. — The Year Without a Santa Claus
8:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
10:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

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Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021

12:15 a.m. — Snow Day
2:15 a.m. — Fred Claus
4:45 a.m. — The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
11:15 a.m. — Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
11:45 a.m. — Frosty's Winter Wonderland
12:15 p.m. — Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
2:45 p.m. — The Year Without a Santa Claus
4:00 p.m. — Snow Day
6:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
8:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
10:15 p.m. — Scrooged

Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021

2:15 a.m. — Surviving Christmas
4:15 a.m. — Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night
5:30 a.m. — Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
9:00 a.m. — Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
10:00 a.m. — Surviving Christmas
12:00 p.m. — Scrooged
8:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
10:00 p.m. — Fred Claus

Source: DreamWorks Pictures

Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021

2:30 a.m. — The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
6:00 a.m. — Annie
8:45 a.m. — Rudolph's Shiny New Year
10:00 a.m. — Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
3:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
5:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
7:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
9:30 p.m. — Caddyshack
11:30 p.m. — Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Friday, Dec. 17, 2021

6:00 a.m. — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8:30 a.m. — Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11:00 a.m. — Caddyshack
1:00 p.m. — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
3:00 p.m. — Scrooged
5:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
7:00 p.m. — Snow Day
9:00 p.m. — Scrooged
11:00 p.m. — Grease

Source: Paramount Pictures

Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021

1:30 a.m. — Wish for Christmas
3:30 a.m. — To Grandmother's House We Go
5:30 a.m. — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
7:30 a.m. — Snow Day
9:30 a.m. — Gremlins
12:00 p.m. — Scrooged
2:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
4:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
6:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
8:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
11:00 p.m. — Gremlins

Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021

1:30 a.m. — To Grandmother's House We Go
3:30 a.m. — The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
5:00 a.m. — Jack Frost
7:30 a.m. — The Family Man
10:30 a.m. — Scrooged
12:30 pm — National Lampoon's Vacation
2:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
5:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
7:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
9:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Vacation
11:00 p.m. — The Family Man

Source: Warner Bros.

Monday, Dec. 20, 2021

8:00 p.m. — Scrooged
10:00 p.m. — Fred Claus

Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021

3:15 p.m. — Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
5:45 p.m. — 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
6:15 p.m. — Frosty's Winter Wonderland
6:45 p.m. — The Year Without a Santa Claus
8:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
10:00 p.m. — Four Christmases

Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021

4:00 p.m. — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
6:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
8:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
10:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021

5:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
8:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
10:00 p.m. — The Polar Express

Source: Warner Bros.

Friday, Dec. 24, 2021

AMC's Best Christmas Marathon – All Day:

11:15 a.m. — White Christmas
2:00 p.m. — Scrooged
4:00 p.m. — The Polar Express
6:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
8:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
10:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021

AMC's Best Christmas Marathon All Day (Continued):

12:30 a.m. — The Polar Express
2:30 a.m. — Fred Claus
5:00 a.m. — Jack Frost
6:15 a.m. — Frosty's Winter Wonderland
6:45 a.m. — The Year Without a Santa Claus
8:00 a.m. — Jack Frost
10:30 a.m. — Scrooged
12:30 p.m. — The Polar Express
2:30 p.m. — Fred Claus
5:00 p.m. — Four Christmases
7:00 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
9:15 p.m. — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
11:30 p.m. — Four Christmases

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