Holiday TV Schedule

Print it out. This should be of help to all you family types and those who just love holiday specials. As long as I see Charlie Brown, Rudolph, the Grinch and some of a Rankin Bass marathon, I'll be happy.

ANIMATION:

* "A Charlie Brown Christmas," 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, ABC. Charlie Brown returns to uncover the meaning of Christmas with help from Linus in this evergreen 1965 Peanuts special.

* Rankin Bass marathons, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, to 1 a.m., and 3 p.m. to midnight Sunday, Dec. 21, ABC Family. "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" are included in this gift bag.

* "Nuttiest Nutcracker," 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, ABC Family. In a twist on the nutcracker fable, heroic vegetables must save the star atop the Christmas tree from a real rat. Voices by James Belushi, Phyllis Diller and Cheech Marin.

* "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, CBS. One memorable song and a socially challenged reindeer add up to a classic special narrated by Burl Ives.

* "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, WB. Boris Karloff provided the narration and the Grinch's voice in this 1966 adaptation of Dr. Seuss' tale about beleaguered Whoville.

* "A Scooby Doo Christmas," 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, WB. The Scooby gang discovers Christmas is amiss in Winter Hollow.

* "Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire," 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, CBS. Ben Stiller, Hugh Grant, Britney Spears and Jerry Stiller are among the voices in the tale of an ambitious reindeer.

MOVIES:

* "Stealing Christmas," 8 p.m. [tonight], USA Network. Tony Danza and Lea Thompson star in the tale of a burglar on the run who is mistaken for a rent-a-Santa in a small town.

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