What To Watch: The Christmas Parade, Call The Midwife Special, Family Guy, It's A Wonderful Life-Athon And More

On TV this Saturday: Kristin Chenoweth and Darren Criss perform in Disney's Christmas Parade special, It's a Wonderful Life runs marathon-style on E! and the classic Grinch cartoon and subsequent Jim Carrey film air back-to-back. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.

Showtimes for December 25, 2021

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It's a Wonderful Life Marathon

E!

Through midnight | Settle in with loved ones and relive this 1946 classic, which stars Jimmy Stewart as a banker who learns what life would be like without him. (TBS' annual Christmas Story marathon, which began Friday night, also continues today.)

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Avoid Your Family 'Family Guy' Marathon

FXX

Through Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 am | Spend the holidays in bed with this week-plus marathon of the animated comedy's first 19 seasons.

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Disney Parks Magical Christmas Parade

ABC

Two hours: Kristin Chenoweth, Darren Criss, Gwen Stefani, Pentatonix and more perform; Derek and Julianne Hough (Dancing With the Stars), Trevor Jackson (grown-ish) and Sherry Cola (Good Trouble) host.

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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

NBC

The classic cartoon follows the title character (voiced by Boris Karloff) on his mission to steal Christmas customs from the people of Whoville. (The 2000 film starring Jim Carrey follows at 8:30 pm.)

Premier Boxing Champions Special

Fox

Welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. faces off against Nicholas DeLomba in a 10-round bout.

Writing Around the Christmas Tree

Lifetime

TV-movie premiere: A romance novelist (The Equalizer's Krystal Joy Brown) learns that in order to write about love, she must first experience it. (How many of this year's 140+ Christmas movies did you watch?)

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AEW Rampage

TNT

Sammy Guevara takes on Cody Rhodes; Bear Bronson gets in the ring with Hook.

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Call the Midwife: Holiday Special

PBS

93 minutes: It's a busy Christmas Day at the Nonnatus House, as the maternity home fills with expectant moms and complicated cases.

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Saturday Night Live

NBC

Series vet Jason Sudeikis hosts this repeat from October; Brandi Carlile performs. (Watch Ted Lasso Christmas short!)

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