We Need a Little Christmas
Monday, Dec. 17, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for a live performance of such holiday gems as “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Not While I'm Around.”

The Warmth of Christmas
Monday, Dec. 17, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs a seasonal selection that includes “A Virginian Carol,” “Wexford Carol,” “Spirit of the Season,” “Visions of Christmas,” “Ring Christmas Bells” and more.

Celtic Angels at Christmas
Monday, Dec. 17, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
Repeats Monday, Dec. 24, 11 pm ET/8 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT

This musical special features Scotland's Maggie MacInnes and some of Atlantic Canada's finest young Celtic talents – including Stephanie Hardy, Patricia Murray, Kendra and Sabra MacGillivray and Gillian Boucher – performing a variety of holiday favourites.

Tell it on the Mountain
Monday, Dec. 17, 11 pm ET/8 pm PT
Repeats Saturday, Dec. 22, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT

A celebration of the music of Christmas, featuring gospel artists Marcus Mosley and Gail Suderman. Accompanied by a twelve-voice choir and a five-piece band led by musical director and arranger Edward Henderson, they ring in Christmas with songs that draw upon the history and courage of many generations of African Canadians.

MOVIE: A Christmas Carol (1984)
Monday, Dec. 17, midnight ET/9 pm PT

George C. Scott is thought by many to give the definitive portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in this made-for-TV adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. David Warner, Susannah York, Edward Woodward and Roger Rees also star.

MOVIE: The Christmas Shoes (2002)
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 9 pm and midnight ET/6 pm & 9 pm PT

A young boy (Max Morrow) tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying mother (Kimberly Williams) while a lawyer (Rob Lowe) confronts the break-up of his marriage. Paths cross on Christmas Eve, and lives are changed forever. With Maria del Mar and Shirley Douglas. Filmed in Nova Scotia.

Letters to God – The Christmas Special
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT

If you were a child writing a letter to God, what would you say? The new VisionTV series Letters to God – scheduled to premiere in the New Year – features children between the ages of 5 and 12 reading short letters to God. This half-hour special showcases some of the best moments from the forthcoming series.

MOVIE: A Holiday for Love (1996)
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 9 pm and midnight ET/6 pm & 9 pm PT

Tim Matheson (The West Wing) plays a manufacturing executive who travels to a small town during the holidays with a mission to cut jobs at a local factory. But things don’t go as planned. With Melissa Gilbert, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jayne Eastwood, Gordon Pinsent and country music star Travis Tritt.

World Christmas
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 11 pm ET/8 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 6 pm ET/3 pm PT

In this performance special, Canada’s renowned Worldfest Ensemble brings exotic instrumentation and arrangements to traditional and international compositions celebrating the magic of Christmas. Under the direction of Juno Award winner Edward Henderson, five of Canada's most accomplished multi-instrumentalists perform Yuletide music from Puerto Rico, France, China, Chile, England, Bolivia, the Ukraine and Canada.

MOVIE: I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Thursday, Dec. 20, 9 pm and midnight ET/6 pm & 9 pm PT

A college student (played by Home Improvement’s Jonathan Taylor Thomas) suffers a series of comic mishaps as he struggles to get from Los Angeles to his home in New York for the holidays, and learns some lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way. With Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna and Gary Cole (Office Space).

The Barra MacNeils' Celtic Christmas
Thursday, Dec. 20, 11 pm ET/8 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 5 pm ET/2 pm PT

This perennial viewer favourite features Cape Breton singing sensations the Barra MacNeils performing a selection of classic carols and traditional hymns at a Christmas concert recorded live in Halifax, N.S.

Gospel Challenge : Christmas Special
Friday, Dec. 21, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 11 pm ET/8 pm PT

In VisionTV’s Gemini Award-winning Gospel Challenge series, aspiring singers from Halifax, Montreal and Toronto came together under the guidance of Canada’s top choir leaders to live out their musical dreams. In this hour-long holiday concert special, the three Gospel Challenge choirs pour heart and soul into performing a selection of Christmas favourites.

An Indigo Christmas: The Nathaniel Dett Chorale in Concert
Friday, Dec. 21, 11 pm ET/8 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT

In this concert special, filmed at the Church of St. George the Martyr in Toronto, the renowned Nathaniel Dett Chorale performs a dazzling selection of holiday music, from classic carols to African-American spirituals and African folk songs. With special guests the Joe Sealy Trio and Jackie Richardson.

MOVIE: The Man Who Saved Christmas
Friday, Dec. 21, midnight ET/9 pm PT
Repeats Tuesday, Dec. 25, 9 pm ET/6 pm PT

Jason Alexander ( Seinfeld ) stars in the true-life tale of Erector Set inventor A.C. Gilbert. During the First World War, the government convinced Gilbert to put aside his toymaking to support the war effort. But the horrors of the conflict forced him to re-think his decision. Kelly Rowan ( The O.C. ) and Edward Asner also star.

The Origins of Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 22, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT

What does Santa Claus have to do with the birth of Jesus? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? This documentary traces the roots of our contemporary Christmas traditions, and reveals that many have their origin in pagan celebrations that began thousands of years before the birth of Christ.

MOVIE: Borrowed Hearts (1997)
Saturday, Dec. 22, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT

This holiday-themed production stars Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) as a wealthy playboy who needs to masquerade as a family man to close a business deal, and Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) as a spunky single mom who agrees to help him for a price. But are they both getting more than they bargained for? With Hector Elizondo.

Waiting for God: Christmas Special
Monday, Dec. 24, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT

Trapped in a seniors’ home, elderly eccentrics Tom and Diana (Graham Crowden and Stephanie Cole) form an unlikely alliance to subvert the oppressive rules and regulations. In this hour-long Christmas special, Diana refuses to enter into the holiday spirit, so Tom contrives to bring her a little seasonal cheer, with typically disastrous results.

MOVIE: A Holiday Romance (1999)
Monday, Dec. 24, 9 pm ET/6 pm PT

Gerald McRaney (Deadwood) stars as a stuffy school administrator who travels to his Kentucky hometown to cut the local high school music program, only to fall for a charming music teacher played by Naomi Judd. With Andy Griffith, Taborah Johnson, Jackie Richardson and an appearance by Toronto rockers The Sadies.

**Special Christmase Eve Presentation**
Midnight Mass From Rome
Monday, Dec. 24, midnight ET/9 p.m. PT (2 Hours)

Midnight Christmas Mass celebrated by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy.

Carols from King's 2004

The world-renowned Choir of King's College, Cambridge under the direction of Stephen Cleobury performs a selection of beloved Christmas hymns.