AFN Movie TV Channel Program Schedule
AFN Movie Channel features a wide range of movies as well as “behind- the-scenes” film programs and news.
Sunday, December 21
19:00 Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Prod Year 2009 – An animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
21:00 Holidazed
The Manetti-Hanahan Family – In the Manetti-Hanahan family, there’s never a silent night at Christmastime; this year, Connie wants peace and asks her husband Chuck to put aside his neighborhood rivalry.
22:00 Holidazed
The Finale – After a power outage, the neighborhood families come together on Christmas Day.
23:00 Holiday Date
Prod Year 2019 – After a woman’s boyfriend breaks up with her right before the holidays, she agrees to go home with an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
Monday, December 22
00:30 We Met in December
Prod Year 2025 – Annie Lane and Dave Weeks meet in a holiday hotel, falling in love. They embark on separate quests to find each other, sharing wisdom and making significant life changes.
02:00 Christmas at the Catnip Cafe
Prod Year 2025 – Sparks fly between a marketing executive and a veterinarian as they work together to plan a fundraising event to help stray cats find homes during the holidays.
03:30 Holidazed
The Manetti-Hanahan Family – In the Manetti-Hanahan family, there’s never a silent night at Christmastime; this year, Connie wants peace and asks her husband Chuck to put aside his neighborhood rivalry.
04:30 Holidazed
The Finale – After a power outage, the neighborhood families come together on Christmas Day.
05:30 The Wrong Crush
Prod Year 2017 – A rising high school track star ran from a troubled past when her behavior, fueled by alcohol and drug use, helped contribute to the death of her best friend and put a huge strain on her relationship with mother. She had hoped all of that is past, until she meets a new admirer who is a recent transfer student. Despite making it clear that she is in a committed relationship, this new stranger is constantly bumping into her and tries to seduce her. Now she has to keep this new crush in check before her past comes back to haunt her.
07:00 Holiday Date
Prod Year 2019 – After a woman’s boyfriend breaks up with her right before the holidays, she agrees to go home with an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
08:30 Silver Bells
Prod Year 2013 – Bruce Dalt, a hypercompetitive sportscaster, wants his son to be the star of the basketball team. When Bruce gets into a scuffle with the coach, he is sentenced to community service manning a Salvation Army kettle.
10:00 The Santa Stakeout
Prod Year 2021 – Two police detectives posing as newlyweds to solve recent holiday party heists are swept up by Christmas while observing the prime suspect.
11:30 The Santa Clause
Prod Year 1994 – When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
13:30 Miracle on 34th Street
Prod Year 1947 – In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain’s main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
15:30 Miracle On 34th Street
Prod Year 1994 – A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year old Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle – Santa Claus. Her mother told her the “”secret”” about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn’t expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who’s convinced he’s the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all – something to believe in.
17:30 She’s Making a List
Prod Year 2025 – A Naughty-or-Nice inspector evaluating a girl’s Christmas status falls for her widowed father, making her question the strict rules of her consulting firm and forcing her to choose between protocol and love.
19:00 Miracle on 34th Street
Prod Year 1947 – In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain’s main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
21:00 Double Holiday
Prod Year 2019 – Rebecca endures working with her colleague and rival Chris to plan the office Christmas party in hopes of getting a promotion. Hanukkah and Christmas traditions abound. While spending so much time together, will they take their eyes off the prize and see each other anew?
22:30 An Alpine Holiday
Prod Year 2025 – Faith and Kelly, estranged sisters, reunite for Christmas in the French Alps, reminiscing their grandfather’s first trip. They cherish sisterhood and romance with their guide, Frederic.
Tuesday, December 23
00:00 Krampus
Prod Year 2015 – While the holiday season represents the most magical time of year, ancient European folklore warns of Krampus, a horned beast who punishes naughty children at Christmastime. When dysfunctional family squabbling causes young Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose his festive spirit, it unleashes the wrath of the fearsome demon. As Krampus lays siege to the Engel home, mom (Toni Collette), pop (Adam Scott), sister (Stefania LaVie Owen) and brother must band together to save one another from a monstrous fate.
02:00 Violent Night
Prod Year 2022 – An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage inside. However, they aren’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
04:00 She’s Making a List
Prod Year 2025 – A Naughty-or-Nice inspector evaluating a girl’s Christmas status falls for her widowed father, making her question the strict rules of her consulting firm and forcing her to choose between protocol and love.
05:30 Write Before Christmas
Prod Year 2019 – Jessica gets dumped before Christmas. She sends 5 Christmas cards, affecting her BFF, brother, aunt, pop star, and past music/cello teacher, meeting her single, photographer son.
07:00 Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday
Prod Year 2021 – Two sisters find a new sense of purpose and discover what they both truly need in life during the holidays.
08:30 A Not So Royal Christmas
Prod Year 2023 – A tabloid journalist tries to land an interview with a reclusive count during the holidays. In response, the royal family asks a groundskeeper to pose as the count since the real one fled years ago.
10:00 Take Me Back for Christmas
Prod Year 2023 – A Christmas wish grants Renee the successful life she’s always dreamed of — except she finds herself no longer married to her beloved husband.
11:30 Double Holiday
Prod Year 2019 – Rebecca endures working with her colleague and rival Chris to plan the office Christmas party in hopes of getting a promotion. Hanukkah and Christmas traditions abound. While spending so much time together, will they take their eyes off the prize and see each other anew?
13:00 It’s a Wonderful Life
Prod Year 1946 – After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.
15:30 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Prod Year 1989 – As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark’s employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs.
17:30 A Suite Holiday Romance
Prod Year 2025 – Writer Sabrina stays at a luxury hotel to ghostwrite a memoir. She meets Ian at the bar and lets him think she’s wealthy. He’s actually a secretary posing as nobility while managing a royal jewels exhibit.
19:00 The Nativity Story
Prod Year 2006 – Betrothed to much-older Joseph (Oscar Isaac), Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) must remain a maiden for one year, but she subsequently receives a visit from the angel Gabriel, who tells her of her destiny. When Joseph and now-heavily pregnant Mary journey to Bethlehem for the Roman census, they face a threat from King Herod, whose obsession with an ancient prophecy endangers soon-to-be-born Jesus.
21:00 Four Christmases
Prod Year 2008 – When their plans for an exotic vacation fall apart, unmarried couple Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) must spend Christmas Day trudging around to a quartet of family get-togethers. While Brad counts the hours till he can escape the onslaught of crazy relatives, Kate begins to wonder about her own choices and ponders whether her family members are so crazy after all.
22:30 Mistletoe Murders
Poison in a Pear Tree – Part 1 – Christmas shop owner Emily Lane uses secret skills to investigate a murder when a poisoned cookie links her to the crime. Detective Sam Wilner navigates the holidays with daughter Violet.
23:30 Mistletoe Murders
Poison in a Pear Tree – Part 2 – With time running out to prove her friend’s innocence, Emily puts her own secret past on the line to find the real tree farm killer, raising suspicion from Detective Sam Wilner.
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