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Here Are the Best Christmas TV Marathons to Watch

From The Simpsons to The Hunger Games, you've got some choices for what to watch this year

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Amanda Bell

There's going to be a whole lot of holiday content hitting the airwaves on Santa's big day. Freeform will cap off its annual 25 Days of Christmas celebration with a bunch of festive films, and TNT/TBS will continue its time-honored tradition of replayingA Christmas Story for 24 hours straight between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

It's not just tinsel-themed TV that'll be available on air during the break, either. There are also a sleighful of other marathons hitting the small screen this year, like FXX's massive marathon of The Simpsons, which kicks off on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. ET and runs until Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. ET, with 661 episodes from the first 30 seasons and The Simpsons Movie airing throughout the marathon. There are also tons of other movies, TV series, and specials that will be running alongside all those reindeer, so even if you're feeling a little bah humbug about all the merriment afoot outside, you can enjoy a little staycation with your TV screen all the same.

Check out all of the best TV marathons that will air on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day below (all times Eastern).

Tuesday, Dec. 24

The Simpsons(8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, FXX)
Ridiculousness (1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 1 a.m. - 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, MTV)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2 a.m. - 1 p.m., E!)
Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda(4 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, ID)
Martin (4 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vh1)
Moonshiners (4 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Discovery)
Say Yes to the Dress (4 a.m. - 11 a.m., TLC)
Charmed (6 a.m. - 10 a.m., TNT)
Chicago P.D. (6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 2 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Oxygen)
Ancient Aliens (7 a.m. - 3 p.m., History)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., TruTV)
Amanda to the Rescue (8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Animal Planet)
White Christmas (8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Sundance)
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Bravo)
The Office(9 a.m. - 10 p.m., Comedy Central)
Supernatural (10 a.m. - 3 p.m., TNT)
Harry Potterfilm series (10:29 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 5:01 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, and 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, USA Network)
Friends (10 a.m. - 3 p.m., TBS)
Fixer Upper (12 p.m. - 8 p.m., HGTV)
Bad Santa movies (1 p.m. - 11 p.m., MTV)
John Wick movies (1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Paramount)
The Aquarium(4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Animal Planet)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(4 p.m. - 12 a.m., Vh1)
Impractical Jokers (5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 1 a.m. - 4 a.m., 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.., and 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, TruTV)
Family Feud (5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 1 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 and 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 1 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, Game Show Network)
Doctor Who(6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, BBC America)
Christmas Cookie Challenge (8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Food Network)
Outdaughtered (8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, TLC)
Fixer to Fabulous (8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, HGTV)
Two and a Half Men (10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 2 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, TV Land)
A Nightmare on Elm Streetfilms (10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, Syfy)
Parks and Recreation (10:20 p.m. Tuesday - 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, E!)

Wednesday, Dec. 25

A Christmas Story (8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, TBS; 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, TNT)
Crikey! It's the Irwins(4 a.m. - 12 p.m., Discovery)
Homicide for the Holidays (6 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oxygen)
It's a Wonderful Life (6 a.m. - 12 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, E!)
The Men Who Built America(10 a.m. - 4 p.m., History)
Twilight movies (10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, MTV)
The Hunger Games movies (10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, IFC)
Alaskan Bush People(12 p.m. - 9 p.m., Discovery)
Crazy Cakes(12 p.m. - 7 p.m., Cooking Channel)
Untold Stories of the E.R. (12 p.m. - 8 p.m., TLC)
The Zoo (12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, Animal Planet)
Guy's Grocery Games(2 p.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 and 8 p.m. Wednesday - 4 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, Food Network)
Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special(2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Comedy Central)
Property Brothers(2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 4 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, HGTV)
Futurama (4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 2 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, Syfy)
Law & Order(6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25 - 2 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, Sundance)

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