The Ultimate List of Holiday TV Specials

• Dec. 4, 8 p.m., "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (CBS): Rudolph's trusty schnoz saves the day in this Christmastime classic.

• Dec. 5, 10 p.m., "Tyler Perry's House of Payne: How the Wench Stole Christmas" (TBS): In this holiday-themed episode, Perry's famous Madea character returns to snap Curtis out of a Scrooge-like mood.

• Dec. 6, 9 p.m., "Top Chef Holiday Special" (Bravo): Fan favorites return for a seasonal cookoff.

• Dec. 7, 8 p.m., "Frosty the Snowman" (CBS): Will Frosty be able to haul his "jolly, happy soul" to the North Pole before he melts?

• Dec. 8, 9 p.m., "Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story" (Lifetime): An estranged husband and wife are stranded after a blizzard and must work together to survive.

• Dec. 9, 8 p.m., "Holiday in Handcuffs" (ABC Family): Melissa Joan Hart stars as a desperate woman who kidnaps a handsome man, played by Mario Lopez, to bring home for the holidays.

• Dec. 9, 9 p.m., "An Accidental Christmas" (Lifetime): Two calculating kids scheme to bring their separated parents back together during Christmas vacation.

• Dec. 10, 10 p.m., "L.A. Holiday Celebration 2007" (PBS): A one-hour special highlighting Los Angeles' annual multicultural holiday show, with Little Willie G, the Klezmatics, chorales, dancers and more.

• Dec. 12, 10 p.m., "Christmas in Washington" (TNT): Ne-Yo, Andrea Bocelli, Katharine McPhee and "High School Musical's" Vanessa Hudgens headline the musical celebration, which benefits the National Children's Medical Center.

• Dec. 13, 9:30 p.m., "Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special" (NBC): All your favorite holiday-themed sketches from the past 30 years, packed into one show hosted by Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey.

• Dec. 14, 8 p.m., "It's a Wonderful Life" (NBC): What's the season without Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic?

• Dec. 15, 8 p.m.,"Snowglobe" (ABC Family): Christina Milian stars as a woman who seeks the perfect Christmas inside a mystical snow globe.

• Dec. 21, 8 p.m., "The Ninth Annual A Home for the Holidays" (CBS): With Sheryl Crow, Fergie and John Legend, this special celebrates the joys of adoption.

• Dec. 23, 7 p.m., "Elmo's Christmas Countdown" (ABC): "The Sopranos'" Steve Schirippa and Tony Sirico lend their voices as Bert and Ernie in this "Sesame Street" Christmas special.

• Dec. 23, 8 p.m., "The Story of Santa Claus" (CW): Edward Asner, Betty White and Tim Curry voice animated characters in this story about a toymaker and his wife who are evicted by an evil landlord.

• Dec. 24, 8 p.m., 24 hours of "A Christmas Story" (TBS): Spend a full day with Ralphie and his official Red Ryder carbine action, 200- shot range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.