‘Elf’ & ‘Christmas Vacation’ Will Get 24-Hour TV Marathons This Year – Here’s Where to Watch

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For 25 years, TBS and TNT have been airing 24-hour marathons of A Christmas Story every Christmas. This year, these networks will be giving two additional movies their 24-hour moment in the spotlight!

TBS and TNT have released their holiday programming schedules for the month of November, and we now know that Elf and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will each get 24-hour TV marathons next month!

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TBS will air Elf for 24 hours on Saturday, November 26, and TNT will air National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for 24 hours on Sunday, November 27.

The networks will also be airing other holiday movies throughout the month of November, including A Christmas Story, The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more.

Here’s a closer look at the TNT and TBS November holiday movie lineup:


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Saturday, November 5
A Christmas Story on TBS – 7pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 8pm ET/PT
Elf on TBS – 9pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 10pm ET/PT
A Christmas Story on TBS – 11pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 6
Fred Claus on TBS – 2:30pm ET/PT
The Polar Express on TBS – 5pm ET/PT
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas on TBS – 7pm ET/PT
Elf on TBS – 7:30pm ET/PT
The Polar Express on TBS – 9:30pm ET/PT
Fred Claus on TBS – 11:30pm ET/PT


Friday, November 11
Fred Claus on TNT – 7:30pm ET/PT


animated GrinchSaturday, November 12
Fred Claus on TNT – 4pm ET/PT
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas on TNT – 6:30pm ET/PT
Four Christmases on TBS – 7pm ET/PT
The Year without a Santa Claus on TNT – 7pm ET/PT
The Polar Express on TNT – 8pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TBS – 9pm ET/PT
The Polar Express on TNT – 10pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 13
Four Christmases on TBS – 4pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TBS – 6pm ET/PT
A Christmas Story on TBS – 8pm ET/PT
Elf on TNT – 8pm ET/PT
A Christmas Story on TBS – 10pm ET/PT
Elf on TNT – 10pm ET/PT


Monday, November 14
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 8pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 11pm ET/PT


elf standing in front of NYC taxi

Thursday, November 17
Elf on TNT – 8:30pm ET/PT


Friday, November 18
Four Christmases on TNT – 6pm ET/PT
Elf on TNT – 8pm ET/PT


Saturday, November 19
The Holiday on TNT – 2:15pm ET/PT
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory on TBS – 2:30pm ET/PT
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas on TBS – 5pm ET/PT
Four Christmases on TNT – 5pm ET/PT
The Year Without a Santa Claus on TBS – 5:30pm ET/PT
The Wizard of Oz on TBS – 6:30pm ET/PT
The Wizard of Oz on TBS – 8:45pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 20
Four Christmases on TBS – 2pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TBS – 4pm ET/PT
Four Christmases on TBS – 6pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TBS – 8pm ET/PT


men standing near Christmas tree

Thursday, November 24
Elf on TNT – 4pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 6pm ET/PT
The Wizard of Oz on TBS – 6pm ET/PT
The Polar Express on TBS – 8:15pm ET/PT


Friday, November 25
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on TBS –10:30am ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 12pm ET/ 9am PT
Arthur Christmas on TBS – 1pm ET/PT
Elf on TNT – 2pm ET/ 11am PT
Fred Claus on TBS – 3:15pm ET/PT
The Wizard of Oz on TBS – 5:45pm ET/PT
The Polar Express on TBS – 8pm ET/PT
Fred Claus on TBS – 10pm ET/PT


Saturday, November 26
24 hours of Elf on TBS– 6am-6am ET/PT


Sunday, November 27
24 hours of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on TNT – 6am-6am ET/PT


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About the writer:

Jenna has a Bachelor's Degree from Lycoming College and her Master's from Penn State, holding 4 years of writing experience between a variety of publications and Hip2Save.


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Comments 6

  1. paul

    Don’t forget about “A Christmas Story Christmas” airing on Nov 17th, on HBO Max. “You’ll shoot your eye out”, if you miss it

  2. morrison01

    Awesome! Cannot wait!

    • Claudette (Hip Sidekick)

      Yay, Morrison01!!!🎄🎄🎄 We love watching these!!!

  3. Renee

    Thanks so much! Does anyone know if there is a list of where Christmas movies are showing on Streaming Services? I know I could always Google each movie individually. 🙂

    • Jessica (Hip Sidekick)

      You’re welcome, Renee! 🎄 I’m not finding anything right now for streaming services with a list of the movies. We do have this post that might be helpful for you to find a Christmas movie to stream! ❤️

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