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Memorial Day 2013 TV programming and marathons

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Memorial Day 2013 TV programming and marathons

Memorial Day 2013 TV programming and marathons Updated May 22, 2013, 2:43pm CT Memorial Day 2013 in the United States is Monday, May 27. Leading up to and including that day, over Memorial Day 2013 weekend, there will TV programs remembering veterans; special programming of other sorts; and also several programming marathons of series and movies. Here are some of the notable Memorial Day 2013 TV programming and marathons. All times ET. Programming subject to change; check back for updates and additions. Syfy Memorial Day Weekend Marathons – Starting May 24 at 9am. Syfy has a variety of movies, shows [...]

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Easter 2013 TV programming

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Easter 2013 TV programming

Easter 2013 is Sunday, March 31. Here are some of the notable new and returning shows, specials and movies airing over the next week to help you and your family enjoy the Easter 2013 season, if you celebrate. All times are Eastern; programming is subject to change. Check back for updates and additions. The Passion of the Christ – March 23 at 11pm; March 25 at 5pm; March 28 at 10pm; March 29 at 11:30am; March 30 at 5:30pm & 8pm; March 31 at 10pm on TBN. Mel Gibson’s film follows the last 12 hours of Jesus’ (Jim Caviezel) life. [...]

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“A Christmas Story 2″ isn’t the only Ralphie sequel out there

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“A Christmas Story 2″ isn’t the only Ralphie sequel out there

Despite its numerical designation, the recently released A Christmas Story 2 isn’t the only way to see the continuing adventures of Ralphie Parker. Did you know, for instance, that Jean Shepherd — whose writings served as the basis for A Christmas Story and several other Ralphie tales — actually reunited with director Bob Clark for My Summer Story back in 1994? Or that Shepherd himself appeared in other TV versions of his works, acting as a Greek chorus to the homespun proceedings? If you’ve never seen Shepherd — or didn’t realize you did in A Christmas Story (he’s the man at [...]

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“America’s Supernanny” Deborah Tillman’s holiday survival guide for parents

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“America’s Supernanny” Deborah Tillman’s holiday survival guide for parents

Christmas is but a week away, and if your kids are going a little off the deep end while waiting for the Jolly Old Elf himself — or if you’re dreading the long car or plane ride to Grandma’s — child expert Deborah Tillman, star of Lifetime’s America’s Supernanny: Family Lockdown, offers these words of advice. How to survive car trips/flights with young children Remember that preparation is the key: • Stories on audiotapes are a terrific way to pass the time and educate at the same time. • Car games like “I Spy” are fun for children. • Allow [...]

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“American Idol” to offer complimentary gift wrapping at malls around the country

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“American Idol” to offer complimentary gift wrapping at malls around the country

To ring in the holiday season, American Idol will provide complimentary gift wrapping in local shopping centers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta from Dec. 18-24. At the festive stations, shoppers can have their purchases wrapped in exclusive Idol-themed paper and watch clips and exclusive American Idol content. Former American Idol contestants, including Bo Bice, Brooke White and Anthony Fedorov, among others, will stop by the gift wrapping stations to spread some holiday cheer (appearance schedules to be announced). The American Red Cross will be on-site in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta to collect donations for [...]

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Shelley Long reunites with George Wendt for Lifetime’s “Merry In-Laws”

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Shelley Long reunites with George Wendt for Lifetime’s “Merry In-Laws”

Shelley Long is a self-professed proud pushover for appearing in holiday films. So when she was asked to play Mrs. Santa Claus herself — opposite a certain former costar — in Lifetime’s new original film Merry In-Laws, she considered it a little Christmas miracle. “I love doing Christmas movies and I’ve easily done half a dozen — probably more,” Long chuckles. “The minute they say it’s a Christmas movie, it approaches my heart. So I read it and I thought it was very cute and fun — and then somebody mentioned that maybe George was going to do it. And [...]

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When is Christmas Vacation on TV 2012?

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When is Christmas Vacation on TV 2012?

When is Christmas Vacation on TV 2012? National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation airs on ABC Family Dec. 12, 13, 20, 21 and 25. While it’s got some adult language and content, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation remains one of those annual must-see holiday classics. It’s served as a cautionary reminder that no Christmas is perfect, no matter how hard we might try to make it that way. (It also reminds us how NOT to do exterior illumination and how NOT to empty an RV’s toilet tank.) Catch an edited-for-TV version during ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ABC [...]

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Holiday TV religious programming 2012

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Holiday TV religious programming 2012

From the Pope’s Christmas Day message to an airing of the memorable 1977 Jesus of Nazareth miniseries, here is some of the religious programming airing over the next few weeks, throughout the holiday season. All times Eastern. Check back for updates and additions. Saints and Heroes — Nicholas: The Boy Who Became Santa Claus – Dec. 6 at 5pm; Dec. 19 at 4pm; Dec. 25 at 11am; Dec. 27 at 5pm on EWTN. A animated look at Nicholas, who was a young boy when he discovered a love of Jesus and the gift of giving. The Gift of Christmas – [...]

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When is the Yule Log on TV 2012?

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When is the Yule Log on TV 2012? PIX11 The original WPIX (New York) Yule Log will be celebrating its 46th anniversary in 2012, and PIX11 in NYC will be airing the familiar favorite Dec. 25, from 9am-1pm local time (it will also be available in HD). Other Tribune affiliates across the country will be making the original log available for viewing as follows on Dec. 25 (all times are in the city’s local time zone): WPHL/Philadelphia: 8am-12pm WDCW/D.C.: 9am-11am KCPQ/Seattle: 4am-10am KZJO/Seattle: 9am-11am WSFL/Miami: 6am-10am KTXL/Sacramento: 4:30am-9am KRCW/Portland: 6am-10am WXMI/Grand Rapids: 5am-9am WGNO/New Orleans: 5am-9am WXIN/Indianapolis: 6am-10am WGN/Chicago: 1:30am-5:30am [...]

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Holiday music specials on TV 2012

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Holiday music specials on TV 2012

Updated Dec. 27, 2012, 1:46pm CT You know it’s the holiday season when the sounds of joyous carols fill the air (and sometimes those sounds start even earlier than the holiday season, with many radio stations kicking into Christmas mode the day after Halloween). But the radio is not the only place where you can hear holiday music. There are plenty of new and returning music-filled specials hitting the TV airwaves in December, featuring Christmas music of all sorts — from the sacred to the rockin’ — as well as New Year’s specials geared to pump you up for 2013 [...]

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