That starts with the Thanksgiving Day Parade and ends with Christmas Day movie marathons. Over a four-week stretch, it will range from the classics - from Rudolph and Frosty to Scrooge and the Grinch - to the newcomers.

Well, a few new things, anyway.

On the music-or-variety side, there are new specials, hosted by Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Fallon, Nate Bergatze and (on Netflix) Sabrina Carpenter. There are the annual events - Disney parks, Rockefeller Center, etc. - that restock with new singers each year. There's also the "Gospel Messiah."

There are no new cartoons, but (as usual) a flood of new cable movies. On some nights, you'll have five to choose from.

The biggest addition this year is Hallmark's streaming service. Christmas mini-series have been rare, now Hallmark+ has three of them. Other streamers have already packed their libraries with choices.

Alongside the new, there are the perennials. This list has some limits.

We won't list a holiday episode of regular shows - unless it's an extra-length one. For TV movies, we'll only list debuts. For other movies and cartoons, we'll include the key ones that draw strong interest. In each category, we list broadcast networks first, then cable. Here we go!

Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Day Parade, 8:30 to noon, NBC and Peacock, repeating at 2 p.m. The 98 edition has 22 floats, 11 bands,17 balloons and 10 performance groups. NBC also adds the Rockettes and the Broadway casts of "The Outsiders," "Hell's Kitchen" and "Death Becomes Her."

Dec. 14: "Hollywood Christmas Parade," 8-10 p.m., CW.

Dec. 25: "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Parade," 10 a.m. to noon ET (but 5-7 a.m. PT and MT), ABC. Music performances and parade at Disney World and Disneyland.

This animated gem remains one of TV's two great Christmas moments. The other, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," is on Amazon Prime.

On Freeform: 9:10 p.m., Dec. 7; 6:10 p.m., Dec. 8; 9:20 p.m., Dec. 16; 7:55 p.m., Dec. 17; 6:15 p.m., Dec. 21; 3 p.m., Dec. 22; 8 p.m., Dec. 24; 10:30 a.m., Dec. 25.

On NBC: 8:30 p.m., Dec. 5; 8 p.m., Dec. 11,

On Freeform: 8:35 p.m., Dec. 7; 5:30 p.m., Dec. 8; 8:45 p.m., Dec. 16; 7:20 p.m., Dec. 17; 5:40 p.m., Dec. 21; 2:25 p.m., Dec. 22; 7:30 p.m., Dec. 24; 10:30 a.m., Dec. 25.

Dec. 1: Disney "Holiday Spectacular," 8-10 p.m., ABC. Performances from Disneyland and Disney World.

Dec. 3: "CMA Country Christmas," 8-9 p.m., ABC. Country stars perform.

Dec. 4: "Christmas at Rockefeller Center," 8-10 p.m., NBC. Kelly Clarkson hosts and is one of the performers, leading to the tree-lighting.

Dec. 4: "Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular," 10 p.m., NBC. Fallon roams a magical apartment building, filled with celebrities.

Dec. 6: "A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter" arrives on Netflix.

Dec. 11: "Motown Christmas," 9-11 p.m., NBC; also, 9-11 p.m., Dec. 17. Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey host a night with old-time and modern performers.

Dec. 16: "Christmas at the Opry," 8-10 p.m., NBC; also, 8 p.m., Dec. 19. There's music from Little Big Town (the hosts) and others.

Dec. 17: "Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir," 8-9:30 p.m., PBS; reruns 9:30 p.m. Dec. 24 on PBS and elsewhere (see Dec. 19). Broadway's Michael Maliakel is backed by almost 500 voices and instruments. Also, Lesley Nicole ("Down Abbey") tells of author Victor Hugo at Christmastime.

Dec. 17: "The Gospel Messiah," 9:30 p.m., PBS. Handel's "Messiah" is entwined with jazz, gospel and R&B sounds.

Dec. 18: "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball," 8-10 p.m., ABC. Pop stars perform.

Dec. 19: The Tabernacle Choir concert is 9 p.m. ET on BYUtv, where it will repeat several times, through Christmas Day.

Dec. 19: "A Very Barry Christmas," 10 p.m., NBC. This reruns Barry Manilow's Las Vegas concert, with big-band backing.

Dec. 24: "Gaither Vocal Band: New Star Shining, 7 p.m. ET, UpTV.

Dec. 1: "AFV'sWreck the Halls," 7 p.m., ABC. "America's Funniest Home Videos" looks back at 35 years of holiday miscues.

Dec. 4: An hour-long "Abbott Elementary," 8 p.m., ABC. It has the school's first holiday performance, plus Christmas break.

Dec. 18: "A Saturday Night Live Christmas," 9-11 p.m., NBC; also, 8-10 p.m., Dec. 23.

Dec. 19: An hour-long "Ghosts," 8 p.m., CBS. Jay's hard-to-please father arrives for the holiday.

Dec. 19: "Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas," 9-10 p.m., CBS. The Southern comic has an hour of stand-up, sketches and music.

This 1983 film manages to blend warm nostalgia and dark humor.

Dec. 24: Marathon starts at 8 p.m. on TBS and 9 p.m. on TNT; continues every two hours, until 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 25.

Dec. 25: A sequel, "A Christmas Story Christmas," is 9 p.m. on TNT.

Dec. 2: "Scrooge: A Christmas Carol" arrives on Netflix. The stage musical was turned into an animated movie.

Dec. 3: Jim Carrey as Scrooge (2009), on Freeform, 3:10 p.m. Then: 12:30 p.m., Dec. 5; 3:40 p.m., Dec. 6.; 4:30 p.m., Dec. 10; 10 a.m., Dec. 14; 10:30 a.m., Dec. 18; 9:35 a.m., Dec. 22; 9:30 a.m., Dec. 23; 7 a.m., Dec. 25.

Dec. 5: Patrick Stewart's turn (1999), 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., TNT.

Dec. 18: The Reginald Owen version (1938), 6:45 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies; also, 11:45 p.m., Dec. 24.

Also: "Mickey's Christmas Carol," an animated gem from 1983, is at Disney+, and Amazon Prime recently added "Jeff Dunham's Scrooged Up Holiday Special," with Dunham's dummy characters taking all the roles.

On Freeform, with its sequel: 6:45 and 9:15 p.m., Dec. 1; 3:10 and 5:40 p.m., Dec. 2; 11 a.m., Dec. 4 (without the sequel); 5:45 and 8:15 p.m., Dec. 6; 3:25 and 5:55 p.m., Dec. 7.; 6 and 8:25 p.m., Dec. 11; 1:30 and 3:55 p.m., Dec. 12; 6:45 and 9:15 p.m., Dec. 14; 2:10 and 4:40 p.m., Dec. 15;3:35 and 6:05 p.m., Dec. 16; 1:05 and 3:35 p.m., Dec. 17; 1:05 and 3:35 p.m., Dec. 19; 5 and 7:25 p.m., Dec. 20; 11:30 .m. and 2 p.m., Dec, 21; 4:05 and 6:35 p.m., Dec. 22; 6:30 and 9 p.m., Dec. 23; 6 and 8:25 p.m., Dec. 25.

Carrey on Freeform: 8:20 p.m., Dec. 2; 5:15 p.m., Dec. 3; 10:15 p.m., Dec. 7; 7:15 p.m., Dec. 8; 8:30 p.m., Dec, 10; 3:30 p.m., Dec. 11; .9:50 p.m., Dec. 13; 4:05 p.m., Dec. 14; 8:20 p.m., Dec. 19; 2:25, Dec. 20; 9:15 p.m., Dec. 22; 3:50 p.m., Dec. 23;

Cumberbatch on Freeform: 7:55 p.m., Dec. 3; 2:30 p.m., Dec. 4; 9 p.m., Dec. 9; 6:30 p.m., Dec. 10.; 2:05 p.m., Dec. 14; 12:10 p.m., Dec. 15; 9 p.m., Dec. 17; 2:30 p.m., Dec. 18; 10 p.m., Dec. 20; 9:30 a.m., Dec. 21; 9 p.m., Dec. 24; 4 p.m., Dec. 25.

On ABC: 8-10 p.m., Dec. 22.

On Freeform (with its sequels, 2002 and 2006): 4:30, 6:30 and 8:55 p.m., Dec. 4; 10 a.m., noon, 2:30 p.m.,, Dec. 8; noon, 2 p.m., 4:25 p.m., Dec. 9; 6:30 and 8:35 p.m. and midnight, Dec. 12; 7:20, 9:25 and 11:55 p.m., Dec. 15; 9 a.m., 11:05 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Dec. 16; 4:30, 6:30, and 8:55 p.m., Dec. 18; 8 and 10 a.m. and 2:25 p.m., Dec. 20; 7:20, 9:25 and 11:55 p.m., Dec. 21; 1, 3 and 5:25 p.m., Dec. 24; and without the sequels, 2 p.m., Dec. 25.

(These musicals aren't specifically about Christmas, but people tend to watch them with families on the holidays.)

Nov. 28: "Mary Poppins" (1964), 8 p.m., ABC.

Nov. 28: "The Wizard of Oz" (1939), 8 p.m., TBS; then 5:45 p.m., Nov. 29; 10 p.m., Dec. 7; 1:45 and 11 p.m., Dec. 8. Also on TNT: 7:30 and 10:15 p.m., Dec. 15; 6:45 p.m., Dec. 24.

Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, BYUtv: Episodes of "The Chosen" - the story of Jesus and the people around him - air Sundays at 1 p.m. 4 p.m. and midnight ET.

Dec. 4: "The Little Drummer Boy" cartoon, 10:30 a.m., Freeform. Also: 10:30 a.m., Dec. 12; 7 a.m., Dec. 21,

Dec. 6: "Mary" arrives on Netflix. This follows Mary and Joseph as they go on the run with their baby, eluding Herod's men.

Dec. 15: "Christmas With 'The Chosen,'" 7-9 p.m., CW. A story - set at the time of Jesus' birth - is linked with seven music numbers, including one by Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo.

Dec. 17: "Ben Hur: A Tale of Christ" (1925, silent film), 1:15 a.m. ET (technically, Dec. 18), Turner Classic Movies.

Dec. 19: "Going My Way"(1944) and sequel, "The Bells of St. Mary's" (1945), 8 and 10:15 p.m., TCM. "Going My Way" also 1:30 p.m., Dec. 24.

Dec. 24: Christmas Mass, 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., NBC. Pope Francis, at St. Peter Basilica in Rome.

Nov. 29: "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," 8-9 p.m., CW; also, 8 p.m. Dec. 18.

Nov. 30: "Reindeer in Here," 8 p.m., CBS.

Dec. 1: "Mickey's Once Upon Christmas," a compilation, 7:30-9 a.m., Freeform. Also: 10:30 a.m., Dec. 19.

Dec. 1: "Mickey's Twice Upon Christmas," another compilation, 9-10:30 a.m., Freeform. Also: 10:30 a.m., Dec. 10; 7 a.m., Dec. 15.

Dec. 7: "A Very Merry Bugs Christmas," 9-10 a.m., MeTV.

Dec. 10: "Olaf's Frozen Adventure," on ABC, 8 p.m. Also on Freeform: 10:30 p.m., Dec. 5; 1:40 p.m., Dec. 23

Dec. 10: "Toy Story That Time Forgot," 8:30 p.m., ABC. Also on Freeform: 11 a.m., Dec. 12;

Dec. 10: "Disney Prep & Landing" and its sequel, 9 and 9:30 p.m., ABC. Also (without the sequel), 7 a.m., Dec. 1, Freeform.

Dec. 5, 12 and 19: "The Great Christmas Light Fight," 8 and 9 p.m., ABC. In each hour, we see four homes with spectacular outdoor displays. A judge (Carter Oosterhouse or Taniya Nayak) chooses a winner.

Dec. 9: "The Great British Baking Show: Holiday" arrives on Netflix.

Dec. 12, 19, 24: "Ready, Set, Glow," Hallmark+. Wes Brown hosts a look at spectacular holiday lights and displays.

Nov. 28: "Elf" (2003), 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., TNT. Then a 24-hour marathon on TBS, starting at 9 p.m. Nov. 29.

Nov. 28: "Christmas Vacation" (1989), 24-hour marathon starts at 6 p.m., TNT; then 8 and 10 p.m., Nov. 30, TBS.

Dec. 2: "Miracle on 34 Street" (1994), with Mara Wilson in the role originated by a young Natalie Wood, 12:35 p.m., Freeform. Also, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 9; 11:30 p.m., Dec. 16; 10:30 a.m., Dec. 17; 7 a.m., Dec. 22.

Dec. 3: "The Preacher's Wife" (1996), 10:30 a.m.; also, 7 a.m., Dec. 23. It's a remake (adding Whitney Houston and gospel music) of "The Bishop's Wife" (1947), which airs at 8 p.m. Dec. 22.

Dec. 7: "Last Christmas" (2019) - a strange film, beautifully crafted - 3:30 p.m., TBS, repeats at 2:15 a.m. Also on Freeform, 11:40 p.m., Dec. 23.

Dec. 20: "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945), 6 p.m., Turner Classic Movies; also, 8 p.m., Dec. 24.

Dec. 21: "The Waltons Homecoming" (2021), 8-10 p.m., CW.

Dec. 21: "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944), 8 p.m., TCM; also, 6 p.m., Dec. 24. It covers all the seasons, but includes Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

Dec. 22: "A Madea Christmas" (2013), 7-9:30 p.m., CW. Madea expects to be visiting a sleepy town ... then finds secrets and feuds.

Nov. 28 and Dec. 5: "Mistletoe Murders," Hallmark+. These are the final episodes of a six-parter, with Sarah Drew as a shop owner, trying to clear a friend who's accused of murder.

Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 12, 19 and 24, "Holidazed," Hallmark+. Here are the final five (of eight) episodes, set in a cul-de-sac. Each focuses on one of the families until the final brings them together. Veteran stars - Dennis Haysbert, Loretta Devine, John C. McGinley, Virginia Madsen - join younger ones.

Dec. 5, 12 and 19: "Happy Holidays From Cherry Lane," Hallmark+. Stories - in the same house - sprawl across 70 years in three time periods. The stars include Erica Durance, Catherine Bell and James Denton.

Nov. 28: "I Heard the Bells," 8 p.m. ET, Great American Family.

Nov. 28: "Joyful Mrs. Miracle," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Rachel Boston steps into the role, written by Debbie McComber, of a magical do-gooder.

Nov. 28: "Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia's Reunion," Hallmark+.

Nov. 29: A '90s Christmas," 6 p.m., Hallmark. A lawyer, along one Christmas Eve, is transported back to a 1999 Eve with her mother and more.

Nov. 29: "A Cinderella Christmas Ball," 8 p.m. ET, GAF. Danica McKellar stars.

Nov. 29: "Deck the Walls," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Ashley Greene and Wes Brown star.

Nov. 30: "Believe in Christmas," 6 p.m., Hallmark. Meghan Ohry stars.

Nov. 30: "Holiday Touchdown," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Hunter King plays someone confident of winning the Kansas City Chiefs' "fan of the year" contest. Then the lucky hat of her grandfather (Ed Begley Jr.) disappears.

Nov. 30: "A Prince and Pauper Christmas," 7 p.m. ET, UpTV. Tom Arnold co-stars in a story of a federal agent who prepares a lookalike when his informant vanishes.

Nov. 30: "We Three Kings," 8 p.m., Lifetime. Gospel great BeBe Winans plays a widower who hopes to reunite his daughters - a former gospel trio, estranged from each other. Deborah Joh Winans (BeBe's niece) co-stars.

Dec. 1: "The Finnish Line," 6 p.m., Hallmark. After her father's death, an American goes to Finland to continue his tradition of dogsled racing.

Dec. 1: "A Bluegrass Christmas," 7 p.m. ET, UpTV.

Dec. 1: "The Christmas Quest," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polaha play scientists looking for an ancient Icelandic treasure.

Dec. 1: "Make or Break Christmas," 8 p.m. Lifetime. Vivica A. Fox and Jackee Harry play competing business owners.

Dec. 1: "Home Sweet Christmas," 8 p.m. ET, GAF. Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Matheson star.

Dec. 4: "That Christmas," Netflix. Richard Curtis, who wrote the Christmas classic "Love, Actually," has written another film with entwined stories. This time, however, it's animated.

Dec. 5: "Brewster's Millions Christmas," BET+. In the 1985 "Brewster's Millions," Richard Pryor played a guy with a month to spend a fortune. This sequel finds his descendant scrambling to inherit the money China Anne McClain stars, with Pryor's children (Richard Jr. and Rain) in support.

Dec. 5: "A Dance in the Snow," 8 p.m., Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. A mom tries to mold the high school Christmas dance for her autistic daughter.

Dec. 6: "Private Princess Christmas," 8 p.m., Hallmark.

Dec. 7: "Sugarplummed," 8 p.m., Hallmark. After dreaming of a TV-perfect Christmas, a woman (Maggie Lawson) is visited by a character from some of those films.

Dec. 7: "A California Christmas," 8 p.m., CW. A young woman poses as a ranch hand, hoping to trick a farmer into selling his land.

Dec. 7: "Once Upon a Christmas List," 8 p.m. ET, GAF. Mario Lopez stars with his daughter, Courtney.

Dec. 7: "A Very Merry Beauty Salon," 8 p.m., Lifetime. Tia Mowry stars.

Dec. 7: "A Season to Remember," 9 p.m., Oprah Winfrey Network.

Dec. 8: "13 Dares of Christmas," 7 p.m. ET, UpTV.

Dec. 8: "Let It Snow," 8 p.m. ET. GAF. Candace Cameron Bure stars.

Dec. 8: "How to Fall in Love by Christmas," 8 p.m., Lifetime. Teri Hatcher plays a writer, relating her attempt to find quick love.

Dec. 8: "Leah's Perfect Gift," 8 p.m., Hallmark. After admiring Christmases from afar, a young Jewish woman gets to visit one at her boyfriend's family's home.

Dec. 8: "The Primrose Railway Children," 9:15 p.m. ET, BYUtv. This new version of "The Railway Children" is set in the Scottish Hills. Kevin McKidd ("Grey's Anatomy") stars.

Dec. 12: "All I Need For Christmas," 8 p.m., Hallmark M&M. A singer-songwriter (Mallory Jansen) is stymied by modern technology. Then she meets a guy who isn't.

Dec. 13: "Hanukkah on the Rocks," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Searching Chicago for Hanukkah candles, a woman enters a special bar.

Dec. 14: "The Holiday Junkie," 8 p.m., Lifetime. Jennifer Love Hewitt stars.

Dec. 14: "The Santa Class," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Taking over her dad's Santa Claus school, someone meets a guy who seems like the real Santa.

Dec. 14: "Mistletoe & Matrimony," 9 p.m., OWN, A wedding planner, timid in her own life, plans a Christmas Eve ceremony for her outgoing sister.

Dec. 15: "Christmas on the Alpaca Farm," 8 p.m., Lifetime. A big-city sweater designer links with a single dad who raises alpacas.

Dec. 15: "Following Yonder Star," 8 p.m., Hallmark. Brooke D'Orsey stars.

Dec. 19: "Trading Up Christmas," 8 p.m., Hallmark M&M. Italia Ricci plays someone hatching a wild trading scheme to get her sister a house.

Dec. 21: "Get Him Back for Christmas," 8 p.m. ET, GAF. This stars the married duo of Alex and Carlos PenaVega,

Dec. 21: "Happy Howlidays," 8 p.m., Hallmark. A stray dog brings together two people who are alone at Christmas. Jessica Lowndes stars opposite the winner of the "Finding Mr. Christmas" reality show.

Dec. 21: "A Carpenter Christmas Romance," 8 p.m., Lifetime. Sarah Drew wrote and produced the film, but doesn't star in it.

Dec. 21: "24-Karat Christmas," 9 p.m., OWN. A jewelry designer accidentally gives a set of wedding bands to the wrong couple.

Dec. 22: "North by North Pole," 7 p.m. ET, UpTV. It's a "Dial S mystery," as Santa helps someone who struggles with the Christmas festival.