Favorite Holiday TV Shows

I love this time of year with all the heartfelt shows. I want to make sure that you do not miss your favorite. I have compiled a list for you - enjoy!!


Show Name
Network
Date/Airtime

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 8, 7:00pm

Cranberry Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 8, 7:30pm

A Charlie Brown Christmas
ABC
Dec. 8, 8:00pm

Blizzard
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 8, 8:00pm

Jingle All the Way
ABC Family
Dec. 8, 8:00pm

The Santa Clause 2
Disney
Dec. 8, 8:00pm

Jack Frost
NY55
Dec. 8, 8:00pm

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Toon
Dec. 8, 8:00pm

20 Merriest Christmas Videos
CMTV
Dec. 9, 12:00am

A Garfield Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 9, 7:00pm

America's Funniest Home Videos
ABC
Dec. 9, 8:00pm

Olive, the Other Reindeer
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 9, 8:00pm

The Ultimate
Christmas Present
Disney
Dec. 9, 8:00pm

Sixpence Christmas
CMT
Dec. 9, 8:00pm

The 12 Dogs of Christmas
FAMZ
Dec. 9, 8:00pm

Santa's Funniest Moments
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 9, 9:00pm

Christmas at Union Square
CMT
Dec. 9, 9:00pm

This Christmas
STRZ
Dec. 9, 9:00pm

Three Wise Guys
USA
Dec. 10, 11:00am

Mickey's Christmas Carol
ABC Family
Dec. 10, 7:00pm

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
ABC Family
Dec. 10, 7:30pm

Macy's Presents
Little Spirit: Christmas in NY
NBC
Dec. 10, 8:00pm

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
ABC Family
Dec. 10, 8:00pm

Home Alone
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 10, 8:00pm

Most Christmasy Places in America
TRAV
Dec. 10, 8:00pm

Rudolph's Shiny New Year
ABC Family
Dec. 10, 9:00pm

Silver Bells
Hallmark
Dec. 10, 9:00pm

Jack Frost
ABC Family
Dec. 10, 10:00pm

Elf
USA
Dec. 10, 10:00pm

The Year Without a Santa Claus
ABC Family
Dec. 11, 8:00pm

The Bells of St. Mary's
TCM
Dec. 11, 8:00pm

Rudolph & the Island of Misfit Toys
ABC Family
Dec. 11, 9:00pm

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 11, 10:30pm

The Holly & the Ivy
TCM
Dec. 11, 8:00pm

Frosty the Snowman
CBS
Dec. 12, 8:00pm

Frosty's Winter Wonderland
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 7:00am

The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 7:30am

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 8:00am

The Little Drummer Boy
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 9:00am

One Christmas
Hallmark
Dec. 13, 9:00am

The Little Drummer Boy Book II
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 9:30am

Pinocchio's Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 10:00am

The Story of the First Christmas Snow
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 11:00am

All I Want for Christmas
Hallmark
Dec. 13, 11:00am

Nestor, the
Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 11:30am

Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 2:00pm

Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Hallmark
Dec. 13, 3:00pm

Christmas in Connecticut
TCM
Dec. 13, 4:00pm

Elf
USA
Dec. 13, 5:00pm

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
Hallmark
Dec. 13, 5:00pm

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 6.00pm

It's A Wonderful Life
NBC
Dec. 13, 7:00pm

A Miser Brothers' Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 13, 8:00pm

'Twas the Night
HBO Family
Dec. 13, 8:30pm

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Hallmark
Dec. 13, 9:00pm

The Perfect Holiday
Starz
Dec. 13, 9:00pm

Festival of Christmas Shorts
TCM
Dec. 14, 5:30am

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Hallmark
Dec. 14, 7:00pm

The Santa Clause 3
Starz
Dec. 14, 7:20pm

Snow 2: Brain Freeze
ABC Family
Dec. 14, 8:00pm

Meet the Santas
Hallmark
Dec. 14, 9:00pm

The Road to Christmas
Lifetime
Dec. 14, 10:00pm


Week of Dec. 15
Show
Network
Date/Airtime

A Hollywood Christmas
Starz Kids
8:30am and 3:15pm

A Song for the Season
Lifetime
Dec. 15, 4:00pm

The Man Who Saved Christmas
Lifetime
Dec. 15, 6:00pm

Rudolph & the Island of Misfit Toys
ABC Family
Dec. 15, 7:00pm

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
ABC
Dec. 15, 8:00pm

Timepiece
Hallmark
Dec. 15, 11:00pm

A Very Cool Christmas
Lifetime
Dec. 15, 2:00am

Mickey's Christmas Carol
ABC Family
Dec. 16, 7:00pm

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
ABC Family
Dec. 16, 7:30pm

Spirit of Christmas
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 16, 8:00pm

A Charlie Brown Christmas
ABC
Dec. 16, 8:00pm

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
HBO Family
Dec. 16, 8:30pm

Finding John Christmas
Hallmark
Dec. 16, 9:00pm

The Perfect Holiday
Starz
Dec. 16, 9:00pm

On the 2nd Day of Christmas
Lifetime
Dec. 16, 2:00am

Deck the Halls
Cinemax
Dec. 17, 9:00am

A Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
ABC Family
Dec. 17, 7:00pm

Christmas in Washington
TNT
Dec. 17, 7:00pm

Home Alone 2
Encore WAM
Dec. 17, 7:45pm

Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas
NBC
Dec. 17, 8:00pm

Christmas is Here Again
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 17, 8:00pm

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Live Action Movie)
ABC Family
Dec. 18, 8:00pm and 10:30pm

2 Dogs of Christmas
Starz Kids
Dec. 19, 9:00am

North Station
Starz Kids
Dec. 19, 10:50am

Noel
Lifetime
Dec. 19, 6:00pm

The Santa Clause 2
ABC Family
Dec. 19, 8:00pm and 10pm

Holiday Affair
TCM
Dec. 19, 11:45pm

Tenth Avenue Angel
TCM
Dec. 19, 1:15am

A Very Brady Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 20, 9:00am

Scrooge
TCM
Dec. 20, 6:00pm

Christmas in Wonderland
ABC Family
Dec. 20, 8:00pm


Week of Dec. 22
Show
Network
Date/Airtime

Shrek the Halls
ABC
Dec. 22, 8:00pm

Spirit of Christmas
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 22, 8:00pm

Greatest Holiday Moments:
Hilarious Home Video Countdown
NBC
Dec. 22, 8:00pm

MGM Parade Show
TCM
Dec. 23, 5:15am

Scrooge
(1970 Albert Finney)
TCM
Dec. 23, 12:30pm

White Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 23, 6:00pm

Dr. Seuss'
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
ABC
Dec. 23, 8:00pm

Babes In Toyland
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 23, 8:00pm

The 10th Annual A
Home for the Holidays
CBS
Dec. 23, 8:00pm

The Christmas Choir
Hallmark
Dec. 23, 9:00pm

CHRISTMAS EVE



A Christmas Carol (1938)
TCM
Dec. 24, 6:15am

The Waltons (The Spirit)
Hallmark
Dec. 24, 8:00am

The Waltons
(The Children's Carol)
Hallmark
Dec. 24, 8:00am

It's A Wonderful Life
NBC
Dec. 24, 8:00pm

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(Live Action Movie)
ABC Family
Dec. 24, 8:00pm

A Christmas Story -
The Annual Marathon
TBS
Dec. 24, 8:00pm

The Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
Hallmark
Dec. 24, 9:00pm

'Twas the Night
HBO Family
Dec. 24, 9:00pm

Christmas on Mars
Sundance
Dec. 24, Midnight

CHRISTMAS DAY



Home Alone 2
Starz
Dec. 25, 5:35am

Call Me Claus
Lifetime
Dec. 25, 6:00am

A Very Brady Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 25, 7:00am

Deck the Halls
Cinemax
Dec. 25, 7:15am

The Nativity
WMax
Dec. 25, 8:30am

White Christmas
ABC Family
Dec. 25, 12:00pm

The Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
Hallmark
Dec. 25, 2:00pm

A Christmas Story
TBS
Dec. 25, 6:00pm

Heroes at Home
MyNetworkTV
Dec. 25, 8:00pm

Holiday Happenings In North Texas

Are you looking for fun family things to do this holiday season, but just don't remember when you went to that last year? Here's a list that we put together that has some fun holiday happenings in the metroplex.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Allen -
Christmas Parade - December 7th, 2-4pm, starts at Cedar ends on Allen Drive

Carrollton -
Old Fashion Christmas Celebration - December 5th, 6-8pm at AW Perry Homestead Museum
Christmas On The Square - December 7th, 8am to dusk

Cedar Hill -
Old Town Holiday On The Hill - December 4th in Downtown

Celina -
Christmas On The Square - December 4th from 6-9pm

Corinth -
City of Corinth Tree Lighting - December 1st from 6-8pm at City Hall

Desoto -
Treelighting - December 4th at Desoto Town Center parking lot, 6:30pm
Breakfast with Santa - December 6th (pictures $5), 8am-12pm
Hometown Holiday Fun - December 6th, 9am -4pm Desoto Town Center
Holiday Parade Of Lights - December 6th - 6pm

Double Oak -
Tree Lighting - December 1st at 6:30 at the park

Duncanville -
Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony, December 5th 7pm

Fairview -
Holiday Parade - December 13th at 10:30am

Farmers Branch -
Tree Lighting Ceremony - December 1st at Historical park, 7pm
Holiday Tour Of Lights - December 2-31, except for Mondays and Christmas Day, 6:30-9:30pm

Farmersville -
Downtown Decorating - November 25th, meet at Gazebo at 5pm

Flower Mound -
Flower Mound Christmas Parade - December 13th 10am starting at Morriss Road
Holiday Stroll - December 13th, 12 - 6pm, Parker Square

Frisco -
Christmas In The Square - November 28th - January 2nd (includes many different events - click to get more information)
Merry Main Street - December 6th from 5-9pm at Simpson Plaza at City Hall
Holiday Lights at Frisco Fire Safety Town - December 12-14th, December 19-23 from 6-9pm
Breakfast With Santa - December 6th, 8:30-10am, 10:30-noon at Senior Center at Frisco Square ($12 per person)
Frisco's Frosty 5k and Merry Mile-December 13th starting reg. 8am, run 9am
Santa Skate - December 13th, 3-6pm at Dr. Pepper Star Center ($10 per person)

Heath -
Holiday In The Park - December 5th at 7pm at Towne Center Park Pavilion behind City Hall

Highland Village -Our village Glows - December 2nd, 6:30 at Shops at Highland Village

Lake Dallas -
Santa's Workshop Scavenger Hunt - November 14th - December 5th
Lake Dallas Holiday Celebration - December 6th from 5-9 at City Hall

Lewisville -
Holiday at the Hall - December 6th 7am-6pm

McKinney -
Dickens Of A Christmas - November 28-30th, Downtown 10am to 8pm
Christmas Tree Lighting - November 28th from 6:15 to 7pm in Downtown's Michell Park
Believe! 2008 November 29th 7 - 10am
McKinney Parade Of Lights - December 5th, 6:30-7:30 Downtown
Holiday Tour Of Homes - December 6th & 7th 10am-5pm, Chestnut Square Village
Santa, Spoons, Cupcakes & Coco - December 6th from 2:30-3:30

Mesquite -
Christmas In The Park - December 4th - 6th, 6-9pm

Murphy -
Tree Lighting - December 4th, 5-7pm

Oak Point -
Winter Fest - December 4th, 6-8pm at Oak Point Community Center

Plano -
Dicken's In Historical Downtown Plano - December 5th, 6-10pm
Tree Lighting - December 5th at 7pm, Haggard Park
Breakfast with Santa - $3 per person, December 6th 9:30-11am, Williams Rec Center


Prosper -
Prosper Country Christmas - December 13th, downtown 4-8pm

Richardson -
Christmas Parade - December 6th, 2008 at 9:00 a.m, will travel north from Cherrywood Drive along Coit Road to Pearce High School
Santa's Village - Click for dates and times

Rockwall -
Annual Treelighting - December 4th at 6pm, City Hall
Santa's Workshop - December 13th, 9am at The Center
Lunch with Santa - December 18th at RISD, 11am

Rowlett -
Main Street Holiday Parade

Royce City -Christmas Parade & Chili Cookoff - December 13th, downtown at 3pm

Sachse -
Tree Lighting - December 2nd, Small Business Library 5:30pm
Pancakes with Santa - December 6th, 8-11am at Firestation #2 (picture with Santa $5)

Sunnyvale -
Tree Lighting - Friday, December 5th 7-9pm

The Colony -
Tree Lighting Cermony - Monday, December 1st 6:30-7:00pm
Holiday In The Park & Parade Of Lights- Perryman Park, December 6th at 5:45

Wylie -
Reach For A Star through through December 5th
Tree Lighting December 13th
KCS Holiday Express - Tuesday December 2nd 4-8pm

My, My How Things Don't Change or Maybe They Do...

How is Texas faring in the market changes?? Check your area below...

Amarillo
254 homes sold (5 percent increase from previous year)
Median price of $132,700 (8.9 percent increase)
5.6-month inventory

Austin
1,842 homes sold (7.2 percent decrease)
Median price of $183,300 (0.4 percent increase)
6-month inventory

Beaumont
83 homes sold (57.2 percent decrease)*
Median price of $135,500 (1.7 percent increase)
7.7-month inventory

Brownsville
71 homes sold (18.4 percent decrease)
Median price of $87,900 (23.3 percent decrease)
Inventory not available

Bryan–College Station
145 homes sold (7.4 percent increase)
Median price of $141,300 (3.1 percent increase)
5.3-month inventory

Corpus Christi
309 homes sold (3.7 percent increase)
Median price of $138,100 (2.4 percent increase)
9.3-month inventory

Dallas
4,043 homes sold (3.2 percent increase)
Median price of $153,300 (3.5 percent decrease)
6.4-month inventory

El Paso
449 homes sold (9.8 percent increase)
Median price of $134,300 (1.3 percent decrease)
12.7-month inventory

Fort Worth
802 homes sold (7.6 percent decrease)
Median price of $116,000 (2.9 percent decrease)
6-month inventory

Houston
3,929 homes sold (29.6 percent decrease)*
Median price of $156,600 (4.5 percent increase)
6.6-month inventory

Laredo
83 homes sold (4.6 percent decrease)
Median price of $138,100 (8.4 percent decrease)
9.7-month inventory

Longview-Marshall
217 homes sold (35.6 percent increase)
Median price of $133,100 (8.7 percent increase)
6.4-month inventory

Lubbock
247 homes sold (15.4 percent increase)
Median price of $113,200 (15.6 percent increase)
5.2-month inventory

San Antonio
1,692 homes sold (9.9 percent decrease)
Median price of $145,000 (1.2 percent decrease)
8-month inventory

Texarkana
69 homes sold (1.4 percent decrease)
Median price of $99,300 (17.3 percent decrease)
7.8-month inventory

Tyler
279 homes sold (5.1 percent decrease)
Median price of $129,200 (7.1 percent decrease)
10.6-month inventory

Victoria
75 homes sold (10.3 percent increase)
Median price of $129,200 (0.9 percent increase)
5.8-month inventory

Waco
206 homes sold (35.5 percent increase)
Median price of $108,700 (7.6 percent decrease)
8.2-month inventory

If you have any questions about what this means for you and your probability for selling in this market, call Tanya at 469-450-2566. She would love to be your Real Estate Expert.

Top Four Places To Buy A Home

Four Texas cities make list of best places to buy a home. In a recent look by Forbes at the 40 largest U.S. metropolitan areas to determine the best cities for purchasing a home, four Texas cities popped up in the top six spots.

Houston and Austin ranked first and second, while Dallas and San Antonio placed fifth and sixth. The rankings were compiled based on statistics that point to strong real estate markets.

The article mentioned Texas's positive business climate as a major factor in creating such favorable real estate conditions.

Property Tax Bills Are Coming Out!!

Did you know that property taxes in Texas nearly quadrupled between 1986 and 2006. With increased appraisals and continued rate hikes, many people are already paying higher tax bills than before the rate reduction went into effect.

If you get your property taxes and they seem a little high to you, call Tanya and she will send you a CMA so that you can protest your taxes with your county.

For the past several years, we have helped several family save thousands of dollars by protesting their taxes. So, remember if you get your tax bill and it has raised significantly or if the price just does not seem right - call Tanya to help you at 469-450-2566.

A great website to answer quick questions about your tax bill is http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/basics/ for additional information or for your free CMA contact Tanya at 469-450-2566.

For Collin County visit http://www.collincountyappraisaldistrict.org/protestpropertytax.html

For Dallas County visit http://www.dallascad.org/Protest.aspx

For Fannin County use this form http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxforms/50-132.pdf