THURSDAY’S TOP TEN
New York City is fun at any time of the year (but you already knew that) – However at Christmastime there is an energy that vibrates through the month of December. Well actually I think it starts at Thanksgiving. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade marks the beginning of the Holiday Season here in Manhattan; Heralding the season from Herald Square! So now it has begun and the streets are really crowded with shoppers carrying the colorful store brand bags. Workers that usually eat at their desks are dashing out to shop during lunch hours, tourists are everywhere in Midtown and stopping in the middle of the sidewalk to take pictures. And why are they all here? Because New York City is a great place to be at this time of year.
You can:
- Visit Rockefeller Center and see the magnificent tree and watch the ice skaters too.
- Drop by Grand Central Terminal to see the Holiday Light Show that is beamed on the recently re-stored ceiling. And you can shop there too – besides the stores there is also a Christmas marketplace.
- Attend a performance of The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center, it’s a holiday classic.
- But nothing is more classic than going to Radio City Music Hall and seeing the Rockettes! The Christmas Spectacular is a lovely wonderful tradition. I ought to know because my grandmother used to take me when I was young, then I took Chiara during her childhood and this year Finley Ray went. She is still a bit young for the Rockettes but the effects, the lights, and of course Santa Claus were not lost on her.
- Walk along Fifth Avenue and window shop or rather window-look at the dramatic and fantastic holiday window displays at Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and Barney’s.
- Stroll along Fifth Avenue in the evening and see the giant snowflake suspended above your head like a star. And then walk past Cartier’s where the whole building is wrapped with a red ribbon and bow.
- Visit the Metropolitan Museum and behold the most beautiful Baroque Neapolitan Christmas tree. The manger scene surrounds the base and is just magnificent.
- Take a break at Serendipity’s and drinks some Frozen Hot Chocolate.
- There are Christmas markets throughout the City, not as spectacular as those in Germany but they are here. Check out Union Square, Columbus Circle and Bryant Park for a wide selection of craft items, art, outerwear and gifts of all sizes for all ages.
- In the lower level of the Citicorp Building, there is annual free model train display that you will marvel at several vintage sets run all through a staged country and city setting. The Transit Museum also displays vintage trains in their shop in Grand Central Terminal.
BONUS IDEA – Buy some hot roasted chestnuts from a street vendor that’s New York!
*** There’s an UPDATED 2012 list available at Top Ten Things To Do In New York City During Christmastime UPDATED!
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We all have our favorite Christmas holiday movie – we established that last week. But when are they playing on TV and on what station? This is as much a mystery as how do reindeer fly? In hopes of finding The Bishop’s Wife or Bells of St Mary, I thought I would try to check the TV listings for the next couple of days and look at channels I don’t ordinarily watch – but then again we already know I am not in control of the remote so if it isn’t on TCM or MSNBC chances are I won’t see it.
An hour or so on the web and I’m not sure that A Christmas Story is showing on any channel other than TBS! Well for sure I didn’t find either of the two I mentioned above. I do love It’s A Wonderful Life and if I don’t set an alarm on my blackberry for 8pm on Christmas Eve, I won’t get to see that also 😦
T’is the season for sharing so I’m posting your all-in-one-place Christmas movie TV guide – right here in my blog.
THURSDAY:
12:00 AM – Holiday in Your Heart – Lifetime
8:00 AM – Once Upon A Christmas – ABCFH
9:15AM – Holiday Inn – AMC
10:00AM – Twice Upon A Christmas – ABCFH
1:51PM – The Night Before Christmas – ABCFH
4:30PM – Polar Express – ABCFH
6:00PM – Deck the Halls – Lifetime
6:30PM – The Santa Claus – ABCFH
8:00PM – Holiday Switch – Lifetime/Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas – ABC
10:00PM – An Accidental Christmas – Lifetime
FRIDAY:
12:00AM – Santa Jr. – Hallmark/Remember the Night – TCM
2:00AM – The Santa Suit – Hallmark/Meet Me in St. Louis – TCM
4:00AM – Mrs. Scrooge – Hallmark/Bell, Book & Candle – TCM
6:00AM – Moonlight and Mistletoe – Hallmark
8:00AM – Santa Jr. – Hallmark/An Accidental Christmas – Lifetime
10:00AM – Miracle on 34th St. – AMC/A Christmas Proposal – Lifetime
11:00AM – Marry Me – Lifetime/The Flintstone’s Christmas – ACFH
12:00PM – Recipe for a Perfect Christmas -Lifetime/Pinnochio’s Christmas – ABCFH/Where God Left His Shoes -IFC
12:15PM – White Christmas – AMC
1:00PM – T’was the Night Before Christmas – ABCFH
1:30PM – Rudolph’s and Frosty’s Christmas in July – ABCFH
2:00PM – Holiday Switch – Lifetime
3:00PM – Miracle on 34th St – AMC
3:31PM – Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer + The Island of Misfit Toys – ABCFH
4:00Pm – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Hallmark/The Road to Christmas – Lifetime
5:00PM – A Christmas Wedding – Lifetime/
5:15PM – White Christmas – AMC
5:30Pm – T’was the Night Before Christmas – ABCFH
6:00PM – A Secret Santa – Lifetime/Jack Frost – ABCFH/Scrooge – TCM
7:00PM – Eve’s Christmas – Lifetime/Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – ABCFH
7:30PM – T’was the Night Before Christmas – ABCFH
8:00PM – Miracle on 34th St – AMC/Disney Prep & Landing – ABC/Battle of the Bulbs – Hallmark/It’s A Wonderful Life – NBC/The Bishop’s Wife – TCM
8:30PM – Phineas and Ferb’s Christmas Vacation – ABC
9:00PM – A Boyfriend for Christmas – Liftetime/The Year Without A Santa Claus – ABCFH/The Santa Claus – ABC
10:00PM – Eloise at Christmastime – Hallmark/Rudolph’s Shiny New Year – ABCFH/On Strike For Christmas – Lifetime
10:15Pm – White Christmas – AMC
SATURDAY:
12:00AM – Ernest Saves Christmas – ABCFH/ **
7:00AM – A Flintstone Christmas – ABCFH
8:00AM – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – ABCFH
9:00AM – A Christmas Carol (1938) – TMC/The Year Without A Santa Claus – ABCFH
10:00AM – Miracle on 34th St – ABCFH/Susan Slept Here – TCM
12:30PM – Santa Buddies – ABCFH
4:30PM –Home Alone 2 – ABCFH
7:00PM – Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch Who Stole Christmas – ABCFH
8:00PM – A Christmas Carol (1984) – Fox/Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas – NBC
8:30Pm – Christmas Attack Zone – NBC
10:15Pm – Surviving Christmas – TBS
** Midnight till 8pm – A Christmas Story – TBS/Scrooged – AMC
Since posting this blog I’ve found TCM’s Christmas schedule and Yay The Bishop’s Wife and others are now in the schedule.
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