Looking for something to get you in the holiday spirit? Or are you hosting a 15-person traditional Thanksgiving dinner -- with no clue how to get started? Then get out the cranberries, stuffing and yams, pull up a chair, and watch some television. TV Tango has your guide to holiday-themed programming as well as series and movie marathons on TV for the rest of November. We'll continue to update this list, so check back daily.
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November 20 (Friday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): Santa Who?; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- CMT (9-10:30PM): Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-palooza Christmas Luau
- Fine Living (6-8PM): Ham on Turkey; Emeril Live "Traditional Thanksgiving"
- Food Network (10-11AM): Essence of Emeril "Home for Thanksgiving"; Essence of Emeril "Thanksgiving Meal"
- Food Network (8-10PM): Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Disasters"
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November 21 (Saturday)
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November 22 (Sunday)
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November 23 (Monday)
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November 24 (Tuesday)
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November 25 (Wednesday)
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November 26 (Thanksgiving)
- A&E (8AM-11PM): The First 48 Marathon
- ABC (8-11PM): A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving; Beyoncé: I Am…Yours; Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (6-10PM): I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus; Miracle on 34th Street
- Animal Planet: Dogs 101 Marathon; Awesome Pawsome; There's a Rhino in My House; Saved by the Lioness
- Boomerang (10-10:30AM): The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
- Boomerang (7-7:30PM): The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
- Bravo (4:30-11PM): The Real Housewives of Orange County Marathon
- CBS (9AM-Noon): The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS
- CNBC (11AM-6PM): Biography on CNBC
- Comedy Central Movie Marathon (10:30AM-7PM): My Boss' Daughter; Can't Hardly Wait; Van Wilder: Freshman Year; Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Comedy Central (8-9PM): Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
- Discovery Channel (All Day, Starting @ 9AM): MythBusters Marathon
- DIY (All Day Starting @ 7AM): Cool Tools Holiday Blitz Marathon
- E!'s Movies We Like (8-10PM): The Wedding Singer
- Encore Family Feast (All Day Starting @ 6AM): Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Ed; Dunston Checks In; Problem Child; Rookie of the Year; Little Giants; First Kid; Beethoven; Snow Dogs; Mrs. Doubtfire
- Fine Living (7AM-2PM): Queer Eye for the Straight Guy "Thanksgiving"; The Best Of... "Thanksgiving Feasts"; Molto Mario "Thanksgiving"; Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Desserts; Ham on Turkey; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy "Thanksgiving"; Emeril Live "Traditional Thanksgiving"; Emeril's Thanksgiving with Our Troops; Emeril Live "Thanksgiving Favorites"
- Fine Living (9-10PM): Martha Stewart's Christmas Special
- Fox Movie Special (8-10PM): Night at the Museum
- FX (Noon-Midnight): Home Alone Marathon
- G4 Movie Marathon (9AM-1AM): The Big Boss; Fist of Fury; Way of the Dragon; Big Trouble in Little China; Darkman; Daylight; The Lost Boys; Way of the Dragon
- GSN (9AM-6PM): Deal or No Deal Marathon
- Hallmark (Noon-Midnight): A Season for Miracles; Silver Bells; Finding John Christmas; When Angels Come to Town; An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving; Our First Christmas
- HGTV (8:30AM-8PM): House Hunters & House Hunters International Marathon
- HGTV (8-9PM): 25 Great Holiday Ideas
- History (6-8PM): Inside Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Home for the Holidays: The History of Thanksgiving
- Logo (2-10PM): RuPaul's Drag Race Marathon
- MTV (Noon-6PM): World's Strictest Parents Marathon
- NBC (9AM-2PM): 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; The National Dog Show Presented by Purina
- NBC (9-11PM): NBC's People of the Year; The Jay Leno Show Military Show w/Megan Fox
- Nickelodeon (9PM-2AM): George Lopez marathon
- Oxygen (All Day Starting @ 7:30AM): Snapped Marathon
- Science (7-9PM): Punkin Chunkin 2008; Punkin Chunkin 2009
- Sleuth Turkey-Free Stunt (All Day Starting @ 6AM): EDTV; Little Miss Sunshine; EDTV; Little Miss Sunshine; Friday After Next; Thank You For Smoking; Along Came Polly; Thank You For Smoking; Along Came Polly; Friday After Next; National Lampoon's Dad's Week Off
- SOAPnet (7PM-Midnight): Home for the Holidates Marathon
- SPEED (10AM-8PM): Bullrun Marathon
- SPEED (8PM-Midnight): Dangerous Drives Marathon
- Spike (9:30AM-9PM): Band of Brothers Marathon
- style (All Day Starting @ 6AM): Supernanny Style-a-thon
- Sundance (3:15PM): Dysfunctional Family Thanksgiving
- Syfy Bond Movie Marathon (All Day Starting @ 8AM): Dr. No; License to Kill; Live and Let Die; The Spy Who Loved Me; Tomorrow Never Dies; Casino Royale; For Your Eyes Only; The Man with the Golden Gun
- TLC (All Day Starting @ 6AM): Cake Boss Marathon
- Travel Paradise Marathon (9AM-8PM): Donut Paradise; Breakfast Paradise; Ice Cream Paradise; Sandwich Paradise; Hot Dog Paradise; Bar Food Paradise; Hamburger Paradise; Barbecue Paradise; Deep Fried Paradise; Steak Paradise; Steak Paradise: A Second Helping
- TNT (10AM-6PM): The Closer Marathon
- TV Land (9AM-6PM): The Brady Bunch Marathon
- TV Land (6-9PM): Little House on the Prairie Marathon
- TV Land (9PM-Midnight): Roseanne "We Gather Together"; Roseanne "Thanksgiving 1991"; Roseanne "Thanksgiving '93"; Roseanne "Thanksgiving 1994"; Roseanne "The Last Thursday in November"
- TV One (11:30AM-1PM): Living Single "Thanks for Giving"; Martin "Thanks for Nothing"; Martin "Feast or Famine"
- USA (7AM-7PM): House Marathon
- USA (9-11PM): Elf
- VH1 (11PM-Midnight): Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular
- WE (10AM-5PM): My Fair Wedding Marathon
- WGN America (2:30-8PM): Newhart Marathon
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November 28 (Saturday)
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November 30 (Monday)
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If we missed any holiday TV events, just leave a comment and we'll add them to the list.
Research support from: Abe Fried-Tanzer; Maj Canton.
