Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.

* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time

With it being Christmas Eve and all, there is very little new on this evening. So, the schedule will reflect a number of primetime Christmas programs that will be airing from 8 to 11PM. And to add one more item: have a very merry holiday season!

6:00
Sprout: 'Good Night of Sweet Dreams' -- (12 hours) Hosts Nina and Star keep their young viewers company with holiday-themed shows as well as stories and crafts

8:00 to 9:00
ABC: 'Prep & Landing' and 'Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation'
NBC: 'It's a Wonderful Life' -- (180 minutes)
PBS: 'Washington Week With Gwen Ifill' and 'Need to Know'
ABC Family: 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town'
AMC: 'Miracle on 34th Street' -- (135 minutes) The original version from 1947
BET: 'The Perfect Holiday' -- (120 minutes)
Cartoon Network: 'Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale'
Disney Channel: 'Santa Buddies' -- (100 minutes)
DisneyXD: 'The Ultimate Christmas Present) -- (105 minutes) 8:30 start time
DIY: 'Bathtastic!'
ESPN: 'Sheraton Hawaii Bowl' -- Hawaii vs. Tulsa
Hallmark Channel: 'Battle of the Bulbs' -- (120 minutes)
HUB: 'A Muppet Christmas Carol' -- (120 minutes)
Lifetime Movie Network: '12 Men of Christmas' -- (120 minutes)
Military Channel: 'World War II in Color'
Ovation: 'Nutcracker People's Choice' -- (150 minutes)
SyFy: 'WWE Friday Night SmackDown' -- (120 minutes)
TBS: 'A Christmas Story' Marathon' --Begins at 8PM and continues through Christmas day
TNT: 'The Holiday' -- (150 minutes)
TV Land: 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' -- (130 minutes)

The rest of the schedule and the late night talk shows after the jump.


9:00 to 10:00
ABC: 'The Santa Clause 2' -- (120 minutes)
ABC Family: 'The Year Without a Santa Claus
Cartoon Channel: 'Billy & Mandy Save Christmas'
CMT: 'A Smoky Mountain Christmas' -- (120 minutes)
Lifetime: 'A Boyfriend for Christmas' -- (120 minutes)

10:00 to 11:00
ABC Family: 'Rudolph's Shiny New Year'
Cooking Channel: Martha Stewart's Holiday Cookies'
Lifetime Movie Network: 'On Strike for Christmas' -- (120 minutes)
AMC: 'White Christmas' -- (165 minutes) 10:15 start time
Hallmark Channel: 'Eloise at Christmastime' -- (125 minutes)
Discovery: 'America's Sextuplets Turn 13'
E: 'The Soup' and 'Fashion Police'
MTV: 'Bad Santa' -- (120 minutes)
Sundance: 'A Christmas Tale' -- (155 minutes)
TNT: 'This Christmas' -- (150 minutes) 10:30 start time

And now the late night talk shows. Scheduled guests can change without notice.

Take note: most of the network talk shows are being pre-empted by televised midnight Christmas services.

11:00
'Charlie Rose' (PBS): Jay-Z (repeat)
'Chelsea Lately' (E!): Amy Adams (repeat)

Midnight
'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (ABC): Rachael Ray; actor Garrett Hedlund; performance by Darker My Love (repeat)
'Tavis Smiley' (PBS): Johnny Mathis; Lyle Lovett