THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24

8:00 NBC IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE—Movie

(1946) Jimmy Stewart freaks out after ingesting Baby Jesus' "Zuzu petals."

9:00 MTV JERSEY SHORE

Have the most Italian Xmas ever with this marathon of Jersey Shore episodes!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25

8:00 am TBS A CHRISTMAS STORY MARATHON

The 24-hour marathon featuring Ralphie shooting his eye out with a BB gun continues!

6:30 SYFY SERENITY—Movie

(2005) Joss Whedon's slam-bang sequel to his wildly underrated sci-fi show Firefly.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26

9:00 BBCA DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME

The doctor gets a slightly uneasy feeling when a shadow falls across the entire universe.

9:30 IFC THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI—Movie

(1984) Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, and more star in this cult classic about a musician/surgeon/superhero!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27

7:00 ABC THE SOUND OF MUSIC—Movie

(1965) Julie Andrews dispatches Nazis in a horribly cruel fashion in this prequel to Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

8:00 TNT THE WIZARD OF OZ—Movie

(1939) Judy Garland dispatches witches in a horribly cruel fashion in this prequel to Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28

8:00 NBC COMMUNITY MINI-MARATHON

Get caught up with four episodes of Joel McHale's hilarious sitcom about community college crackpots.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29

9:00 TLC ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

Debut! A new reality show about a family of four who are morbidly obese (and weigh twice as much as Jon & Kate Plus Eight)!

11:00 IFC DINNER WITH THE BAND

Chef Sam Mason gives cooking lessons to Portland indie rockers YACHT.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30

10:00 MTV THE REAL WORLD

Season premiere! This time the kids move to Washington, DC (where it's okay to be drunk and promiscuous).

10:30 SPIKE MANSWERS

Tonight's question: "Can you fart so hard your balls explode?" Who says TV isn't educational?