So there is no snow in Ann Arbor yet, even though I think this time last year we already had some on the ground. Well, to get into December spirit I pulled some of the photos from last winter in AA but also some old ones from different occasions, because I actually love snow and hope to summon some through this post 🙂
Thanksgiving is now over, meaning that it is officially the holiday season. Â Stores are decorated, the radio is playing festive music, people are now buying gifts for the upcoming festivities, and TV channels are playing their holiday movies and TV episodes. Â A staple TV holiday movie schedule is ABC Family, now FreeForm, 25 Days of Christmas movie schedule. Â This is a month long event that people look forward to starting in October. Â FreeForm posts the movie schedule in November for their viewers to get excited and mark their calendars and DVRs for when their favorite movies are playing.
The 2017 schedule is out and it is starting in 3 days, so it’s time to look at it now and prepare for a month of nonstop holiday movies and entertainment.  Starting on December 1st everyday from 7:00am to 1:00am there will be nonstop holiday movies.  There are hundreds of holiday movies to choose from for FreeForm to put on the schedule, but they mainly stick to the same 50 or so movi
es each year.  The classics like Home Alone, Polar Express, and A Christmas Carol are always played several times throughout the month so that everyone can get a chance to watch the show.  The most popular holiday movie in recent years is Elf.  Elf is playing 20 out of the 25 days, so don’t worry about missing it because there are plenty of opportunities.
With FreeForm being owned by Disney, there are also a lot of Mickey Mouse appearances throughout the month. Â Disney takes classic stories like A Christmas Carol and replace the characters with the familiar faces of Mickey and his friends. Â Movies like these will be played several times throughout the month along with non-Disney versions as well so people can watch it both ways or just pick their favorite version and watch that.
The movies throughout FreeForms 25 Days of Christmas range from animated to live action, child to adult movies, and old to new. Â Claymation movies are sprinkled in throughout the new animation remakes. Â The classic Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer claymation is generally played at least once during the month. Â This year The Little Drummer Boy will be played 5 times throughout the month for all those who enjoy classic claymation movies. Â These claymation movies are generally more for adults who grew up watching them, children now enjoy the animation in the Polar Express and A Christmas Carol more than the claymation animation style.
FreeForms 25 Days of Christmas is a nonstop holiday party for the entire month of December.  Whenever people are feeling festive they can put it on and know that it will deliver.  It shows movies for every age to enjoy and for families to watch together.  Check the schedule now to make sure that you don’t miss your must watch holiday movie.
