{"id":8669,"date":"2017-11-28T11:45:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=8669"},"modified":"2017-11-27T15:34:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T19:34:03","slug":"freeform-25-days-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2017\/11\/28\/freeform-25-days-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"FreeForm 25 Days of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanksgiving is now over, meaning that it is officially the holiday season. \u00a0Stores 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. \u00a0A staple TV holiday movie schedule is ABC Family, now FreeForm, 25 Days of Christmas movie schedule. \u00a0This is a month long event that people look forward to starting in October. \u00a0FreeForm 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2017 schedule is out and it is starting in 3 days, so it\u2019s time to look at it now and prepare for a month of nonstop holiday movies and entertainment. \u00a0Starting on December 1st everyday from 7:00am to 1:00am there will be nonstop holiday movies. \u00a0There 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<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8671\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8671 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/elf2-300x169.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Buddy the elf showing his holiday spirit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">es each year. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0The most popular holiday movie in recent years is Elf. \u00a0Elf is playing 20 out of the 25 days, so don\u2019t worry about missing it because there are plenty of opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With FreeForm being owned by Disney, there are also a lot of Mickey Mouse appearances throughout the month. \u00a0Disney takes classic stories like A Christmas Carol and replace the characters with the familiar faces of Mickey and his friends. \u00a0Movies 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movies throughout FreeForms 25 Days of Christmas range from animated to live action, child to adult movies, and old to new. \u00a0Claymation movies are sprinkled in throughout the new animation remakes. \u00a0The classic Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer claymation is generally played at least once during the month. \u00a0This year The Little Drummer Boy will be played 5 times throughout the month for all those who enjoy classic claymation movies. \u00a0These 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FreeForms 25 Days of Christmas is a nonstop holiday party for the entire month of December. \u00a0Whenever people are feeling festive they can put it on and know that it will deliver. \u00a0It shows movies for every age to enjoy and for families to watch together. \u00a0Check the schedule now to make sure that you don\u2019t miss your 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