Get cozy with holiday specials airing all season long on Hawaii News Now

This year, cozy up with a cup of goodness and get into the spirit with Frosty, Rudolph and your favorite holiday characters on Hawaii News Now.

All three Hawaii News Now channels – KHNL (NBC), KGMB (CBS) and KFVE – will celebrate the season throughout December with local shows and holiday classics.

So make your list and check it twice with our vacation guide below, or click through our online TV listings to browse for yourself.

All information is given in Hawaii Standard Time.

Local holiday programs

Christmas in Hawaii with Talk Story

• Sunday, December 15, 8-9 p.m., KHNL/NBC and KFVE
• Sunday, December 22, 8-9 p.m., KHNL/NBC and KFVE

Kamehameha Schools Christmas Concert

• Sunday, December 15, 9-10 p.m., KHNL/NBC
• Friday, December 20th, 7-8 p.m., KFVE
• Monday, December 23rd, 7-8 p.m., KFVE

National holiday programs

Saturday November 30th

• 7-8 p.m.: Reindeer in Here (KGMB/CBS)

Wednesday December 4th

• 6-7 p.m.: 92nd Annual Christmas at Rockefeller Center (KHNL/NBC)
• 7-9 p.m.: 92nd Annual Christmas at Rockefeller Center (KHNL/NBC)
• 9-10 p.m.: Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (KHNL/NBC)

Thursday, December 5th

• 7-7:30 p.m.: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (KHNL/NBC)
• 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Frosty the Snowman (KHNL/NBC)

Friday, December 6th

• 7-8:15 p.m.: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (KHNL/NBC)

Wednesday December 11th

• 7-7:30 p.m.: Frosty the Snowman (KHNL/NBC)
• 7:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Shrek the Halls (KHNL/NBC)
• 8-10 p.m.: A Motown Christmas (KHNL/NBC)

Thursday, December 12th

• 7-8:15 p.m.: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (KHNL/NBC)
• 8:15-9:00 p.m.: E! News presents NBC’s Hot 10 of 2024 (KHNL/NBC)

Saturday December 14th

• 7-9 p.m.: Nugget is dead? A Christmas Story (KGMB/CBS)

Sunday December 15th

• 7-7:30 p.m.: Christmas in Hawaii with Kimié Miner and Friends (KHNL/NBC and KFVE)

Monday, December 16th

• 7-9 p.m.: Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry (KHNL/NBC)

Tuesday, December 17th

• 8-10 p.m.: A Motown Christmas (KHNL/NBC)

Wednesday December 18th

• 7-8 p.m.: Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (KHNL/NBC)
• 8-10 p.m.: A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (KHNL/NBC)

Thursday, December 19th

• 7-9 p.m.: Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry (KHNL/NBC)
• 9-10 p.m.: Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas (KHNL/NBC)
• 8-9 p.m.: Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas (KGMB/CBS)

Friday, December 20th

• 7-7:30 p.m.: Shrek the Halls (KHNL/NBC)
• 7-8 p.m.: National Christmas Tree Lighting (KGMB/CBS)
• 8-9 p.m.: Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays (KGMB/CBS)

Monday, December 23rd

• 7-9 p.m.: A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (KHNL/NBC)

Tuesday, December 24th, Christmas Eve

• 7-10 p.m.: It’s a Wonderful Life (KHNL/NBC)
• 8-9 p.m.: Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas (KGMB/CBS)
• 11:35 p.m. – 1:12 a.m.: Christmas Eve Mass (KHNL/NBC)
• 4-5: Christmas Liturgy 2024: A Time of Welcome (KHNL/NBC)

Wednesday December 25th, CHRISTMAS DAY

• 7-7:30 p.m.: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (KHNL/NBC)
• 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (KHNL/NBC)

Thursday, December 26th

• 7-8 p.m.: E! News presents NBC’s Hot 10 of 2024 (KHNL/NBC)
• 8-10 p.m.: Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (KHNL/NBC)

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