Everyone knows that Christmas is not merely a one day celebration, but a month long festivity. ABC Family allows you to stop “Netflix and chilling” for 25 days and instead, get hooked on their 25 Days of Christmas marathon. Follow this list for an easy guide to pigging out during everyone’s favorite holiday classics. And remember, when in doubt of what to eat, just follow Buddy the Elf’s four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.
Take note, the best Christmas movie EVER (and our personal favorite, of course,) airs a total of 12 times during the marathon. Even ABC Family recognizes that Elf is a classic. If you want to step up your viewing experience, be sure to play the Elf drinking game.
Day One: Tuesday, December 1
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7:00 am — The Preacher’s Wife
11:00 am — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
1:00 pm — Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
2:30 pm — The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
3:30 pm — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
4:00 pm — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
6:00 pm — The Year Without a Santa Claus
7:00 pm — The Polar Express
9:00 pm — Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
12:00 am — The Year Without a Santa Claus
1:00 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
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Stay warm with the children on the Polar Express by sipping on this healthy hot chocolate.
Day Two: Wednesday, December 2
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7:00 am — The Christmas Shoes
9:00 am — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
11:00 am — Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
12:30 pm — A Miser Brothers Christmas
1:30 pm — Jack Frost
2:30 pm — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
3:30 pm — Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
6:00 pm — Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8:45 pm — The Santa Clause
12:00 am — Snow
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These peppermint chocolate pretzels will help you relate to the Grinch who is always feeling salty about Christmas.
Day Three: Thursday, December 3
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7:00 am — Christmas in Boston
9:00 am — Mickey’s Christmas Carol
11:00 am — Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
1:45 pm — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
4:00 pm — Jack Frost
6:00 pm — The Santa Clause
8:15 pm — Fred Claus
12:00 am — Snow 2: Brain Freeze
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What better way to watch The Santa Clause than with Santa cookies. These baked treats will put you in the festive mood to watch Scott Calvin take on Santa’s Christmas duties. Plus, after watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory earlier in the day, you’ll be dying to create and eat your own sugary snacks.
Day Four: Friday, December 4
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7:00 am — Meet the Santas
9:00 am — The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
11:00 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
12:00 pm — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
2:00 pm — Jack Frost
4:00 pm — I’ll Be Home For Christmas
6:00 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
7:00 pm — Fred Claus
9:30 pm — Elf
11:50 pm — Prancer
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There’s no better snack to pair with your Elf viewing than Buddy the Elf’s infamous candy syrup spaghetti (we wish). Sadly, this spaghetti has been created, eaten, and reviewed and it is not as edible as it appears. Stick to eating your spaghetti and candy separately.
Day Five: Saturday, December 5
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7:00 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
8:00 am — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
10:00 am — I’ll Be Home For Christmas
12:15 pm — Prancer
3:00 pm — The Year Without a Santa Claus
4:00 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:00 pm — The Polar Express
7:15 pm — Elf
9:30 pm — Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
12:30 am — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is a subtle throwback to Halloween, so reminisce about your favorite Halloween flavor while eating chocolate frosted pumpkin cookies. Sometimes holidays can be combined.
Day Six: Sunday, December 6
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7:00 am — A Very Brady Christmas
9:00 am — Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
11:00 am — The Year Without a Santa Claus
12:00 pm — The Little Drummer Boy
12:30 pm — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
4:45 pm — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:30 pm — Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
10:00 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
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A Christmas Carol is one of the original Christmas stories, so keep it simple with traditional sugar cookies.
Day Seven: Monday, December 7
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7:00 am — Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
9:00 am — The Little Drummer Boy
11:00 am — Three Days
1:00 pm — Love Actually
4:00 pm — Fred Claus
6:30 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
8:45 pm — The Santa Clause
12:00 am — The Mistle-Tones
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Love Actually is the perfect chick flick to watch with your friends. Nothing goes better with a romantic comedy than alcohol, so spruce up your traditional drinks with some Christmas flair. This salted caramel apple pie boozy shake is an easy way to feel festive.
Day Eight: Tuesday, December 8
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7:00 am — Fred Claus
11:00 am — Secret Santa
1:00 pm — The Mistle-Tones
3:00 pm — Pinocchio’s Christmas
4:00 pm — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
6:00 pm — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
6:30 pm — The Santa Clause
8:45 pm — The Polar Express
12:00 am — Snowglobe
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Nothing brings back childhood memories more than watching cartoons. Everyone remembers baking cookies and watching Christmas movies like Frosty the Snowman. Relive the glory days by decorating your own sugar cookies with sprinkles and frosting.
Day Nine: Wednesday, December 9
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7:00 am — 12 Dates of Christmas
9:00 am — The Little Drummer Boy Book II
11:00 am — Pinocchio’s Christmas
12:10 pm — Prancer
2:20 pm — Snowglobe
4:30 pm — Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
6:00 pm — Mickey’s Christmas Carol
6:30 pm — The Polar Express
8:45 pm — Elf
12:00 am — The Year Without a Santa Claus
1:00 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
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Mickey Mouse is a family favorite and so are these red velvet Christmas cookies. Bake these cookies with your family and then relax and enjoy a Disney Christmas classic.
Day Ten: Thursday, December 10
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7:00 am — Prancer
11:00 am — Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
11:30 am — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
12:00 pm — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
2:00 pm — Mickey’s Christmas Carol
2:30 pm — Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
4:00 pm — The Little Drummer Boy
4:30 pm — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
5:30 pm — The Year Without a Santa Claus
6:30 pm — Elf
8:45 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
12:00 am — Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
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Let’s face it, Elf is the ultimate Christmas movie. Celebrate this holiday classic with one of Buddy the Elf’s four main food groups by making these candy cane truffles.
Day Eleven: Friday, December 11
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7:00 am — Desperately Seeking Santa
9:00 am — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
11:00 am — Holiday in Handcuffs
1:00 pm — The Family Man
4:00 pm — Fred Claus
6:45 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
9:00 pm — Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
12:00 am — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
1:00 am — The Year Without a Santa Claus
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Now that you’re actually old enough to get the jokes, you can appreciate National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation while enjoying an adult beverage. It’s time to step your drink game up and make homemade eggnog, and trust us, it’s as delicious as it sounds.
Day Twelve: Saturday, December 12
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7:00 am — Jack Frost
8:00 am — Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
9:45 am — Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
11:30 am — The Bells of Fraggle Rock
12:15 pm — Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
1:20 pm — The Year Without a Santa Claus
2:30 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
3:30 pm — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
4:00 pm — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
6:00 pm — Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
9:00 pm — Elf
11:15 pm — Fred Claus
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Cool off with Jack Frost by making this frozen hot chocolate.
Day Thirteen: Sunday, December 13
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7:00 am — Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
8:45 am — Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
10:25 am — The Bells of Fraggle Rock
11:05 pm — Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
2:15 pm — Elf
4:30 pm — Toy Story
6:45 pm — Toy Story 2
9:00 pm — Toy Story That Time Forgot
9:30 pm — Toy Story 3
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These colorful funfetti cookies will bring out the kid in you as you follow the story of Woody and Buzz.
Day Fourteen: Monday, December 14
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7:00 am — Mr. Saint Nick
9:00 am — ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
11:00 am — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
11:30 am — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2:00 pm — Toy Story
4:00 pm — Toy Story 2
6:00 pm — Toy Story That Time Forgot
6:30 pm — Toy Story 3
8:45 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
12:00 am — Snow
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Ever wish you could drink the chocolate waterfall in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Well now you can with this s’mores dip you can make in a mug. We know it’s not as good as actually being in a chocolate factory, but it’s pretty close.
Day Fifteen: Tuesday, December 15
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7:00 am — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11:00 am — Desperately Seeking Santa
1:00 pm — Santa Baby
3:00 pm — Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
5:00 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
6:00 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
8:15 pm — Elf
10:30 pm — The Little Drummer Boy
12:00 am — Snow 2: Brain Freeze
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Snack cake penguins are the cutest way to celebrate the best holiday while watching Elf, the best Christmas movie. They also look exactly like Buddy the Elf’s friends in the North Pole. It’s a win-win situation.
Day Sixteen: Wednesday, December 16
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7:00 am — Three Days
9:00 am — The Little Drummer Boy
11:00 am — The Family Man
2:00 pm — Christmas in Boston
4:00 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:00 pm — The Year Without a Santa Claus
6:00 pm — Elf
8:15 pm — The Polar Express
10:30 pm — Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
12:00 am — Desperately Seeking Santa
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The Year Without a Santa Claus tells the tale of the year Santa decided to take a break from his usual job of delivering toys to the good little girls and boys, almost canceling Christmas. Bring some ice and snow back into your life with this cake batter milkshake.
Day Seventeen: Thursday, December 17
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7:00 am — The Family Man
10:15 am — Love Actually
1:30 pm — The Preacher’s Wife
4:15 pm — Snow
6:30 pm — The Polar Express
8:45 pm — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
12:00 am — Holiday
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Who can forget the iconic hot chocolate dance scene in The Polar Express? Recreate the memories with a twist by making these hot chocolate peppermint shots. Now you can get in the Christmas spirit and be the life of the party.
Day Eighteen: Friday, December 18
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7:00 am — The Preacher’s Wife
9:45 am — Christmas Cupid
12:00 pm — The Mistle-Tones
2:00 pm — Snow 2: Brain Freeze
4:15 pm — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
6:30 pm — Disney’s Prep & Landing
7:00 pm — Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice
7:30 pm — The Santa Clause
9:45 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
12:00 am — Three Days
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Seriously, how cute are these? Disney’s Prep and Landing focuses on Santa’s helpers, so there’s no better snack than these reindeer decorated doughnuts.
Day Nineteen: Saturday, December 19
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7:00 am — Prancer
9:30 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
10:30 am — Jack Frost
12:30 pm — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
2:30 pm — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
3:00 pm — The Year Without a Santa Claus
4:05 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:15 pm — The Santa Clause
7:30 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
9:45 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
12:00 am — Holiday in Handcuffs
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Get in the Christmas spirit by snacking on this homemade peppermint bark while watching Rudolph munch on oats and carrots.
Day Twenty: Sunday, December 20
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7:00 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
8:00 am — Jack Frost
10:00 am — Prancer
12:45 pm — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
3:00 pm — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:45 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
7:00 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
9:15 pm — Elf
11:30 pm — Mickey’s Christmas Carol
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Change up how you eat cookies with these no-bake girl scout cookie truffles. Green is questionably Buddy the Elf’s favorite color, so he would appreciate this food homage to him.
Day Twenty-One: Monday, December 21
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7:00 am — Prancer
9:00 am — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
11:15 am — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
1:00 pm — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
2:00 pm — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
2:30 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
4:30 pm — Snowglobe
6:30 pm — Elf
8:45 pm — The Santa Clause
12:00 am — Jack Frost
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Everyone knows that Frosty the Snowman melts at the end of the movie, but don’t worry, he’ll be back on Christmas day. These melted snowman sugar cookies are a great reminder to enjoy the little things in life.
Day Twenty-Two: Tuesday, December 22
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7:00 am — Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
8:00 am — 12 Dates of Christmas
10:00 am — Holidaze
12:00 pm — Christmas Cupid
2:15 pm — Jack Frost
4:30 pm — The Year Without a Santa Clause
5:30 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
6:30 pm — The Santa Clause
8:45 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
12:00 am — Holiday in Handcuffs
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These Santa hat brownies are the perfect snack to have while watching The Santa Clause, because there’s a strawberry on it so you’re being healthy, right?
Day Twenty-Three: Wednesday, December 23
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7:00 am — The Mistle-Tones
9:00 am — Holiday in Handcuffs
11:00 am — Santa Baby
1:00 pm — Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
3:15 pm — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
4:15 pm — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
6:30 pm — Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
7:00 pm — Mickey’s Christmas Carol
7:30 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
9:45 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
12:00 am — Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
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Did you know that pizza and macaroni and cheese are two of the only foods we see Kevin eating in Home Alone? Well you can have the best of both worlds with this amazing pizza flavored mac and cheese.
Christmas Eve: Thursday, December 24
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7:00 am — Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
9:00 am — The Little Drummer Boy
11:00 am — Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
1:00 pm — Prancer
3:15 pm — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:00 pm — Disney’s A Christmas Carol
5:30 pm — Disney’s Prep & Landing
6:00 pm — Toy Story That Time Forgot
6:30 pm — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
8:45 pm — Elf
12:00 am — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
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This recipe is really heavy on one of Buddy the Elf’s main food groups: Syrup. It’s easier than it looks, so you can quickly enjoy sticky maple crescent buns without any hassle. No worries, calories don’t count on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day: Friday, December 25
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7:00 am — Prancer
11:00 am — Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
11:30 am — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
12:30 pm — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:15 pm — The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
4:30 pm — Toy Story That Time Forgot
5:00 pm — Elf
7:15 pm — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
12:00 am — Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
1:00 am — The Year Without a Santa Claus
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Christmas is finally here! Relax after all the festivities and enjoy the best movie one last time, Elf. Treat yourself to peppermint bark popcorn as a refreshing after-dinner snack. And don’t forget, “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”