Friday, November 23
- 8pm Frosty the Snowman
- 8:30pm Frosty returns
The world’s most beloved snowman is brought to life by a discarded top hat—what happens when a greedy magician wants his hat back? Curl up with the kids and enjoy the original holiday classic loved by families since 1969.
Saturday, November 24
- 8pm Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
- 8:30pm Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
- 9pm The Story of Santa Claus
Robbie the Reindeer, son of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, arrives at the North Pole to follow in his father’s footsteps as navigator of Santa’s sleigh team, but will another jealous reindeer get in his way? Watch Saturday, November 24 at 8pm.
Then at 9pm, in The Story of Santa Claus, Ed Asner, Tim Curry and Betty White lend their voices to this 1996 animated special. Nicholas Claus is a toymaker who wants to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North Pole work to grant his impossible wish by building an enormous workshop.
Tuesday, November 27
- 8pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph is kicked out of the reindeer games because of his red, shiny nose. But with the help of his friends, Hermey and Yukon Cornelius, he finds that his “different” nose is really a very special gift that can help Santa guide his sleigh and save Christmas. A favorite for generations, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer airs Tuesday, November 27 at 8pm. First released in 1964, this Rankin/Bass classic has become an annual TV tradition.
Saturday, December 8
- 8pm Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- 9pm Frosty the Snowman
- 9:30pm Frosty Returns
Friday, December 14
- 8pm I Love Lucy Christmas Special
- 9pm The Dick Van Dyke Show—Now in Living Color!
The holiday season is about to get a lot funnier with back to back episodes of the iconic “I Love Lucy” sitcom in full color. The episodes have been seamlessly combined into one special, Friday, December 14 at 8pm. “The Christmas Episode” finds the Ricardos and Mertzes decorating Lucy and Ricky’s Christmas tree and reminiscing about how their lives have changed since the arrival of their son, Little Ricky.
In “The Fashion Show,” Lucy’s lifelong dream of appearing in a motion picture seems to have come true when Ricky arranges for her to play a showgirl in a new musical. Unfortunately, the enormous feathered headdress she is expected to wear as she descends a staircase proves to be too cumbersome. The episode was not only an immediate favorite of viewers, but of Lucille Ball herself. And the episode includes a few of her real-life personal friends too: Mrs. Gordon MacRae, Mrs. William Holden, Mrs. Van Heflin, Mrs. Forrest Tucker and Don Loper himself.
Then at 9pm, The Dick Van Dyke Show- Now in Living Color!, a one-hour special with two colorized back-to-back classic episodes of the beloved 1960s series. Series creator and co-star Carl Reiner personally selected the two episodes to showcase the tremendous comedic talents of the late Mary Tyler Moore.
"I picked two of the funniest episodes we did, and I remember them fondly because they both showcased our wonderful Mary. I treasure her memory," said Reiner.
The special features the Season 1 episode "My Blonde-Haired Brunette," written by Reiner, and the Season 3 episode "October Eve." The main titles and end credits of the two episodes are seamlessly combined into one set—at the beginning and end of the hour—with no interruption between the episodes.
Holiday Programming will also be on ME-TV WHIO throughout season. Here’s a look at the special holiday themed episodes airing during ‘A Very Merry MeTV’:
- View the ME-TV weekly TV Schedule
- You can Watch Me-TV WHIO Over the air on 7.2, Spectrum Channels 23 and 372, AT&T U-Verse channels 136 and 1136, Buckland Telephone Company Channel 11, NK Telco, Inc. channel 6, TSC Television channel 777, and Wabash Mutual Telephone Company channel 6.