Mike Hughes

1) Football, ESPN. After a one-day pause, the bowl binge is back with three games today and eight (really) on Saturday. Today has Northwestern (shown here) and Central Michigan at 1 p.m ET., New Mexico and Minnesota at 4:30 and Florida International and Texas — San Antonio at 8. Read more…

1) “Christmas Day Parade,” 10 a.m. ET (but 5 a.m. PT, ABC. Bouncing through the Disney parks, this gives Christmas a cheery star.t It includes music by Coco Jones, Gwen Stefani, Lady A, Bebe Rexha, Nicole Scherzinger (shown here), Iam Tongi and Mariah the Scientist. Read more…

1) “A Christmas Story” (1983) marathon, 8 p.m., TBS; 9 p.m., TNT. This modest-budgeted gem (shown here) reruns every two hours, for 24 hours. It’s filled with memories of a 1940s childhood — some of them dark, some nostalgic and many of them surprisingly funny.
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1) “Kennedy Center Honors,” 8-10:30 p.m., CBS. This used to be one of TV’s best shows. Now a politicized version has Trump-approved honorees (George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford, KISS) and mid-level performers. Still, it also has Kelsey Grammer, plus stars of country (Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn), gospel and more. (Shown here are David Phelps and Laura Osnes.) Read more…

1) “Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris,” 9- p.m., CBS. Here’s a late addition to CBS’ holiday line-up: With the Eiffel Tower in the background, Aguilera (shon here in a previous concert) performs Christmas classics and her past hits. She’s joined by French singer Yseult and by Sheila E. Read more…

1) “The Road” finale, 9:30 p.m., CBS (but 9 p.m. on the West Coast). Beautifully produced, this started with 12 talented singers opening for Keith Urban in country bars. Despite some flaws — songs cut too short, over-focusing on rowdy tunes — it’s been terrific. Now it’s down to (from left), Channing Wilson, 49; Cassidy Daniels, 25; Adam Sanders, 37. Read more…