Daily Best Bets

1) “25 Days of Christmas” begins, Freeform. Ever since 1996, Freeform has turned December into a Christmas marathon. That seemed big at the time … and almost modest now. Still, there’s a lot to see here. “Eloise at Christmas” (11 a.m.) has lovely visuals and Julie Andrews (shown here). “The Star” (1 p.m.), is a cartoon about animals at the nativity. Then Jim Carrey is Scrooge and the Grinch (3 and 5 p.m.), followed at 7 by “Home Alone” films. Read more…

1) “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (shown here), 8 p.m., NBC. Let’s put this with “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (now on Apple TV+) as one of TV’s all-time best half-hours. It blends Dr. Seuss’ brilliant story with Chuck Jones’ vibrant animation, adding droll narration from Boris Karloff and a booming song from Thurl Ravenscroft. It will be back on NBC on Christmas Night … after seven runs on TNT and TBS, between Dec. 10 and Dec. 23. Read more…

1) “Christmas at Graceland,” 10 p.m., NBC. Here’s a new idea: There have been three romance movies called “Christmas at Graceland,” but no concert specials. Now we have one; from the late Elvis Presley’s home (shown here), we hear holiday songs plus others made famous by Elvis. They’ll be sung by Lana Del Rey, Post Malone, Lainey Wilson, John Legend, Alanis Morissette, Kane Brown, Kacey Musgraves and War and Treaty. Read more…

1) “Fargo,” 10 p.m., FX; repeats at 11:01, 12:02, 1:03. Last week, we met a quiet Minnesota mom (Juno Temple) named Dot … her gentle husband … his rich and fearsome mom … and the North Dakota sheriff (Jon Hamm, shown here) who said Dot is his runaway wife. Now both sides prepare for a Halloween showdown that airs next week. As always, tonight has great dialog, beautifully played. Read more…

1) “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” 8 p.m., CBS. Rudolph (shown here) comes to the rescue: CBS dumped “Loteria Loca” (after just four episodes), leaving a gap on Mondays. Now “Rudolph,” originally set for last Friday, has been moved here. Afterward, it jumps to the Freeform cable channel, where it will run on Dec. 3, 4, 21, 24 and 25. Read more…

1) “Magical Holiday Celebration,” 8-10 p.m., ABC. Derek Hough and his sister Julianne host and sing, in cheery Disney World and Aulani Resort settings. Mickey Guyton sings alone and with Michael Bolton; Adam Blackstone pairs with Andra Day. Others include Chris Janson, Tori Kelly (shown here), Chrissy Metz, Robin Thicke, Ian Tongi and the Smashing Pumpkins. Read more…

1) College football, noon ET, Fox. This is what sports fans and accountants dream of: Arch-rivals, undefeated and ranked No. 2 and 3 in the nation, collide in a stadium that has held 115,000. Ohio State visits Michigan (shown here); the winner faces Iowa in the Big Ten championship game. Also, top-ranked Georgia visits Georgia Tech at 7:30 p.m. on ABC and Iowa State is at Kansas State at 8 on Fox. Read more…

1) “Greatest Home Videos,” 8 p.m., CBS. This began as an amiable look at people who found clever things to post during the pandemci. Now it has occasional specials. This one focuses on Christmas; Cedric the Entertainetr hosts, with a visit by JB Smoove (shown here) as a stylish Santa. Read more…

1) Thanksgiving Day parade (shown here in a previous year), 8:30 a.m. to noon, NBC. There’s lots of music, including 12 marching bands and 26 floats, bearing Jon Batiste, Chicago, the Muppets and more. But NBC will start a half-hour earlier than usual, to include the Rockettes and the casts of five Broadway muscials — “Spamalot,” “Back to the Future,” “Shucked,” “& Juliet” and “How to Dance in Ohio.” Also, Broadway’s Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will work the parade route. Read more…

1) “Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” and “Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving,” 8 and 9-11 p.m., NBC. Two specials nudge us into the holiday mood. First is a look preparations for the parade, before coverage begins Thursda (8:30 a.m. on NBC, 9 on CBS). Then is a collection of “SNL” sketches (a past one is shown here), including Debbie Downer dinner, friendsgiving and many more. Read more…