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‘Mickey’s Christmas Carol,’ ‘White Christmas,’ ‘Hanukkah Lights,’ ’Lumenocity’ air this week

"MIckey's Christmas Carol" airs 6 p.m. Wednesday on ABC Family.
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"MIckey's Christmas Carol" airs 6 p.m. Wednesday on ABC Family.
"MIckey's Christmas Carol" airs 6 p.m. Wednesday on ABC Family.
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"MIckey's Christmas Carol" airs 6 p.m. Wednesday on ABC Family.

Here are picks for the Holiday programs – and a few December specials – airing this week on TV and radio. (See my full Holiday Program Guide here.)

TV Land Merrython (8 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, TV Land): Enjoy a holiday visit with old TV friends when TV Land’s replays Christmas episodes from “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “King of Queens,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Golden Girls,” “Roseanne” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”

Hanukkah Lights 2015 (7 p.m. Monday, WVXU-FM): New Hanukkah stories hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. Or tune in WGUC-FM at 7 p.m. Monday for “Candles Burning Brightly,” a one-hour celebration of Hanukkah.

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (6 p.m. Wednesday, ABC Family): Disney’s version of “A Christmas Carol” starring Mickey Mouse, Scrooge McDuck and the gang.

Miracle on 34th Street (7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Thursday, AMC): The original 1947 version with Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara and Natalie Wood.

Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby starred in "White Christmas" in 1954
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Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby starred in "White Christmas" in 1954.

White Christmas (11:30 p.m. Thursday, 2:15 p.m. Friday AMC): The 1952 Christmas classic starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye and Norwood natives Vera-Ellen (and George Chakiris as a dancer).

The best of the non-Christmas specials this week:

Sinatra 100 – An All-Star Grammy Concert(9 p.m. Sunday, Channel 12, CBS): Tony Bennett, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Adam Levine and User perform Frank Sinatra’s greatest hits.

TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center For Media Special (8 p.m. Monday, Channel 19, Fox): Celebration of Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Homer and Bart Simpson, Donald Duck, SpongeBob SquarePants, Scooby-Doo and the people who provide their voices.

Toy Story 20th Anniversary Special (8 p.m. Wednesday, Channel 9, ABC): Animators, producers and some of the stars talk about the hit 1995 film. Followed by the movie at 9 p.m.

Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors (9 p.m. Thursday, Channel 5, NBC): New bio film about Dolly Parton’s Great Smokey Mountains childhood in 1955 with Alyvia Alyn, Jennifer Nettles, Gerald McRaney and Ricky Schroder.

CET repeats "Lumenocity" on Saturday, Dec. 12.
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CET repeats "Lumenocity" on Saturday, Dec. 12.

The Muppet Movie (7 p.m. Friday, AMC): Kermit and friends go to Hollywood in the first Muppet movie, filmed in 1979.

CSO Presents Lumenocity 2015: Masters & Dreamers (9 p.m., Saturday, Channel 48): CET repeats the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s third Washington Park concert with animation.2015 Holiday Television Guide

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John Kiesewetter joined the WVXU news team as a TV/Media blogger on July 1 2015, after nearly 30 years covering local and national broadcasting for The Cincinnati Enquirer. He’ll be posting news about Greater Cincinnati TV, radio and movies; updating your favorite former local TV/radio personalities or stars who grew up here; and breaking news about national TV, radio and media trends. You’ll also learn about Cincinnati’s rich broadcasting history.