‘Shrek the Halls’
7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7
What’s not to love about a Christmas special starring a family of green ogres? Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) isn’t a Christmas kind of guy, but Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) loves the holiday, so he goes along — with a little help from Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy).
‘George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker’
7 p.m., Ovation
The New York City Ballet performs the Tchaikovsky-Petipa fairy tale of a girl and her doll turned prince. Co-starring Macaulay Culkin, Bart Robinson Cook, Jessica Lynne Cohen, Darci Kistler and Damian Woetzel.
‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
7:32 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7
The years haven’t dulled this cartoon’s charm. Boris Karloff narrates and voices the green-skinned grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville.
