‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town’
7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7
A mailman (voice of Fred Astaire) explains where Santa Claus came from in this animated special from 1970. In this version, the future jolly old man is a foundling left on the doorstep of the Kringles, a family of toymakers. Voices include Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees and Keenan Wynn.
‘House’
7 p.m., WFLD-Ch. 32
House and the team treat a high-profile fitness trainer who collapses while shooting an infomercial. Thirteen participates in a clinical trial led by Foreman.
‘2008 World Music Awards’
7 p.m., WPWR-Ch. 50
Music crosses classes, races and generations. But this awards show proves it also crosses borders. The ceremony held in Monaco features performances by Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Akon, Estelle and Kid Rock.
‘Thunderheart’
9:15 p.m., AMC
This 1992 drama stars Val Kilmer as an FBI agent investigating a murder on an American Indian reservation in South Dakota. Sam Shepard, Graham Greene and Sheila Tousey also star.
