‘Greatest Holiday Moments: Hilarious Home Video Countdown’
7 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
NBC counts down the most hilarious and entertaining moments in home videos from around the country. Expect pets in boxes, kids climbing Christmas trees and one child who found a stocking of coal objectionable.
‘The Right Stuff’
7 p.m., AMC
The breezy, smart-alecky style of Tom Wolfe’s book doesn’t translate well to film, but the subject matter, awesome effects and inspired casting make this 1983 drama worth watching.
‘Call Me Claus’
8 p.m., Lifetime
Whoopi Goldberg and Garth Brooks are executive producers of this holiday comedy. Goldberg plays a slick home-shopping channel producer in need of a Santa Claus. She hires an actor named Nick (Nigel Hawthorne) and gets more than she bargained for.
‘Christmas at St. Olaf: Where Peace and Love and Hope Abide’
9 p.m., WTTW-Ch. 11
The choirs and orchestra of St. Olaf College blend excerpts from Handel, Mendelssohn and Honegger with specially commissioned works.
