'Tis the season of television excess, when White Christmas morphs into white noise.
In the weeks to come, at practically any hour of the day or night, you can find festive holiday-themed programming somewhere on the TV landscape.
In addition to more than 30 new Christmas TV movies (about a dozen of which premiered before Thanksgiving), there are myriad holiday specials and series episodes.
What's more, networks such as Hallmark Channel, Lifetime and ABC Family are opening the vaults to Christmases past with reruns galore.
There's some quality product out there, to be sure, but there's even more dollar-store-caliber junk.
So we've put together a guide to help you cut through the Christmas TV clutter.
Original movies
A Bride for Christmas (7 p.m. Saturday, Hallmark Channel): A ladies' man (Andrew Walker) bets his friends that he can convince an unsuspecting woman to marry him before Christmas.
A Star for Christmas (6 p.m. Sunday, ION): Cassie's Christmas Cupcakery business is a huge success, but her love life is a mess, until she falls in love with a famous but troubled actor.
The Christmas Heart (7 p.m. Sunday, Hallmark Channel): A young boy needs a heart transplant, his parents (Teri Polo and Paul Essiembre) pray for a miracle, and their neighbors mobilize in support.
A Christmas Wedding Date (8 p.m. Sunday, ION): Marla Sokoloff stars as a woman who loses her high-powered job before Christmas and heads back home to attend her friends' small-town wedding.
Finding Mrs. Claus (8 p.m. Sunday, Lifetime): When Mrs. Claus (Mira Sorvino) feels neglected by her less-than-attentive husband (Will Sasso), she goes to Las Vegas to help a girl with her Christmas wish.
Come Dance With Me (7 p.m. Dec. 8, Hallmark Channel): A brokerage firm executive (Andrew McCarthy) plans to propose to the boss's daughter, but he falls in love with his dance instructor.
Holly's Holiday (7 p.m. Dec. 8, Lifetime): Claire Coffee stars as an advertising executive who is drawn to a handsome mannequin that magically comes to life, although his personality is still plastic.
12 Disasters of Christmas (8 p.m. Dec. 8, Syfy): The Mayan prophecy of worldwide destruction launches a series of mysterious disasters and cramps everyone's style before Christmas.
Anything But Christmas (6 p.m. Dec. 9, ION): Holiday misunderstandings involving exes, parents and in-laws complicate a man's plan to propose to the lady he loves.
The Mistle-Tones (7 p.m. Dec. 9, ABC Family): Rival Christmas-carol singing groups (one with Tia Mowry, the other with Tori Spelling) square off in a Christmas Eve grudge match sing-off.
Help For the Holidays (7 p.m. Dec. 9, Hallmark Channel): Santa's elf Christine (Summer Glau) goes to Los Angeles and takes a job as a nanny to give a frazzled family a holiday wake-up call.
Christmas With Holly (8 p.m. Dec. 9, ABC): A man raising a 6-year-old girl falls for a woman who comes to his village to open a toy store in this Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation.
All About Christmas Eve (8 p.m. Dec. 9, Lifetime): Haylie Duff stars as a New York City party planner who must decide between a romantic vacation or a top client's huge holiday bash.
Baby's First Christmas (7 p.m. Dec. 15, Hallmark Channel): Casper Van Dien and Rachel Wilson are bickering lawyers who find themselves caring for a baby during a Christmas blizzard.
The Real St. Nick (7 p.m. Dec. 15, Lifetime): A psychiatrist (Torrey DeVitto) tends to a handsome man in a Santa suit who rescued her during an earthquake and who claims to be the real Mr. Claus.
Christmas Twister (4 p.m. Dec. 16, ION): After a wave of storms wrecks his home, a weather scientist (Casper Van Dien, again!) tries to restore his marriage and rescue his missing children.
Merry In-Laws (8 p.m. Dec. 16, Lifetime): Shelley Long and George Wendt, co-starring for the first time since Cheers, are Mr. and Mrs. Claus -- and they're meeting their future daughter-in-law.
Specials
All Star Holiday Special: A Taste of Home (7 p.m. Sunday, Cooking Channel): Seven Cooking Channel personalities, including Bobby Deen, Nadia G. and Roger Mooking, share dishes that remind them of being home for the holidays.
Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas (9 p.m. Monday, NBC): The country music star and Voice mentor hosts his first Christmas special, with guests Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Larry the Cable Guy, Jay Leno and Reba McEntire.
Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays (9 p.m. Dec. 10, NBC): Bublé's latest holiday special includes guests Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton, Carly Rae Jepsen and Elmo.
DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (7 p.m. Dec. 17, Fox): The dragons of Berk make a mass exodus in a special inspired by the movie How to Train Your Dragon.
Ramsay's Christmas Cookalong (8 p.m. Dec. 18, BBC America): Hothead chef Gordon Ramsay shares tips on how to create a stress-free Christmas morning in the kitchen.
CMA Country Christmas (8 p.m. Dec. 20, ABC): Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles hosts a music special that features Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, the Band Perry and Keith Urban.
Other new holiday-themed specials include Holiday Kitchen Takeover With Giada and Sabrina (10:30 a.m. Saturday, Food Network), Barefoot Holiday: Back to Brooklyn (11:30 a.m. Saturday, Food Network), The Hollywood Christmas Parade (5 p.m. Dec. 10, Hallmark Channel), and Christmas in Washington (7 p.m. Dec. 21, TNT).
TV series
The Middle (7 p.m. Wednesday, ABC): Christmas doesn't seem so merry to Mike (Neil Flynn) when he helps his brother move furniture into the Heck garage, only to discover that the items are stolen.
Duck Dynasty (9 p.m. Wednesday, A&E): America's favorite bearded, camo-clad millionaires gear up for Miss Kay's big Christmas party, which includes serving "pirducken" (chicken, duck, turkey and pig).
The Office (8 p.m. Thursday, NBC): When the Party Planning Committee drops the ball on the annual Christmas party, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) gets everyone to celebrate a traditional Schrute German Christmas.
Parks and Recreation (8:30 p.m. Thursday, NBC): Jerry (Jim O'Heir) hosts a holiday party at his home with his wife (Christie Brinkley), and some of his friends are shocked to find that they weren't invited.
New Girl (8 p.m. Dec. 11, Fox): While the gang attempts to juggle multiple holiday parties in one night, Winston (Lamorne Morris) panics when he gets a cranberry stuck in his ear.
Toy Hunter (8 p.m. Dec. 12, Travel Channel): The season finale finds toy expert Jordan Hembrough going down memory lane with vintage toys from Christmases past.
Glee (8 p.m. Dec. 13, Fox): A tribute to the Christmas rom-com Love Actually includes Sam (Chord Overstreet) and Brittany (Heather Morris) living their lives to the fullest before the much-heralded Mayan apocalypse occurs.
Royal Pains (8 p.m. Dec. 16, USA): Evan and Paige (Paulo Costanzo and Brooke D'Orsay) are headed down the aisle as a snowstorm descends on the Hamptons.
Doctor Who (8 p.m. Dec. 25, BBC America): Following the midseason finale, the Doctor (Matt Smith) gets in the holiday spirit while crossing paths once again with the Silurian Madame Vastra.
Other new holiday-themed episodes:
Good Luck Charlie (6:30 p.m. Sunday, Disney Channel)
Dog With a Blog (7 p.m. Sunday, Disney Channel)
Shake It Up (7:30 p.m. Sunday, Disney Channel)
Castle (9 p.m. Monday, ABC)
Paula's Best Dishes (8:30 a.m. Saturday, Food Network)
Rachael Ray's Week in a Day (8 a.m. Sunday, Food Network)
Guy's Big Bite (9:30 a.m. Sunday, Food Network)
Shark Tank (7 p.m. Tuesday, ABC)
Go On (8 p.m. Tuesday, NBC)
The New Normal (8:30 p.m. Tuesday, NBC)
The Neighbors (7:30 p.m. Wednesday, ABC)
Suburgatory (8:30 p.m. Wednesday, ABC)
NTSF:SD:SUV (11:15 p.m. Thursday, Adult Swim)
Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year (7 p.m. Friday, Disney Channel)
Phineas and Ferb (8 p.m. Friday, Disney Channel)
Trisha's Southern Kitchen (10 a.m. Dec. 8, Food Network)
Giada at Home (10:30 a.m. Dec. 8, Food Network)
Robot Chicken (11 p.m. Dec. 9, Adult Swim)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 10, ABC)
Raising Hope (7 p.m. Dec. 11, Fox)
The Mindy Project (8:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Fox)
Project Runway All Stars (8 p.m. Dec. 13, Lifetime)
Last Man Standing (7 p.m. Dec. 14, ABC)
Malibu Country (7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, ABC)
The Cleveland Show (6:30 p.m. Dec. 16, Fox)
The Simpsons (7 p.m. Dec. 16, Fox)
Bob's Burgers (7:30 p.m. Dec. 16, Fox)
Family Guy (8 p.m. Dec. 16, Fox)
American Dad (8:30 p.m. Dec. 16, Fox)
How I Met Your Mother (7 p.m. Dec. 17, CBS)
Mike & Molly (8:30 p.m. Dec. 17, CBS)
Hawaii Five-0 (9 p.m. Dec. 17, CBS)
Cops (7 p.m. Dec. 22, Fox)
