2 PM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Mary Berry's Highland Christmas

Mary Berry spends Christmas in her mother's homeland of Scotland to enjoy a winter break soaking up her Scottish heritage and enjoying traditional festive delights with familiar faces, as well cooking up some of her own indulgent dishes. 

7 PM  Fusion (WNEO 45.2/WEAO 49.2)

Christmas on the Danube

Christmas on the Danube is a companion to European Christmas Market. It is true holiday treat that will fill your senses with warmth, touch your heart, and provide your mind with geography and history, as well. Traveling the majestic Danube river as it passes through stunning European landscape, history and culture, Christmas on the Danube visits theses cities along the Danube, which are particularly spectacular at Christmas.

10 PM  Fusion (WNEO 45.2/WEAO 49.2)

Southern Celtic Christmas Concert

Through music, dance, poetry and song, A SOUTHERN CELTIC CHRISTMAS CONCERT celebrates the high spirits and mystical beauty of Celtic and Appalachian Christmas traditions. It features performances by three Grammy winners: "First Lady of Celtic Song" Moya Brennan, Celtic and bluegrass banjo virtuoso Alison Brown and Riverdance composer Bill Whelan. The program also features the soulful duo Rising Appalachia percussionist Joe Craven, Irish balladeer John Doyle, uilleann piper John Maschinot, The Buddy O'Reilly Band, the Rosin Sisters and other top traditional musicians from the Southeast. 

6:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Odd Squad, Reindeer Games

In this Christmas-themed episode, Olive and Otto help Santa track down his missing reindeer. Also, Oscar helps Ms. O get off Santa's naughty list. Curriculum: Coordinate graphing; greater than and less than.

7:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Weather Hunters, Christmas In Africa

When Dot and Al announce the Hunters are spending Christmas in Nigeria, Corky worries about skipping their usual cold-weather traditions. But as they plan an exciting celebration, Corky wonders: can she have a fun Christmas without snow?

9 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Daniel's Winter Adventure / Neighborhood Nutcracker

Daniel's Winter Adventure — Daniel, Dad, Prince Wednesday and Prince Tuesday are all going sledding! But once they get to the hill and see how tall it is, Daniel and Prince Wednesday get scared. Dad assures them that if they try it a little bit at a time, they might surprise themselves and have a great time. Later, Daniel goes ice skating for the first time. When he tries it a little bit at a time, he realizes it is not so hard. 

Neighborhood Nutcracker — Daniel is going to see a show called The Nutcracker Ballet! Once he arrives at the performance, he finds out that Prince Wednesday is sick and needs Daniel to fill in for him and dance on stage. Daniel is reluctant at first but realizes that if he learns the steps a little bit at a time, he can dance the Nutcracker and the show will go on! 

12:30 PM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Alma's Way, Alma's Nochebuena / Three Kings Day Do-Over

Alma's Nochebuena — It's Alma's favorite holiday, Noche Buena (or Christmas Eve), and she can't wait to celebrate her family's yearly traditions. But when the traditions go wrong, Alma feels disappointed. Can she still have a fun Noche Buena when things are so different? 

Three Kings Day Do-Over — When Alma finds the Christmas gift she gave Junior is still under the tree, she decides to skip playtime with her brother and make him a do-over gift before the big Three Kings Day parade. But Junior isn't thrilled.

8 PM  Fusion (WNEO 45.2/WEAO 49.2)

All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

The Western Front. Christmas. 1914. Out of the violence comes a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man's Land Singing "Stille Nacht." Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace. This production recreates an astounding moment in history when Allied and German soldiers laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday together by trading carols, sharing food and drink, playing soccer and burying the dead. This remarkable story is told through the words of the great WWI poets, official war documents, diary entries and letters written by more than thirty WWI soldiers. The historic documents are woven together with iconic WWI songs and European Christmas carols to create a profound retelling of this extraordinary moment in history.

9:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Rosie's Rules, Rosie's Christmas In Mexico

Rosie is thrilled to spend Christmas with Abuela in Mexico City, but in her excitement, she forgets Abuela's present, and now she has to find a new present before their Noche Buena celebration.  

9 PM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

The Chardon Polka Band's Holiday Extravaganza

The Chardon Polka Band’s holiday special delivers hometown holiday charm and the band’s signature wit and humor. Enjoy the “polka-fied” Christmas carols that have made The Chardon Polka Band a Northeast Ohio holiday staple. Nothing delivers holiday cheer better than a banjo, accordion, saxophone and tuba! Enjoy a Chardon Polka Band holiday extravaganza, featuring a variety of special guests.  

10:30 PM  Fusion (WNEO 45.2/WEAO 49.2)

Ball and Vase

This special follows an ailing professor and magician named Ed Coleman during the holidays. He is a 92-year-old, widowed World War II veteran who lives alone in a small apartment in Hoboken, N.J. He has been all but forgotten, but Ed has one thing that keeps him going — an upcoming visit by his grandson on Christmas. When a change in those plans finds Ed alone at a local pub he used to visit with his late wife, he discovers one last opportunity to reconnect with the world. 

2 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

The Chardon Polka Band's Holiday Extravaganza

The Chardon Polka Band’s holiday special delivers hometown holiday charm and the band’s signature wit and humor. Enjoy the “polka-fied” Christmas carols that have made The Chardon Polka Band a Northeast Ohio holiday staple. Nothing delivers holiday cheer better than a banjo, accordion, saxophone and tuba! Enjoy a Chardon Polka Band holiday extravaganza, featuring a variety of special guests.  

8 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Lyla in the Loop, When We Met Stu

The Loops pack holiday cookies and Stu helps deliver them. While he's away, the Loops tell stories of when they first met Stu. When Stu doesn't come back from his delivery, Lyla and her family need to figure out a way to get Stu back home.

9 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Snowflake Day!

In this thirty minute holiday musical episode, the Neighborhood is celebrating Snowflake Day! Daniel has a very important role as the snowflake in the Neighborhood's Snowflake Day Show and he can't wait to say his lines! The Enchanted Garden is full of excitement and winter cheer as everyone pitches in to make the celebration a true Neighborhood success! 

11:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Pinkalicious & Peterrific, Gingerbread House / Christmas Tree Trouble

Gingerbread House — Pinkalicious and Peter build a pinkamazing gingerbread house that attracts Sarafina, a holiday fairy. But as pieces of the house begin to go missing, it's up to Pinkalicious to find the sneaky snacker before all that's left are crumbs. 

Christmas Tree Trouble — It's time to decorate the Pinkerton's Christmas Tree! But when the box of all of the family's ornaments break hours before the holiday party, it will take some creativity and pinkamagination to bring back the family's Christmas spirit. 

12:30 PM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Alma's Way, No Sleep 'til New Year's

Alma and Junior want to stay awake until midnight on New Year's Eve, but will they make it? 

9 PM  Fusion (WNEO 45.2/WEAO 49.2)

The Chardon Polka Band's Holiday Extravaganza

The Chardon Polka Band’s holiday special delivers hometown holiday charm and the band’s signature wit and humor. Enjoy the “polka-fied” Christmas carols that have made The Chardon Polka Band a Northeast Ohio holiday staple. Nothing delivers holiday cheer better than a banjo, accordion, saxophone and tuba! Enjoy a Chardon Polka Band holiday extravaganza, featuring a variety of special guests.  

6:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas

It is Christmas time and the Wild Kratts are taking a break from creature adventuring to celebrate. However, when they receive an alert that their favorite creatures are suddenly disappearing around the globe, their holiday party quickly turns into a rescue mission. Our heroes must race against time to thwart their greedy archrivals' most miserly scheme yet! Will they be able to travel to the ends of the earth and return their baby animal friends to their homes in time for the holidays? 

7:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Weather Hunters, Christmas In Africa

When Dot and Al announce the Hunters are spending Christmas in Nigeria, Corky worries about skipping their usual cold-weather traditions. But as they plan an exciting celebration, Corky wonders: can she have a fun Christmas without snow?

10:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Work It Out Wombats! Happy New Acorn Year!

This year, the Wombats can stay up late to watch the New Year's Eve Acorn Drop — if  they can keep from falling asleep.

9 PM  Fusion (WNEO 45.2/WEAO 49.2)

The Nutcracker at the Jacobs School of Music

Experience "The Nutcracker" like never before in this bold new retelling from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music. Performed live at IU's Musical Arts Center, THE NUTCRACKER AT THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC is a contemporary take on the beloved holiday ballet that features a full orchestral performance conducted by Judith Yan and stunning choreography by Sasha Janes. With flowing visuals and immersive sound, the production blends the grandeur of live theater with the intimacy of film while bringing viewers closer to the music, movement and emotion on stage. A new holiday tradition begins here, full of magic, wonder and the joy of the season.  

10:30 AM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

Sara's Weeknight Meals, Holiday Sweets

The fall and winter holidays call for big celebrations with friends and family and, of course, lots of baking! Sara has the perfect recipes for any occasion. For Thanksgiving — roasted glazed pears topped with shortbread pecan brittle and creme fraiche. For Christmas Eve, a comforting warm chocolate cheesecake. And for Christmas morning — sticky buns that are super quick because they don't require yeast. On Ask Sara, answers to a viewer's question about vanilla beans. 

4 PM  PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1)

America's Test Kitchen, The Ultimate Holiday Dinner Party 

Test cook Antoinette Johnson makes host Julia Collin Davison Shrimp Cocktail. Gear Heads hosts Hannah Crowley and Lisa McManus share what expensive gadgets are worth the price. And Julia makes host Bridget Lancaster Easy Beef Tenderloin with Harissa Rub and Cilantro-Mint Relish.