Friday, Dec. 16
5 p.m. “I Survived!”
A patient with a 200-pound tumor recounts the ordeal, the exhaustive treatments and the satisfaction of seeing the tumor graduate from high school and attend a well-regarded liberal arts college. Discovery Channel
6 p.m. “Jingle All The Way”
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad play two fathers whose last-minute quest for the same must-have Turbo Man toy leads to havoc and hijinxs in a big city mall. Now, Arnold just has the CHP do his shopping. (1996) ABC Family
6 p.m. “Biography of the Year 2005”
A look back a year that was born an unwanted child and struggled to find its way, experimenting with meteorological mischief only to finally seek redemption in a series of drunken holiday gatherings and strong retail sales. A&E Network.
6 p.m. “Warm Weather, White Christmas”
How the holidays are celebrated in warm climates and why “chestnuts roasting on my dash board” just doesn’t work for a lot of people. Home & Garden TV
7 p.m. “Ghost Whisperer”
A comedian who committed suicide seeks solace in the afterlife, but Melinda balks at the two-drink minimum. CBS
7:30 p.m. “A Scooby-Doo Christmas”
The gang investigates stories of a headless snowman. It’s hard to get really scared by a monster who can be defeated with a salt shaker and a blow dryer. WB
8:30 p.m. “Shakespeare in Love”
The bard finds his writer’s block cured by a romance with a beautiful woman played by Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow took home the best actress Oscar for her role in this film, paving the way to such premium parts as the love interest in “Shallow Hal.” (1998) Oxygen