Source: Seattle Times microfilm
CHANNELS
2 CBUT Vancouver CBC
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
7 KIRO Seattle UPN
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
11 KSTW Tacoma CBS
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox
22 KTZZ Seattle The WB
28 KBTC Tacoma PBS
7am
2 4 Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade
Coverage of the 13th annual march in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., includes Pocahontas, a troop of toys from "Toy Story" and characters from "The Lion King," with Ben Savage and Rider Strong ["Boy Meets World"]; hosts Joan Lunden, Regis Philbin.
5 Today
Martha Stewart; report on performances of "The Nutcracker," Bobby Short; Christmas music.
7 Movie
"Scrooge (Color)." [1951] Alastair Sim. Dickens' London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come.
9 Shining Time Station: The Gift
11 This Morning
Jean-Claude Van Damme; performances by Tony Bennett, the Pretenders, Kenny G, CeCe Winans and Stephen Curtis Chapman.
13 Mighty Max
22 Animaniacs
28 Light (?)
7:30
13 VR Troopers
22 Highlander
28 A Holiday Concert
8AM
9 A Bucknell Candlelight Christmas
A yule program by the Rooke Chapel Choir and the Rooke Chapel Ringers comprises music, readings and a candlelight procession.
13 Bobby's World
22 That's Warner Bros!
8:30
13 Littlest Pet Shop
22 Garfield
9am
2 Quintessential (?)
4 College Football
Kelly Tires Blue/Gray All-Star Classic, from Montgomery, Ala.
5 George and Alana
7 Maury Povich
Scheduled topic: survival stories.
9 Christmas at Saint Olaf
11 Roseanne
13 Fox Cubhouse
22 Sailor Moon
28 Candles and Carols
9:30
2 CBC Playground
11 Murphy Brown
13 Bananas in Pajamas
22 Time Travel
10am
2 Fred Penner's Place
5 Another World
7 Danny!
Scheduled: "The Partridge Family" reunion.
9 Bah! Humbug
James Earl Jones and Martin Sheen star in a version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
11 The Price is Right
13 Gabrielle
Scheduled topic: Pets.
22 The 700 Club
28 Christmas with the Cluster Pluckers
The bluegrass group performs traditional carols.
10:30
2 Mr. Dressup
28 A Candlelight Christmas
11AM
2 King's Choir (instead of Sesame Street)
5 Days of Our Lives
7 Montel Williams
Scheduled: former guests return.
9 A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert: A Great Performances Special
Andre Previn conducts Christmas classics, with Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Wynton Marsalis.
11 Holiday Festival on Ice
Kristi Yamaguchi, Paul Wylie, Rosalynn Sumners, Peggy Fleming and others skate in a Christmas spectacular. Host: Peter Carruthers. (Syndicated or CBS?)
13 In the Heat of the Night
22 Rolonda
Scheduled: Rolonda's Christmas show.
11:30
28 A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert: A Great Performances Special
See 11AM, KCTS.
Noon
2 Midday
5 NBA Pregame Show
7 National Geographic: On Assignment (usually would be news)
Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard; hot-air balloonist and hang glider fly together; seeking Tasmanian devils.
13 Movie
"Matlock: Diary of a Perfect Murder." [1986] Andy Griffith. An Atlanta lawyer and his daughter defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife. Pilot for the TV series. Part 1, so only 60 min
22 Mark Walberg
Scheduled topic: child abductors.
12:25
9 Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This
Kurt Browning skates dramatic and comedic routines, guests include Kristi Yamaguchi, Josee Chouinard, Christine Hough and Doug Ladref.
12:30
4 College Football
Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl; Kansas vs. UCLA. From Honolulu, HI.
5 NBA Basketball
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns.
1PM
2 Movie
"The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle." [1939] Fred Astaire.
7 Carnie
Scheduled topic: marriage proposals.
11 As the World Turns
13 McCloud
"Butch Cassidy Rides Again."
22 Charles Perez
Scheduled: Christmas wishes.
28 Bah! Humbug
See 10am, KCTS.
1:30
9 Mousenoie
2PM
7 Tempestt
Scheduled: Makeovers.
9 Snowman (perhaps Frosty, but a different type other than the Jimmy Durante narrated CBS show?)
11 Guiding Light
22 Doogie Howser M.D.
28 Atlanta Symphony Gospel Christmas
The Pointer Sisters, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the All-Atlanta Chorus perform holiday music.
2:30
9 Father X-Mas
22 Dinosaurs
3PM
2 Coronation Street
5 NBA Basketball
Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic.
7 Ricki Lake
Scheduled topic: first-love reunions.
9 A Peter, Paul and Mary Holiday Concert
The New York Choral Society accompanies the trio in New York City, singing "Silent Night," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "Hallelujah," and "Light One Candle."
11 Young & The Restless
13 Taz-Mania
22 Goof Troop
3:30
2 Urban Peasant
13 X-Men
22 Bonkers
28 A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti
Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal and Les Disciples de Massenet accompany the tenor in Montreal's Notre Dame Cathedral.
4PM
2 The Odyssey
4 Funniest Home Videos
7 Jenny Jones
Make-overs.
11 Day and Date
13 Batman
22 Aladdin
4:30
2 Family Matters
4 Inside Edition
Celebrities' Christmas.
9 The Nutcracker
Mikhail Baryshnikov [Nutcracker/Prince]; Gelsey Kirkland [Clara] and Alexander Minz [Drosselmeyer] dance in the American Ballet Theater's 1977 performance of Tchaikovsky's fairy tale.
13 Power Rangers
22 Gargoyles
28 Holiday Concert
5PM
2 The Simpsons
4 7 11 News
13 Gilligan's Island
22 Family Matters
5:30
2 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
4 Eric's Little Heroes
5 News
13 M*A*S*H
22 Blossom
6PM
2 Tom Jackson
4 NFL Football
Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals.
7 Ancient Ones
9 NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
11 CBS News
13 A Current Affair
22 Step by Step
28 Candlelight Christmas
6:30
7 Hard Copy
Plastic surgery.
11 Cheers
13 America's Most Wanted: Final Justice
Deadly triangle; midwife murderer surrenders; abducted children.
22 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7PM
2 Movie
"Mary Poppins." [1964] Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. Naughty London children have fun with a magical nanny and her chimneysweep friend. Best actress Oscar for Andrews.
5 This is Christmas
Musical performers salute the holidays; with Luther Vandross, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Harry Connick Jr., Gloria Estefan, Melissa Etheridge, U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Cindy Crawford; the Supremes. (I suppose it is syndicated, however NBC may have shown this to the East Coast.)
7 Entertainment Tonight
9 Silent Night with Jose Carreras
The tenor performs Christmas carols in Salzburg, Austria.
11 Married...with Children
13 Home Improvement
22 Baywatch
28 A Carnegie Hall Christmas
See 11am, KCTS.
7:30
7 Seinfeld
9 Mr. Bean
11 EXTRA!
13 The Simpsons
8PM
5 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
By booking a famous director [Chris Rock], Will becomes Hilary's talent coordinator.
7 Shadow-Ops
Former U.S. military intelligence operatives retrieve a stolen biological weapon for a woman claiming to be a Soviet scientist; with Adam Baldwin, John Ortiz; Terrence Howard.
9 Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Natalie Cole: A Celebration of Christmas Live from Vienna
The singers perform with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at Austria Centre; songs include "The Holly and the Ivy," "Silent Night."
11 Movie
"E.T. The Extra Terrestrial." [1982] Henry Thomas. A suburban boy befriends a harmless little alien stranded in California far from home. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
13 A 90210 Christmas Special
"Beverly Hills, 90210" cast members do charity work, go Christmas shopping and discuss what the holiday means to them.
22 Gordon Elliott
Scrooges.
8:30
5 In the House
Jackie's and Marion's reactions differ when Austin is bullied by a girl at school.
28 Lucianno Pavarotti
9PM
4 Movie
"The Last Fling." [1987] John Ritter, Connie Sellecca. Another man's bride invites a guy she hardly knows to Mexico for one last fling before she weds.
5 Movie
"Benny & Joon." [1993] Johnny Depp. An eccentric's arrival complicates the lives of a protective brother and his mentally ill sister.
7 Nowhere Man
Apprehended by the enemy, a drug induced Veil believes he's in a loving relationship with a woman he trusts.
13 Ned & Stacey
Ned and Stacey [Thomas Haden Church, Debra Messing] attend their first corporate party.
22 Mark Walberg
Reunions.
9:20
9 The Christmas Songs with Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern and Doc Severinsen
The trio performs holiday classics with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
9:30
13 Partners
Bob [Jon Cryer] gives Alicia [Maria Pitillo] a sexy dress.
28 Atlanta Symphony Christmas
10PM
2 National/CBC News
7 News
13 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kira goes on a mission for Kai Winn and ends up a fugitive.
22 Richard Bey
Broken relationships.
10:30
11 Dave's World
Dave's old Mustang inspires him to write another book about the 1960s.
10:35
7 Magic of Christmas
Stars performing Christmas songs include Mel Torme, Crystal Gayle, Barbara Eden. (Syndicated I guess and likely not from UPN)
10:45
9 Andy Williams Christmas Show
Lorrie Morgan and the Osmond Brothers join the singer in Christmas tunes include "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "White Christmas."
11PM
2 Wonder Years
4 5 News
11 (unknown, maybe 5min of news but the listing goes to 11:05 - so what happened in those 5 minutes?)
13 M*A*S*H
22 Baywatch
28 A Carnegie Hall Christmas
See 11AM, KCTS.
11:05
11 Life Center's Singing Christmas Tree: A Christmas at Our House
Life Center's Church Choir performs. (There is a Life Center in Tacoma, likely a local special. The night before, only one channel, KSTW, had news at 11, as the others had X-Mas specials and midnight masses)
11:30
2 CODOC (IIRC? Print is very light)
13 Cops
11:35
4 Nightline
5 The Tonight Show
Jim Carrey; model Frederique; the Paulist Boys Choristers.
7 Real Stories of the Highway Patrol
11 Late Show with David Letterman
Demi Moore; Stone Temple Pilots; zoo keeper Jack Hanna.
12AM
2 Movie
"Home of Angels." [1994] Sherman Hemsley.
9 Father X-Mas
13 LAPD
22 Rescue 911
12:05
4 Stephanie Miller
7 Sally Jessy Raphael
Scheduled: Holiday mail.
12:30
9 Christmas at St. Olaf
13 Rush Limbaugh
22 Top Cops
28 (unreadable Christmas special)
12:35
5 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Loni Anderson; screenwriter Nick Pileggi; UB40.
11 Night Court
1AM
13 Northern Exposure
22 Gordon Elliott
Twins and triplets.
1:05
4 Geraldo
Courageous children.
7 Lauren Hutton And...
Mickey Spillane.
11 Night Court
1:30
9 28 Symphony (both unknown Christmas specials)
1:35
5 Later/Greg Kinnear
Actor Dave Foley.
7 Paid Program
11 Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
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CHANNELS
2 CBUT Vancouver CBC
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
7 KIRO Seattle UPN
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
11 KSTW Tacoma CBS
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox
22 KTZZ Seattle The WB
28 KBTC Tacoma PBS
7am
2 4 Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade
Coverage of the 13th annual march in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., includes Pocahontas, a troop of toys from "Toy Story" and characters from "The Lion King," with Ben Savage and Rider Strong ["Boy Meets World"]; hosts Joan Lunden, Regis Philbin.
5 Today
Martha Stewart; report on performances of "The Nutcracker," Bobby Short; Christmas music.
7 Movie
"Scrooge (Color)." [1951] Alastair Sim. Dickens' London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come.
9 Shining Time Station: The Gift
11 This Morning
Jean-Claude Van Damme; performances by Tony Bennett, the Pretenders, Kenny G, CeCe Winans and Stephen Curtis Chapman.
13 Mighty Max
22 Animaniacs
28 Light (?)
7:30
13 VR Troopers
22 Highlander
28 A Holiday Concert
8AM
9 A Bucknell Candlelight Christmas
A yule program by the Rooke Chapel Choir and the Rooke Chapel Ringers comprises music, readings and a candlelight procession.
13 Bobby's World
22 That's Warner Bros!
8:30
13 Littlest Pet Shop
22 Garfield
9am
2 Quintessential (?)
4 College Football
Kelly Tires Blue/Gray All-Star Classic, from Montgomery, Ala.
5 George and Alana
7 Maury Povich
Scheduled topic: survival stories.
9 Christmas at Saint Olaf
11 Roseanne
13 Fox Cubhouse
22 Sailor Moon
28 Candles and Carols
9:30
2 CBC Playground
11 Murphy Brown
13 Bananas in Pajamas
22 Time Travel
10am
2 Fred Penner's Place
5 Another World
7 Danny!
Scheduled: "The Partridge Family" reunion.
9 Bah! Humbug
James Earl Jones and Martin Sheen star in a version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
11 The Price is Right
13 Gabrielle
Scheduled topic: Pets.
22 The 700 Club
28 Christmas with the Cluster Pluckers
The bluegrass group performs traditional carols.
10:30
2 Mr. Dressup
28 A Candlelight Christmas
11AM
2 King's Choir (instead of Sesame Street)
5 Days of Our Lives
7 Montel Williams
Scheduled: former guests return.
9 A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert: A Great Performances Special
Andre Previn conducts Christmas classics, with Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Wynton Marsalis.
11 Holiday Festival on Ice
Kristi Yamaguchi, Paul Wylie, Rosalynn Sumners, Peggy Fleming and others skate in a Christmas spectacular. Host: Peter Carruthers. (Syndicated or CBS?)
13 In the Heat of the Night
22 Rolonda
Scheduled: Rolonda's Christmas show.
11:30
28 A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert: A Great Performances Special
See 11AM, KCTS.
Noon
2 Midday
5 NBA Pregame Show
7 National Geographic: On Assignment (usually would be news)
Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard; hot-air balloonist and hang glider fly together; seeking Tasmanian devils.
13 Movie
"Matlock: Diary of a Perfect Murder." [1986] Andy Griffith. An Atlanta lawyer and his daughter defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife. Pilot for the TV series. Part 1, so only 60 min
22 Mark Walberg
Scheduled topic: child abductors.
12:25
9 Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This
Kurt Browning skates dramatic and comedic routines, guests include Kristi Yamaguchi, Josee Chouinard, Christine Hough and Doug Ladref.
12:30
4 College Football
Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl; Kansas vs. UCLA. From Honolulu, HI.
5 NBA Basketball
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns.
1PM
2 Movie
"The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle." [1939] Fred Astaire.
7 Carnie
Scheduled topic: marriage proposals.
11 As the World Turns
13 McCloud
"Butch Cassidy Rides Again."
22 Charles Perez
Scheduled: Christmas wishes.
28 Bah! Humbug
See 10am, KCTS.
1:30
9 Mousenoie
2PM
7 Tempestt
Scheduled: Makeovers.
9 Snowman (perhaps Frosty, but a different type other than the Jimmy Durante narrated CBS show?)
11 Guiding Light
22 Doogie Howser M.D.
28 Atlanta Symphony Gospel Christmas
The Pointer Sisters, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the All-Atlanta Chorus perform holiday music.
2:30
9 Father X-Mas
22 Dinosaurs
3PM
2 Coronation Street
5 NBA Basketball
Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic.
7 Ricki Lake
Scheduled topic: first-love reunions.
9 A Peter, Paul and Mary Holiday Concert
The New York Choral Society accompanies the trio in New York City, singing "Silent Night," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "Hallelujah," and "Light One Candle."
11 Young & The Restless
13 Taz-Mania
22 Goof Troop
3:30
2 Urban Peasant
13 X-Men
22 Bonkers
28 A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti
Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal and Les Disciples de Massenet accompany the tenor in Montreal's Notre Dame Cathedral.
4PM
2 The Odyssey
4 Funniest Home Videos
7 Jenny Jones
Make-overs.
11 Day and Date
13 Batman
22 Aladdin
4:30
2 Family Matters
4 Inside Edition
Celebrities' Christmas.
9 The Nutcracker
Mikhail Baryshnikov [Nutcracker/Prince]; Gelsey Kirkland [Clara] and Alexander Minz [Drosselmeyer] dance in the American Ballet Theater's 1977 performance of Tchaikovsky's fairy tale.
13 Power Rangers
22 Gargoyles
28 Holiday Concert
5PM
2 The Simpsons
4 7 11 News
13 Gilligan's Island
22 Family Matters
5:30
2 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
4 Eric's Little Heroes
5 News
13 M*A*S*H
22 Blossom
6PM
2 Tom Jackson
4 NFL Football
Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals.
7 Ancient Ones
9 NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
11 CBS News
13 A Current Affair
22 Step by Step
28 Candlelight Christmas
6:30
7 Hard Copy
Plastic surgery.
11 Cheers
13 America's Most Wanted: Final Justice
Deadly triangle; midwife murderer surrenders; abducted children.
22 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7PM
2 Movie
"Mary Poppins." [1964] Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. Naughty London children have fun with a magical nanny and her chimneysweep friend. Best actress Oscar for Andrews.
5 This is Christmas
Musical performers salute the holidays; with Luther Vandross, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Harry Connick Jr., Gloria Estefan, Melissa Etheridge, U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Cindy Crawford; the Supremes. (I suppose it is syndicated, however NBC may have shown this to the East Coast.)
7 Entertainment Tonight
9 Silent Night with Jose Carreras
The tenor performs Christmas carols in Salzburg, Austria.
11 Married...with Children
13 Home Improvement
22 Baywatch
28 A Carnegie Hall Christmas
See 11am, KCTS.
7:30
7 Seinfeld
9 Mr. Bean
11 EXTRA!
13 The Simpsons
8PM
5 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
By booking a famous director [Chris Rock], Will becomes Hilary's talent coordinator.
7 Shadow-Ops
Former U.S. military intelligence operatives retrieve a stolen biological weapon for a woman claiming to be a Soviet scientist; with Adam Baldwin, John Ortiz; Terrence Howard.
9 Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Natalie Cole: A Celebration of Christmas Live from Vienna
The singers perform with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at Austria Centre; songs include "The Holly and the Ivy," "Silent Night."
11 Movie
"E.T. The Extra Terrestrial." [1982] Henry Thomas. A suburban boy befriends a harmless little alien stranded in California far from home. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
13 A 90210 Christmas Special
"Beverly Hills, 90210" cast members do charity work, go Christmas shopping and discuss what the holiday means to them.
22 Gordon Elliott
Scrooges.
8:30
5 In the House
Jackie's and Marion's reactions differ when Austin is bullied by a girl at school.
28 Lucianno Pavarotti
9PM
4 Movie
"The Last Fling." [1987] John Ritter, Connie Sellecca. Another man's bride invites a guy she hardly knows to Mexico for one last fling before she weds.
5 Movie
"Benny & Joon." [1993] Johnny Depp. An eccentric's arrival complicates the lives of a protective brother and his mentally ill sister.
7 Nowhere Man
Apprehended by the enemy, a drug induced Veil believes he's in a loving relationship with a woman he trusts.
13 Ned & Stacey
Ned and Stacey [Thomas Haden Church, Debra Messing] attend their first corporate party.
22 Mark Walberg
Reunions.
9:20
9 The Christmas Songs with Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern and Doc Severinsen
The trio performs holiday classics with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
9:30
13 Partners
Bob [Jon Cryer] gives Alicia [Maria Pitillo] a sexy dress.
28 Atlanta Symphony Christmas
10PM
2 National/CBC News
7 News
13 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kira goes on a mission for Kai Winn and ends up a fugitive.
22 Richard Bey
Broken relationships.
10:30
11 Dave's World
Dave's old Mustang inspires him to write another book about the 1960s.
10:35
7 Magic of Christmas
Stars performing Christmas songs include Mel Torme, Crystal Gayle, Barbara Eden. (Syndicated I guess and likely not from UPN)
10:45
9 Andy Williams Christmas Show
Lorrie Morgan and the Osmond Brothers join the singer in Christmas tunes include "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "White Christmas."
11PM
2 Wonder Years
4 5 News
11 (unknown, maybe 5min of news but the listing goes to 11:05 - so what happened in those 5 minutes?)
13 M*A*S*H
22 Baywatch
28 A Carnegie Hall Christmas
See 11AM, KCTS.
11:05
11 Life Center's Singing Christmas Tree: A Christmas at Our House
Life Center's Church Choir performs. (There is a Life Center in Tacoma, likely a local special. The night before, only one channel, KSTW, had news at 11, as the others had X-Mas specials and midnight masses)
11:30
2 CODOC (IIRC? Print is very light)
13 Cops
11:35
4 Nightline
5 The Tonight Show
Jim Carrey; model Frederique; the Paulist Boys Choristers.
7 Real Stories of the Highway Patrol
11 Late Show with David Letterman
Demi Moore; Stone Temple Pilots; zoo keeper Jack Hanna.
12AM
2 Movie
"Home of Angels." [1994] Sherman Hemsley.
9 Father X-Mas
13 LAPD
22 Rescue 911
12:05
4 Stephanie Miller
7 Sally Jessy Raphael
Scheduled: Holiday mail.
12:30
9 Christmas at St. Olaf
13 Rush Limbaugh
22 Top Cops
28 (unreadable Christmas special)
12:35
5 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Loni Anderson; screenwriter Nick Pileggi; UB40.
11 Night Court
1AM
13 Northern Exposure
22 Gordon Elliott
Twins and triplets.
1:05
4 Geraldo
Courageous children.
7 Lauren Hutton And...
Mickey Spillane.
11 Night Court
1:30
9 28 Symphony (both unknown Christmas specials)
1:35
5 Later/Greg Kinnear
Actor Dave Foley.
7 Paid Program
11 Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
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