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[11/17/21 - 10:28 AM]
Get an Early Start to the Holiday Season as Ovation TV Celebrates with a Lineup of Nutcracker Ballets and Holiday Films
A specially curated programming destination will be available to view on demand and on the Ovation NOW app, streaming early and free to all starting November 22, via Roku, iOS devices, Apple TV, and Android.

[via press release from Ovation TV]

GET AN EARLY START TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS OVATION TV CELEBRATES WITH A LINEUP OF NUTCRACKER BALLETS AND HOLIDAY FILMS

"There's No Place Like Ovation For The Holidays" Curated Programming Destination Will Be Available On-Air, On Demand, and Free to All on the Ovation NOW App

Los Angeles, CA - November 17, 2021 - Ovation TV, America's only arts network, is pleased to announce upcoming programming for the holiday season. Year after year, viewers come to Ovation TV for Nutcracker ballet productions and holiday films and 2021 is no exception. A specially curated programming destination will be available to view on demand and on the Ovation NOW app, streaming early and free to all starting November 22, via Roku, iOS devices, Apple TV, and Android.

Ovation TV offers a variety of holiday films starring audience favorites, including Deck the Halls with Gabrielle Carteris, Christmas Do Over with Daphne Zuniga and Jay Mohr, My First Miracle with Sean Patrick Flanery, Home by Christmas with Linda Hamilton, A Frosty Affair with Jewel Staite, Chasing Christmas with Tom Arnold and Andrea Roth, and Eve's Christmas with Elisa Donovan, among others. Plus, the network continues to present beloved Nutcracker productions that viewers expect from Ovation TV - this year, from Redondo Ballet and Kader Belarbi.

Every weekend in December, the network will air the above holiday films and specials, including the television premiere of Redondo Ballet's Snow Queen Nutcracker production. Full linear programming schedule is below. This December, there's no place like Ovation for the holidays.

Friday, December 3
5:00pm ET: Christmas Do Over (2006)

Saturday, December 4
6:00am ET: The Art Of: Holidays
6:30am ET: Deck the Halls (2005)
8:30am ET: Christmas Do Over (2006)

Sunday, December 5
1:00am ET: A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015)
6:00am ET: An Accidental Christmas (2007)
8:00am ET: Chasing Christmas (2005)

Friday, December 10
5:00pm ET: Home by Christmas (2006)

Sunday, December 12
6:00am ET: A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015)
8:00am ET: Getting to the Nutcracker
10:00am ET: Snow Queen (2020)
12:00pm ET: The Nutcracker by Kader Belarbi (2021)

Friday, December 17
5:00pm ET: My First Miracle (2017)

Saturday, December 18
6:00am ET: The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2006)
8:30am ET: A Frosty Affair (2017)

Sunday, December 19
6:00am ET: Eve's Christmas (2004)
8:00am ET: My First Miracle (2017)

Saturday, December 25
7:00am ET: The Art Of: Holidays
7:30am ET: An Accidental Christmas (2007)
9:30am ET: My First Miracle (2017)

Sunday, December 26
6:00am ET: His and Her Christmas (2005)
8:00am ET: Home by Christmas (2006)
10:00am ET: Home for the Holidays (2005)

About OVATION TV America's Only Arts Network

As an independent television, production, and digital media company, OVATION TV has an unparalleled commitment to the arts, culture, and captivating entertainment. Showcasing a lineup of critically acclaimed premium dramas, specials, documentaries, and iconic films, OVATION TV salutes innovative storytelling with popular programming that includes Inside the Actors Studio, Murdoch Mysteries, Riviera, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Arts Engines, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, The Fall, Midsomer Murders, The Art Of, Celebrity Conversations, and The Sound of New York. Ovation also powers JOURNY, the dedicated streaming service where art, culture, and travel intersect. The company has provided more than $15M in contributions and in-kind support to arts institutions and arts education. Its signature advocacy platform, STAND FOR THE ARTS, includes a coalition of over 130 arts organizations, cultural institutions, and arts leaders throughout the country raising awareness about art's positive impact, protecting access for everyone, and encouraging action on behalf of the arts. OVATION TV is available on major providers via cable, satellite and telco systems including Comcast Cable/Xfinity, DIRECTV/AT&T U-verse, SPECTRUM, Verizon FiOS, as well as on demand. You can follow OVATION TV on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, OvationTV.com, and through our App, OVATION NOW.





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