CTV unwraps its holiday programming lineup, featuring a variety of festive specials, Christmas classics, jolly stunt programming, and more.

The announcement comes just days after the network’s unprecedented coverage of "The Santa Claus Parade" and features two feel good favourites that join CTV’s holiday schedule for the first time: Disney’s "One Magic Christmas", premiering Sunday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. ET; followed by "Uncle Buck" at 9 p.m. ET.

Viewers can also spend Christmas Day (Dec. 25) with everyone’s favourite green ogre, as CTV presents its inaugural "Shrek-a-thon", featuring the first three blockbuster hits airing back-to-back, beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

Then, CTV rings in the New Year with the North American broadcast premiere of the hilarious comedy, "Knocked Up" (Dec. 31 at 11:30 p.m. ET), starring Katherine Heigl and Canada’s own Seth Rogan.

etalk returns with an array of brand-new, year-end specials airing daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET, beginning Monday, Dec. 20, including etalk’s annual "Holiday Movie Guide" (Dec. 20 & 24). Also airing on New Year’s Eve, "etalk Presents: The Year in Gossip 2010," airing Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. ET.

The holidays wouldn’t be the same without contemporary specials like "Shrek the Halls" and "Lanny & Wayne: The Christmas Elves in Prep & Landing" and holiday classics such as "It's a Wonderful Life," the original 1951 black and white version of "A Christmas Carol,"  "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" and "The Sound of Music."

Additional marathon stunts add to the packed lineup featuring Best Of episodes of "Dan for Mayor," "Hiccups," "Flashpoint" and a "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" New Year’s Eve marathon. Meanwhile, "CSI: NY," "The Mentalist" and "Human Target" join in the celebration with holiday-themed episodes.

The following will also be available in the CTV Video Player:

• "Lanny & Wayne: The Christmas Elves in Prep and Landing" (Starting Wednesday Dec. 1)
• "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" (Starting Wednesday Dec. 8)
• "Look-A-Like" (Seasons 4, 5, and 6) (Starting Dec. 1)
• "Criminal Minds" over the week of December 6th and 13th
• "Corner Gas" specials "Merry Gasmas" and "No Time Like the Presents" (Starting Dec. 7)

CTV 2010 HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING LINEUP – chronological by date

Saturday, Nov. 27 at 9 p.m. ET – Bee Movie
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET – The Big Bang Theory
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. ET – Lanny and Wayne: The Christmas Elves in Prep & Landing
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET – Shrek the Halls
Friday, Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. ET – CSI: NY *NEW*
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 12 p.m. ET – The Santa Claus Parade (1-hr version)
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. ET – Borrowed Hearts
Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET – A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Thursday, Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. ET – The Mentalist *NEW*
Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET – Rita MacNeil's Cape Breton
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. ET – Corner Gas: No Time Like The Presents
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 4:30 p.m. ET – Corner Gas: Merry Gasmas
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET – It's a Wonderful Life
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 12:05 a.m. ET – Gremlins
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. ET – Shrek
Friday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET – The Big Bang Theory
Friday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. ET – Borrowed Hearts
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. ET – Shameless Idealists: K'Naan
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 9 p.m. ET – Camilla
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 12:05 a.m. ET– Christmas in Connecticut
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. ET – One Magic Christmas *NEW TO CTV*
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. ET – Uncle Buck *NEW TO CTV*
Monday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET – etalk: The Holiday Movie Guide *NEW*
Monday, Dec. 20 – Thursday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. ET – The Best of Dan for Mayor
Monday, Dec. 20 – Thursday, Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET – The Best of Hiccups
Monday, Dec. 20 at 9 p.m. ET– Eight Days to Live
Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET – The Rankin Family Reunion
Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. ET – Stolen Miracle
Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. ET – Human Target *NEW*
Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. ET – One Magic Christmas
Thursday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. ET – Rita MacNeil Presents Men of the Deeps
Thursday, Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. ET – A Christmas Carol
Friday, Dec. 24 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET – etalk Holiday Movie Guide
Friday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. ET – Lanny and Wayne: The Christmas Elves in Prep & Landing
Friday, Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET – Shrek the Halls
Friday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. ET – It's a Wonderful Life
Friday, Dec. 24 at 11:30 p.m. ET – A Christmas Carol
Saturday, Dec. 25 at 6 a.m. ET – Yule Log
Saturday, Dec. 25 at 12 p.m. ET– Shrek-a-thon
Saturday, Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. ET – Transformers
Saturday, Dec. 25 at 11:30 p.m. ET – As Good as it Gets
Saturday, Dec. 26 at 6:30 p.m. ET - eTalk Holiday Movie Guide
Sunday, Dec. 26 at 7 p.m. ET – The Sound of Music
Monday, Dec. 27 – Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET – The Best of Dan for Mayor
Monday, Dec. 27 – Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET – The Best of Hiccups
Monday, Dec. 27 at 8 P.M. ET – Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood
Monday, Dec. 27 – Saturday, Jan. 1 at 10 p.m. ET – The Best of Flashpoint
Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. ET – Sticks and Stones
Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET – etalk Presents: The Best of Music 2010 *NEW*
Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. ET – She Drives Me Crazy
Thursday, Dec. 30 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET– etalk Presents: The Best of Fashion 2010 *NEW*
Thursday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. ET – Degrassi takes Manhattan
Friday, Dec. 31 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET – etalk Presents: Best of etalk 2010 *NEW*
Friday, Dec. 31, beginning at 2 p.m. ET – So You Think You Can Dance Canada (New Year’s Eve Marathon)
Friday, Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. ET – etalk Presents: Year in Gossip 2010 *NEW*
Friday, Dec. 31 at 11:30 p.m. ET – Knocked Up *NEW*
Saturday, Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET – Turn the Beat Around