Classic animated Christmas shows are shown on ABC Family Channel (cable).
Cricket is one of the most popular Australian sports at Christmas time.
A Christmas Story all day on Christmas
Broadly some would be similar. There are soaps, current affairs, sports, chat shows, educational shows, drama, music etc. The style would be a bit different. As Ireland is smaller, there would be far less channels. A lot of American shows are shown on Irish tv too.
At the present time "A Christmas Story" is shown more often on television. NBC has exclusive rights to "It's a Wonderful Life" and only shows it twice per year.
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Some Christmas television shows that have a high number of viewers in the United States are How The Grinch Stole Christmas and A Charlie Brown Christmas. Other popular Christmas TV shows are Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
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There are a number of television shows shown on the WE network. Some of their best known shows include Charmed, Bridezillas, CSI: Miami, Ghost Whisperer and Charmed.