"I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown" (7 p.m., WLS-Channel 7): Featuring Linus and Lucy's little brother, ReRun, and Snoopy's desert-dwelling brother Spike.

"Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe" (8 p.m., ABC Family): I'm still trying to get past the idea of Paul Sorvino as Santa, but apparentlyhe wants to retire and have daughter Mary (Jenny McCarthy) take over, with the added complication of a disgruntled former elf.

"Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's 'Nutcracker'" (9 p.m., WTTW-Channel 11): Kristi Yamaguchi introduces the classic, set in 1915 during the Panama Pacific International Exhibition.

"Holiday Inn" (9:30 p.m., AMC): Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and "White Christmas." Did you know that the Holiday Inn hotel chain took its name from this film?

"ABC World News" (10 p.m., WLS-Channel 7): Diane Sawyer's debut.