The Hollywood writers' strike may have put a stop to television production, but it hasn't stopped the networks from keeping the holiday spirit on their December schedules.

Viewers will still find traditional fare and specials throughout the month, along with holiday-themed episodes of their favorite series — minus a few that didn't make it into production before the strike began in early November.

"There's something about holiday-themed episodes that unites the show with the viewer. It's a rare moment where you take the show out of its fictional world and bring it into the real moment that you're living in," said Erin Gough Wehrenberg, NBC's series programming chief.

Turning to specials, PBS offers viewers a variety of musical programming, including traditional tunes with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Wednesday.

Other specials include CBS' ninth edition of its "A Home for the Holidays" on Friday, featuring stories about adoption, along with performances by James Blunt, Carole King, Reba McEntire and Sheryl Crow, herself an adoptive parent.

Said CBS executive Jack Sussman: "We've done the show for so long now, we're actually telling stories about people who watched the show a few years ago, and were so moved by what they saw that they now have a bigger family as a result of adopting children.

"It's a great way to take the power of television and use it to effect change in a very positive way."

Here's a list of this week's holiday specials.

Today

1 p.m. Lifetime movie: "A Fare to Remember" (1998). A business executive stranded in Seattle on Christmas Eve befriends the cabbie she hired to drive her home to Los Angeles.

Sunday

5 p.m. Lifetime movie: "Eve's Christmas" (2004). Eve, a single and successful professional who traded a simple life with family and loved ones for material gain, wishes upon the Christmas star for a second chance.

Monday

8 p.m. ABC Family: "Jingle All the Way" (1996). As a career-driven dad frantically searches the stores for a sold-out toy the day before Christmas, he gets competition from a crazy postman on the same quest.

Tuesday

8 p.m. ABC Family: "Snowglobe" (2007). A young woman discovers a fantasy world inside her grandmother's snow globe.

Wednesday

8 p.m. Disney Channel: "The Santa Clause" (1994). After accidentally killing St. Nick, a divorced dad dons the Jolly Old Elf's suit and begins transforming into Santa.

9 p.m. PBS (KCET): "Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Sissel." Sissel, a popular singer in Norway, joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for the annual holiday concert. The program features traditional Christmas songs and Norwegian folk tunes, recorded from four sold-out concerts performed in December 2006 in Salt Lake City.

Thursday

9 p.m. Lifetime movie: "Christmas on Chestnut Street" (2006). The profit-hungry owner of a store sets neighbor against neighbor when she kicks off a Christmas light showdown in an attempt to sell extra lights.

Friday

7 p.m. Food Network: "Emeril Live Happy Happy Holiday." Emeril puts together an elaborate menu for his favorite holiday.

8 p.m. CBS: "A Home for the Holidays." David Krumholtz ("Numb3rs"), comedian George Lopez and Rene Russo ("Yours, Mine and Ours") are among the celebrities presenting stories about adoption.

Dec. 22

8 p.m. HBO movie: "Unaccompanied Minors" (2006). A major blizzard sweeps into Hoover International Airport on Christmas Eve, but six teens stuck in the airport are determined to enjoy their holiday.