Thursday on TV

Home Alone (4 p.m., Fox Movie Channel — repeating every two hours through 2 a.m. Saturday): You've got 18 chances to watch this 1990 comedy. (R)

College football (6 p.m., ESPN): Hawaii Bowl/Nevada vs. SMU

A Christmas Story (6 p.m. TBS — repeating every two hours through 4 p.m. Friday): The 24-hour marathon begins. (R)

Disney Prep & Landing (7 p.m., Ch. 4): Fun animation that's new this year. (R)

It's a Wonderful Life (7 p.m., Ch. 5): It's the traditional holiday favorite — Jimmy Stewart finds out that friends are more important than wealth. (R)

The Middle (7:30 p.m., Ch. 4): Funny holiday episode. (R)

Night at the Museum (7:30 and 10 p.m., FX): Fun 2006 comedy. (R)

Modern Family (8 p.m., Ch. 4): Very funny holiday episode. (R)

Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (8 p.m., Ch. 7; 9 p.m., Ch 11): This year's special, taped a year ago, with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Herrmann. (R)

Supernatural (8 p.m., Ch. 30): If you're looking for something really offbeat, how about this 2007 episode — "A Very Supernatural Christmas." Sam and Dean investigate a series of murders in which the victims were pulled up through chimneys. (R)

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (9 p.m, ABC Family): This 1970 animation is one of my personal favorites. (R)