Today on TV

Abbott and Costello Marathon: It's not exactly Christmassy, but the Sci-fi Channel unreels three great old movies: "Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff" (7 a.m.); Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (9 a.m.); and "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein" (11 a.m.)

How the Apes Stole Christmas: TBS also goes in a rather odd direction for Christmas, airing all those "Planet of the Apes" movies -- the original (7:30 a.m.); "Beneath . . . " (10 a.m.); "Escape from . . . " (12:05 p.m.); "Conquest of . . . " (2:05 p.m.); and "Battle for . . . " (4:05 p.m.)

NBA basketball: Knicks at Pacers (5 p.m., Ch. 5); Spurs at Lakers (7:30 p.m., Ch. 5)

College football: It's Arizona State vs. Wake Forest in the Aloha Bowl (1:30 p.m., Ch. 4); and Hawaii vs. Oregon State in the Oahu Bowl (6:30 p.m., ESPN)

NFL football (2 p.m., Ch. 2): Broncos at Lions

Miracle on 34th Street (2 p.m., Ch. 13): The original 1947 classic. (Repeat)

Alfred Hitchcock Marathon: Turner Classic Movies turns to suspense on Christmas, airing "Dial M for Murder" (6 p.m.); "Suspicion" (8 p.m.); "The Birds" (10 p.m.); and "Marnie" (12:15 a.m. on Sunday).

The Lynch Who Stole Christmas: The day's weirdest choice for a movie mini-marathon comes from the Independent Film Channel, which turns to director David Lynch for the 1986 film "Blue Velvet" (6 p.m.) and the 1997 film "Lost Highway."

A Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (7 p.m., Ch. 4): Hosted by Susan Sullivan and Mitchell Ryan of "Dharma & Greg," the parade features performances by Harry Connick Jr., James Ingram, 'N Sync and SheDaisy.

Patch Adams (8 p.m., Starz): Robin Williams stars in this 1998 comedy/drama. (Rated PG-13)

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (9 p.m., AMC): Has there ever been a weirder Christmas movie than this 1964 film? (Repeat)