What to Watch the Week of Christmas: Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal's Reunion, Plus All the New Movies on Christmas Day

Calling all When Harry Met Sally fans! This Wednesday, Meg Ryan makes a rare TV appearance to honor her WHMS costar, Billy Crystal, when he is feted at the Kennedy Center Honors. The televised ceremony—which always airs during the last week of the year—recognizes artists who have made profound contributions to American culture through the arts.

When Harry Met Sally is over 30 years old, but it is arguably the most quoted film in Ryan's and Crystal's movie careers, so it only makes sense that Ryan would want to pay homage to one of the greatest romcoms—and films—of our time. (And if you haven't yet read what Ryan said in our most recent cover story about whether men and women can really be friends, you can check that out here).

The Kennedy Center Honors—which was actually taped a few weeks ago—will also honor Dionne Warwick, the Bee Gee's Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Renée Fleming. And yes, that famous When Harry Met Sally scene will be discussed in Ryan's tribute. It's always an inspiring evening and an end-of-the-year TV staple.

On the movie front, plenty of new releases hit your local theater this week, including George Clooney's The Boys in the Boat, Michael Mann's Ferrari, and Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Quincy Jones's The Color Purple. And although Home Alone came out in 1990, would it really be the holidays without a rewatch? You can thank ABC and Freeform for making it super easy this week.

With that said, Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, and I'll see you back here on New Year's Eve as we get ready for The Golden Bachelor's wedding extravaganza.

Sunday, December 24

It's a Wonderful Life (NBC): The three-hour Frank Capra classic airs tonight. Jimmy Stewart is the recipient of an angel sent from heaven to help his desperately frustrated self by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT