BAFTA award-winning Michael McIntyre returns to our TV screens on Christmas Day for a tinsel-covered edition of his Saturday-night gameshow, jam-packed with famous faces, even more laughs, and a colossal spinning wheel!

From Love Actually, EastEnders and Gladiators Celebrity Special, discover the best festive shows and films this Christmas, including times for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day

If you’ve spent the last three weeks swotting up on all things festive by revisiting all of your favourite seasonal movies, songs and snacks, it’s time to get very smug as your Christmas knowledge is put to the test by screen queen Sally Lindsay. Come for the Christmas trivia, stay for the truly random on-screen quiz teams.

The festive season is always a great time to look at the ghosts of Christmas past — so get ready to journey back to the 18th century for Sky's Amadeus. The new series reimagines Peter Shaffer's award-winning stage play,

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special airs on Channel 5 and the 5 app at 9pm on 24 December, 2025. The documentary airs at 8pm on Christmas Eve, 24 December. All previous episodes of All Creatures Great and Small are available to stream on the 5 app.

It’s been a tradition for years and years, and 2025 will be no different: TBS and TNT will run a 24-hour-long loop of A Christmas Story, beginning on Christmas Eve at 8 p.m. and running through 8 p.m. on Christmas Day.

We’re making a list, and checking it twice: from the Papal mass to a Christmas murder mystery, the comprehensive guide to navigating the festive minefield of movies, repeats and specials.

What's on TV this Christmas Eve? Here is everything you need to know about the films and shows on BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 this December 24th.