Get ready for a whole host of TV shows and movies to get you through the festive period - it's our look at UK telly...!
We've taken a scythe to the Christmas telly schedule to help you sort the geek from the chav. We hope the listing of shows and films will help brighten your holiday via the warm rays of the living room telly.
If we missed any of your favourites, please have a ho-ho-ho in the comments section, with our thanks and best wishes for a happy holiday.
Thursday December 23rd
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Part 1 4:00pm Sky1 (repeats through 1st Jan)
24 series 8 6:00am Sky 2 (marathon consecutive run of the series' episodes)
8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas Special 10:00pm Channel 4 (repeats 00:05am 27th Dec)
The Royle Family Christmas Special (2009) 00:45am Gold (reapeats through 30th Dec)
Christmas Eve Friday December 24th
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Part 2 4:00pm Sky1 (repeats through 1st Jan)
Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out 4:50pm Gold (and 1:15pm 28th Dec BBC1)
Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers 5:25pm Gold (and 1:40pm 30th Dec BBC1)
Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave 6:05pm Gold (and 1:05pm 29th Dec BBC1)
Peep Show And Tell 9:00pm Channel 4 (repeats 11:05pm 25th Dec)
Misfits Christmas Special midnight E4
Christmas Day Saturday December 25th
Terry Pratchett's The Colour Of Magic 2:00pm Sky 1 (followed by part 2 at 4:00pm, then repeats through 1st Jan)
The Gruffalo 4:40pm BBC1 (repeats 10:10pm 29th Dec BBC3)
The One Ronnie 5:10pm BBC1
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 6:00pm BBC1 (repeats 7:00pm 26th Dec BBC3) See our spoiler-free review here.
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal 8:00pm Sky2 (followed by part 2 at 10:00pm, then repeated 1st Jan)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol 8:35pm BBC2
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers 9:00pm BBC1
Come Fly with Me premiere 10:00pm BBC1
Knowing Me, Knowing Yule... with Alan Partridge 11:20pm Gold (and 1:15am 26th Dec)
Boxing Day Sunday December 26th
Harry Hill's Best of Christmas TV Burp 8:30pm ITV1 (repeats through 1st Jan)
Monday December 27th
Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe 10:00pm BBC2 (repeats 10:30pm 1st Jan & 2:55am 2nd Jan & midnight 3rd Jan BBC4)
Tuesday December 28th
Smile: That Was Candid Camera 8:00pm ITV1
Wednesday December 29th
Rock & Chips: Five Gold Rings 9:00pm BBC1 (repeats 1:20am 4th Jan)
Peep Show series 6 finale 10:00pm Channel 4
Thursday December 30th
The Rob Brydon Show 9:00pm 30th Dec
Now, on to the films showing through the weekend and a bit beyond. Among the seasonal treats are great films to share with the kids, many animated, buddy movies, guilty pleasures and some time-tested classics. There should be something for everyone who loves movies. As always, if we missed anything interesting, have a shout in the comments, with our thanks.
Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '24th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Christmas day. Enjoy!
300
On: Five
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 9:00pm (9:00/10:00pm 25th Dec Fiver/+1, 9/10:00pm 30th Dec)
A Christmas Carol (1999)
On: Five USA
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Five USA+1, noon/1:00pm 26th Dec)
A Fish Called Wanda
On: BBC 1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 00:25am
Alien
On: E4
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 01:15am (and 2:15am E4+1)
Amélie
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 01:20am (and 2:20am Film4+1)
Armageddon
On: BBC 3
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 8:00pm (and 9:00pm 26th Dec)
Avatar
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 24th DecemberTime: 8:00pm (and 9:00pm Premiere+1, then daily at similar and additional times through 30th Dec)
Bad Santa
On: Bravo
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Bravo+1, 9/10:00pm 26th Dec)
Batman Begins
On: ITV1
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 10:35pm (and midnight 24th Dec TCM)
Big
On: Film4
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm Film4+1, 4:35/5:35pm 1st Jan)
Blade
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 11:30pm
Blue Velvet
On: TCM
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 11:00pm
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 4:45pm (and 5:45pm Film4+1)
Caddyshack
On: ITV3
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 11:10pm (and 00:10am 28th Dec)
Cars
On: BBC 1
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 3:05pm (and 3rd Jan BBC3)
Casablanca
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 2:40pm (and 3:50pm Film4+1, 9:00pm 26 Dec TCM, 4:50/5:50pm 31st Dec Film4/+1)
Casper
On: ITV1
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 10:40am (and 7:/8:00pm 27th Dec & 11:25/12:25am ITV2+1)
Carrie
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 00:10am (and 1:10am 4+1)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
On: ITV1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 4:10pm (and 8/9:00pm 29th Dec ITV2/+1)
Crocodile Dundee
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 5:10pm (and 6:10pm 4+1)
Die Hard
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)
Die Hard 2
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 11:20pm (and 00:20am 27th Dec Film4+1)
Dogtooth
On: Film4
Date: Tuesday 28th December
Time: 01:35am (and 2:35am Film4+1)
Edward Scissorhands
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm 4+1)
Elf
On: Film4
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 7:15pm (and 8:15pm 24th Dec)
Enchanted
On: BBC 1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 3:25pm (and 7:20pm 27th Dec & 9:00pm 2nd Jan BBC3)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 12:10pm (and 1:00pm Premiere+1 & 5:50/6:50pm, then daily at similar times through 6th Jan)
Gone With The Wind
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 11:00am
Gremlins
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1, 9:00pm 2nd Jan TCM)
Green Street
On: ITV4
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm ITV4+1)
Happy Feet
On: ITV1
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 4:35pm
Hero
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 00:55am (and 1:55am 4+1)
Home Alone
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 12:40pm (and 10:15am 25th Dec & 4:50am26th Dec & 11:35am 28th Dec Sky Christmas)
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
On: Channel 4
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 2:25pm (and 3:25pm 4+1)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 3:10pm (and 6/7:00pm 28th Dec & 1:35/2:35pm 30th Dec ITV2/+1)
Ice Age
On: FIVER
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 6:25pm (and 7:25pm Fiver+1, 9:25/8:25pm 31st Dec)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 4:45pm (and 5:45pm Film4+1, 12:45/1:45pm 27th Dec)
Into The Wild
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Film4+1)
Jackie Chan's Police Story 2
On: SyFy
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 9:50pm (and 10:50pm Syfy+1, 1:50/2:50am 27th Dec, midnight/1:00am 1st/2nd Jan)
Jesus Christ Superstar
On: ITV1
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 11:50pm (and 6:25/7:25am 25th Dec ITV3/+1)
Jingle All The Way
On: Channel 4
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 11:40am (and 12:40pm 4+1)
Juno
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 9/10:00pm 28th Dec)
Krull
On: SyFy
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 3:40pm (and 4:50pm Syfy+1, 3/4:00pm 27th Dec, 4:20/5:20pm 29th Dec, 2/3:00pm 30th Dec)
Ladyhawke
On: Channel 4
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 1:55pm (and 2:55pm 4+1)
Lantana
On: Channel 4
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 01:25am (and 2:25am 4+1)
Last Action Hero
On: Five
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 6:45pm
Lawrence Of Arabia
On: FIVER
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 12:50pm (and 1:50pm Fiver+1)
Lethal Weapon
On: TCM
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 9:00pm
Madagascar
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 12:25pm
March Of The Penguins
On: ITV1
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 3:00pm
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 6:25pm (and 7:25pm Film4+1)
Memoirs Of An Invisible Man
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 5:10pm (and 6:10pm Film4+1)
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
On: Channel 4
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 2:20pm (and 3:20pm 4+1)
Mr. Mom
On: TCM
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 1:10pm (and 5:00am 23rd Dec)
Nanny McPhee
On: ITV2
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm ITV2+1, 2/3:00pm 26th Dec)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
On: ITV2
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1, 7/8:00pm 30th Dec)
No Country For Old Men
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 11:25pm/00:25am) 31st Dec 1st Jan)
Of Mice And Men (1992)
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 12:55pm (and 5:00am 24th Dec)
Over The Hedge
On: BBC 1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 2:10pm
Police Academy
On: ITV1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 03:05am
Road House
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: midnight
Romancing The Stone
On: E4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 4:55pm (and 5:55pm E4+1)
Scarface
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 11:05pm (and 00:05am 26th Dec, 11:00/midnight 27th Dec)
Scrooge (1951)
On: Five
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 4:00pm
Scrooged
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 1:00pm (and 2:00pm 4+1, 5:20/6:20pm 28th Dec Film4/+1)
Shrek
On: BBC 1
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 2:25pm
Shrek The Halls
On: BBC 1
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 4:55 (and 10:10pm 25th Dec & 7:00pm 27th Dec BBC3)
Shrek The Third
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 3:10pm
Sleeper
On: TCM
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 7:25pm
Slumdog Millionaire
On: more4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 9:05pm (and 10:05pm 28th Dec)
Spaceballs
On: SyFy
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 1:40pm (and 2:40pm Syfy+1)
Spider-Man 2
On: Watch
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Watch+1, 6:25/7:25pm 26th Dec)
Spy Kids
On: BBC 1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 11:25am
Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams
On: BBC 1
Date: Monday 27th Decembe
Time: 10:00am
Stand By Me
On: FIVER
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 3:50pm (and 4:50pm Fiver+1, 1:30/2:30pm 24th Dec)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
On: E4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 09:25am (and 10:25am E4+1)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 3:00pm (and 4:00pm Film4+1, 6:50/7:50pm 31st Dec)
Star Trek: Insurrection
On: E4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: noon (and 1:00pm E4+1)
Stranger Than Fiction
On: Five
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 6:55pm
Superman Returns
On: Watch
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Watch+1, 5:55/6:55pm 27th Dec)
Tales From The Darkside
On: horror channel
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 02:45am
Tango And Cash
On: ITA4
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 00:25am (and 1:25am ITV4+1, 9/10:00pm 25th Dec)
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
On: FIVER
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 3:00pm (and 4:00pm Fiver+1, 12:30/1:30pm 23rd Dec)
The Ant Bully
On: BBC 1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 12:50pm
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
On: BBC 1
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 3:50pm (and 8:00pm 25th Dec BBC3, 8:00pm 29th Dec BBC3)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
On: BBC 1
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 5:15pm
The Conversation
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 10:50pm (and 11:50pm Film4+1)
The Descent: Part 2
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 11:50pm (and 00:50am 23rd Dec Premiere+1, 10/11:00pm 23rd Dec)
The Falcon And The Snowman
On: TCM
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 01:05am
The Fugitive
On: ITV2
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 11:15pm (and 00:15am 23rd Dec ITV2+1, 00:15/1:15am 29th Dec)
The Illusionist
On: ITV2
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1)
The Incredibles
On: BBC 1
Date: Monday 27th December
Time: 3:25pm (and 7:00pm 2nd Jan BBC3)
The Legend Of Zorro
On: Watch
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Watch+1, 9/10:00pm 24th Dec)
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
On: Comedy Central
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 01:35am (and 2:35am CC+1, 00:45/1:45am 31st Dec)
The Man Who Would Be King
On: BBC 2
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 12:55pm
The Money Pit
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 01:15am
The Muppet Christmas Carol
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 08:50am (and 9:50am 4+1, 11:00am/noon ast Jan Film4/+1)
The Others
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 22nd December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)
The Polar Express
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 1:10pm (and 1/2:00pm 28th Dec & 3:35/4:35pm ITV2/+1)
The Queen
On: ITV1
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 3:00pm
The Railway Children
On: ITV1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 12:15pm
The Silence Of The Lambs
On: Universal
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Universal+1, midnoght/1:00am 31st Dec/1st Jan)
To Kill A Mockingbird
On: ITV3
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 00:10am (and 1:10am ITV3+1)
Trading Places
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 06:00am (and 10:00pm)
Tremors
On: ITV4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight ITV4+1, 11:00pm/midnight 30th Dec)
Uncle Buck
On: ITV3
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV3+1, 2:45/3:45pm 26th Dec)
Underworld: Evolution
On: Film4
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 11:20pm (and 00:20am 25th Dec Film4+1)
Unforgiven
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 23rd December
Time: 9:00pm
Up In The Air
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 1:50pm (and 2:50pm Premiere+1 & 10:45/11:45pm, then daily at similar tomes through 30th Dec)
Valiant
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 11:00am (and noon) Film4+1)
War Of The Worlds (2005)
On: BBC 3
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 8:00pm (and 8:10pm 30th Dec)
Way Of The Dragon
On: SyFy
Date: Friday 24th December
Time: 02:20am (and 3:2-am Syfy+1, 9:50/10:50pm 26th Dec, 2/3:00am 29th Dec, midnight/1:00am 31stDec/1st Jan)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
On: BBC 1
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 09:45am
Young Frankenstein
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 25th December
Time: 11:35pm (and 00:35am 26th Dec Film4+1)
Young Sherlock Holmes
On: E4
Date: Sunday 26th December
Time: 2:00pm (and 3:00pm E4+1)