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The UK TV guide has been revealed for December 25, 2025 (Christmas Day).

This schedule covers BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, Channel 5, Film4 and children’s channel CBeebies.

There are Christmas specials of shows such as Call the Midwife, Absolutely Fabulous, Eastenders and programs such as Carols from King’s 2025 and James Martin’s Christmas Day.

For Christmas movies this year, BBC Two has White Christmas (1954), Channel 4 and Film4 manages to ‘save the day’ with its line-up of Father Christmas, The Snowman, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and Jingle All the Way.

Deciding which Christmas films to watch elsewhere besides TV channels? Here is our ‘Top 40 Must-Watch Christmas Movies‘.

What’s on TV – December 25, 2025?

BBC One – London

6:00am – Breakfast

9:00am – The Snail and the Whale

9:30am – Stick Man

10:00am – Christmas Morning

11:00am – Bluey (Bluey’s Christmas Bundle)

11:40am – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl [Film]

1:00pm – Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical [Film]

2:45pm – BBC News

2:55pm – BBC Weather

3:00pm – The King

3:10pm – The Scarecrows’ Wedding

3:35pm – Gladiators celebrity special

4:35pm – Shaun the Sheep: Fleece Navidad

4:45pm – The Weakest Link

5:30pm – Strictly Come Dancing

6:45pm – Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel

7:45pm – EastEnders: Christmas special part 1

8:15pm – Call the Midwife: Christmas special part 1 (Part 2 is on December 26 @ 8:30pm)

9:15pm – Amandaland (Christmas Special)

9:45pm – EastEnders Christmas special part 2

10:15pm – Mrs Brown’s Boys

11:00pm – Absolutely Fabulous (Cold Turkey)

11:35pm – When Harry Met Sally [Film]

More details about BBC’s festive line-up here.

BBC Two – England

6:00am – My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani (Series 2)

7:00am – Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

8:00am – A Christmas Choir with Michelle McManus

8:45am – Carols from King’s 2025

10:00am – Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death

10:30am – Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out

10:55am – Talking Pictures (Agatha Christie)

11:25am – The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet

1:00pm – White Christmas (1954)

3:00pm – The King 2025

3:10pm – Evil Under the Sun

5:00pm – Dad’s Army at the BBC

6:00pm – Dad’s Army (Episode: My Brother and I)

6:40pm – Keeping Up Appearances (1994 Christmas Special)

7:30pm – The Morecambe and Wise Show (The Lost Tapes, Episode 1)

8:10pm – The Morecambe and Wise Show (Christmas Show 1975)

9:15pm – Jaws

11:15pm – Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story.

BBC Four

7:00pm – The Read: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Series 4)

8:00pm – Inside Classical: A Classical Christmas (Series 3)

9:25pm – Top of the Pops (Christmas 1989)

10:25pm – Top of the Pops (Christmas 1977)

11:15pm – Swingin’ Christmas

ITV1

10:00am – This Morning

12:00pm – Loose Women

1:00pm – James Martin’s Christmas Day

3:00pm – The King

3:15pm – Raiders of the Lost Ark [Film]

5:45pm – It’ll Be Alright on the Night

6:15pm – Emmerdale

7:15pm – Coronation Street

8:15pm – Bullseye

9:15pm – The 1% Club

10:15pm – Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents’ Evening

ITV2

6:00am – Teen Titans Go!

6:10am – Teen Titans Go!

6:25am – Mr. Bean

6:35am – Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

7:00am – Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

7:20am – What’s New Scooby-Do?

7:45am – Celebrity Catchphrase

8:50am – The Masked Singer

10:20am – Merry Madagascar

10:55am – Shrek the Halls [Film]

11:30am – Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

12:05pm – Peter Pan [Film]

2:15pm – Jumanji [Film]

4:20pm – Mrs Doubtfire [Film]

6:55pm – Mammia Mia! Here We Go Again [Film]

9:15pm – F9: The Fast Saga [Film]

Channel 4

6:00am – The Dog House at Christmas

6:55am – Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snowman

7:20am – The Snowman and the Snowdog

7:45am – We’re Going On a Bear Hunt

8:20am – The Tiger Who Came to Tea

8:50am – The Snowman [Film]

9:25am – Father Christmas [Film]

10:00am -Babe: Pig in the City [Film]

11:50pm – The Snowman and the Snowdog [Film]

12:25pm – Mog’s Christmas

12:55pm – Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit [Film]

3:10pm – Frozen 2 [Film]

5:10pm – The Snowman

5:45pm – Alternative Christmas Message

5:50pm – Home Alone 2 [Film]

8:00pm – The Great Christmas Bake Off

9:15pm – Gogglebox

11:15pm – Notting Hill

Channel 5

1:15am – Britain’s Favourite Christmas Comedy Moments

2:55am – Christmas in New York [Film]

4:25am – Friends

4:50am – Friends

5:10am – Entertainment News on 5

5:25am – Fireman Sam (Visually Signed)

5:35am – Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom (Visually Signed)

5:45am – Milo (Visually Signed)

6:00am – Peppa Pig

6:05am – Peppa Pig

6:10am – Pip and Posy

6:15am – Milkshake! Monkey

6:20am – Treehouse

6:30am – Thomas & Friends

6:40am – Fireman Sam

6:50am – Tweedy & Fluff

7:00am – Rubble & Crew

7:20am – The Adventures of Paddington

7:30am – Peppa Pig Christmas Special

7:45am – Tim Rex in Space

7:55am – PAW Patrol

8:20am – Greatest Family Christmas Hits

9:20am – Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs with Andrew Ridgeley

11:20am – Britain’s Favourite 80s Hits

1:25pm – Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs with Andrew Ridgeley

3:30pm – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [Film]

6:15pm – Armageddon [Film]

9:15pm – Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments

10:15pm – Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments

Film4

All listings on this channel are films.

11:00am – Anastasia

1:10pm – The Muppets Take Manhattan

3:00pm – Jingle All the Way

4:45pm – Tooth Fairy

6:50pm – The Devils Wears Prada

9:00pm – The Equalizer

11:40pm – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2:00am – Wish You Were Here

CBeebies

6:00am – Tish Tash (Series 1: Christmas Tree)

6:05am – Bing (Series 1: Paddling Pool)

6:15am – Teletubbies (Series 1: Train Ride)

6:30am – Supertato (Series 1: Winter Wonderland)

6:35am – Roots and Fruits (Series 2: Festive Special)

6:40am – Tee and Mo (Series 2: Mo’s Birthday)

6:50am – Bing (Series 2: Snow)

7:00am – Colourblocks (Specials: It’s a Colourful Christmas)

7:05am – Hey Duggee (Series 2: The Teamwork Badge)

7:10am – Hey Duggee (Series 3: The Christmas Badge)

7:20am – Bluey (Series 3: Pizza Girls)

7:30am – Bluey (Series 2, Army)

7:35am – Go Jetters (Series 2: Sami Reindeer Herding, Norway)

7:50am – Peter Rabbit
(Series 1: The Tale of Mr Tod’s Trap)

8:00am – Octonauts: Above & Beyond (Series 2: Pink Glacier)

8:15am – Numberblocks (Series 3: Blockzilla)

8:20am – Alphablocks (Series 4: Plusman)

8:25am – Nick Cope’s Popcast (Series 2: Who’s at the Door?)

8:35am – Justin’s House (Series 4: Cat’s First Christmas)

9:00am – Bing (Series 2: Christmas Special).

9:18am – Hey Duggee
(Top of the Pups, Jingle Bells)

9:20am – Timmy Time (Timmy’s Christmas Surprise)

9:45am – Something Special (Specials: Merry Christmas!)

10:05am – Teletubbies (Series 2: Flamenco)

10:20am – The Baby Club (Series 2: Christmas Bells)

10:35am – I Spy, You Spy (Series 1: Christmas)

10:40am – Yukee (Series 1: Snowbiz)

10:50am – Nikhil & Jay (Series 1: Nikhil and Jay and the Christmas Wish)

11:00am – Roots and Fruits (Series 1: Brussels Sprout)

11:05am – Vegesaurs Series 3: Winter Cave

11:10am – Bluey (Series 1: Verandah Santa)

11:20am – Hey Duggee (Series 1: The Tinsel Badge)

11:30am – Big Lizard (Series 1: Happy Proximas!)

11:35am – Timmy Time (Series 1: Timmy Wants to Win)

11:45am – Our Family (Series 5: Henry’s Christmastime)

12:00pm – My World Kitchen (Series 4: Dougie’s Essex Yule Log)

12:10pm – My First Festivals (Series 1: Christmas)

12:25pm – Time for School (Series 4: Christmas at School)

12:40pm – CBeebies House (Specials: CBeebies House Christmas Special: Dodge’s Christmas Wish)

1:00pm – Yakka Dee! (Series 6: Crab)

1:05pm – Numberblocks (Specials: The Twelve Days of Christmas)

1:15pm – Wonderblocks (Series 1: Giant Beanstalk)

1:20pm – Colourblocks (Series 2: The Mixing Factory)

1:25pm – Hey Duggee (Series 3: The Day Off Badge)

1:35pm – Yukee (Series 1: The Piano)

1:40pm – Small Potatoes (Playtime)

1:45pm – Something Special We’re All Friends: Series 14, Skiing

2:10pm – Teletubbies (Series 2: Together)

2:25pm – CBeebies Panto: Cinderella Show, Cinderella

3:30pm – Octonauts
(Series 1: The Crab and Urchin)

3:40pm – Supertato (Songs: It’s Christmas Time!)

3:45pm – Peter Rabbit (Series 2: The Tale of the Seed Snatch)

3:55pm – Hey Duggee (Series 1: The Tinsel Badge)

4:05pm – Vida the Vet (Series 1: Prickly’s Ice Skating Uh-Oh)

4:15pm – Supertato (Series 3: Merry Sprouty Day – Part 2)

4:25pm – The Weasy Family (Series 1: Mission New Pet)

4:30pm – Mojo Swoptops (Series 1: Swoppiton Speed Scramble)

4:45pm – Bluey (Series 3: Pizza Girls)

4:50pm –  Bluey (Series 2: Christmas Swim)

5:00pm – Piripenguins (Series 1: It’s Berg Day!)

5:10pm – Dodge’s Pup School (Series 2: The Christmas Show)

5:35pm – JoJo & Gran Gran (Series 1: Autumn, It’s Time for Christmas)

5:45pm – Moon and Me (Series 1: Everybody in the Tub!)

6:10pm – Clangers (Series 3: Woly Holiday)

6:20pm – In the Night Garden (Series 1: Igglepiggle’s Accident)

6:50pm – CBeebies Bedtime Stories (Christmas: featuring Tom Hardy – The Christmas Pine)

Check out the TV guide for December 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve).