Christmas Eve TV schedule: What films, TV shows and specials are on?
23 December 2024, 10:52 | Updated: 24 December 2024, 13:04
The Christmas Eve TV schedule has been revealed.
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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.
With only one more sleep until Santa. arrives, many of us are cosying up on our sofas to watch some fabulous TV this Christmas Eve.
There are plenty of festive favourites available to watch on BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 on December 24th.
While Christmas staples like The Snowman , The Holiday , White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life are all scheduled, there are some other exciting TV shows and films on offer including Royal Carols: Together at Christmas with the Princess of Wales and Christmas University Challenge .
Here is the Christmas Eve TV schedule in full for BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
The Christmas Eve TV schedule has been revealed.
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Christmas Eve TV Schedule 2024 BBC One:
6.00am – Breakfast9.00am – CBeebies Panto : Beauty and the Beast (Repeat)10.00am – Chicken Run (2000)11.20am – Peter Rabbit 2 : The Runaway (2021)12.50pm – BBC News, Weather1.00pm – BBC Regional News, Weather1.20pm – Shaun the Sheep : The Flight Before Christmas1.50pm – Stick Man 2.20pm – Moana (2016)3.55pm – Shrek (2001)5.20pm – BBC News5.40pm – Regional News, Weather5.50pm – Ghostbusters: Afterlife 7.45pm – EastEnders8.15pm – The Repair Shop at Christmas9.15pm – Strike: The Ink Black Heart10.15pm – BBC News, Weather10.35pm – Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special 2019 11.40pm – Midnight Mass Live from St Mary’s Church, Warwick12.55am – The Weakest Link : Strictly Special1.40am – Weather for the Week Ahead1.45am – BBC NewsRead more: Miracle on 34th Street: 16 things you didn't know about the magical Christmas film
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Shrek is one of the films on TV this Christmas Eve.
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BBC Two
6.15am – Stories of Us 7.15am – Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 8.15am – Africa : Our Wild Adventures 9.15am – Talking Pictures: John Mills 9.50am – Great Expectations (1946)11.45am – Homes Under the Hammer12.45pm – Bargain Hunt Christmas Special 1.30pm – Talking Pictures : Christmas Classics2.15pm – White Christmas (1954)4.10pm – Doctor Who at the Proms6.00pm – Carols from King's7.15pm – Richard Osman's Festive House of Games7.45pm – Celebrity Mastermind8.15pm – Only Connect Christmas Special8.45pm – Christmas University Challenge9.15pm – Mortimer & Whitehouse : Gone Christmas Fishing10.15pm – A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone10.45pm – Beetlejuice (1988)12.15am – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)1.50am – Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas 2.50am – Asia 3.50am – My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani: Spencer MatthewsRead more: Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special 2024: Release date, plot, cast and latest updates
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White Christmas was released in 1954.
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ITV1
6.00am – Good Morning Britain9.00am – Lorraine10.00am – This Morning12.00pm – Loose Women1.00pm – ITV Lunchtime News, Weather1.05pm – Regional News, Weather1.15pm – In for a Penny: Christmas Crackers 2.00pm – Shrek the Halls2.30pm – It's a Wonderful Life (1946)5.05pm – You Bet! 6.20pm – Regional News, Weather ITV News, Weather6.40pm – ITV News, Weather7.00pm – Emmerdale7.30pm – Royal Carols: Together At Christmas8.45pm – Coronation Street9.15pm – Tik Tok: Top 100 202411.10pm – ITV News, Weather, Regional Weather11.30pm – Christmas Carols on ITV12.30am – Martin Lewis: How to Win at Board Games 1.20am – Pictionary (Repeat)1.45am – Inside M&S at Christmas3.25am – Unwind with ITV3.50am – It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Read more: 10 new festive Christmas movies you don't want to miss in 2024
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It's a Wonderful Life is a festive favourite.
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Channel 4
5.50am – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)7.25am – The Tiger Who Came to Tea 7.50am – The Snowman8.20am – Father Christmas8.55am – The Snowman and the Snowdog9.25am – The Simpsons 9.55am – The Simpsons 10.20am – The Simpsons 10.50am – The Simpsons 11.20am – Channel 4 News11.25pm – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)2.10pm – A Christmas Carol (1984)4.15pm – The Snowman 4.45pm – Mog's Christmas 5.20pm – The Snowman and the Snowdog 5.45pm – Channel 4 News6.05pm – Home Alone (1990)8.00pm – The Great Festive Bake Off 20249.15pm – Gogglebox11.15pm – 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special 2023 12.20am – Sarah Millican: Home Bird Live1.15am – Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog 2.25am – Sounds Like It's Christmas 3.20am – The Last Leg 4.15am – The Great Festive Bake Off 2024 5.25am – Kirstie's Handmade Christmas Read more: Ed Sheeran Under The Tree: Lyrics, music video and 'That Christmas' film explained
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Home Alone will be on Channel 4 this Christmas Eve.
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Channel 5
6.00am – Oggy Oggy 6.10am – Peppa Pig 6.15am – Peppa Pig 6.20am – Milkshake! Monkey Top Nanas Rhymes 6.25am – Pip and Posy 6.30am – Odo 6.40am – Tweedy & Fluff 6.45am – Fireman Sam 6.55am – Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! 7.05am – Peppa Pig 7.10am – Peppa Pig 7.15am – The Adventures of Paddington 7.35am – Thomas & Friends : The Christmas Letter Express 8.40am – Paw Patrol 8.55am – A Right Royal Sprout 9.05am – Mixmups 9.15am – Milkshake!: Nativity 9.30am – Scrooge (1951)11.15am – The Holiday (2006)2.00pm – The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)4.35pm – Catch Me if You Can (2002)7.10pm – 5 News Update7.15pm – World's Strongest Man8.15pm – The Four Seasons at Christmas9.15pm – The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special10.15pm – The Two Ronnies: The Unseen Sketches11.45pm – Bradley Walsh: Comedy Legends1.10am – Live Casino Show3.10am – Dunkirk : Mission Impossible 3.55am – Aldi v M&S: Who Does Xmas Best?4.45am – Britain's Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson 5.05am – House Doctor5.35am – Paw Patrol5.50am – Fireman Sam