As Christmas is finally here it’s time to check out what’s actually worth watching over the festive period. To help you out here our top picks from all of this year’s UK’s Christmas TV. We have studied the television listing across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4/5 and Film 4. Of course our personal favourite Talking Pictures TV is also included.
Christmas TV 2019 – Top Picks
| Day | Name | Channel | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:25 |
| Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971) | Talking Pictures TV | 12:05 | |
| To Catch a Thief (1955) (Cary Grant / Grace Kelly) | BBC2 | 13:35 | |
| A Service For Christmas Eve (1993) | Talking Pictures TV | 13:55 | |
| Deck the Halls (2006) (Matthew Broderick / Danny DeVito | Channel 5 | 16:20 | |
| North by Northwest (1959) | BBC2 | 15:20 | |
| The Snowman | Channel 4 | 17:00 | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog | Channel 4 | 5:35 | |
| Home Alone (1990) | Channel 4 | 18:00 | |
| Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas | BBC1 | 18:00 | |
| Carols from King's | BBC2 | 18:15 | |
| Father Ted: A Christmassy Ted (1996) | More4 | 21:00 | |
| The Children (2008) | Horror Channel | 21:00 | |
| Rita Sue and Bob Too (1986) | Talking Pictures TV | 21:05 | |
| A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint | BBC2 | 22:30 | |
| The Vicar of Dibley - The Christmas Lunch | BBC1 | 22:30 | |
| Christmas Day | Witches In The Woods (2019) | Horror Channel | 00:45 |
| 12 days of Christmas (1956) | Talking Pictures TV | 07:40 | |
| Good Tidings Of Great Joy (1996) | Talking Pictures TV | 07:50 | |
| Christmas Cartoon (1942) | Talking Pictures TV | 11:40 | |
| A Christmas Carol (1984) | ITV3 | 12:35 | |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951) | Talking Pictures TV | 12:45 | |
| White Christmas (1954) | Channel 4 | 12:55 | |
| Carry On Loving (1970) | ITV3 | 14:40 | |
| Mary Poppins Returns (2018) | BBC1 | 15:10 | |
| Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) | ITV | 15:10 | |
| Father Christmas | Channel 4 | 15:20 | |
| The Snowman | Channel 4 | 15:55 | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog | Channel 4 | 16:30 | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) | Channel 4 | 17:15 | |
| Carry On Behind (1975) | ITV3 | 18:30 | |
| Lavender Hill Mob (1951) | Talking Pictures TV | 18:35 | |
| The Italian Job (1969) | ITV4 | 18:55 | |
| The Morecambe And Wise Christmas Show 1971 | BBC2 | 19:00 | |
| Terry Pratchett's the Abominable Snow Baby | Channel 4 | 19:30 | |
| The Morecambe And Wise Show 1970 - The Lost Tape | BBC2 | 19:45 | |
| John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) | Film4 | 21:00 | |
| Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) | Talking Pictures TV | 21:15 | |
| Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special | BBC1 | 22:20 | |
| The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) | E4 | 22:20 | |
| Tales From The Lodge | Horror Channel | 23:00 | |
| Water (1985) | Talking Pictures TV | 23:15 | |
| American Gangster (2007) (Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe) | ITV4 | 23:25 | |
| Boxing Day | Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) | BBC1 | 10:10 |
| Notorious (1946) | Talking Pictures TV | 01:15 | |
| Beyond Christmas (1940) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:15 | |
| Singin' in the Rain (1952) | BBC2 | 12:40 | |
| Stephen King's The Stand | Horror Channel | 13:00-20:15 | |
| Carry On Girls (1973) | ITV3 | 13:25 | |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) | BBC2 | 14:20 | |
| Carry On Again Doctor (1969) | ITV3 | 15:05 | |
| Crocodille Dundee (1986) | Channel 4 | 16:00 | |
| Paddington (2014) | BBC1 | 16:20 | |
| Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966) | ITV3 | 16:45 | |
| The Two Ronnies at Christmas 1987 | BBC2 | 17:20 | |
| Around the World in 80 Days (David Tennant) | BBC1 | 17:50 | |
| Carry On Matron (1972) | ITV3 | 18:30 | |
| Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 (1966) | Talking Pictures TV | 19:15 | |
| Dirty Dancing (1987) | Channel 5 | 20:00 | |
| Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) | ITV3 | 20:15 | |
| Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) | Film4 | 21:00 | |
| Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure | ITV | 21:30 | |
| The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) | E4 | 22:30 | |
| The Likely Lads (1976) | Talking Pictures TV | 23:55 |
Don’t forget to check out our latest Xmas Bluray reviews:
- Scrooge (1951)
- Don’t Open till Christmas (1984)
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
- The Family Man (2000)
Hopefully we’ve found a few gems amongst all of the UK’s Christmas TV 2019. There’s always something worth watching on the television over the festive period and most of its free to air!
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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