Browse this year's Christmas Day schedules for the main five channels below!
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BBC One
06.00: Breakfast
09.05: Zog (R)
09.35: Zog and the Flying Doctors (R)
10.00: Christmas Day Service from Coventry Cathedral
11.00: Stick Man (R)
11.25: Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (R)
12.00: Top of the Pops Christmas Special
13.00: BBC News, Weather
13.10: FILM: The Secret Life of Pets 2
14.30: Superworm
15.00: The Queen
15.10: FILM: Mary Poppins Returns
17.10: Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (pictured)
18.25: Michael McIntyre's Christmas Wheel
19.25: Blankety Blank Christmas Special
20.00: Call The Midwife Christmas Special
21.35: EastEnders
22.20: Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special
22.55: The Vicar of Dibley: The Handsome Stranger (R)
23.50: BBC News, Weather
00.00: On Christmas Night
00.05: FILM: Last Christmas
01.45: Would I Lie To You? At Christmas (R)
02.15: I Can See Your Voice Christmas Special (R)
03.15: Weather For The Week Ahead
03.20: BBC News
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BBC Two
06.10: The Polar Bear Family and Me (R)
07.10: FILM: Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast
08.20: Malory Towers: The First Day (R)
08.45: Carols From King's (R)
10.00: Gangsta Granny (R)
11.10: FILM: Casablanca
12.50: FILM: Meet Me In St Louis
14.40: Talking Pictures: Marvellous Musicals (R)
15.10: The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook (R)
15.40: The Two Ronnies: The Studio Recordings (R)
16.10: Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life
17.10: The Queen (R)
17.20: FILM: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
19.00: The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 1971 (R)
19.45: The Morecambe and Wise Show 1970 - The Lost Tape (R)
20.35: A Musical Family Christmas with the Kanneh-Masons (pictured)
21.35: FILM: Pavarotti
23.20: Pavarotti in Hyde Park (R)
00.55: Beauty and the Beast: Pantomime for Comic Relief (R)
01.55: Impeachment: American Crime Story (R)
03.05: What We Do In The Shadows: The Wellness Centre (R)
03.30: What We Do In The Shadows: A Farewell (R)
03.55: What We Do In The Shadows: The Portrait (R)
© ITV
ITV
06.00: CITV
07.00: Good Morning Britain
09.00: Lorraine
10.00: This Morning
12.00: James Martin's Christmas Day
14.00: Ainsley's Christmas Good Mood Food
15.00: The Queen
15.10: FILM: Santa Claus: The Movie
17.15: ITV News and Weather
17.30: Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs at Christmas
18.00: The Masked Singalong
19.00: Emmerdale (pictured)
20.00: Coronation Street
21.00: The Larkins at Christmas
22.25: ITV News and Weather
22.40: FILM: Love Actually
01.05: The Royal Variety Performance 2021 (R)
03.15: FYI Extra
03.35: Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home - Travels in my Own Land (R)
04.25: Rolling In It (R)
05.15: Unwind With ITV
© Channel 4
Channel 4
05.55: FILM: Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
07.15: The Simpsons: 'Tis The 15th Season (R)
07.40: The Simpsons: Grift of the Magi (R)
08.05: The Simpsons: Simpson Christmas Stories (R)
08.30: The Simpsons: Holidays of Future Passed (R)
09.00: The Simpsons: The Fight Before Christmas (R)
09.30: The Simpsons: The Nightmare After Krustmas (R)
10.00: We're Going On A Bear Hunt (R)
10.30: The Tiger Who Came To Tea (R)
11.00: FILM: How To Train Your Dragon
12.55: FILM: White Christmas
15.20: Father Christmas (R)
15.55: The Snowman (R)
16.30: The Snowman and the Snowdog (R)
17.00: The Alternative Christmas Message
17.05: Channel 4 News
17.15: FILM: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
19.30: Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby
20.00: The Great Christmas Bake Off 2021 (pictured)
21.15: Gogglebox 2021 Highlights
23.15: First Dates At Christmas (R)
00.20: FILM: Slumdog Millionaire
02.20: One Night In The Natural History Museum (R)
03.15: Come Dine With Me Christmas 2013 (R)
05.25: Countdown (R)
Channel 5
06.00: Milkshake!
08.20: Funniest Ever Pets At Christmas (R)
09.15: Greatest Family Christmas Hits (R)
10.10: Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs (R)
13.10: All-Time Favourite ABBA Songs (pictured)
15.10: FILM: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
18.15: Britain's Greatest 80s Songs
21.00: Britain's Favourite Party Songs
23.05: Kylie: 30 Years of Hits (R)
00.30: Wonderful World of Chocolate (R)
01.00: The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show
03.00: Entertainment News on 5
03.10: The Secret Life of Puppies (R)
04.00: The Great Model Railway Challenge (R)
04.50: The Highland Midwife (R)
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Neil Wilkes
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