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The TV highlights to look out for over Christmas

2024-12-23 21:00:23
Fans are waiting to find out whether the second season of Netflix's Squid Game can live up to the first

The out-of-office is on, the mulled wine is mulling, and the highlighter pen is out as families look ahead to the best of this year's Christmas TV.

Four names in particular have been dominating the headlines as people gear up for the festive break - Gavin, Stacey, Wallace and Gromit.

But there are plenty of other programmes to look forward to over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Here are just a few of the shows scheduled for the coming days.

The Princess of Wales (far right) will appear in Royal Carols: Together at Christmas on ITV
Mika, Claudia Winkleman and Lang Lang will visit Battersea Power Station for The Piano at Christmas
Freddie Flintoff is hosting ITV's reboot of Bullseye, with the second of two specials airing on Christmas Day

Meanwhile on ITV, those who enjoyed Home Alone on Christmas Eve can watch the sequel on Christmas Day, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (15:10).

After that, look out for specials of Emmerdale (18:30), Coronation Street (19:00) and The Chase (20:00), before 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era (21:00).

But the highlight of their schedule this year is arguably the return of Bullseye (17:25), a reboot of the 1980s and 1990s gameshow hosted by Freddie Flintoff, alongside 17-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler.

Channel 4 are keeping their film offering traditional with Miracle on 34th Street (17:00), before Claudia Winkleman, Mika and Lang Lang return for a special edition of The Piano at Christmas, filmed at Battersea Power Station (19:05).

The Railway Children Return (15:10) will be on Channel 5, before the network dedicates its evening programming to the UK's favourite Comedy Moments (17:15), Christmas Party Songs (19:15) and 1980s Songs (21:15).