Christmas is often a time to take a well deserved and indulge in some tv.
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have released their Christmas TV schedule so you can plan what to watch and what to record.
Throughout December ITV is offering Christmas specials including Strictly The Real Full Monty on December 13 and 14 at 9pm as well as a Jonathan Ross Christmas special at 9.35pm, guests are yet to be confirmed.
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The Royal Variety Performance will be on ITV at 7.30pm on December 19, with music from Ed Sheeran, Sir Rod Stewart, Anne-Marie, Years and Years, James Blunt and Elvis Costello and Matilda the Musical.
BBC will delight audiences with a Call the Midwife special and Mrs Browns Boys as well as some new thrilling box sets, A Death in Paradise and A Very British Scandal. Both of these will first on on tele, then the whole series will drop on iPlayer.
Channel 4 of course will have The Big Fat Quiz of The Year but will also debut Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby.
But looking through to Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, here are the TV guides for BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
BBC Christmas TV guide 2021
BBC One on Christmas Day
11.35am - Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
11.55am - Top of the Pops
1.15pm-Secret Life of Pets 2
2.30pm- Superworm
3.00pm- The Queen's Speech
3.10pm- Mary Poppins Returns
6.25pm- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
7.25pm- Blankety Blank
8pm- Call the Midwife
9.35pm- EastEnders
10.20pm- Mrs Browns Boys
10.50pm- The Vicar of Dibley 's The Handsome Stranger'
10.50pm- News and Weather
BBC Two
Mostly made up of repeats but there are some classic films and programmes.
11.10am- Casablanca
12.50pm- Meet Me in St Louis
3.10pm- The Two Ronnies
7pm- Morecambe and Wise
8.35pm- A Musical Family Christmas with the Kanneh-Masons
9.35pm- Pavarotti
Boxing Day
5.50pm- Around the World Days , starring David Tennant
7.30pm-Death in Paradise
9pm-A Very British Scandal
10pm- EastEnders
ITV 2021
ITV Christmas Eve
3.55pm-Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Christmas Special
5.30pm-The Chase Celebrity Christmas Special
6.30pm- Gino's Italian Family Adventure: A Festive Feast
7pm-Emmerdale
8.30-Coronation Street
9pm- Bradley and Barney: Breaking Dad at Christmas
10.30pm- Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy
Christmas Day ITV guide
5.30pm-Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
6pm-The Masked Singalong
7- Emmerdale
8pm-Coronation Street
9pm- The Larkins Christmas Special
ITV guide for Boxing Day
8pm- All Star Musicals at Christmas
Channel 4
Christmas Eve
8pm- The Greatest Snowman
9.30pm- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special
10.30pm - The Last Leg Christmas Eve Special
Christmas Day TV guide
2.15pm- Home Alone 2
3.55pm- The Snowman at 3.55pm
12.20pm- Slumdog Millionaire
5.00pm- The Alternative Christmas Day Message
7.30pm- Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby
8pm- The Great British Bake Off Festival Special
9.15- Gogglebox- The best of 2021
11.150 First Date-Festive Special
Boxing Day
9pm- Big Fat Quiz of the Year
