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Christmas TV 2013: how was it for you?

Downton Abbey — The Abbey habit: Downton Abbey, starring Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora and Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith, has been a ratings winner for NBCU. Photograph: Nick Briggs

Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, Call the Midwife ... if there's one thing you could say about this year's Christmas Day viewing, it's that it looked incredibly similar to last year's Christmas Day viewing.

Did it tick all of the right festive boxes for you this 25 December, or did you turn to streaming sites and box sets in protest? Let us know what your highlights and lowlights were below.

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