Motherland Christmas Special
9pm, BBC Two
The festive season can mean only one thing for the mums in Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh’s comedy: it is time for Amanda’s Seasonal Soiree. But with only Meg (Tanya Moodie) scoring an invite, Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Kevin (Paul Ready) and Liz (Diane Morgan) have to tag along, enduring the awkward small talk and the paltry offerings of Santa’s sack of gifts. Poor Kevin falls victim to a misguided attempt at keeping the white carpet clean. Ammar Kalia
Mary Berry Saves Christmas
6.30pm, BBC One
For novice cooks, Christmas can often mean culinary panic. Not to worry, though, as Mary Berry is on hand to help three kitchen amateurs whip up a feast. There’s a butternut squash, stilton and sage tart for zookeeper Jake and a turkey crown with bacon lattice for Jess and her parents. AK
After Ever: After Jack and the Beanstalk
8pm, Sky One
He has provided a postscript for Cinderella, now David Walliams is telling the tale of what happened after the beanstalk was felled. Jack (Eddie Karanja) is keen to get the concussed Giant (Walliams) home, but first he must handle the Woman With No Name (Sheridan Smith). Ellen E Jones
Ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas
8.30pm, BBC One
It is time to return to crumbling Button House and its supernatural inhabitants for this festive special of the charming sitcom. There is a flashback to the champagne-swigging adulterous life of Julian Fawcett MP (Simon Farnaby), while Alison tends to her in-laws. AK
King Gary Christmas Special
10pm, BBC One
The cash-strapped residents of Butterchurn Crescent may want to skip their Christmas light display, but Gary (Tom Davis) vows to save the day in his usual steamrollering style. This sitcom can seem as broad as its towering star, but there is real verve in the dialogue, and poignancy, too. Graeme Virtue
Dolly Parton’s Christmas Concert
11.15pm, BBC One
Queen of the season Dolly Parton rolls out a concert from her Nashville studio that is pure Christmas. She is performing tracks from her new album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, which means classics such as I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Precious Memories and Comin’ Home for Christmas. Hannah Verdier
Film choice
Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017), 10pm, BBC Two
In what he claims is his final film, Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson to make this ineffably elegant romantic drama. Day-Lewis plays dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock, whose world is shaken when gauche waitress Alma (Vicki Krieps) stumbles in. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Cricket: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers 8am, BT Sport 1. Big Bash League head to head.
Championship football: Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Followed by Everton v Manchester United at 7.30pm
French football 6pm, BT Sport 1. Yet to be announced Ligue 1 clash, with another at 8pm.
