Yahoo Movies The Best movies on TV this Christmas
'Tis the season to grab a tin of Quality Street, stick your feet up in front of the telly and enjoy all of the wonderful movies on offer.
We've rounded up a selection of films for the whole family, from Christmas classics to Pixar favourites to Hollywood blockbusters, to keep the festive spirits high and avoid any post-election squabbles.
There really is something for everyone.
Best Christmas movies on TV: Saturday, December 21
Scrooge (1951) - 15.10, Channel 5
Madagascar - 15.15, Channel 4
Shrek - 16.50, BBC One
Swallows and Amazons - 17.15, BBC Two
Men in Black - 19.30, Channel 4
Casino Royale - 20.10, ITV
The Holiday - 20.10, ITV 2
Star Trek - 21.00, E4
Mrs Brown - 21.15, BBC Four
Stand By Me - 21.20, Dave
Philomena - 22.55, BBC Four
The Inbetweeners Movie - 23.15, Channel 4
Looper - 00.25, BBC One
Best Christmas movies on TV: Sunday, December 22
Freaky Friday (1976) - 06.05, Channel 4
Toy Story - 13.50, BBC One
The Penguins of Madagascar - 15.05
The BFG (2016) - 17.15
Paddington - 19.15, Channel 4
Quantum of Solace - 21.00, ITV
The Fugitive - 23.15, ITV4
Best Christmas movies on TV: Monday, December 23
The Croods - 09.10, BBC One
Kung Fu Panda - 10.30, BBC One
Toy Story 2 - 13.25, BBC One
White Christmas - 13.35, Channel 4
The Santa Claus, 14.15, ITV
Brave - 14.55, BBC One
Gremlins - 22.45, ITV
The Lady In The Van - 22:45pm, BBC Two
The Inbetweeners 2 - 23.00, Channel 4
The Manchurian Candidate - 00.25, BBC Two
Best Christmas movies on TV: Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24
Murder on the Orient Express - 11.40, BBC Two
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - 12.40, ITV
A Christmas Carol (1984) - 13.10, Channel 4
Toy Story 3 - 13.25, BBC One
Death on the Nile - 13.45, BBC Two
My Fair Lady - 14.55, Channel 5
Frozen - 15,00, BBC One
Elf - 17.15, ITV
Beauty and the Beast (2017) - 17.30, BBC One
Home Alone - 17.30, Channel 4
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - 20.00, Sky Premiere
The Holiday - 20.00, ITV2
Moulin Rouge! - 21.00, Paramount Network
Planes, Trains and Automobiles - 21.00, Sky One
Unforgiven - 22.oo, ITV4
Made in Dagenham - 00.55, BBC One
Best Christmas movies on TV: Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25
Rise of the Guardians - 07.15, BBC Two
Disney's A Christmas Carol - 09.25am, ITV
Ice Age - 10.40, Channel 4
Moana - 12.44, BBC One
Back to the Future - 14.35, Channel 4
Finding Dory - 15.10, BBC One
Oliver! - 15.10, Channel 5
Spartacus - 16.10, ITV4
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - 16.55, Channel 4
How to Train Your Dragon - 18.00, E4
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - 18.00, Sky One
Jurassic World - 20.00, ITV 2
Slumdog Millionaire - 01.00, Channel 4
Best Christmas movies on TV: Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26
The Good Dinosaur - 09.00, BBC One
Wreck-It Ralph - 10.25, BBC One
Groundhog Day - 14.15, Sony Movies
The Jungle Book (2016) - 15.45, BBC One
Ratatouille - 17.00, Channel 5
Cool Runnings - 17.15, Channel 5
Jurassic Park - 18.25, ITV 2
The Simpsons Movie - 19.15, E4
Avengers: Endgame - 20.00, Sky Premiere
Skyfall - 20.30, ITV
Paddington 2 - 19.20, BBC One
The Shawshank Redemption- 21.00, Sky One
Florence Foster Jenkins 23.00, BBC Two
The Wolf of Wall Street - 23.05, Channel 4
Best Christmas movies on TV: Friday, December 27
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 13.25, BBC One
Sister Act - 14:20, Channel 5
Zootropolis - 15.15, BBC One
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - 20.00, ITV 2
The Limehouse Golem - 21.30pm, BBC Two
Love Actually - 22.10, ITV
Ant Man - 23.00, BBC One
Best Christmas movies on TV: Saturday, December 28
Sunshine on Leith - 14.25, Channel 4
Inside Out - 15.00, BBC One
Mamma Mia! - 20.00, Channel 5
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 - 20.30, ITV
Best Christmas movies on TV: Sunday, December 29
The King and I - 13.20, Channel 5
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 13.50, BBC One
Monsters University - 15.50, BBC One
The Lego Movie - 18.00, Sky One
Liam Gallagher: As It Was - 22.15, BBC Two
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - BBC 2
Best Christmas movies on TV: Monday, December 30
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - 10.15, BBC One
Edward Scissorhands - 12.20, Channel 4
Shrek 2 - 15.20, BBC One
Iron Man 3 - 23.35, BBC One
East is East - 23.55, Channel 4
The Apartment / Some Like It Hot - from 01.00, BBC Two
New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31
Chicken Run - 9.30, BBC One
The Railway Children - 11.20, BBC One
The Big Country - 11.30, BBC Two
The Queen - 12.45, ITV
Paddington 2 - 13.30, BBC One
Shrek the Third - 15.10, BBC One
Spectre - 20.00, ITV
Billy Elliot - 21.00, BBC Two
Point Break - 02.00, BBC One
New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1
Shaun the Sheep Movie - 09.30, BBC One
The Wizard of Oz - 10.15, ITV3
Pete's Dragon - 11.00, BBC One
The Book of Life - 12.40, E4
The Magnificent Seven (1960) - 14.25, BBC Two
Jumanji - 15.34, Channel 5
The Lion King (1994) - 18.00, Channel 4
Shazam! - 20.00, Sky Premiere
Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 21.00, Channel 4
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 21.00, Sky One
The Hunger Games - 21.00, W
Bridget Jones' Diary - 21.00, Channel 5
Pulp Fiction - 21.40, Dave
The Hangover - 22.35, ITV
28 Days Later... - 23.25, Paramount Network
Thursday, January 2
The 39 Steps - 11.35, BBC Two
The Sound of Music - 19.00, BBC Four
Friday, January 3
A Hard Day's Night - 19.00, BBC 4
No Country for Old Men - 21.00, Paramount Network
Hail, Caesar! - 21.00, More4
What We Do in the Shadows - 23.35, BBC two
Attack the Block - 00.00, Channel 4
Netflix Christmas movie releases
Klaus
Marriage Story
Amazon Prime Video Christmas movie releases
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