Christmas means every kind of various issues relying on who you ask – and if, for you, it’s a day of enjoyable at dwelling with a bath of Celebrations to your left and a glass of one thing glowing to your proper, then we salute you.

This 12 months specifically, we’re in for an particularly jam-packed day of telly on Christmas Day – together with festive specials of your favorite exhibits, dramatic goings on in Soapland and the most-hyped TV comeback of the final 5 years.

Right here’s our helpful information to all the perfect TV exhibits airing on Christmas Day…

Inform me extra: In case you’re searching for one thing festive to soundtrack your Christmas brekkie and first Bucks Fizz of the day, then Channel 5 has obtained you coated.

Starting early on within the day, they’re counting down the nation’s most beloved festive tunes, with a little bit of assist from this 12 months’s Christmas primary artist, Wham!’s personal Andrew Ridgeley.

Alternatively, in the event you fancy extra of a lie-in on Christmas Day, the countdown present can also be being repeated within the afternoon.

When’s it on? 9.05am on Channel 5

Inform me extra: See, we love a little bit of tradition too!

Filmed at London’s iconic Royal Albert Corridor earlier this 12 months, this manufacturing of the English Nationwide Ballet’s Swan Lake packs within the winter cosiness, and likewise permits you to see these world-class performers up shut and private like by no means earlier than.

When’s it on? 12.50pm on BBC Two

Inform me extra: We’re going to be sincere, we don’t normally see the purpose of watching cooking exhibits on Christmas Day, when it’s realistically too late to strive any of it out 4 your self. However hey, we’re not going to show down the chance to open our doorways to Ainsley Harriott this festive season.

When’s it on? 2pm on ITV1

Inform me extra: Assured to maintain any little ones entertained as you begin to attain that mid-Christmas afternoon stoop, the BBC’s Christmas Day authentic this 12 months comes within the type of Tiddler.

Primarily based on the favored kids’s story by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, this amusingly-titled animated providing options some star turns within the type of Lolly Adefope, Jayde Adams and Rob Brydon (in his first high-profile BBC flip of the day – extra on the second later!), whereas HuffPost fave Hannah Waddingham is on narrating duties.

When’s it on 2.35pm on BBC One

Inform me extra: If Chris McCausland’s emotional Strictly victory has left you wanting extra, then we’ve obtained excellent news.

Additionally competing within the Christmas Day particular is Drag Race UK favorite Tayce, making historical past as the primary drag artist to ever compete on Strictly.

When’s it on? 3.55pm on BBC One

Inform me extra: Whereas the King’s (and, previous to that, Queen’s) Speech airs yearly on BBC One and ITV1 concurrently, the always-anarchic Channel 4 tends to do issues a bit otherwise.

Previously 31 years, everybody from Sharon Osbourne, Marge Simpson, Danny Dyer and Tom Daley to little one survivors of the Grenfell Tower catastrophe, the previous president of Iran and a survivor of 9/11 have been recruited to supply an alternative choice to the Royals’ annual message, highlighting world and societal points to a captive viewers of Brits already at dwelling watching TV.

This 12 months, the excellence goes to Strictly winner Chris McCausland, who will use his speech to name for extra inclusion for disabled individuals.

When’s it on? 4.50pm on Channel 4

Inform me extra: Physician Who all the time goes large at Christmas, and for his second festive providing since taking on as showrunner, we’re happy to notice that Russell T Davies is maintaining the custom.

Pleasure To The World sees The Physician getting reacquainted with an previous enemy after a resort company begins providing the concept of stays in several time durations to its clientele.

Oh, and did we point out a particular visitor look from none aside from Bridgerton favorite Nicola Coughlan?

When’s it on? 5.10pm on BBC One

Inform me extra: You may discover there’s solely a handful of ITV1 choices on our round-up in comparison with the BBC, and that’s as a result of, frankly, we’re not fairly certain what the previous is enjoying at with its Christmas Day schedule.

Nevertheless, if there’s one factor price switching over to on Christmas Day, it’s the departure of a real cleaning soap legend, as Helen Value’s last scenes as Gail Platt go forward with – naturally – her seventh time down the aisle.

When’s it on? 7pm on ITV1

Inform me extra: We’re completely over the moon that one of the crucial healthful actuality exhibits round proper now is getting its personal Christmas particular (plus, in the event you queue this up after Strictly, you’ll get the perfect present of all in a double serving to of Claudia Winkleman).

Whereas the common sequence takes the type of a hunt for the UK’s most interesting newbie pianist, this one-off particular revisits a few of your faves from the unique present.

Sadly, The Piano At Christmas will mark viewers’ favorite Lang Lang’s last look on the present, after saying earlier within the 12 months that he was stepping down, with a brand new addition stepping in for subsequent 12 months’s sequence.

When’s it on? 7.05pm on Channel 4

Inform me extra: This 12 months’s bumper BBC schedule contains not one however two instalments of EastEnders, together with a really intriguing late-night version.

It does appear like Christmas Day in Walford is about to be as explosive as ever, as a bunch meal on the Queen Vic takes a dramatic flip when the reality Cindy has been making an attempt so exhausting to hide comes spilling out.

When’s it on? 7.30pm and 10.35pm on BBC One

Inform me extra: Oh come on, all of us love a recreation at Christmas – and when you’re a few sherries in, why not let Bradley Walsh play quizmaster relatively than your belligerent distant family members.

And if the considered celebs placing their festive information to the check isn’t enticement sufficient, you possibly can in all probability count on the Chasers will likely be raiding the flowery gown field as all the time – plus it’s battle of the quizzers as Pointless’ personal Alexander Armstrong makes an look.

When’s it on? 8pm on ITV1

Inform me extra: The top of unpretentious, healthful viewing, Name The Midwife is kicking off its 14th sequence (sure, 14th sequence!) with its annual Christmas particular.

Now set in 1969, this 12 months’s particular is definitely being cut up into two for the primary time, together with what’s been billed as an intriguing “Christmas cliffhanger”.

Look out for a funfair, a severe outbreak of flu and the return of a well-recognized face.

When’s it on? 8pm on BBC One

Inform me extra: Alright, it’s the large one. Not solely is Gavin & Stacey again – it’s the final ever episode.

Don’t fear, although, as a result of James Corden and Ruth Jones have promised loads of laughs in addition to a couple of twists within the award-winning sitcom’s first ever feature-length episode, which can lastly clear up the thriller of what occurred after Nessa obtained down on one knee on Christmas Day 5 years in the past.

When’s it on? 9pm on BBC One

Inform me extra: If anybody’s going to get us to concentrate to a sport we couldn’t beforehand have cared much less about on Christmas Day of all days, it’s Beyoncé.

In the course of the NFL recreation between the Texans and Ravens (us neither) within the music icon’s dwelling state of Texas, Beyoncé will likely be placing on a Halftime Present the entire world can take part on, because it’ll be streamed dwell on Netflix.

Count on show-stopping manufacturing, powerhouse vocals, shock visitors and a very late evening in the event you plan on watching all of it dwell.

When’s it on? From 9.30pm on Netflix

Inform me extra: Yeah, alright, it’s not for everybody, however given how excessive the viewing figures Mrs Brown’s Boys continues to usher in, there’s clearly an viewers for it on the market.

On this 12 months’s Christmas Day episode, Agnes tries to place her Scrooge-like methods behind her as she’s joined by the remainder of the household, whereas Cathy makes an attempt to unite the household, with a great trigger in thoughts.

When’s it on? 11.05pm on BBC One