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The following is a list of United Kingdom , Christmas television specials , as well as Christmas-themed episodes of regular television series .
Drama [ ]
BBC [ ]
Series
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Born and Bred
A Very Ormston Christmas
2003
The Brothers
The Christmas Party
1976
Cranford
Christmas Special
2009
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Gifts of the Magi
1966
Lark Rise to Candleford
Christmas Special
2008
Last Christmas
1999
Last Tango in Halifax
Christmas Special
2013
Lost Christmas
2011
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Murder Under the Mistletoe
2013
A Christmas Carol
2019
A three-part miniseries.
All Creatures Great and Small [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Merry Gentlemen
1978
Brotherly Love
1990
Call the Midwife [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Christmas Special
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Casualty / Holby City [ ]
Series
Episode
Year
Description
Casualty
Survival
1986
Closure
1986
These Things Happen
1987
Silent Night
1992
Comfort and Joy
1993
Talking Turkey
1994
Lost Boys
1995
Do You Believe in Fairies?
1996
The Golden Hour
1997
New Year and All That
1998
Peace on Earth
1999
Holby City
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
1999
Casualty
Merry Christmas Dr Spiller
2000
Holby City
A Christmas Carol, Part I
A Christmas Carol, Part II
Casualty
Life and Soul
2001
Holby City
' Twas the Night
Casualty
Some Comfort, No Joy, Little Peace, Bit Too Much Love
2002
Holby City
Sinners And Saints
Casualty
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
2003
Holby City
In The Bleak Midwinter
Casualty@Holby City
Casualty@Holby City at Christmas (Part One)
2004
Casualty@Holby City at Christmas (Part Two)
Casualty
Do They Know It's Christmas?
2005
Casualty@Holby City
Deny Thy Father (Part 1)
Deny Thy Father (Part 2)
Casualty
Silent Night
2006
Holby City
The Good Fight
Casualty
What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding
2007
Holby City
Elliot's Wonderful Life
Casualty
This Will Be Our Year
2008
Took a Long Time to Come
Holby City
Maria's Christmas Carol
Casualty
All I Want for Christmas
2009
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Holby City
Stand By Me
Casualty
Season of Goodwill
2010
Winter Wonderland
Holby City
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Casualty
Next of Kin
2011
Holby City
Wise Men
Casualty
I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus
2012
Holby City
Through the Darkness
And We Banish Shade
Casualty
Away in a Manger
2013
Holby City
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Casualty
Solomon's Song
2014
Holby City
Star of Wonder
I Will Honour Christmas in My Heart
Casualty
Maybe This Year
2015
Home for Christmas
Holby City
Bad Blood, Fake Snow
Blue Christmas
Casualty
All I Want for Christmas Is You
2016
Bah Humbug
Holby City
Hallelujah
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Casualty
Series 32, episode 17
2017
Holby City
Best Christmas Ever
2018
Casualty
Series 33, episode 17
Doctor Who [ ]
Father Brown [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
"The Star of Jacob"
2016
"The Tree of Truth"
2017
Grange Hill [ ]
Special
Year
Description
Christmas Special
1981
1985
Jonathan Creek [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Black Canary
1998
Satan's Chimney
2001
The Grinning Man
2009
Daemons' Roost
2016
ITV [ ]
Special
Year
Description
Christmas Special
2005
2006
The Darling Buds of May [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Christmas Is Coming
1991
Le Grand Weekend
1992
Downton Abbey [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Christmas at Downton Abbey
2011
A Journey to the Highlands
2012
The London Season
2013
A Moorland Holiday
2014
The Finale
2015
The Bill [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Twanky
1997
Christmas Star
1998
When the Snow Lay Round About
1999
The Night Before
2000
Santa's Little Helper
2008
Heartbeat / The Royal [ ]
Series
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Heartbeat
A Winter's Tale
1994
Charity Begins at Home
1996
The Queen's Message
1997
Echoes of the Past
1998
Cold Turkey
2000
No Hiding Place
2001
Many Splendoured Thing
2002
The Royal
Famous for a Day
2003
Heartbeat
In the Bleak Midwinter
2004
Christmas Album
2005
Auld Acquaintance
Midsomer Murders [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Ghosts of Christmas Past
2004
Days of Misrule
2008
The Christmas Haunting
2013
Taggart [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Cold Blood
1987
Double Jeopardy
1988
Rouges' Gallery
1990
Upstairs, Downstairs [ ]
Episode
Year
Description
Whom God Hath Joined
1972
Goodwill to All Men
1973
Channel 4 [ ]
Series
Episode
Year
Description
The Max Headroom Show
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
1986
Shameless
Christmas Special
2004
Black Mirror
White Christmas
2014
Channel 5 [ ]
Comedies [ ]
BBC [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Absolutely Fabulous
Cold Turkey
2003
Alas Smith and Jones
The Home-Made Xmas Video
1987
Bernard and the Genie
1991
Blackadder
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Bottom
Holy
1992
Butterflies
Christmas with the Parkinsons
1979
Chef!
A Bird in the Hand
1993
Christmas Night with the Stars
1958–72, 1994
Anthology special featuring mini-episodes of several BBC programs.
Dad
Nemesis
1999
Dear John
Kate Returns
1987
Ever Decreasing Circles
The Party
1984
Extras
Christmas Special
2007
The Fast Show
Christmas Special
1996
The Frost Report
Frost Over Christmas
1967
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
Anthology special including mini-episodes of several BBC programs including:
Gavin & Stacey
Christmas Special
2008, 2019
The Goes Wrong Show
The Nativity
2020
The Good Life
Silly, But It's Fun
1977
The Goodies
Earthanasia
1977
Goodnight Sweetheart
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995
Hebburn
Christmas Special
2013
Him & Her
The Christmas Special
2012
Ideal
An Ideal Xmas
2005
Inside No. 9
The Devil of Christmas
2016
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Puddings from Heaven
1977
Jam & Jerusalem
Christmas Panto
2006
Just Good Friends
Christmas Special
1984
Kiss Me Kate
Christmas
2000
Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge
Knowing Me, Knowing Yule
1995
Lead Balloon
Nuts
2008
The League of Gentlemen
Yule Never Leave!
2000
May to December
I'll See You in My Dreams
1990
Men Behaving Badly
Jingle Balls
1997
Motherland
Christmas Special
2020
My Hero
Christmas
2000
No Place Like Home
A Crabtree Christmas
1984
The Office
Christmas specials
2003
Operation Good Guys
That's Entertainment
2000
Please Sir!
Peace In Our Time /Everyone Came Too
1970
Rev.
Christmas Special
2011
Russell Howard's Good News
Christmas Special
2009
The Smoking Room
Christmas Special
2004
The Thin Blue Line
Yuletide Spirit
1995
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
When Janet Met Jonny
2003
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Christmas Special
1974
The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Christmas of My Life
2006
Yes Minister
Party Games
1984
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Misery
1992
Babes in the Wood
1993
Relax-ay-voo
1994
Porky's
1995
Two Years Before the Mast
1996
Episode
Year(s)
Description
And So This Is Christmas
2007
There Will Be Pud
2008
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Crackers
1975
The Father Christmas Affair
1976
Happy Returns
1978
The Punch and Judy Affair
1979
Roots?
1981
Birds of a Feather [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Sailing
1989
Falling in Love Again
1990
We'll Always Have Majorca
1991
The Chigwell Connection
1992
It Happened in Hollywood
1993
Christmas in Dreamland
1994
Reservoir Birds
1997
Holy Ground
1998
Bread [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas with the Boswells
1988
A Quiet Christmas
1989
Another Christmas with the Boswells
1990
The Brittas Empire [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
In the Beginning
1994
Surviving Christmas
1996
The Catherine Tate Show [ ]
Series
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Catherine Tate Show
Christmas Special
2005
Nans Christmas Carol
2009
Catherine Tate's Nan
2013
Citizen Khan [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
A Khan Christmas
2013
A Khan Family Christmas
2014
Mr Khan's Christmas Wonderland
2015
It's a Khanderful Life
2016
Citizen Smith [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
A Story for Christmas
1977
Buon Natale
1980
The Detectives [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Thicker Than Water
1995
Go West, Young Man
1997
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Party
1998
Gamble
1999
Christmas
1999
Happy Ever After / Terry and June [ ]
Series
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Happy Ever After
Christmas
1976
June's Parents
1977
Terry and June
The Christmas Show
1980
Christmas
1981
Christmas with Terry and June
1982
Pantomania
1985
Episode
Year(s)
Guest panelists
Christmas
2016
Deborah Meaden , Kate Williams , Danny Baker & Sara Pascoe .
2017
Jack Dee , Suzannah Lipscomb , Liz Bonnin & Martin Kemp .
Xmas
2018
Suzannah Lipscomb , Chris Packham , James Acaster & Carol Vorderman .
Keeping Up Appearances [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Father Christmas Suit
1991
Sea Fever
1993
Angel Gabriel Blue
1994
The Pageant
1995
Last of the Summer Wine [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Small Tune on a Penny Wassail
1978
And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree
1979
Whoops
1981
All Mod Conned
1982
Merry Christmas, Father Christmas
1986
Big Day at Dream Acres
1987
Crums
1988
What's Santa Brought for Nora Then?
1989
Barry's Christmas
1990
Situation Vacant
1991
Stop That Castle
1992
Welcome to Earth
1993
A Leg Up for Christmas
1995
Extra! Extra!
1996
There Goes the Groom
1997
Potts in Pole Position
2001
A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft
2002
A Short Blast of Fred Astaire
2003
Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley
2004
Merry Enthwhistle and Jackson Day
2005
A Tale of Two Sweaters
2006
Episode
Year(s)
Comedians
Noel at the Apollo
2015
Nina Conti (host), Tanyalee Davis , Hal Cruttenden & Josh Widdicombe
2016
Romesh Ranganathan (host), Seann Walsh , Kerry Godliman & Spencer Jones
2017
Katherine Ryan (host), Joel Dommett , Marlon Davis & John Robins
Miranda [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Perfect Christmas
2010
It Was Panning
2012
Mock the Week [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Special
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
The Morecambe and Wise Show [ ]
Special
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Special
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1975
1976
1977
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Mammy's Ass
2011
Mammy Christmas / The Virgin Mammy
2012
Buckin' Mammy / Who's a Pretty Mammy?
2013
Mammy's Tickled Pink / Mammy's Gamble
2014
Mammy's Christmas Punch / Mammy's Widow Memories
2015
Mammy's Forest / Chez Mammy
2016
Mammy's Mummy / CSI: Mammy
2017
Exotic Mammy / Mammy's Hotel
2018
A Wonderful Mammy / Orange Is The New Mammy
2019
My Family [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Ding Dong Merrily
2002
Sixty Feet Under
2003
Glad Tidings We Bring
2004
... And I'll Cry If I Want To
2005
The Heart of Christmas
2006
Ho Ho No
2007
Have An Unhappy Christmas
2008
2039: A Christmas Oddity
2009
Mary Christmas
2010
Not Going Out [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Murder at Christmas
2007
Absent Father Christmas
2009
The House
2013
The Wedding
2014
Christmas Shopping
2015
The True Meaning of Christmas
2017
Ding Dong Merrily On Live
2018
Driving Home for Christmas
2019
[ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Who's Listening?
1990
The Man In The Long Black Coat
1991
One Foot in the Algarve
1993
The Man Who Blew Away
1994
The Wisdom of the Witch
1995
Starbound
1996
Endgame
1997
Only Fools and Horses / The Green Green Grass / Rock & Chips [ ]
Series
Episode/Specials
Year(s)
Description
Only Fools and Horses
Christmas Crackers
1981
Christmas Trees
1982
Part of The Funny Side of Christmas
Diamonds Are for Heather
Thicker Than Water
1983
To Hull and Back
1985
A Royal Flush
1986
The Frog's Legacy
1987
Dates
1988
The Jolly Boys' Outing
1989
Rodney Come Home
1990
Miami Twice: Part 1 – The American Dream / Miami Twice: Part 2 – Oh to Be in England
1991
Mother Nature's Son
1992
Fatal Extraction
1993
Heroes and Villains / Modern Men / Time On Our Hands
1996
The Christmas Trilogy
If They Could See Us Now
2001
Strangers on the Shore
2002
Sleepless in Peckham
2003
The Green Green Grass
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
2005
From Here to Paternity
2006
The Special Relationship
2007
Rock & Chips
Five Gold Rings
2010
Open All Hours / Still Open All Hours [ ]
Series
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Open All Hours
Untitled short subject
1982
Still Open All Hours
Pilot
2013
Christmas Special
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Outnumbered [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Robbers
2009
The Broken Santa
2011
The Sick Party
2012
Christmas Special 2016
2016
Porridge [ ]
QI [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Advent
2003
Birth
2004
December
2006
Empire
2007
Elephants
2007
Fire and Freezing
2008
Groovy
2009
Hocus Pocus
2010
Icy
2011
Jingle Bells
2012
Kris Kringle
2013
No-L
2014
Merriment
2015
Noel
2016
O Christmas
2017
Pubs
2018
Quizmas
2019
Rejoice! A Christmas Special
2020
Rab C. Nesbitt [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Seasonal Greet
1988
Clean
2008
Hoodie
2013
The Royle Family [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas with the Royle Family
1999
The Royle Family at Christmas
2000
The Queen of Sheeba
2006
The New Sofa
2008
The Golden Egg Cup
2009
Joe's Crackers
2010
Barbara's Old Ring
2012
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Jessica's First Christmas
1974
Learning to Drive
1975
Learning to Fly
1978
Steptoe and Son [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Party
1973
A Perfect Christmas
1974
Still Game [ ]
Series
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Special
Cold Turkey
2005
Hogmanay Special
The Party
2006
Christmas Special
Plum Number
2007
Hogmanay Special
Hootenanny
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Party
1975
Sykes at Christmas
1977
Terry and June [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Christmas Show (The Mink Coat)
1980
Festive Doldrums
1981
Christmas With Terry And June
1982
Pantomania
1985
Series
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Till Death Us Do Part
Peace and Goodwill
1966
Christmas Special
1972
In Sickness and in Health
1985
1986
1987
1989
1990
To the Manor Born [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Special
1979
2007
The Two Ronnies [ ]
Series/Special
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
The Two Ronnies
Old-Fashioned Christmas Mystery
1973
Christmas Special
1980
1981
1982
1984
Christmas with the Ronnies
1985
The Two Ronnies: Christmas Special
1987
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
The Christmas Sketchbook
2005
The Vicar of Dibley [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
The Christmas Lunch Incident
1996
Winter
1999
Merry Christmas
2004
The Handsome Stranger / The Vicar in White
2006
Upstart Crow [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
"A Christmassy Crow"
2017
"A Crow Christmas Carol"
2018
Victoria Wood [ ]
Waiting for God [ ]
Episode
Year(s)
Description
Christmas at Bayview
1992
Another Christmas at Bayview
1993
Episode
Year(s)
Guest panelists
Christmas Special
2013
Miranda Hart , Stephen Mangan , Barry Cryer & Miles Jupp
2014
Josh Widdicombe , Ray Winstone , Rachel Riley & Ricky Tomlinson
2015
Bill Bailey , Ruth Jones , Jo Brand & Kelly Holmes
2016
Tom Courtenay , Richard Osman , Chris Kamara & Sara Pascoe
2017
Henry Blofeld , Richard Coles , Kerry Howard & Clive Myrie
ITV [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
After Henry
A Quiet Christmas
1988
All-Star Comedy Carnival
1969–73
Anthology special featuring mini-episodes of several ITV programs.
The Army Game
Miracle in Hut 29
1959
Barbara
Neighbours
2003
Benidorm
Christmas Special
2010
Billy Liar
Billy and the Gift of the Magi
1973
Bless Me Father
The Season Of Good Will
1979
The Dustbinmen
Christmas Special
1969
Duty Free
A Duty Free Christmas
1986
George and the Dragon
Merry Christmas
1966
Get Some In!
Christmas at the Camp
1975
Hallelujah!
A Goose for Mrs Scratchitt
1984
Home to Roost
Family Ties
1987
In Loving Memory
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
1982
Love Thy Neighbour
Christmas Spirit
1975
Mr. Bean
Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
1992
My Husband and I
No Place Like Home
1987
Never the Twain
A Winter's Tale
1989
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
On the Feast of Selwyn
1977
Only When I Laugh
Away for Christmas
1981
The Rag Trade
The Christmas Rush
1977
Rising Damp
For the Man Who Has Everything
1975
Spitting Image
A Non-Denominational Spitting Image Holiday Special
1987
Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box
1976
The Two of Us
Christmas Special
1988
Two's Company
A Loving Christmas
1976
The Upper Hand
Requiem
1990
Vicious
Christmas Special
2013
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Carry on Christmas
1969
Carry on Again Christmas
1970
Carry on Christmas
Carry on Stuffing
1972
Carry on Christmas
1973
Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics
1983
Creature Comforts [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Merry Christmas
2003
Merry Christmas Everybody!
2005
Birds of a Feather [ ]
(originally aired on BBC One from 1989 to 1998)
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Birds on a Plane
2014
There's a Girl in My Souk
2016
TBA
2017
Fresh Fields / French Fields [ ]
Series
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Fresh Fields
A Dickens of a Christmas
1985
French Fields
Noel, Noel
1990
George and Mildred [ ]
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
No Business Like Show Business
1977
On the Second Day of Christmas
1978
The Twenty Six Year Itch
1979
The Morecambe and Wise Show [ ]
Specials
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Special
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
Nearest and Dearest [ ]
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
The Ghost Of Picklers Past
1969
Cindernellie/All Star Comedy Carnival
1972
On the Buses [ ]
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Christmas Duty
1970
Boxing Day Social
1971
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Christmas at Robin's Nest
1979
No Room at the Inn
1980
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Christmas with Shelley
1980
Shelley: Cold Turkey
1989
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Cold Turkey
1983
Little Donkey
1984
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Seasoning
1987
Twitching
1988
Slipping
1991
Reverting
1993
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Christmas at Paradise Lodge
1979
Twas the Night Before Christmas
1980
Channel 4 [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Bob and Margaret
A Very Fishy Christmas
2001
Desmond's
O Little Town of Peckham
1994
Drop the Dead Donkey
Xmas Party
1991
Father Ted
A Christmassy Ted
1996
Friday Night Dinner
Christmas Special
2012
The Inbetweeners
Xmas Party
2008
Misfits
Christmas Special
2010
Nightingales
Silent Night
1992
Peep Show
Seasonal Beatings
2010
Shameless
Christmas Special
2004
Teachers
Christmas Special
2004
Trigger Happy TV
Christmas Specials
2003
The Windsors
Christmas Special
2016
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Christmas Edition
1989
Other channels [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Stella
Christmas in Pontyberry
2014
Christmas television plays [ ]
From the mid-1950s until the mid-1980s, the British Christmas television play was a popular television programming genre:
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
ITV Playhouse
The Christmas Card - Series 5 Episode 16
1959
The Wednesday Play
The Coming Out Party - Series 1 Episode 3
1965
Directed by Ken Loach
Play for Today
Edward G – Like the Filmstar - Series 3 Episode 25
1973
The Saturday Party - Series 5 Episode 17
1975
Black Christmas
1977
Written by Michael Abbensetts
Wodehouse Playhouse
Big Business - Series 3 Episode 6
1978
Season's Greetings
1986
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Day To Remember
1986
Written by Jack Rosenthal
General entertainment shows [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Description
The Gadget Show
Christmas Special
2006–present
The One Show
Holidays Special
2009–present
Cookery Shows [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Years(s)
Description
The Great British Bake Off
Christmas Special
2012-2016
The Great Christmas Bake Off
2017-present
The Hairy Bakers
Christmas Special
2008–present
Lets do Christmas with Gino & Mel
2011–present
2007
2013
Music/Dancing [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Dancing on Ice at Christmas
2008
Strictly Come Dancing
Christmas Specials
2004–present
Supersonic Christmas Show Special
1975, 1976 & 1983
A Mike Mansfield production.
Top of the Pops
Christmas Specials
1964–present
There has been a Christmas edition of Top of the Pops every year since 1964 and even past the show's cancellation, showing the hits of the current year (sometimes shown in a New Years Special) and a countdown to the Christmas number one single.
Gameshows [ ]
Series/Special
Episode(s)/(Special(s))
Year(s)
Description
Celebrity Mastermind
Christmas Special
2004–present
The Chase
Christmas Text Santa
2012
The Cube
Christmas Special
2013
Deal or No Deal
Scrooge vs Santa/ Christmas Star
2007–present
The Generation Game
Christmas Special
1971-1981, 1990-2001
Pointless
Christmas Special
2013–present
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Celebrity Special
1998–2013
Since the show first started each year ITV will dedicate a few episodes at Christmas, where celebrities will try to win money for charity.
Bands [ ]
Series/Special
Episode
Year
Description
Busted 's Christmas for Everyone
2003
The Girls Aloud Party
2008
S Club 7 's L.A. 7
Christmas Special
2000
Children's [ ]
BBC One/Two/CBBC [ ]
All at Sea [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Murderer
2013
Santa
2015
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Christmas
2013
Christmas Past
2018
The Basil Brush Show [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Molly Christmas
2002
Basil's Christmas Turkey
2003
It's a Wonderful Brush
2004
Santa Brush
2005
There's No Business Like Snow Business
2006
Basil's Christmas Dinners
2007
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Traditional Christmas
1987
Christmas Special
1988
Messy Xmas
2002
Christmas Chuckle
The Mystery Of Little-Under-Standing
2008
David Walliams Adaptations[ ]
Shown on BBC One, sometimes repeated on CBBC Ratburger was shown on Sky One.
Special
Year
Description
Mr Stink
2012
Gangsta Granny
2013
The Boy in the Dress
2014
Billionaire Boy
2015
Awful Auntie
2016
Ratburger
2017
Grandpa's Great Escape
2017
The Midnight Gang
2018
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Christmas Download
2011
Christmas Download (with Olly Murs)
2012
Christmas Download (with Little Mix and Bobby Lockwood
2013
Christmas Download (with Echosmith, Bars and Melody & The Vamps)
2014
Julia Donaldson Adaptations[ ]
Shown on BBC One.
Millie Inbetween [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
A Different Christmas
2014
Craig Come Home
2015
Dream Christmas
2016
[3]
Norman Hunter Adaptations[ ]
Shown on BBC One, sometimes repeated on CBBC.
Special
Year
Description
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014
Professor Branestawm Returns
2015
Episode/Special
Year
Description
A Slammer Christmas
2010
Slammer Claus
2013
Episode/Special
Year
Celebrities
Christmas Celebrity Special 2016
2016
Lindsey Russell , Ricky Martin, Dick & Dom , Nick James, Stacy Liu , Ben Shires & Richard David-Caine
Christmas Celebrity Special 2017
2017
TBA
CBeebies [ ]
Series
Episode/Special
Year
Description
3rd & Bird
A Very Squooky Christmas
2009
Big Cook, Little Cook
Father Christmas
2006
Boogie Beebies
I Wish It Would Snow
2005
Charlie and Lola
How Many More Minutes Until Christmas?
2006
Grandpa in My Pocket
The Magic of Christmas
2010
Hey Duggee
The Tinsel Badge
2014
The Christmas Badge
2020
Pingu
Pingu's Family Celebrate Christmas
1992
The Roly Mo Show
Too Cold
2004
Tikkabilla
Christmas Special
2002
The Large Family
Mr. Short's Christmas
2009
Balamory [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Panto
2002
Seeking Santa
2005
Bob the Builder [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Bob's White Christmas
1999
A Christmas to Remember
2001
Fireman Sam [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Snow Business
1988
Let it Snow
2005
The Big Freeze
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Monster Monster Day
2014
A Furchester Christmas
2016
Episode/Special
Year
Description
All Wrapped Up
2011
Cat's First Christmas
2016
Postman Pat [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Postman Pat's Magic Christmas
2004
Postman Pat's Christmas Eve
2006
The Flying Christmas Stocking
2008
Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse
2013
Sarah and Duck [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Petal Light Picking
2013
Seacow Snow Trail
2014
Teletubbies [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
Teletubbies and the Snow
1997
Happy Christmas from the Teletubbies
Tweenies [ ]
Episode/Special
Year
Description
The Fallen Star
1999
Christmas Fairy
Santa's Little Helper
Nativity
Christmas Eve
Christmas Morning
2000
White Christmas
2001
CITV [ ]
Series
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Cat & Calmell dramatic
2021
Art Attack
Xmas specials
1994–1997, 2003
Avenger Penguins
A Christmas Carol
1994
Count Duckula
A Christmas Quacker
1990
Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest
Christmas Special
1987
Barbarella Colour My Love
1999
Jungle Run
Christmas Special
2003
Boy band Triple 8 were the contestants.
Mr. Men
Christmas Letter
1997
Smith and Goody
On Ice
1980
Tots TV
Snowy Adventure
1996
The Worst Witch
Cinderella in Boots
2000
Worzel Gummidge
A Cup o' Tea and a Slice o' Cake
1980
ZZZap!
Christmas Annuals
1996–1997
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Horrid Henry's Christmas
2006
Horrid Henry and the Cracking Christmas
2009
Horrid Henry and the Early Christmas Present
2011
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Working On Christmas Eve
2020
Beanmas Eve
2020
Christmas Bean Part 1
2020
Christmas Bean Part 2
2020
My Parents Are Aliens [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
First Christmas: Part 1
2000
First Christmas: Part 2
The Naughty List: Part 1
2004
The Naughty List: Part 2
Winter Blunderland
2006
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Thomas' Christmas Party
1984
Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
1986
Thomas and Percy's Christmas/Mountain Adventure
1992
Thomas and Friends [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
It's Only Snow
2002
Not So Hasty Puddings
2003
Don't Tell Thomas
2004
Channel 5 's Milkshake! [ ]
Series
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Momo's Christmas
2016
Bob the Builder
A Christmas Fix
2017
Peppa Pig [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Peppa's Christmas
2007
Santa's Grotto
2010
Santa's Visit
2010
Mr Potato's Christmas Show
2011
Father Christmas
2017
Christmas at the Hospital
2019
Christmas With Kylie Kangaroo
2021
Grandpa Pig's Christmas Present
2021
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Snow
2009
The North Pole
Ben & Holly's Christmas - Part 1
2012
Ben & Holly's Christmas - Part 2
Fireman Sam [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Santa Overboard
2008
Floodlights
2012
Dashing through the Snow
2016
Thomas and Friends [ ]
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Keeping Up with James
2005
Thomas' Tricky Tree
2006
The Party Surprise
2008
Henry's Magic Box
2010
Surprise, Surprise
2011
Tree Trouble
Salty's Surprise
2012
The Christmas Tree Express
Santa's Little Engine
2013
The Missing Christmas Decorations
Last Train for Christmas
2014
Duncan the Humbug
The Perfect Gift
A Cranky Christmas
2016
Diesel's Ghostly Christmas
Letters to Santa
The Christmas Coffeepot
Over the Hill
The Big Freeze
2017
Terence Breaks the Ice
Daisy's Perfect Christmas
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Thomas' Animal Ark
2018
Kangeroo Christmas
Hunt the Truck/Car
S4C [ ]
Series
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Llan-ar-goll-en
Ceirw Coll Siôn Corn
2014
Aired on Christmas Eve
Trwyn Coch
2015
Others [ ]
Gerry Anderson productions[ ]
Sometimes repeated on BBC One, but was originally shown on ITV.
Series
Episode/Special
Year(s)
Description
Joe 90
The Unorthodox Shepherd
1968
Stingray
A Christmas to Remember
1964
Thunderbirds
Give or Take a Million
1966
Terrahawks
A Christmas Miracle
1983
Raymond Briggs Adaptations[ ]
Usual shown on Channel 4.
Special
Year(s)
Description
The Bear
1998
Father Christmas
1991
Ivor the Invisible
2001
The Snowman
1982
The Snowman and The Snowdog
2012
Specials [ ]
Ant & Dec Saturday Night Takeaway at Christmas (2005)
Ant & Dec 's Christmas Show (2009)
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)
Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments (2008)
Oz and Hugh Drink to Christmas (2009)
The Real Hustle : The 12 Scams of Christmas (2006)
Ruth Jones Christmas Cracker (2009–present)
The Gadget Man Guide to Christmas (2014)
A Christmas Cracker (2014)
Top Gear [ ]
Misc [ ]
Channel 4 's Alternative Christmas message (1993 – present)
Midnight Mass (1960 – present) – Every year Christmas morning starts on BBC with Midnight Mass for Catholic faiths.
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966 – present). Note: The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures have been going since 1825 but started being broadcast in 1966.
The Queen's Royal Christmas Message (1957–1968, 1970 – present). Note: The Royal Christmas message has been read as far back as King George V in 1932 & 1935 over the radio , and then George VI in 1939, 1941–1942, 1945–1946, 1949 and 1951 up until Queen Elizabeth II read it on the radio from 1952 to 1956. It wasn't until 1957 that the event was televised.
Songs of Praise (1961 – present) – Every year songs of Praise celebrates advent Sunday's leading up to Christmas.
Text Santa (2011-2015)
Star Over Bethlehem (1977, 1979, 1981) - A live satellite transmission that featured Christmas music from around the world. USA contributions included remotes from a shopping mall in Columbia, South Carolina and the CBN studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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