List of Christmas television episodes and specials in the United Kingdom

Christmas films

List of theatrical Christmas films

TV and direct-to-video Christmas films

Christmas television specials (U.S.)

The following is a list of United Kingdom, Christmas television specials, as well as Christmas-themed episodes of regular television series.

Bands

• Busted: 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-Star Record Breakers (1974-1982)
• Blue Peter (1958–present) - Annual Christmas show since 1958.
• Going Live!: Scrooge - A Christmas Sarah (1990)
• The Pinky and Perky Show: It's Christmaaaas! (2008)
• Dani's House: Scrooge Tube (2009)
• Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas (2010)
• Shaun the Sheep: We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas (2010)
• Sam & Mark's TMI Friday: Christmas Special (2010)
• The Secret Show: Secret Santa (2007)
• 12 Again: Christmas Special (2012)
• 4 O'Clock Club: Christmas Special (2013)
• Diddy Movies: High Broom/A Christmas Christmas Movie (2013)
• Strange Hill High: A Strange Hill Christmas (2014)
• Our School: Christmas is Coming (2014)
• Sam & Mark's Sport Showdown: The Awesome Foursome v The Ultimates (2014)
• Eve: Christmas Eve (2015)
• Dani's Castle: It's A Wonderful Afterlife (2015)
• The Dog Ate My Homework: Christmas Special (2015)
• Danger Mouse: The Snowman Cometh (2015)
• Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe (2016)
• Top Class: Christmas Special (2016)^[1]
• Scream Street: The Grumpus (2016)
• Copycats: Christmas Special (2016)^[2]
• Zig and Zag's Zogcasts: Christmas (2016)
• Diddy TV: Christmas Special (2016)
• Airmageddon: Dad-mageddon: A Christmas Special (2016)

All at Sea

• All At Sea: Murderer (2013)
• All At Sea: Santa (2015)

The Basil Brush Show

• The Basil Brush Show: Molly Christmas (2002)
• The Basil Brush Show: Basil's Christmas Turkey (2003)
• The Basil Brush Show: It's a Wonderful Brush (2004)
• The Basil Brush Show: Santa Brush (2005)
• The Basil Brush Show: There's No Business Like Snow Business (2006)
• The Basil Brush Show: Basil's Christmas Dinners (2007)

ChuckleVision

• ChuckleVision: Traditional Christmas (1987)
• ChuckleVision: Christmas Special (1988)
• ChuckleVision: Messy Xmas/Christmas Chuckle (2002)
• ChuckleVision: The Mystery Of Little-Under-Standing (2008)

Friday Download

• Friday Download: Christmas Download (2011)
• Friday Download: Christmas Download (with Olly Murs) (2012)
• Friday Download: Christmas Download (with Little Mix and Bobby Lockwood (2013)
• Friday Download: Christmas Download (with Echosmith, Bars and Melody & The Vamps) (2014)

Millie Inbetween

• Millie Inbetween: A Different Christmas (2014)
• Millie Inbetween: Craig Come Home (2015)
• Millie Inbetween: Dream Christmas (2016)^[3]

Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up

• Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up (2014)
• Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up (2015)
• Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up (2016)

The Slammer

• The Slammer: A Slammer Christmas (2010)
• The Slammer: Slammer Claus (2013)

CBeebies

• 3rd & Bird: A Very Squooky Christmas (2009)
• Big Cook, Little Cook: Father Christmas
• Boogie Beebies: I Wsh it Would Snow
• Charlie and Lola: How Many More Minutes Until Christmas? (2006)
• Hey Duggee: The Tinsel Badge (2014)
• The Roly Mo Show: Too Cold (200?)
• Tikkabilla: Christmas Special
• Tweenies: White Christmas
• The Large Family: Mr. Short's Christmas

Balamory

• Balamory: Panto (2002)
• Balamory: The Snowflake Fairy (2003)
• Balamory: Seeking Santa (2005)

Fireman Sam

• Fireman Sam: Snow Business (1988)
• Fireman Sam: The Big Freeze/Let it Snow (2005)

Postman Pat

• Postman Pat Goes Sledging/Letters on Ice (1982)
• Postman Pat's Magic Christmas (2003)
• Postman Pat and the Ice Ladder/the Rocket Rescue (2004)
• Postman Pat's Christmas Eve (2006)
• The Flying Christmas Stocking (2008)
• Postman Pat and the Twinkly Lights (2013)
• Postman Pat and the Christmas Panto Horse (2013)

Sarah and Duck

• Petal Light Picking (2013)
• Seacow Snow Trail (2014)

Teletubbies

• Teletubbies: Teletubbies and the Snow (1997)
• Teletubbies: Happy Christmas from the Teletubbies (1997)

Justin's House

• Justin's House: All Wrapped Up (2011)
• Justin's House: Christmas Special (2016)

The Furchester Hotel

• The Furchester Hotel: Monster Monster Day (2014)
• The Furchester Hotel: A Furchester Christmas (2016)

CITV

• Avenger Penguins: A Christmas Carol (1994)
• Count Duckula: A Christmas Quacker (1990)
• Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest: Christmas Special (1987)
• Mr. Men Christmas Special: Christmas Rescue (1991)
• Smith and Goody On Ice (1980)
• The Worst Witch: Cinderella in Boots (2000)
• ZZZap!: Christmas Special (1997)

Art Attack

• Art Attack: Xmas special 1 (1994)
• Art Attack: Xmas special 2 (1995)
• Art Attack: Xmas special 3 (1996)
• Art Attack: Xmas special 4 (1997)
• Art Attack: Xmas special 5 (2003)

Horrid Henry

• Horrid Henry: Horrid Henry's Christmas (2006)
• Horrid Henry: Horrid Henry and the Cracking Christmas (2009)
• Horrid Henry: Horrid Henry and the Early Christmas Present (2011)

My Parents Are Aliens

• My Parents Are Aliens: First Christmas: Part 1/First Christmas: Part 2 (2000)
• My Parents Are Aliens: The Naughty List Part 1/The Naughty List: Part 2 (2004)
• My Parents Are Aliens: Winter Blunderland (2006)

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

• Thomas' Christmas Party (1984)
• Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (1986)
• Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (1992)
• It's Only Snow (2002)
• Not So Hasty Puddings (2003)
• Don't Tell Thomas (2004)

Channel 5's Milkshake!

Peppa Pig

• Peppa's Christmas (2007)
• Santa's Grotto (2010)
• Santa's Visit (2010)
• Mr Potato's Christmas Show (2011)

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

• Ben & Holly's Christmas - Part 1
• Ben & Holly's Christmas - Part 2

Fireman Sam

• Fireman Sam: Santa Overboard (2008)
• Fireman Sam: Snow Floodlights (2012)
• Fireman Sam: Dashing through the Snow (2016)

Thomas and Friends

• Merry Winter Wish (2010)
• Thomas and the Snowman Party (2010)
• Merry Misty Island (2010)
• Salty's Surprise (2012)
• The Christmas Tree Express 2012
• Santa's Little Engine/The Missing Christmas Decorations (2013)
• Last Train for Christmas (2014)
• A Cranky Christmas (2015)
• Diesel's Ghostly Christmas/The Christmas Coffeepot/Letters to Santa (2016)

Toby's Travelling Circus

• Momo's Christmas

Others

Gerry Anderson productions

Sometimes repeated on BBC One, but was originally shown on ITV.

• 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

Usual shown on Channel 4.

• The Bear (1999)
• Father Christmas (1991)
• The Snowman (1982)
• The Snowman and The Snowdog (2012)

Julia Donaldson

Shown on BBC One.

• The Gruffalo (2009)
• The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
• Room on the Broom (2012)
• Stick Man (2015)
• The Highway Rat (2017)^[4]

David Walliams

Shown on BBC One, sometimes repeated on CBBC.

• Mr Stink (2012)
• Gangsta Granny (2013)
• The Boy in the Dress (2014)
• Billionaire Boy (2015)
• Awful Auntie (2016)

Norman Hunter

Shown on BBC One, sometimes repeated on CBBC.

• The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (2014)
• Professor Branestawm Returns (2015)

Drama

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle (1984)
• The Avengers: Too Many Christmas Trees (1965)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot: Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1995)
• Boon: The Night Before Christmas (1991)
• Born and Bred: A Very Ormston Christmas (2003)
• A Christmas Carol (2000)
• Cranford: Christmas Special (2009)
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook: The Gifts of the Magi (1966)
• Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me (2011)
• Foyle's War: Bleak Midwinter (2007)
• Lark Rise to Candleford: Christmas Special (2008)
• Last Christmas (1999)
• Last Tango in Halifax: Christmas Special (2013)
• London's Burning: Ding Dong Merrily (1988)
• Lost Christmas (2011)
• Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey (1986)
• Minder: Minder's Christmas Bonus (1983)
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries: Complements of the Season (1973)
• Rumpole of the Bailey: Rumpole and the Case of Identity (1979)
• Shameless: Christmas Special (2004)
• Tales of the Unexpected: The Party (1980)

All Creatures Great and Small

• All Creatures Great and Small: Merry Gentlemen (1978)
• All Creatures Great and Small: Brotherly Love (1990)

The Bill

• The Bill: Friends and Neighbours (1990)
• The Bill: Twanky (1997)
• The Bill: Christmas Star (1998)
• The Bill: When the Snow Lay Round About (1999)
• The Bill: The Night Before (2000)
• The Bill: Santa's Little Helper (2008)

Bad Girls

• Bad Girls: 2005 Christmas Special (2005)
• Bad Girls: 2006 Christmas Special (2006)

Call the Midwife

• Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (2012)
• Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (2013)
• Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (2014)
• Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (2015)
• Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (2016)

Casualty / Holby City

• Casualty: Survival (1986)
• Casualty: Closure (1986)
• Casualty: These Things Happen (1987)
• Casualty: Silent Night (1992)
• Casualty: Comfort and Joy (1993)
• Casualty: Talking Turkey (1994)
• Casualty: Lost Boys (1995)
• Casualty: Do You Believe in Fairies? (1996)
• Casualty: The Golden Hour (1997)
• Casualty: New Year and All That (1998)
• Casualty: 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 (2000)
• Holby City: A Christmas Carol, Part II (2000)
• Casualty: Life and Soul (2001)
• Holby City: 'Twas the Night (2001)
• Casualty: Some Comfort, No Joy, Little Peace, Bit Too Much Love (2002)
• Holby City: Sinners And Saints (2002)
• Casualty: Eat, Drink and Be Merry (2003)
• Holby City: In The Bleak Midwinter (2003)
• Casualty@Holby City: (Part One) (2004)
• Casualty@Holby City: (Part Two) (2004)
• Casualty: Do They Know It's Christmas? (2005)
• Casualty@Holby City: Deny Thy Father part 1 (2005)
• Casualty@Holby City: Deny Thy Father part 2 (2005)
• Casualty: Silent Night (2006)
• Holby City: The Good Fight (2006)
• Casualty: What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding (2007)
• Holby City: Elliot's Wonderful Life (2007)
• Casualty: This Will Be Our Year (2008)
• Casualty: Took a Long Time to Come (2008)
• Holby City: Maria's Christmas Carol (2008)
• Casualty: All I Want for Christmas (2009)
• Casualty: Tidings of Comfort and Joy (2009)
• Holby City: Stand By Me (2009)
• Casualty: Season of Goodwill (2010)
• Casualty: Winter Wonderland (2010)
• Holby City: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2010)
• Casualty: Next of Kin (2011)
• Holby City: Wise Men (2011)
• Casualty: I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus (2012)
• Holby City: Through the Darkness (2012)
• Holby City: And We Banish Shade (2012)
• Casualty: Away in a Manger (2013)
• Holby City: All I Want for Christmas Is You (2013)
• Casualty: Solomon's Song (2014)
• Holby City: Star of Wonder (2014)
• Holby City: I Will Honour Christmas in My Heart (2014)
• Casualty: Maybe This Year (2015)
• Casualty: Home for Christmas (2015)
• Holby City: Bad Blood, Fake Snow (2015)
• Holby City: Blue Christmas (2015)

Doctor Who / K9 & Company

• Doctor Who: "The Feast of Steven" (1965) (episode 7 of The Daleks' Master Plan)
• K9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
• Doctor Who: "The Christmas Invasion" (2005)
• Doctor Who: "The Runaway Bride" (2006)
• Doctor Who: "Voyage of the Damned" (2007)
• Doctor Who: "The Next Doctor" (2008)
• Doctor Who: "The End of Time" (2009)
• Doctor Who: "A Christmas Carol" (2010)
• Doctor Who: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" (2011)
• Doctor Who: "The Snowmen" (2012)
• Doctor Who: "The Time of the Doctor" (2013)
• Doctor Who: "Last Christmas" (2014)
• Doctor Who: "The Husbands of River Song" (2015)
• Doctor Who: "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" (2016)

Downton Abbey

• Downton Abbey: Christmas at Downton Abbey (2011)
• Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands (2012)
• Downton Abbey: The London Season (2013)
• Downton Abbey: A Moorland Holiday (2014)
• Downton Abbey: The Finale (2015)

Grange Hill

• Grange Hill: 1981 Christmas Special (1981)
• Grange Hill: 1985 Christmas Special (1985)

Heartbeat / The Royal

• Heartbeat: A Winter's Tale (1994)
• Heartbeat: The Queen's Message (1997)
• Heartbeat: Echoes of the Past (1998)
• Heartbeat: Cold Turkey (2000)
• Heartbeat: No Hiding Place (2001)
• Heartbeat: Many Splendoured Thing (2002)
• The Royal: Famous for a Day (2003)
• Heartbeat: In the Bleak Midwinter (2004)
• Heartbeat: Christmas Album (2005)
• Heartbeat: Auld Acquaintance (2005)

Jonathan Creek

• Jonathan Creek: Black Canary (1998)
• Jonathan Creek: Satan's Chimney (2001)
• Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man (2009)

Midsomer Murders

• Midsomer Murders: Ghosts of Christmas Past (2004)
• Midsomer Murders: Days of Misrule (2008)
• Midsomer Murders: The Christmas Haunting (2013)

Northern Lights

• Northern Lights: Christmas Lights (2004)
• Northern Lights: Clash of the Santas (2008)

Upstairs, Downstairs

• Upstairs, Downstairs: Whom God Hath Joined (1972)
• Upstairs, Downstairs: Goodwill to All Men (1973)

Comedies

• Absolutely Fabulous: Cold Turkey (2003)
• After Henry: A Quiet Christmas (1988)
• All-Star Comedy Carnival (1969–73) – anthology special featuring mini-episodes of several ITV programs.
• Alas Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video (1987)
• The Army Game: Miracle in Hut 29 (1959)
• Barbara: Neighbours (2003)
• Benidorm: Christmas Special (2010)
• Bernard and the Genie (1991)
• Billy Liar: Billy and the Gift of the Magi (1973)
• Bless Me Father: The Season Of Good Will (1979)
• Bob and Margaret: A Very Fishy Christmas (2001)
• 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)
• Desmond's: O Little Town of Peckham (1994)
• Drop the Dead Donkey: Xmas Party (1991)
• The Dustbinmen: Christmas Special (1969)
• Duty Free: A Duty Free Christmas (1986)
• Ever Decreasing Circles: The Party (1984)
• Extras: Christmas Special (2007)
• The Fast Show: Christmas Special (1996)
• Father Ted: A Christmassy Ted (1996)
• Friday Night Dinner: Christmas Special (2012)
• The Frost Report: Frost Over Christmas (1967)
• The Funny Side of Christmas (1982) – anthology special including mini-episodes of several BBC programs including The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, Only Fools and Horses, Last of the Summer Wine, Sorry!, Three of a Kind, Alas Smith and Jones, Open All Hours, and Cissie and Ada.
• Gavin & Stacey: Christmas Special (2008)
• George and the Dragon: Merry Christmas (1966)
• Get Some In!: Christmas at the Camp (1975)
• The Good Life: Silly, But It's Fun (1977)
• The Goodies: Earthanasia (1977)
• Goodnight Sweetheart: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)
• Hallelujah!: A Goose for Mrs Scratchitt (1984)
• Hebburn: Christmas Special (2013)
• Him & Her: The Christmas Special (2012)
• Home to Roost: Family Ties (1987)
• Ideal: An Ideal Xmas (2005)
• In Loving Memory: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1982)
• The Inbetweeners: Xmas Party (2008)
• 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)
• Love Thy Neighbour: Christmas Spirit (1975)
• May to December: I'll See You in My Dreams (1990)
• Men Behaving Badly: Jingle Balls (1997)
• My Hero: Christmas (2000)
• My Husband and I: No Place Like Home (1987)
• My Life As A College Student 2 – The Adventure Continues: A Christmas Crack-head (2016) – a festive special mini-episode of the show's main character and his experience of the Christmas season.
• Never the Twain: A Winter's Tale (1989)
• Nightingales: Silent Night (1992)
• No Place Like Home: A Crabtree Christmas (1984)
• The Office Christmas specials (2003)
• Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!: On the Feast of Selwyn (1977)
• Only When I Laugh: Away for Christmas (1981)
• Operation Good Guys: That's Entertainment (2000)
• Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings (2010)
• Please Sir!: – Peace In Our Time/And Everyone Came Too (1970)
• The Rag Trade: The Christmas Rush (1977)
• Rev.: Christmas Special (2011)
• Rising Damp: For the Man Who Has Everything (1975)
• Russell Howard's Good News: Christmas Special (2009)
• Shameless: Christmas Special (2004)
• The Smoking Room: Christmas Special (2004)
• Spitting Image: A Non-Denominational Spitting Image Holiday Special (1987)
• Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box (1976)
• Stella: Christmas in Pontyberry (2014)
• Teachers: Christmas Special (2004)
• The Thin Blue Line: Yuletide Spirit (1995)
• Trigger Happy TV: Christmas Specials (2003)
• The Two of Us: Christmas Special (1988)
• Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: When Janet Met Jonny (2003)
• Two's Company: A Loving Christmas (1976)
• The Upper Hand: Requiem (1990)
• Vicious: Christmas Special (2013)
• Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?: Christmas Special (1974)
• The Windsors: Christmas Special (2016)
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Christmas Edition (1989)
• The Worst Week of My Life: The Worst Christmas of My Life (2006)
• Yes Minister: Party Games (1984)

2point4 children

• 2point4 children: Misery (1992)
• 2point4 children: Babes in the Wood (1993)
• 2point4 children: Relax-ay-voo (1994)
• 2point4 children: Porky's (1995)
• 2point4 children: Two Years Before the Mast (1996)

After You've Gone

• After You've Gone: And So This Is Christmas (2007)
• After You've Gone: There Will Be Pud (2008)

'Allo 'Allo!

• 'Allo 'Allo!: The Gateau from the Chateau (1985)
• 'Allo 'Allo!: A Bun in the Oven (1991)

Are You Being Served?

• Are You Being Served?: Christmas Crackers (1975)
• Are You Being Served?: The Father Christmas Affair (1976)
• Are You Being Served?: Happy Returns (1978)
• Are You Being Served?: The Punch and Judy Affair (1979)
• Are You Being Served?: Roots? (1981)

Birds of a Feather

• Birds of a Feather: Sailing (1989)
• Birds of a Feather: Falling in Love Again (1990)
• Birds of a Feather: We'll Always Have Majorca (1991)
• Birds of a Feather: The Chigwell Connection (1992)
• Birds of a Feather: It Happened in Hollywood (1993)
• Birds of a Feather: Christmas in Dreamland (1994)
• Birds of a Feather: Reservoir Birds (1997)
• Birds of a Feather: Holy Ground (1998)

Bread

• Bread: Christmas with the Boswells (1988)
• Bread: A Quiet Christmas (1989)
• Bread: Another Christmas with the Boswells (1990)

The Brittas Empire

• The Brittas Empire: In the Beginning (1994)
• The Brittas Empire: Surviving Christmas (1996)

Carry On

• 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)

The Catherine Tate Show

• The Catherine Tate Show: Christmas Special (2005)
• Nans Christmas Carol (2009)
• Catherine Tate's Nan (2013)

Citizen Khan

• Citizen Khan: A Khan Christmas (2013)
• Citizen Khan: A Khan Family Christmas (2014)
• Citizen Khan: Mr Khan's Christmas Wonderland (2015)

Citizen Smith

• Citizen Smith: A Story for Christmas (1977)
• Citizen Smith: Buon Natale (1980)

Creature Comforts

• Creature Comforts: Merry Christmas (2003)
• Creature Comforts: Merry Christmas Everybody! (2005)

Dad's Army

• Dad's Army: Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages (1969)
• Dad's Army: The Cornish Floral Dance (1970) – erased by the BBC's archive purge
• Dad's Army: Battle of the Giants! (1971)
• Dad's Army: Broadcast to the Empire (1972)
• Dad's Army: Turkey Dinner (1974)
• Dad's Army: My Brother and I (1975)
• Dad's Army: The Love Of Three Oranges (1976)

The Detectives

• The Detectives: Thicker Than Water (1995)
• The Detectives: Go West, Young Man (1997)

Dinnerladies

• Dinnerladies: Gamble (1999)
• Dinnerladies: Christmas (1999)

Fresh Fields / French Fields

• Fresh Fields: A Dickens of a Christmas (1985)
• French Fields: Noel, Noel (1990)

George and Mildred

• George and Mildred: No Business Like Show Business (1977)
• George and Mildred: On the Second Day of Christmas (1978)
• George and Mildred: The Twenty Six Year Itch (1979)

Happy Ever After / Terry and June

• Happy Ever After: Christmas (1976)
• Happy Ever After: Terry's Parents (1977)
• Terry and June: The Christmas Show (1980)
• Terry and June: Christmas (1981)
• Terry and June: Christmas with Terry and June (1982)
• Terry and June: Pantomania (1985)

Keeping Up Appearances

• Keeping Up Appearances: The Father Christmas Suit (1991)
• Keeping Up Appearances: Sea Fever (1993)
• Keeping Up Appearances: Angel Gabriel Blue (1994)
• Keeping Up Appearances: The Pageant (1995)

Last of the Summer Wine

• Last of the Summer Wine: Small Tune on a Penny Wassail (1978)
• Last of the Summer Wine: And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree (1979)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Whoops (1981)
• Last of the Summer Wine: All Mod Conned (1982)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Merry Christmas, Father Christmas (1986)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres (1987)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Crums (1988)
• Last of the Summer Wine: What's Santa Brought for Nora Then? (1989)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Barry's Christmas (1990)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Situation Vacant (1991)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Stop That Castle (1992)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Welcome to Earth (1993)
• Last of the Summer Wine: A Leg Up for Christmas (1995)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Extra! Extra! (1996)
• Last of the Summer Wine: There Goes the Groom (1997)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Potts in Pole Position (2001)
• Last of the Summer Wine: A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft (2002)
• Last of the Summer Wine: A Short Blast of Fred Astaire (2003)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley (2004)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Merry Enthwhistle and Jackson Day (2005)
• Last of the Summer Wine: A Tale of Two Sweaters (2006)

Miranda

• Miranda: The Perfect Christmas (2010)
• Miranda: It Was Panning (2012)
• Miranda: I Do, But to Who?/The Final Curtain (2014)

Mock the Week

• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2008)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2009)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2010)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2011)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2012)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2013)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2014)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2015)
• Mock the Week: Christmas Special (2016)

The Morecambe and Wise Show

(1969–1973, 1975–1977 on BBC One and 1978–1983 on Thames/ITV)

• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1969)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1970)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1971)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1972)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1973)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1975)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1976)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1977)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1978)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1979)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1980)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1981)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1982)
• The Morecambe & Wise Show: Christmas Special (1983)

Mrs. Brown's Boys

• Mrs. Brown's Boys: Mammy's Ass (2011)
• Mrs. Brown's Boys: Mammy Christmas/The Virgin Mammy (2012)
• Mrs. Brown's Boys: Buckin' Mammy/Who's a Pretty Mammy? (2013)
• Mrs. Brown's Boys: Mammy's Tickled Pink/Mammy's Gamble (2014)
• Mrs. Brown's Boys: Mammy's Christmas Punch (2015)

My Family

• My Family: Ding Dong Merrily (2002)
• My Family: Sixty Feet Under (2003)
• My Family: Glad Tidings We Bring (2004)
• My Family: ... And I'll Cry If I Want To (2005)
• My Family: The Heart of Christmas (2006)
• My Family: Ho Ho No (2007)
• My Family: Have An Unhappy Christmas (2008)
• My Family: 2039: A Christmas Oddity (2009)
• My Family: Mary Christmas (2010)

Nearest and Dearest

• Nearest and Dearest: The Ghost Of Picklers Past (1969)
• Nearest and Dearest: Cindernellie/All Star Comedy Carnival (1972)

Not Going Out

• Not Going Out: Murder at Christmas (2007)
• Not Going Out: Absent Father Christmas (2009)
• Not Going Out: The House (2013)
• Not Going Out: The Wedding (2014)
• Not Going Out: Christmas Shopping (2015)

On the Buses

• On the Buses: Christmas Duty (1970)
• On the Buses: Boxing Day Social (1971)

One Foot in the Grave

• One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening? (1990)
• One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat (1991)
• One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (1993)
• One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away (1994)
• One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom of the Witch (1995)
• One Foot in the Grave: Starbound (1996)
• One Foot in the Grave: Endgame (1997)

Only Fools and Horses / The Green Green Grass / Rock & Chips

• Only Fools and Horses: Christmas Crackers (1981)
• Only Fools and Horses: Christmas Trees (1982) – part of The Funny Side of Christmas, see above
• Only Fools and Horses: Diamonds Are for Heather (1982)
• Only Fools and Horses: Thicker Than Water (1983)
• Only Fools and Horses: To Hull and Back (1985)
• Only Fools and Horses: A Royal Flush (1986)
• Only Fools and Horses: The Frog's Legacy (1987)
• Only Fools and Horses: Dates (1988)
• Only Fools and Horses: The Jolly Boys' Outing (1989)
• Only Fools and Horses: Rodney Come Home (1990)
• Only Fools and Horses: Miami Twice: Part 1 – The American Dream/Miami Twice: Part 2 – Oh to Be in England (1991)
• Only Fools and Horses: Mother Nature's Son (1992)
• Only Fools and Horses: Fatal Extraction (1993)
• Only Fools and Horses: Heroes and Villains/Modern Men/Time On Our Hands (1996)
• Only Fools and Horses: If They Could See Us Now (2001)
• Only Fools and Horses: Strangers on the Shore (2002)
• Only Fools and Horses: Sleepless in Peckham (2003)
• The Green Green Grass: One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock (2005)
• The Green Green Grass: From Here to Paternity (2006)
• The Green Green Grass: The Special Relationship (2007)
• Rock & Chips: Five Gold Rings (2010)

Open All Hours / Still Open All Hours

• Open All Hours: untitled short subject (1982)
• Still Open All Hours: Still Open All Hours (2013)
• Still Open All Hours: Series 2, Episode 1 (2015)

Outnumbered

• Outnumbered: The Robbers (2009)
• Outnumbered: The Broken Santa (2011)
• Outnumbered: The Sick Party (2012)

Porridge

• Porridge: No Way Out (1975)
• Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976)

QI

• QI: Advent (2003)
• QI: Birth (2004)
• QI: December (2006)
• QI: Empire (2007)
• QI: Elephants (2007)
• QI: Fire and Freezing (2008)
• QI: Groovy (2009)
• QI: Hocus Pocus (2010)
• QI: Icy (2011)
• QI: Jingle Bells (2012)
• QI: Kris Kringle (2013)
• QI: No-L (2014)
• QI: Merriment (2015)
• QI: Noel (2016)

Rab C. Nesbitt

• Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet (1988)
• Rab C. Nesbitt: Clean (2008)
• Rab C. Nesbitt: Hoodie (2013)

Robin's Nest

• Robin's Nest: Christmas at Robin's Nest (1979)
• Robin's Nest: No Room at the Inn (1980)

Rowan Atkinson

• Blackadder: Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
• Mr. Bean: Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean (1992)
• The Thin Blue Line: Yuletide Spirit (1995)

The Royle Family

• The Royle Family: Christmas with the Royle Family (1999)
• The Royle Family: The Royle Family at Christmas (2000)
• The Royal Family: The Queen Of Sheba (2006)
• The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
• The Royle Family: The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
• The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
• The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)

Shelley

• Shelley: Christmas with Shelley (1980)
• Shelley: Cold Turkey (1989)

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: Jessica's First Christmas (1974)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: Learning to Drive (1975)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: Learning to Fly (1978)

Steptoe and Son

• Steptoe and Son: The Party (1973)
• Steptoe and Son: A Perfect Christmas. (1974)

Still Game

• Still Game: Christmas Special – Cold Turkey (2005)
• Still Game: Hogmanay Special – The Party (2006)
• Still Game: Christmas Special – Plum Number (2007)
• Still Game: Hogmanay Special – Hootenanny (2007)

Sykes

• Sykes: Christmas Party (1975)
• Sykes: Sykes at Christmas (1977)

Terry and June

• Terry and June: The Christmas Show (The Mink Coat) (1980)
• Terry and June: Festive Doldrums (1981)
• Terry and June: Christmas With Terry And June (1982)
• Terry and June: Pantomania (1985)

That's My Boy

• That's My Boy: Cold Turkey (1983)
• That's My Boy: Little Donkey (1984)

Till Death Us Do Part / In Sickness and in Health

• Till Death Us Do Part: Peace and Goodwill (1966)
• Till Death Us Do Part: Christmas Special (1972)
• In Sickness and in Health: Christmas Special (1985)
• In Sickness and in Health: Christmas Special (1986)
• In Sickness and in Health: Christmas Special (1987)
• In Sickness and in Health: Christmas Special (1989)
• In Sickness and in Health: Christmas Special (1990)

To the Manor Born

• To the Manor Born: Christmas Special (1979)
• To the Manor Born: Christmas Special (2007)

The Two Ronnies

• The Two Ronnies: 'Old-Fashioned Christmas Mystery (1973)
• The Two Ronnies: Christmas Special (1980)
• The Two Ronnies: Christmas Special (1981)
• The Two Ronnies: Christmas Special (1982)
• The Two Ronnies: Christmas Special (1984)
• Christmas with the Ronnies (1985)
• The Two Ronnies: Christmas Special (1987)
• The Two Ronnies Sketchbook: The Christmas Sketchbook (2005)

The Vicar of Dibley

• The Vicar of Dibley: The Christmas Lunch Incident (1996)
• The Vicar of Dibley: Winter (1999)
• The Vicar of Dibley: Merry Christmas (2004)
• The Vicar of Dibley: The Handsome Stranger/The Vicar in White (2006)

Victoria Wood

• Dinnerladies: Gamble (1999)
• Dinnerladies: Christmas (1999)
• Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings (2000)
• Victoria Wood's Mid-Life Christmas (2009)

Waiting for God

• Waiting for God: Christmas at Bayview (1992)
• Waiting for God: Another Christmas at Bayview (1993)

Watching

• Watching: Seasoning (1987)
• Watching: Twitching (1988)
• Watching: Slipping (1991)
• Watching: Reverting (1993)

Would I Lie to You?

• Would I Lie to You?: Christmas Special (2013)
• Would I Lie to You?: Christmas Special (2014)
• Would I Lie to You?: Christmas Special (2015)
• Would I Lie to You?: Christmas Special (2016)

You're Only Young Twice

• You're Only Young Twice: Christmas at Paradise Lodge (1979)
• You're Only Young Twice: Twas the Night Before Christmas (1980)

Christmas television plays

From the mid-1950s until the mid-1980s, the British Christmas television play was a popular television programming genre:-

• 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)
• Play for Today - The Saturday Party - Series 5 Episode 17 (1975)
• Black Christmas (1977) by Michael Abbensetts
• Wodehouse Playhouse - Big Business - Series 3 Episode 6 (1978)
• Season's Greetings (1986) by Alan Ayckbourn
• Day To Remember (1986) by Jack Rosenthal

General entertainment shows

• The Gadget Show: Christmas Special (2006–present)
• The One Show: Holidays Special (2009–present)

Cookery Shows

• The Great British Bake Off: Christmas Special (2012)
• The Hairy Bakers: Christmas Specials (2008–present)
• Lets do Christmas with Gino & Mel (2011–present)
• Nigella's Christmas Kitchen (2007)
• Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas (2013)

Music/Dancing

• Dancing on Ice at Christmas (2008)
• Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Specials (2004–present)
• Supersonic Christmas Show Special (1975, 1976 & 1983) – 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 shows 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

• Celebrity Mastermind: Christmas Specials (2004–present)
• The Chase: Christmas Text Santa (2012)
• The Cube: Christmas Special (2013)
• Deal or No Deal: Scrooge vs Santa/Christmas Star (2007–present)
• Pointless: Christmas Specials (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.

The Generation Game

• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1971)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1972)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1973)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1974)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1975)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1976)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1977)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1978)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1979)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1980)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1981)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1990)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1991)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1992)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1993)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1994)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1995)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1996)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1997)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1998)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (1999)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (2000)
• The Generation Game: Christmas Special (2001)

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 (2004)

Top Gear

• Top Gear: Vietnam Special (2008)
• Top Gear: Bolivia Special (2009)
• Top Gear: USA Road Trip/Middle East Special (2010)
• Top Gear: India Special (2011)

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

• Christmas in the media
• List of Christmas television specials
• List of United States Christmas television episodes
• List of United States Christmas television specials
• List of A Christmas Carol adaptations
• List of theatrical Christmas films
• List of Made-for-Television and Direct-To-Video Christmas films
• Christmas music
• List of Halloween television specials
• List of Thanksgiving television specials
• List of Valentine television specials

References