Ends 7.00.

Little Bear
Triple bill.

6.25 Teletubbies Count to Christmas
The countdown ends.

Then Pingu
The clumsy penguin enjoys a family Yuletide.

6.35 Bob the Builder
Bob dons a Santa Claus outfit.

6.45 Clifford the Big Red Dog
Emily loses out to Jetta.

Ends 10.15.

Snowden's Christmas Holiday Special
A snowman and his friends try to go to New York.

7.25 Arthur
DW is upset.

7.50 Taz-Mania
Taz delivers Christmas gifts to his friends.

8.10 Blue Peter Christmas Show
Shown yesterday 2pm

8.40 The Woody Woodpecker Show
Wally, Woody and Mrs Meany have a debate.

9.00 Xchange Xtra
Atomic Kitten jet off to Lapland.

9.15 Looney Tunes
Sylvester swaps round the gift tags.

9.25 Donner
Animation. A reindeer has an ill-timed identity crisis.

9.50 Choir of the Year
Twelve children's choirs compete to appear in the grand final in London.

A service at St Peter's Church in the Bolton, Greater Manchester suburb of Halliwell. Carols include O Come, All Ye Faithful and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.

Britain's best-loved comedy duo in the festive special from 1973.

Seasonal family comedy. When Santa Claus lands badly on a roof on Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin agrees to help deliver presents for the night. Show more

*** Fantasy with Tim Allen and Judge Reinhold. A divorcee steps into Santa's shoes when the real one falls off his roof.
Widescreen. Review page 54. Director John Pasquin (1994. U)

Her Majesty's address to the nation and Commonwealth.

Robbie the Reindeer and pals search for a band of warriors in a family animation with a star-studded cast of voices.

(Rptd tomorrow 12.50pm)

The show's own experts go head-to-head in a festive special. With David Dickinson.

Comedic clips from the cutting-room floor, with Paul O'Grady.
(More on Friday 27 December at 8.30pm)

Animated comedy, with the voices of Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson and Mel Gibson.
A clutch of hens suffer life on a grim 1950s egg farm. With the help of American rooster Rocky, the birds hatch an escape plan.
(Widescreen)
Review page 54.
(2000, U) ****

With Huw Edwards. Weather David Braine.

For the first time the team try one of their transformations in winter, on a playground at a special school in East Sussex. With Alan Titchmarsh , Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh. Director John Thornicroft ; Executive producerCarol Hasiam Charlie's Christmas shopping: page 10

Comics Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona serve up a mixture of familiar impersonations, new characters and unlikely sketches in their Christmas special, which includes Sex and Man City and an alternative EastEnders.
Why Alistair had the urge to be Un: page 10

With Huw Edwards. Weather David Braine.

Romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

When wedding singer Robbie Hart's own bride leaves him at the altar, his life - and performances - go to pieces. Then he meets Julia.
(Widescreen)
Review page 56.
(1998, 12)

Adam Hart-Davis and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen use their imagination to offer insights into the Christmas story.

Comedy starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Harold becomes engaged to a stripper.
(Widescreen)
Review page 56.
(1972, PG)
(Steptoe and Son Ride Again tomorrow at 1am)

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