The best Christmas films on TV this festive season – and when they’re on!

Don't miss The BFG on Boxing Day! Here's the best movies on this Christmas and when to catch them...

Check out our festive film guide – here’s our pick of the best Christmas films – and what channels and times they’re on!

What are the best movies on Saturday 22nd December?

BBC1

Penguins of Madagascar, 1.40pm-3.00pm

Kung Fu Panda, 3.00pm-4.25pm

BBC2

The Muppets, 10am-11.35am

Finding Neverland (not N Ireland), 4.25pm-6.00pm

The Lone Ranger (2013), 7.15pm-9.30pm

Cars 2, 11.35am-1.15pm

ITV

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

Channel 4

Father of the Bride, 1.45pm-3.50pm

Crocodile Dundee, 6.10pm-8.00pm

Pitch Perfect 2, 9.00pm-11.10pm

What are the best movies on Sunday 23rd December?

BBC1

Mr Peabody & Shetman, 10.15am-11.40am

A Christmas Carol (2009 animation), 1.30pm-3.00pm

Up, 3.25pm-4.55pm

BBC2

Alice in Wonderland (2010), 5.20pm-7.00pm (Scot 4.20pm-6.00pm)

Far From the Madding Crowd, 10.00pm-11.55pm

ITV

Casino Royale, 9.00pm-11.50pm

Channel 4

Men in Black, 4.30pm-6.20pm

Men in Black II, 6.20pm-8.00pm

What are the best movies on Christmas Eve?

BBC1

Shaun the Sheep Movie, 10.10am-11.30am

Monsters University, 1.20pm-2.55pm

Zootropolis, 2.55pm-4.35pm

Mary Poppins, 5.00pm-7.15pm

ITV

The Grinch, 12.55pm-2.55pm

Santa Claus: The Movie, 3.25pm-6.10pm

Gremlins, 9.30pm-11.35pm

Channel 4

Miracle on 34^th Street, 6.05pm-8.00pm

Channel 5

Oklahoma!, 10.45am-1.30pm

The King and I, 1.30pm-4.20pm

[Our guide to the best Christmas TV]

What are the best Christmas films on Christmas Day?

BBC1

The Good Dinosaur, 1.30pm-3.00pm

The Jungle Book, 3.10pm-4.50pm (Disney’s live-action version, 2016)

ITV

Monsters, Inc, 4.10-5.55pm

Bridget Jones’s Diary, 11.30pm-1.20am

Channel 4

Postman Pat: The Movie, 6.10am-7.35 am

Arthur Christmas, 1.45pm-3.45pm

The Muppets Christmas Carol, 4.00pm-5.40pm

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 5.40pm-8.00pm

Channel 5

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 3.10pm-6.05pm

What are the best films on Boxing Day?

BBC1

The Princess and the Frog, 10.30am-12noon

Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1.25pm-3.15pm

Trolls, 3.50pm-5.15pm

The BFG, 5.40pm-7.30pm

BBC2

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, BBC2, 7.45am-9.20am

The Young Victoria, 10.20am-12noon

Saving Mrs Banks, 2.30pm-4.30pm

ITV

Free Wily 3: The Rescue, 9.25am-11.05am

The Witches 11.05am-12.50pm

Quantam of Solace, ITV, 8.00pm-10.05pm

Love Actually 10.20pm-12.55am

Channel 4

Short Circuit, 9.20am-11.20am

Kung Fu Panda 2, 1.25pm-3.15pm

Mrs Doubtfire, 5.45pm-8.00pm

The Green Mile, 11.00pm-2.20am

Channel 5

The Dirty Dozen, 11.10am-2.10pm

Dirty Dancing, 10pm-12 midnight

Home Alone 2 pic: Snap/REX/Shutterstock

What are the best films on Thursday 27th December

BBC1

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, 9.25am-10.50am

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, 10.50am-12.10pm

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1.30pm-3.20pm

Kung Fu Panda 3, 4.20pm-5.45pm

ITV

K-9, 11.20am-11.15pm

Skyfall, 8.00pm-10.40pm

Channel 4

Ever After: A Cinderella Story, 1.10pm-3.25pm

What are the best films on Friday 28th December?

BBC1

Turbo, 9.00am-10.25am

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, 10.25am-11.50am

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1.15pm-3.15pm

Wreck-It Ralph, 4.10pm-5.45pm

BBC2

Emma, 12.30pm-2.25pm

Brideshead Revisited, 2.25pm-4.30pm

ITV

Kindergarten Cop, 10.25am-12.35pm

Channel 4

Short Circuit 2, 6.00am-7.50am

Mother’s Day, 12.15pm-2.35pm

Eddie the Eagle, 8.00pm-10pm

Channel 5

The Alamo, 12.05pm-3.10pm

What are the best films on Saturday 29th December?

BBC1

Chicken Run, 1.15pm-2.35pm

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 2.35pm-4.30pm

BBC2

Bill, 10.30am-12noon

Philomena, 9.00pm-10.30pm

ITV

The Mummy, 12.05pm-2.20pm

Channel 4

Baby’s Day Out, 12.15pm-2.10pm

The Inbetweeners 2, 11.20pm-1.10am

Channel 5

Bean, 9.50am-11.35am

Groundhog Day, 11.35am-11.35pm

What are the best films on Sunday 30th December?

BBC1 

Bolt, 9.20am-10.45am

Cinderella, 2.25pm-4.05pm

BBC2

Porridge, 5.30pm-7.00pm

Paddington, 5.40pm-7.30pm

ITV

The Mummy Returns, 11.25am-1.45pm

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: 10.50pm-1.30am

Channel 4

Edward Scissorhands, 3.30pm-5.30m

Channel 5

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, 2.45pm-5.00pm

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 5.00pm-7.05pm

What are the best films on New Year’s Eve?

BBC1

Planes, 9.00am-10.am

Big Hero 6, 2.40pm-4.15pm

Maleficent, 4.15pm-5.45pm

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, 9.00pm-10.25pm (not Scotland)

BBC2

Death on the Nile, 12.50pm-3.10pm

Ethel & Earnest, 7.30pm-9.00pm

ITV

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, 11.45am-1.45pm

Spectre, 8.00pm-10.45pm (STV 8.30pm-11.15pm)

Basic Instinct, 12.10 am-2.25am (STV 12.20am-2.25am)

Channel 4

Flash Gordon, 11.10am-1.20pm

The Dam Busters, 3.20pm-5.50pm

Crocodile Dundee II, 7.00pm-9.00pm

Channel 5

Pan, 5.45pm-7.55pm

What are the best films on New Year’s Day?

BBC1

Home, 10.15am-11.40am

The Railway Children, 1.00pm-2.45pm

The Jungle Book, 3.45pm-5.00pm (Disney animated version, 1967)

BBC2

The Eagle Has Landed (not Wales), 2.50pm-5.00pm

The Revenant, 10.00pm-12.25am (N Ireland & Scot 11.00pm-1.25am)

Channel 4

The Muppet Movie, 10.00am-11.55am

Splash, 1.25pm-3.40pm

Turner & Hooch, 3.40pm-5.40pm

Sister Act, 5.50pm-7.40pm

Channel 5

Oliver!, 2.30pm-5.25pm

What are the best films on Wednesday 2nd January

BBC1

Swallows and Amazons, 8.10am-9.40am

Jan Eyre (2011), 1.45pm-3.35pm

BBC2

The Titfield Thunderbolt, 9.40am-11.0am

C4

The Great Muppet Caper, 9.30am-11.30am

Willow, 11.35am-2.10pm