Channel 5’s Christmas TV schedule for 2023 once again delivers exactly what the channel has become known for during the festive season — a mix of easy-to-watch entertainment, familiar films, and family-friendly programming running throughout the day. While it may not compete directly with the big-budget specials found on BBC or ITV, Channel 5 instead leans into a more relaxed, comfort viewing approach, packed with festive movies, classic repeats, and light entertainment that’s perfect for dipping in and out of over the holidays.

Across the Christmas period, daytime schedules are filled with children’s favourites and long-running shows, making it ideal for families, while the afternoons and evenings shift towards TV movies and well-known films. Titles such as Driving Home for Christmas and One Royal Holiday highlight Channel 5’s continued focus on feel-good seasonal storytelling, a staple of its festive lineup.

Here is Channel 5 Christmas 2023 Schedule

Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 2023

6.00am Peppa Pig
6.05am Blue’s Clues & You
6.25am Daisy & Ollie
6.50am Fireman Sam
7.00am Peppa Pig
7.05am Paw Patrol : Jet to the Rescue
7.55am MixMups
8.10am Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom
8.25am Pop Paper City
8.45am Meet the Experts
8.55am Reu & Harper’s Wonder World
9.10am Dora the Explorer
9.35am The Smurfs
9.45am SpongeBob SquarePants
10.00am NFL Highlights
10.30am Friends
11.00am Friends
11.30am Film : Scrooge (1951)
1.20pm Film : The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
3.25pm Film : The Holiday (2006)
6.05pm 5 News Weekend
6.10pm Comedy Classic : The Vicar of Dibley
7.30pm Bradley Walsh : Comedy Legends
9.00pm Only Fools and Horses : Greatest Christmas Moments
10.30pm Only Fools and Horse : Secrets and Scandals
11.30pm Film : Road House (1989)
1.40am Live Casino Show
3.50am Friends
4.15am Friends
4.40am Wildlife SOS
5.10am Paw Patrol
5.25am Peppa Pig
5.30am Fireman Sam
5.40am Pip & Posy
5.45am Thomas & Friends

Christmas Day Monday 25th December 2023

6.00am Milkshake! News
6.10am Peppa Pig
6.15am Peppa Pig
6.20am Peppa Pig
6.25am Oggy Oggy
6.35am Tweedy & Fluff
6.40am Fireman Sam
6.50am Thomas & Friends : All Engines Go!
7.00am Peppa Pig
7.15am Paw Patrol
7.35am The Adventures of Paddington
7.50am Pip & Posy
8.15am The Big Christmas Mega Mix
9.05am Anton Du Beke’s Greatest Christmas Songs
11.10am Britain’s favourite 80’s Songs
1.05pm Anton Du Beke’s Greatest Christmas Songs
3.10pm Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939)
5.20pm All Time Favourite ABBA Songs
6.00pm Britain’s Favourite Christmas Karaoke Songs
9.00pm Britain’s Favourite Party Hits
10.55pm Queen : The Band that Rocked the World
1.00am Live NFL : Monday Night Football : San Francisco 49ers v Baltimore Ravens
4.30am Friends
5.05am House Doctor
5.35am Pip & Posy
5.45am Thomas & Friends

Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 2023

6.00am Milkshake! News
6.10am Peppa Pig
6.15am Peppa Pig
6.20am Peppa Pig
6.25am Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom
6.40am Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom
6.50am Fireman Sam
7.00am Peppa Pig
7.05am Peppa Pig
7.15am Paw Patrol
7.40am The Adventures of Paddington
7.55am TV Film : Thomas & Friends : All Engines Go! : The Mystery of Lookout Mountain
9.05am Peppa Pig
9.10am Peppa Pig
9.20am Friends
9.50am Friends
10.25am Film : The Dirty Dozen (1967)
1.25pm Film : The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
3.50pm Film : Kinky Boots (2005)
6.00pm All Creatures Great & Small and the Yorkshire Vet
7.00pm World’s Strongest Man 2023
8.00pm Ronnie Corbett : My 30 Funniest Moments
9.00pm Billy Connolly : 30 Greatest Moments
10.00pm The Two Ronnies : The Unseen Sketches
11.00pm Film : Sherlock Holmes (2009)
11.25pm Film : The Commitments (1991)
1.10am Live Casino Show
3.10am Queen : The Band that Rocked the World
4.45am Friends
5.10am House Doctor
5.40am Pip & Posy
5.45am Thomas & Friends

New Year’s Eve Sunday 31st December 2023

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New Year’s Day Monday 1st January 2024

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