Christmas TV 2012

Loughc

Just setting up a thread to discuss what ye guys would like to see on TV over the Christmas period this year.

I know there is a Royle Family Christmas special planned for this year but I'm not all too bothered about seeing that if I'm honest. The last few have been a bit meh.

So what are all ye fellow Christmas nuts looking forward/hoping to see??

fishy fishy

the usual christmas movies - you can't bet them.

wonderful life
sound of music
santa claus
oliver
my fair lady
miracle on 34th street
Willy Wonka

if these are not on, it's not christmas. Can anyone add to his "old fashioned" list.

Skerries

Nightmare on elm St.
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Loughc

Skerries wrote: »

Nightmare on elm St.
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

I think you maybe looking for the Halloween tv thread? :P

hdowney

Hehe! I used to always hope they'd show Hocus Pocus at halloween, and often they didn't. Drove me potty. Have it on dvd now so don't care

Anyway Christmas telly. Yea I love the Royle's but the last couple of specials have been a bit pants (still need to buy them on DVD tho to go with all my others). Also there will be no Twiggy this year since the actor died RIP

I wonder will there be another Ab Fab special like last year?

There will be the oblig Doctor Who special (not into that so I couldn't give a rats). Also the oblig soaps. Again no interest.

I look forward to Christmas specials of progs I watch (there will prolly be a Downton Abbey one again, but I am behind with that so will have to wait for the DVD if I ain't caught up)

Christmas films are always good, although the same thing is shown about three times on three different channels over the course of the Christmas!

Then any special progs created for the Christmas - documentary type and the like

passremarkable

fishy fishy wrote: »

the usual christmas movies - you can't bet them.

wonderful life
sound of music
santa claus
oliver
my fair lady
miracle on 34th street
Willy Wonka

if these are not on, it's not christmas. Can anyone add to his "old fashioned" list.

home alone

bennyx_o

It's not Christmas without a Die Hard film..

homersimpson

fishy fishy wrote: »

the usual christmas movies - you can't bet them.

wonderful life
sound of music
santa claus
oliver
my fair lady
miracle on 34th street
Willy Wonka

if these are not on, it's not christmas. Can anyone add to his "old fashioned" list.

leahyl

I love the Christmas food programmes on the digital channels! Like Nigella and Delian - esp Nigella Christmas - sooo christmassy!

murphysmom

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

scon86

What is your favorite christmas episode, it could be sitcon cartoon or any other tv series. I think friends and scrubs had so great ones but i really love The king of queens episode mentalo case

Skid

The Royle Family where Denise is going into Labour and Jim sits with her in the Bathroom and comforts her. I thought that was brilliant.

star-pants

Threads merged

touts

Kings Speech will probably be the Christmas night movie. Toy Story 3 on the afternoon. The Fighter is my prediction for St Stephens night with The Social Network also popping up. With Bond off limits to all but Sky expect the Bourne Triolgy, Taken, Die Hard, etc to get high billing on the other stations as they look to compete in the action stakes.

There will be the usual specials. Downton Abbey. Doctor Who etc. The soaps will fill up the early evening on Christmas day and St Stephens with christmas misery to make you realise your life could be worse.

The lookback at the sporting year will be busy while the lookback at the news is probably best avoided unless you want to be miserable. Expect an Irish overseas for christmas special to go overboard on the sentiment.

The classic repeats will be where things are at. I hope for wall to wall Father Ted, Yes Minister, Only fools, and so on. The stations with those shows way down the list could well get a lot of my viewing time. That and "Mickey saves Santa" "The Polar Express" "Willie Wonka" "The snow man" and other childrens classics with the kids. In a strange way I'm looking forward to that. Only get a few years of that stuff.

Of course if they are going to kick Greece out of the euro they will probably do it over the Christmas holidays when the banks are shut so Sky News could yet be the ratings winner on Christmas day.

scon86

just watching american dad christmas episode now on bbc3 a christmas carol whoooo

pookiesboo

Its not Christmas til they show that 70's Christmas Budweiser ad which last year was the first year I never saw it on any station (Christmas never came for me last year as a result )
As for Royle Family Christmas, didnt the guy who played Twiggy die a few months ago? I love me some Royle Family, not the same since Nana died in it though

Posy

I look forward to the Royle Family Christmas specials now with apprehension more than anything else.

leahyl

I love the budweiser ad too pookiesboo and I dont recall seeing it last year either:-( I really don't know why they don't show it as much anymore. Also they were showing only a shortened version of it up to last year and I don't understand that either! Show the full length version for gods sake!!

Deedsie

The Muppet Christmas carol...

"Light the lamp, not the rat, light the lamp, not the rat! Put me out, put me out, put me out!"

Love it!

Scrooged...

"Will ya please, for the love a God, HOLD the God damned hammering"

Fowler87

Quite like watching the grumpy auld Xmas specials when they're on

cookie75

Looking forward to Elf and Scrooged

Heroditas

Some TV station should dig out the Box of Delights and show it.
If not, I'll just have to watch it on Youtube!

I wonder when the Christmas RTE guide will be out - I usually buy a couple early.

irishbarb

True Movies 1 and True Ent are playing Christmas films all evening today, not sure if they are any good think I'll check one out with a nice fire and a mug of hot chocolate

Posy

Oooh, I'm going to see what's on!

Loughc

http://www.lupusfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Publicity_Stills_Posing_Final.jpg

Because it's 30 years of The Snowman (by Raymond Briggs) this year, C4 commissioned a sequel. At first it was going to be a revamped and updated version of the classic, now it's going to be a brand new tale which will last 22 minutes with a new song.

Raymond Briggs gave the production his blessing.

[Source Digital Spy]

Can't say I'm too thrilled about his idea! The original was a classic I don't feel the sequel is needed.

Also I wonder how will it end? I don't think I can take another ending like the first one. Too traumatic as a child! haha

touts

lockie1983 wrote: »

Because it's 30 years of The Snowman (by Raymond Briggs) this year, C4 commissioned a sequel. At first it was going to be a revamped and updated version of the classic, now it's going to be a brand new tale which will last 22 minutes with a new song.

Raymond Briggs gave the production his blessing.

[Source Digital Spy]

Can't say I'm too thrilled about his idea! The original was a classic I don't feel the sequel is needed.

Also I wonder how will it end? I don't think I can take another ending like the first one. Too traumatic as a child! haha

Reading this the question that comes to mind is: Why? 30 years old isn't enough of a reason. I doubt there was much of a public outcry to find out what happened next.

In 30 years time, God willing, I'll be bouncing a grandchild on my knee watching the Snowman on TV (or whatever we will have then). The Snowman 2 will only appear as a tricky answer in a table quiz.

Loughc

touts wrote: »

Reading this the question that comes to mind is: Why?

Quick cash in and lack of original ideas by C4 are two answers that spring to mind for me.

fishy fishy

irishbarb wrote: »

True Movies 1 and True Ent are playing Christmas films all evening today, not sure if they are any good think I'll check one out with a nice fire and a mug of hot chocolate

was very excited to see this over the weekend - I missed most of them due to being in town but caught a couple of evenings ones - made me want to put my tree up.

Poulgorm

When is the Christmas radio station starting up again? Sorry for going off topic. What is the station called again ?

Poulgorm

Google is my friend:

Barnardos is delighted to be charity partner of Christmas FM, Ireland's only Christmas radio station. Christmas FM runs all through December playing Christmas tunes 24/7. Get into the Christmas spirit and listen online now. You can also tune in to Dublin - 89.9 | Limerick -105.5 | Cork -106.7 | Galway -89.5 | South East -103.8 We are looking for street teams in each city to hand out flyers promoting the radio station on weekdays and weekends in December, please email volunteers@barnardos.ie if you have some time to spare!

I hope they are doing it for 2012 !

Loughc

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055758416&page=22

Actually search is your friend, the ChristmasFM thread is literally five or six threads below this one! Obvious thread is obvious! Anyway enjoy!

Poulgorm

lockie1983 wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055758416&page=22

Actually search is your friend, the ChristmasFM thread is literally five or six threads below this one! Obvious thread is obvious! Anyway enjoy!

OOOPS!

irishbarb

The Christmas 24 film channel started yesterday

IrishGurll

irishbarb wrote: »

The Christmas 24 film channel started yesterday

I'm so sad We just switched to upc and we have not got Christmas24

paddy147

You cant have Christmas and not have the Home Alone films and also the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film too.:D

The remake with Johny Depp was absolute muck.:(:rolleyes:

Loughc

IrishGurll wrote: »

I'm so sad We just switched to upc and we have not got Christmas24

Its safe to say you're not missing a whole pile, they're essentially made for tv movies that the Americans love, me not so much!

Basq

To be fair to The Royle Family.. while the last few Christmas Specials weren't great, the most recent - Joe's Crackers - felt truly back on form!

Watched Scrooged last Christmas Eve - am thinking National Lampoon's this year.

Must order the DVD now actually.

Skid

There is a brilliant BBC Christmas family film from 1991 called 'Bernard and The Genie' which never gets shown anymore.

Love this movie, got a copy on DVD after looking for years, it is a Christmas tradition for me now.

It was written by Richard Curtis and stars Alan Cumming and Lenny Henry. If you ever get the chance, do check it out.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101435/

Deedsie

RTÉ Christmas guide will be on sale the second week in December I presume? Ill be home from Friday the 21st. Will Saturday the 22nd be the first day the Christmas guide covers?

Loughc

Yes it's a double edition and it looks like it will run from the 22nd of December to the 4th of Jan. Although nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

I have easily bought the RTE Guide 4 years in a row now without using it even once for tv listings. Damn you digiboxes and internet and phone apps!

I do enjoy doing the crosswords on it and reading the articles on it! Man I feel old! haha!!

Loughc

Has anyone here seen Arthur Christmas? I saw the trailer for the dvd last night and was wondering was it any good?

funnights74

passremarkable wrote: »

home alone

Polar Express and The Grinch both already received airings on ITV2/3 this weekend.

touts

And we're off. http://digiguide.tv have some listings for RTE on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephens. Still some "to be announced" and BBC/ITV/C4 not yet up there but should be soon....

No confirmation on the big films but two things immdiately caught my eye. Willie Wonka is on Christmas Morning so that'll be on while we open the presents. The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo trilogy (I presume the original version) is on late on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephens

Christmas Eve

RTÉ One
4:55am
Euronews

7:55am
Nationwide

8:25am
FILM Deck the Halls

10:15am
EastEnders

10:50am
FILM The Nativity Story

12:45pm
Fair City

1:15pm
RTÉ News

1:25pm
FILM It's a Wonderful Life

3:55pm
FILM Home Alone

5:45pm
Nuacht

6:00pm
The Angelus

6:01pm
RTÉ News

6:25pm
Carols From the Castle

7:30pm
Kitchen Hero Christmas Special

8:00pm
EastEnders

8:40pm
RTÉ News

9:00pm
To be Announced

9:40pm
FILM To be Announced

11:15pm
Midnight Mass

12:20am
FILM The Family Stone

2:20am
FILM Tango and Cash

4:15am
Euronews


RTE2
6:00am
Happy Valley

6:10am
Mike the Knight

6:25am
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

6:35am
LazyTown

7:00am
Hubble

7:10am
The Beo Show

7:15am
Peppa Pig

7:20am
Baby Jake

7:30am
Bananas in Pyjamas

7:45am
The Curious World of Professor Fun and Dr. Dull

7:55am
Octonauts

8:05am
Gigglebiz

8:25am
Gaspard and Lisa

8:35am
Johann's Gift to Christmas

9:00am
FILM Santa Buddies

10:25am
The Little Reindeer

10:50am
To be Announced

11:20am
To be Announced

11:35am
A Child's Christmas

12:05pm
Kung Fu Panda Holiday

12:30pm
The Penguins of Madagascar

12:55pm
The Gruffalo

1:25pm
Mr. Bean

1:50pm
FILM Miracle on 34th Street

3:50pm
FILM E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

6:00pm
The Simpsons

6:25pm
FILM Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

8:35pm
To be Announced

9:00pm
To be Announced

10:05pm
FILM Blades of Glory

11:45pm
FILM The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

1:35am
FILM Scrooged

3:10am
Euronews








Christmas Day

RTÉ One
4:15am
Euronews
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6:35am
To be Announced
More information will be available closer to broadcast.

7:00am
FILM Scrooge

8:35am
FILM Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

10:15am
Service on Christmas Day

11:00am
Urbi et Orbi

11:30am
Mass on Christmas Day

12:30pm
The Archbishops' Christmas Message

12:40pm
Give Up Yer Oul Sins

12:45pm
Coal, Frankenstein and Mirror... an Irish

1:40pm
Kitchen Hero Christmas Special

2:10pm
FILM To be Announced

3:50pm
FILM To be Announced

5:20pm
To be Announced

6:00pm
The Angelus

6:01pm
RTÉ News

7:00pm
Fair City


7:55pm
To be Announced

8:50pm
RTÉ News

9:00pm
EastEnders

10:00pm
To be Announced

10:35pm
FILM To be Announced

12:25am
FILM Duplicity

2:25am
FILM The Seven Year Itch

4:05am
FILM Notorious

5:45am
Euronews





RTE 2
6:00am
Happy Valley

6:10am
Mike the Knight

6:25am
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

6:35am
I'm a Creepy Crawley

6:40am
Fireman Sam

6:50am
Baby Jake

7:00am
Hubble

7:10am
The Beo Show

7:15am
Timmy Time

7:25am
Peppa Pig

7:35am
Everything's Rosie

7:50am
The Curious World of Professor Fun and Dr. Dull

8:00am
To be Announced

8:20am
Gaspard and Lisa

8:30am
Magic Circus

8:40am
Octonauts

9:00am
Barbie: A Perfect Christmas

10:15am
Shaun the Sheep

10:25am
Lost and Found

10:50am
Peter Rabbit

11:10am
Smurf's Christmas Carol

11:35am
Secrets of the Furious Five

12:00pm
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory

12:25pm
Merry Madagascar

12:50pm
The Gruffalo's Child

1:15pm
A Tale of Jack Frost

1:45pm
To be Announced

3:15pm
Cinnlinte Nuachta

3:20pm
FILM North by Northwest

5:35pm
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory

6:00pm
Carols From Dublin Castle

7:00pm
FILM Kung Fu Panda

8:25pm
To be Announced

9:20pm
To be Announced

11:15pm
National Lottery EuroMillions Draw

11:20pm
FILM The Girl Who Played with Fire

1:25am
The White Ribbon

3:45am
Euronews





St Stephens Day
RTÉ One
5:45am
Euronews

7:05am
EastEnders

7:40am
EastEnders

8:55am
FILM Gone with the Wind

11:30am
Fair City

12:40pm
RTÉ News

12:50pm
Telly Bingo

1:05pm
FILM The Princess and the Frog

2:45pm
FILM The Sound of Music

6:00pm
The Angelus

6:01pm
RTÉ News

6:20pm
To be Announced

7:20pm
The Zoo

8:25pm
EastEnders

9:00pm
RTÉ News

9:20pm
To be Announced

10:20pm
To be Announced

11:15pm
To be Announced

11:55pm
RTÉ News

1:50am
FILM Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

3:30am
Telly Bingo

3:40am
FILM Sweet November

5:45am
Euronews



RTÉ Two
6:00am
Happy Valley

6:10am
Mike the Knight

6:25am
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

6:35am
Humf

6:45am
I'm a Creepy Crawley

6:50am
Fireman Sam

7:00am
Hubble

7:10am
The Beo Show

7:15am
Peppa Pig

7:20am
Baby Jake

7:30am
Bananas in Pyjamas

7:45am
The Curious World of Professor Fun and Dr. Dull

7:55am
Tilly and Friends

8:05am
Octonauts

8:20am
Magic Circus

8:30am
To be Announced

8:35am
Angelina Ballerina

8:50am
Gaspard and Lisa

9:00am
Phineas and Ferb

10:25am
To be Announced

10:40am
Kung Fu Panda

11:05am
Adventure Time

11:30am
Disney I'm in the Band

12:00pm
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory

12:30pm
To be Announced

12:40pm
Horrible Histories

1:10pm
RTE Racing from Leopardstown

3:35pm
FILM Romancing the Stone

5:20pm
Nuacht

5:30pm
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory

6:00pm
FILM Dinosaur

7:30pm
Space Dive: The Story Behind the Headlines

9:00pm
FILM Inglourious Basterds

11:40pm
FILM The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

1:30am
FILM Grumpier Old Men

3:20am
Euronews

tomboylady

I'll be watching all the usual Christmas movies (Home Alone is always top of my list!) as well as any musicals that appear to be on. I'm actually looking forward to the Call The Midwife Christmas Special; I really enjoyed the books and the first series so it should be good.

Call me Al

Well I just watched Christmas Shoes.... I won't be doing that again in a hurry! It is just so sad

louise7945

IrishGurll wrote: »

I'm so sad We just switched to upc and we have not got Christmas24

Here's what UPC say on Facebook
Lots of you have been asking for it and now we can finally let you all know that the Christmas Channel will be available from this Saturday, Dec 1st. This year it's also available in HD so you can see Santa in crystal clear clarity. You will find the Christmas Channel on UPC channel numbers 318 & 340. Enjoy!

Posy

It's only if you already have sky movies though, not for everyone.

gidget

Saw the BBC christmas advert yesterday, from what i could see Alice in Wonderland will possibly be one of the main movies on Christmas Day, along with The Royal Family, Mrs. Browns Boys and Dr. Who.

akiko

I'd like to see Trading places with Eddie Murphy and Arthur with Dudley Moore! I also love watching Star Wars at Christmas

Posy

Ooooh.... I forgot Trading Places is Christmassy, hooray.
I'll use any excuse to rewatch that film.