Christmas films and TV shows: As they happen

Toto Wolfcastle

Thought it would be a good idea to have a thread for Christmas films and TV shows that are on TV over the next couple of months. It's easy to miss Christmassy things at this time of year. Miracle On 34th Street (the 1973 version) is on Sony Channel at 11.40am on the 6th, so set your reminders!

Tomorrow from 10-12 there are a few Christmas shows on Food Network. If you're not in work it's the perfect time to make some hot chocolate and dream about Christmas food! If you're in work, fear not, because there are a couple of shows on between 8pm and 9pm. Actually, looking at the TV Guide there are Christmas cooking shows on all week on Food Network at various times.

NIMAN

It might be a good idea, but its October!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

True Movies - or whatever they call themselves - have had constant Christmas films on since mid-October and will continue until February. I'll be darned if I'm going to list them all.

It's not November yet, let alone December, so give it a rest.

thisistough

Home Alone is on Film Four next Saturday at 6:55 to kick off the Christmas season

r93kaey5p2izun

Surely the whole rest of boards is space enough for the grinches? If you don't want to know about Christmas then why post in the Christmas Forum? I don't think its Toto that needs to give it a rest tbh.

Can't wait for Home Alone next week!! Love this thread idea!

Posy

NIMAN wrote: »

It might be a good idea, but its October!

Please read the charter if you want to post here again. Posts like yours are specifically mentioned as being against the rules.

PS. It's going to be November in just over 11 hours!

Cortina_MK_IV

Santa Baby (2006), 1pm today, True entertainment.

SarahLil

Naya Echoing Grimace wrote: »

Surely the whole rest of boards is space enough for the grinches? If you don't want to know about Christmas then why post in the Christmas Forum? I don't think its Toto that needs to give it a rest tbh.

Can't wait for Home Alone next week!! Love this thread idea!

Exactly !!!!
Thanks Toto great thread, I'm due to work tomorrow I love food network think I will record it

NIMAN

Posy wrote: »

Please read the charter if you want to post here again. Posts like yours are specifically mentioned as being against the rules.

PS. It's going to be November in just over 11 hours!

Jez, lighten up, it was a joke.:rolleyes:

Posy

Charter wrote: »

Posts and comments like "Bah, Humbug" or "OMG, It's October" may be deleted and can earn you a warning.

That's fine- I'm just giving a quick reminder of the rules!

Loughc

Great thread Toto! I need to watch Home Alone in entirety this year. I haven't seen it in ages from start to finish.

NIMAN

One of the all-time classics, a film which you never tire of.

I'm looking forward to watching it with my kids for the 1st time ever, they should enjoy it.

Westeros

thisistough wrote: »

Home Alone is on Film Four next Saturday at 6:55 to kick off the Christmas season

Followed by Home Alone 2: Lost in New York on Sunday at 12:25pm on Sky Cinema.

matchthis

If you watch a Harry Potter movie every Saturday, it will bring you right to Christmas Eve.

Alicat

Sky Cinema Christmas starts tomorrow!

Bret Hart

Santa with Muscles(1996) Stars Hulk Hogan. 9.00am tomorrow on Sony Movies and on at 10 on plus 1.

Loughc

thisistough wrote: »

Home Alone is on Film Four next Saturday at 6:55 to kick off the Christmas season

Don't forget folks Home Alone is on Film4 tonight 6.55 and anytime on Netflix Ireland.

tickingclock

Loughc wrote: »

Don't forget folks Home Alone is on Film4 tonight 6.55 and anytime on Netflix Ireland.

Thanks for the tip off. I love Home Alone!

r93kaey5p2izun

Currently enjoying Home Alone on Film4 +1. I'll never get tired of this film!

Heart Xmas music channel has started on sky.

Hufflepuff

Miracle on 34th street (1973 version) is on Sony channel @ 11.40.

kitten_k

Here is a Christmas movie quiz:

https://lovin.ie/entertainment/movies/quiz-can-you-answer-these-15-christmas-movie-questions-without-making-a-mistake

D0NNELLY

11... not impressed with myself

chuckles30

I love Christmas 24 (Sky 327) for Christmas Films in November

French_Girl

D0NNELLY wrote:

11... not impressed with myself

I only got 10!!!

Seeeriously dissapointed with myself.

leahyl

15/15 and some of them were guesses cos I haven't seen them all!! Delighted!

Crazyteacher

I got 12. Need to get studying fast. Is Gremlins a Christmas movie . Was scared of them

Malari

11, but in my defence I haven't seen several of them and THERE ARE 4 Ghosts! :D

D0NNELLY

Crazyteacher wrote: »

Is Gremlins a Christmas movie

As much as Die Hard!!!!

Vojera

Crazyteacher wrote: »

I got 12. Need to get studying fast. Is Gremlins a Christmas movie . Was scared of them

Yes! Now I've had a phobia of Gremlins since I was a child. My wife has a bobble-head Gizmo that I wouldn't allow her to put on display in the house because it freaked me out so much. But I watched it again with her a few weeks ago and, while the first part of the film is pretty dark, it does get funny afterwards and so I'm going to allow it into the Christmas rotation this year.

I may even watch Gremlins 2

kitten_k

Vojera wrote: »

Yes! Now I've had a phobia of Gremlins since I was a child. My wife has a bobble-head Gizmo that I wouldn't allow her to put on display in the house because it freaked me out so much. But I watched it again with her a few weeks ago and, while the first part of the film is pretty dark, it does get funny afterwards and so I'm going to allow it into the Christmas rotation this year.

I may even watch Gremlins 2

Yes be a rebel Vojera!

I remember the first time I watched it as a child. I woke up screaming that night that there was a gremlin under my bed! Still get slagged about it to this day! It was bunk beds so now I say I wasn't too wrong as my sister L was under my bed!

Loughc

For anyone that doesn't have the DVD, sky movies or Netflix, Scrooged is on E4 this Sunday at 1.30pm this is my absolute favourite.

Toto Wolfcastle

Loughc wrote: »

For anyone that doesn't have the DVD, sky movies or Netflix, Scrooged is on E4 this Sunday at 1.30pm this is my absolute favourite.

All these Christmas films are on when I'm out. There's something magical about watching a Christmas movie on TV rather than on a DVD.

Autosport

I'm loving Christmas 24, I've watched so many films now and they are recent films too

Malari

I don't know why it feels like a Christmas movie, but watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off last night and it was great

Loughc

Channel 4 announced their lineup for Christmas and its underwhelming to say the least;

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/gogglebox/news/a813844/channel-4-reveals-christmas-2016-line-up/?utm_content=bufferf110c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=mainfacebookpost

French_Girl

Loughc wrote:

Channel 4 announced their lineup for Christmas and its underwhelming to say the least;

Where are the movies?

MightyMunster

Thought sky bought all the Christmas movies

Loughc

MightyMunster wrote: »

Thought sky bought all the Christmas movies

The only decent Christmas movie sky has is home alone 2.

Autosport

MightyMunster wrote: »

Thought sky bought all the Christmas movies

They showed Bad Santa during the week on Sky Christmas

Toto Wolfcastle

There's a horrifically bad film on Sony at the moment called The Christmas Wife.

Miracle on 34th Street is on at 2.25 on Sony.

Xmas Gold has White Christmas on later and a bunch of Christmas specials.

Crazyteacher

kitten_k wrote: »

Yes be a rebel Vojera!

I remember the first time I watched it as a child. I woke up screaming that night that there was a gremlin under my bed! Still get slagged about it to this day! It was bunk beds so now I say I wasn't too wrong as my sister L was under my bed!

They still creep me out and I don't scare easily at all. Ugh.

WittyNameForMe

Gold on Sky has changed to ChristmasGold. The Royal Family Christmas Special (Joe's Crackers) tonight at 10.00.

Loughc

WittyNameForMe wrote: »

Gold on Sky has changed to ChristmasGold. The Royal Family Christmas Special (Joe's Crackers) tonight at 10.00.

I actually really enjoy gold at Christmas time! Love the office, Royle Family and Gavin & Stacey Christmas specials.

Cherrycola

Scrooged on E4, starts again at 2.30 on +1

Best Christmas movie ever!!! Hasn't aged in almost 30yrs!

matchthis

Cherrycola wrote: »

Scrooged on E4, starts again at 2.30 on +1

Best Christmas movie ever!!! Hasn't aged in almost 30yrs!

Bill Murray is just brilliant in it. Remember goin to the cinema as a kid to see it. Got a badge saying "I got Scrooged"

We're after watching nightmare before Christmas and now on peppa pig Christmas. The only one I'll watch:D

Loughc

Cherrycola wrote: »

Scrooged on E4, starts again at 2.30 on +1

Best Christmas movie ever!!! Hasn't aged in almost 30yrs!

Completely agree! It's a timeless classic. Bill Murray at his best.

MTV Xmas and VH1 Xmas are now live on sky channels 356 and 357.

Now Christmas is also live on channel 378.

Vojera

Cherrycola wrote: »

Scrooged on E4, starts again at 2.30 on +1

Best Christmas movie ever!!! Hasn't aged in almost 30yrs!

I'm so ashamed, I only saw that in full for the first time last Christmas

Toto Wolfcastle

Vojera wrote: »

I'm so ashamed, I only saw that in full for the first time last Christmas

I only saw it for the first time last year too. Tbh I'd never heard of it until I read about it in this forum. I was 3 when it was released so I probably wasn't the target audience!

Cherrycola

Vojera wrote: »

I'm so ashamed, I only saw that in full for the first time last Christmas

Where have you been living???!!! Lol

Vojera

Cherrycola wrote: »

Where have you been living???!!! Lol

I dunno! I have no recollection of it ever being on the telly when I was younger and then I think two years ago E4 showed it a few times and I caught bits of it. Last year my (clearly more sensible) other half bought it and sat me down specifically to watch it. Her reaction was a bit like yours :pac: