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Christmas TV Specials 2026
You can not beat the excitement of sitting down to your favourite TV show’s Christmas special!
Here’s a list of all the TV Shows that are getting one-off Christmas Specials this year. Available to watch for free on BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
BBC 1 Christmas Specials
Alan Carr’s Picture Slam
Celebrity Gladiators
Death in Paradise
Ludwig Christmas special
Sisters in Arms (Call the Midwife Prequel) (3 episodes)
​Songs of Praise
Strictly Come Dancing – The Final
The Baddies (Animation)
The Cleaner in Italy
The Other Bennet Sister (3 episodes)
Would I Lie to You? at Christmas
BBC 2 Christmas Specials
Live at the Apollo Christmas Special
The Mandy Who Knew Too Much
QI Christmas Special
ITV Christmas Specials
Bullseye Christmas Special
Changing Ends Christmas Special
Inside M&S at Christmas
Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents Evening
The 1% Show (Christmas & New Year Specials)
The Celebrity Chase Christmas Special
The Masked Singer Christmas Special
Channel 4 Christmas Specials
Mog’s Bad Thing (Animation)
Channel 5 Christmas Specials
All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special
This list will be frequently updated, so check back to see if your favourite show gets added.
Check out all the New Christmas Films Being Released in 2026
When will the Christmas TV Special Times Be Released?
We will update this list with the exact dates and times the Christmas Specials are on, closer to December when they are released.
This year’s Christmas TV Schedule will be revealed on Tuesday 2nd December 2026.
Which shows are you most looking forward to watching this Christmas? It’s definitely the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special for me! Let us know yours in the comments below….
1 Comment
Oh dear, the same old stuff year after year. Little worth bothering with once more.