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Great! is a popular FREE 24/7 channel offering a huge array of films. During the Christmas period (September – January) the channel: Great! Romance rebrands as Great! Christmas.
Great! Christmas
The free movie channel showcases back-to-back festive films, all day long. Don’t expect any big hits, though. Just plenty of Hallmark Classics and Christmas cheese.
Is there a UK Christmas TV Channel?
There are two completely free Christmas Movie Channels in the UK. Great! and Christmas 24, which both offer 24/7 festive films in the run-up to Christmas.
What Channel is Great! Christmas on?
Where can I watch the great movies Christmas channel?
- Freeview 52
- Sky 319
- Sky Glass/Stream 317
- Virgin 424
- Freesat 303
Great! Christmas Movie Channel Date 2025
What date does Great! Christmas start?
Great! transforms annually from the Romance channel to a Christmas channel dedicated to festive flicks, this will be early September 2025 through to early January 2026.
Predicted to Launch: Thursday 4th September 2025 – Saturday 3rd January 2026
Previous Launch Dates
- Thursday 5th September 2024 – Saturday 7th January 2025
- Thursday 7th September 2023 – Tuesday 2nd January 2024
- Thursday 8th September 2022 – Monday 2nd January 2023
- Thursday 23rd September 2021 – Tuesday 4th January 2022
- Thursday 24th September 2020 – Monday 4th January 2021
Is Great! Christmas a Free Channel?
Great! Christmas Channel is 100% free for viewers. The channel is ad and sponsor-funded.
Great! Channels Movie Highlights 2025
Here are some of the best festive flicks available from Great!
- Christmas at Plumhill Manor
- A Christmas Melody (Mariah Carey)
- Call Me Claus (Whoopi Goldberg)
- A Christmas Star (Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan and Suranne Jones)
- Oliver!
- The Christmas Candle (Susan Boyle)
- The Mistletoe Promise
- Welcome to Christmas
- Northpole
Where Else Can I Watch Christmas Movies?
Christmas 24! is another free (for Sky and Virgin users) movie channel that changes over from Movies24 in September to early January and shows only Christmas movies – Here’s when Christmas 24 Launches in 2025
Disney+ subscription members get every Disney Christmas movie and Christmas special as part of their plan. check out this year’s offerings Disney+ Christmas Movie List 2025
Prime members also get a limited selection of free Christmas movies check out this year’s offerings Amazon Prime Christmas Movie List 2025
Lastly, Netflix has a huge Christmas Movie section available to members, check out this year’s offerings Netflix Christmas Movie List 2025
Check out our free ultimate Christmas Movies Quiz
If you’re a fan of Christmas films, why not watch one movie per day in the run-up to Christmas, starting December 1st? Use our Adults Christmas Movie Advent or our Christmas Movie Advent for kids for inspiration!
