Christmas

This one-off treat offers a unique look into charities that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge support. Mary Berry accompanies them on four special visits. Throughout the programme Mary also cooks some of her favourite Christmas recipes for viewers to try out at home, as she helps prepare the festive food for a very royal event to thank all those working and volunteering over the Christmas period.

In a special seasonal edition of his acclaimed series, film critic Mark Kermode celebrates one of the most perennial of all genres: the Christmas movie. With wit, insight and enthusiasm, Mark will unwrap a glittering selection of Christmas cinematic treats, from much-loved classics to hidden gems, Hollywood blockbusters to international films.

Holiday magic has never gleamed brighter as Santa’s Elves head out on an adventure to bring every boy and girl their Christmas wish while also bringing a family back together in this heartfelt Christmas movie from Gaumont. After accidentally destroying …

Chocolates are an essential part of many people's festive celebrations. In this Christmas special, Gregg Wallace visits a factory which produces a staggering two million tins of festive chocolate assortments a year. At materials intake he receives 20 tonnes of liquid chocolate at 50 degrees Celsius. This is used in 10 of the 12 sweets in the tin. Everyone has their favourite (for Gregg it's the purple-wrapped caramel-coated hazelnut) and he follows the supersized batches of the toffee, orange and strawberry varieties on their journey from tanker to tin. In just one hour 800 kilos of toffee is cut into precise 10mm x 55mm sticks before they disappear under a chocolate waterfall.

Made for television version of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name. An old man who hates Christmas is taught the true meaning and spirit of Christmas by ghosts who show him his own past and present. He is also shown what the future holds for him if he doesn't change his behavior.

This set includes:
*Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)
*Peace On Earth (1939)
*Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (194cool1.gif
*Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
*The Christmas Visitor (1959)

As usual, Dora must solve a problem over the course of this movie. Dora and her friends are preparing to have a Nochebuena party (a Christmas Eve celebration) and teaching the young viewer about Christmas customs like placing presents under the Christmas tree. Suddenly, Swiper shows up to steal the Christmas star off of the tree, which places him on Santa's naughty list.
The only way Swiper can get off of Santa's naughty list is to earn ornaments by showing the Christmas spirit. He is given a card picturing a Christmas tree that is missing four ornaments and its star, and he must travel to the past and future to collect the missing decorations. Dora offers to help, and she and Swiper visit the grumpy old troll to earn traveling capes that will allow them to travel through time.

How To Spend It Well At Christmas: With Phillip Schofield This new three-part series features Phillip Schofield inviting celebrity guests, experts and members of the public to help him test the latest must-have festive buys. Each programme aims to give an insider’s guide to what to buy for Christmas by testing, rating and reviewing the very latest products.
Guest testers include Jonathan Ross, Rosemary Schrager, and Stacey Solomon.