Believe it or not, you can start watching your favourite Christmas films and shows today.
Freeview, Sky TV, and Virgin Media viewers are being offered an all-new channel packed with 172 Christmas films to enjoy between now and December 25, 2025. Dubbed Great! Christmas, you'll be able to enjoy festive programming like My Sweet Holiday, Christmas Wedding Planner, and My Christmas Wish at no extra cost.
Best of all? You can watch these festive films and seasonal shows until January 6, 2026 when the temporary channel will be wrapped up. You'll be able to watch on Freeview Channel 52, Sky Channel 319, and Virgin Media Channel 424, where it temporarily replaces Great! Romance for its four-month festive takeover.
If you're watching on a different device that isn't listed above, there's no need to miss out — you can stream all 172 Christmas films on-demand from almost any device via the Great! Player.
Freesat viewers, unfortunately, won't have access to the temporary Christmas channels. This is because all the Great! Channels were removed from Freesat's satellite platform in 2024.
| EVERYONE TVIf you're not familiar, the Great! lineup of channels used to be owned by Sony Pictures Television, before switching over to the Great! TV network operated by Narrative Entertainment. This platform specialises in feel-good entertainment, from romance to family favourites, action-adventure titles to seasonal specials.
Great! Romance usually runs year-round, pausing only for the Christmas takeover, while Great! Movies deliver a wider variety of films throughout the year. All content is available on the Great! Player app and traditional TV platforms, giving you flexible ways to watch.
Freesat viewers, unfortunately, won't have access to the temporary Christmas channels. This is because all the Great! channels were removed from Freesat's satellite platform last year.
The lineup of Great! channels aren't yet accessible on Freely, the Wi-Fi-only platform designed by Everyone TV that'll eventually supersede Freeview — with some estimates suggesting this'll happen before the end of the decade.
As always, when watching live television broadcasts in the UK, you'll need to be covered by a valid TV licence to watch the latest Christmas flicks. A standard UK TV Licence costs £174.50 per year and is required to watch or record any live TV, download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer, on any device.
Narrative Entertainment is the UK's largest independent broadcaster of free-to-air movies, entertainment, and kids' TV channels like GREAT! and POP, and The Narrative Digital Studios
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If you think it's a little too early to start in on the festivities, Narrative Entertainment Vice President of Movies and Entertainment, Steve Hornsey disagrees with you.
“Forget the naysayers, everybody loves Christmas – and the earlier it starts, the better," he said in a statement about the launch of Great! Christmas. "Our research suggests millions of Brits can’t wait to get into the festive spirit early, and GREAT! Christmas is the perfect place for them."
So far, these titles have been confirmed to return to your screen this year:
- My Christmas Wish
- Maggie’s Christmas Miracle
- Miracle in the Highlands
- Christmas at Plumhill Manor
- My Sweet Holiday
- Charming Christmas
- Christmas Wedding Planner
- Christmas at Holly Lodge
- A Star-Crossed Christmas
- Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
New Christmas titles are airing for the first time this year, too:
- Christmas in the Caribbean
- A Christmas Love Story
- Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays
- Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
- Christmas Under the Stars
- Once Upon a Christmas Miracle
- Our Christmas Love Song
- The Christmas Club