The Christmas television schedules have been confirmed for 2025, with the more old fashioned of us looking forward to circling our must-watches in the Radio Times.
The BBC has the likes of festive specials of Call The Midwife, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Strictly Come Dancing, Amandaland, Beyond Paradise and Death in Paradise.
Meanwhile on STV viewers can look forward to one-off festive episodes of The Chase, Bullseye, The 1% Club, Romesh Ranganathan's Parents Evening, and Loose Women.
And if that’s all too cheery there will doubtless be yuletide drama in the soaps - with Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Eastenders all having special episodes on Christmas Day.
Last year saw the finale of Gavin and Stacey watched by 12.3 million viewers - the biggest Christmas Day audience since 2008.
New Wallace and Gromit film Vengeance Most Fowl came second with 9.4 million viewers, followed by the King’s Speech with an audience of 5.04 million.
But even Gavin & Stacey’s viewing figures are dwarfed by the audiences of yesteryear, when streaming wasn’t available and telly was limited to just a handful of channels.
Here are the 17 most watched programmes on Christmas Day in history - figures that are unlikely to beaten any time soon.
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13. Only Fools and Horses Christmas Special 1992
In lucky 13th place is yet another Only Fools And Horses Christmas Special, with the 1986 episode watched by 18.76 million people. It sees Rodders meet a duke's daughter and Del attempt to help him make a good impression by taking her to the opera. | Contributed
14. Ghost
Back in 1993 the supernatural weepy 'Ghost', starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, was a huge Christmas hit on BBC1. A total of 18.53m viewers got their hankies out to 'Unchained Melody'. | Contributed
15. The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1985
In the 1980s The Two Ronnies (Barker and Corbett) were the biggest comedy stars on television. Their Christmas special was esssential viewing and attracted a BBC1 audience of 18.48million in 1985. | Contributed
16. Bread 1988 Christmas Special
Carla Lane sitcom 'Bread', about a working-class family in Liverpool, was a massive success for the BBC, with ratings peaking at around 21 million viewers. The 1988 Christmas Special didn't quite reach those giddy heights but still makes our list with an audience of 18 million. | Contributed