After the puddings and the presents get ready to experience the best of the Holidays - Great British Telly!

Tensions are rising in Albert Square, the Royle family return, a new Holiday cast of Strictly Come Dancing, the Doctor faces a new threat and Channel 4 will air the Snowman and the Snowdog a sequel to the 1982 animated The Snowman. And in a show of Holiday cheer the BBC and ITV have avoided a 15 minute clash between the Call the Midwife and Downton Abbey specials – arguably the most anticipated shows of Christmas Day.

Grab a cup of something festive and take a peek – It’s Showtime!

BBC One December 24th - Christmas Eve

Merlin - 8:15 PM – Series conclusion

EastEnders – 9:00 PM

Outnumbered – 9:35 PM

Mrs. Brown’s Boys - 10:15 PM

BBC One December 25th - Christmas Day

Top of the Pops Christmas Special – 2:00 PM

The Queen’s Speech – 3:00 PM

Room on the Broom – 4:35 PM - A half hour animated film with Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon, Martin Clunes, David Walliams and Timothy Spall

Dr. Who – 5:15 PM

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special – 6:15 PM

The six new celebrities for the one-off holiday special are:

•  Bobby Ball – comic
•  Katy Brand – comedienne
•  JB Gill – member of X-factor group JLS
•  Sheila Hancock – television presenter
•  Fabrice Muamba - Bolton Wanderers footballer (who nearly died on the pitch after going into cardiac arrest)
•  Helen Skelton – television presenter

And the nine strictly all-stars returning for one more shot!

•  Kelly Brook – model and 2007 contestant
•  Tom Chambers – actor and 2008 winner
•  Chelsee Healey – actress and 2011 runner-up
•  Chris Hollins – television presenter 2009 winner
•  Colin Jackson – former athlete turned presenter and 2005 runner-up
•  Natasha Kaplinsky – television presenter first ever Strictly winner
•  Rachel Stevens – former S Club member and 2008 runner-up

Call the Midwife – 7:30 PM

EastEnders – 8:45 PM

The Royle Family – 9:45 PM

BBC One December 26th - Boxing Day

East Enders – 8:30 PM

Miranda – 9:00 PM

Mrs. Brown’s Boys – 9:30 PM

ITV December 24th - Christmas Eve

Emmerdale – 7:00 PM

Coronation Street – 7:30 PM

Spice Girls Story Viva Forever – 8:30 PM

Jonathan Ross  Show Christmas Special – 11:15 PM

ITV December 25th - Christmas Day

You’ve Been Framed Christmas – 5:00 PM

Emmerdale – 5:30 PM

Paul O Grady: For the Love of Dogs at Christmas – 6:00 PM

Emmerdale – 7:00 PM

Coronation Street – 7:30 PM

Downton Abbey - 8:45 PM

Couples Retreat – 10:45 PM

ITV December 26th - Boxing Day

Emmerdale – 7:00 PM

Coronation Street – 7:30 PM

That Dog Can Dance! - 8:00 PM

Doors Open – 9:00 PM

Atonement – 11:15 PM

Channel 4 December 24th - Christmas Eve

The Snowman and the Snowdog – 8:00 PM

Stephen Fry: Gadget Man Christmas Special – 8:30 PM

8 out of 10 Cats Christmas Special – 9:00 PM

Peep Show – 9:30 PM

Friday Night Dinner – 10:00 PM

ITV December 25th - Christmas Day

The Alternative Christmas Message – 4:20 PM

Deal or No Deal’s Big Christmas Dinner – 4:30 PM

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring – 5:40 PM

Alan Carr’s Chatty Man Christmas Special – 9:00 PM

Rude Tube Christmas Cracker – 10:00 PM

Channel 4 December 26th - Boxing Day

Turner and Hooch – 3:40 PM

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – 6:55 PM

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – 10:30 PM

Other notable Holiday programs include:

James Mays Toy Stories: Flight Club – December 23rd,  BBC Two, 9:30 PM

Mr. Stink – December 23rd,  BBC One, 6:30 PM

The Choir: A Year with the Military Wives – December 25th, BBC Two, 8:45 PM