Our Pick of Family Christmas Movies on TV 2022

Jill Holtz

December 14, 2022

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Want a one stop handy guide to the family friendly tv & movies this Christmas? We’ve popped them onto this list covering the UK & Irish tv channels. Here’s Our Pick of Family Christmas Movies on TV 2022:

Our Pick of Christmas Movies on TV 2022

One of my favourite memories of Christmas time as a child was looking at the TV schedule to see what movies were going to be on and planning what TV time I’d have – there was no screen time limit at Christmas time (never mind the fact that it was the 70s & 80s!).

So if you like watching a good Christmas movie on TV with your child, here’s a big roundup of what’s on this Christmas 2022.

Monday 19th December

Monday December 19th

08:00 – The Gruffalo – TG4

10:20 – A Cinderella Wish – ITV2

12:10 – Sherlock Gnomes – ITV2

12:15 – Shrek – Film4

14:00 – Shrek 2 – Film4

14:45 – Doolittle – BBC One

14:45 – Back to the Future – ITV/UTV

15:45 – Shrek The Third – Film4

16:55 – It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie – ITV2

17:30 – Shrek Forever After – Film4

18:50 – Night At The Museum – ITV2

19:15 – Puss in Boots – Film4

21:00 – School of Rock – Comedy Central

Tuesday 20th December

08:40 – The Boss Baby – CBBC

12:00 – The Emoji Movie – Comedy Central

12:05 – Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure – ITV2

12:40 – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – Film4

13:30 – Swallows and Amazons – BBC2

14:45 – The Jungle Book – BBC1

15:00 – The Railway Children – BBC2

14:55 – Back to the Future Part II – ITV/UTV

16:00 – The Addams Family – ITV2

16:35 – Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief – Film 4

17:50 – Nativity Rocks! – ITV2

20:00 – Mamma Mia 2 – ITV2

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Wednesday 21st December

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06:30 – A Christmas Story – BBC2

09:00 – Into the Woods – BBC2

09:45 – Sherlock Gnomes – ITV2

11:00 – Bill – BBC2

11:30 – Dr Doolittle – ITV2

12:00 – Ace Ventura Pet Detective – Comedy Central

12:50 – Megamind – Film4

14:30 – The NeverEnding Story III: The Escape from Fantasia – RTÉ2

14:45 – Ice Age: Collision Course – Film 4

14:45 – Beauty and The Beast – BBC1

15:45 – Back to the Future Part III – ITV/UTV

16:10 – Smallfoot – ITV2

Thursday 22nd December

07:00 – The Rugrats Movie – C4

09:00 – The Waltons’ Homecoming – BBC2

10:10 – Garfield – ITV2

12:00 – Father of the Bride – Comedy Central

13:50 – The African Queen – BBC2

14:50 – Norm of the North – RTÉ2

15:00 – How The Grinch Stole Christmas – ITV/UTV

15:15 – Paddington – BBC1

15:40 – Night at the Museum – ITV2

17:20 – Abominable – TG4

19:05 – The Addams Family – Film 4

20:00 – Skyfall – ITV/UTV

Friday 23rd December

08:40 – Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! – CBBC

09:55 – Shaun the Sheep Movie – BBC1

10:20 – The Addams Family – ITV2

11:00 – Marmaduke – Film4

12:05 – The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – ITV2

12:45 – Shrek – Film4

13:40 – The King and I – BBC2

13:45 – Trolls: World Tour – BBC1

14:55 – Shrek Forever After – RTÉ2

15:10 – Stick Man – BBC1

15:35 – Paddington 2 – BBC1

15:50 – The Grinch – ITV/UTV

16:00 – Peter Pan – ITV2

16:30 – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – Film 4

16:50 – Edward Scissorhands – BBC2

18:15 – Wonder Woman – ITV2

21:30 – Love Actually – RTÉ1

Christmas Eve

06.00 – Trolls Holiday – ITV1

06.05 – Rugrats Go Wild – C4

07.25 – The Snowman – C4

09.20 – Monsters V Aliens – RTÉ2

10.05 – A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish – ITV2

11.00 – Miracle on 34th Street – Film4

11.30 – How To Train Your Dragon – C4

11.55 – Nativity Rocks – ITV2

12.45 – Arthur’s Christmas – ITV1

13.15 – Ice Age: Collision Course – Film4

13.25 – It’s a Wonderful Life – C4

13.40 – The Secret Life of Pets 2 – BBC1

13.45 – Miracle on 34th Street – RTÉ1

14.05 – Donkey’s Carolling Christmas-Tacular – ITV2

14.20 – Santa’s Squad – RTÉ2

14.30 – Penguins of Madagascar – ITV2

14.35 – Santa Claus the Movie – ITV1

14.50 – Big Momma’s House – VM1

15.00 – Pokemon Detective Pikachu – BBC1

15.05 – Shrek 2 – Film4

15.55 – Goodbye Christopher Robin – RTÉ1

16.00 – E.T The Extra-Terrestrial – RTÉ2

16.40 – Addams Family Values – Film4

16.55 – Chariots of Fire – BBC2

16.55 – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – BBC1

17.00 – Christmas at the Kranks – TG4

17.15 – Ice Age – ITV2

17.25 – Home Alone – C4

17.25 – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – BBC1

18.10 – Paddington 2 – RTÉ2

18.45 – Bumblebee – Film4

19.00 – How The Grinch Stole Christmas – ITV2

20.00 – Deck The Halls – VM1

20.00 – Angela’s Christmas 2 – RTÉ 2

21.50 – Dirty Dancing – TG4

Christmas Day

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06.35 – The Madagascar Penguins – ITV1

06.50 – Donkey’s Carolling Christmas-Tacular – ITV1

07.00 – Room on the Broom – RTÉ2

07.25 – The Overcoat – RTÉ2

07.40 – Rise of the Guardians – C4

07.55 – The Gruffalo – RTÉ2

08.00 – Beethoven’s Christmas – ITV2

08.20 – The Man Who Invented Christmas – RTÉ1

08.25 – The Gruffalo’s Child – RTÉ 2

09.00 – Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas – RTÉ2

09.30 – Adam Saves Christmas – RTÉ2

09.35 – Kung Fu Panda – C4

09.50 – A Kid’s County Christmas – RTÉ2

10.15 – Shrek – RTÉ 2

10.25 – Trolls – ITV2

10.50 – It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas – ITV2

11.35 – Puss in Boots – RTÉ2

11.35 – Abominable – BBC1

12.30 – Kindergarten Cop – E4

12.35 – Kung Fu Panda Holiday – ITV2

12.40 – Miracle on 34th Street – TG4

13.00 – A Shaun the Sheep Movie – BBC1

13.05 – The Secret Life of Pets 2 – RTÉ1

13.10 – Peter Pan – ITV2

13.35 – White Christmas – BBC2

13.50 – The Great Escape – C4

14.20 – Mirror Mirror – RTÉ2

14.25 – Wolfwalkers – RTÉ1

14.45 – Abominable Gaeilge – TG4

15.00 – Big Momma’s House – VM1

15.10 – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – BBC2

15.10 – Aladdin – BBC1

15.25 – ET The Extra-Terrestrial – ITV2

16.00 – Some Like It Hot – RTÉ2

16.05 – Little Women – RTÉ1

16.40 – Some Like It Hot – BBC2

16.45 – Deck the Halls – VM2

17.30 – Home Alone 2 – C4

17.45 – Back to the Future – ITV2

17.55 – Home Alone – RTÉ 2

18.00 – Nanny McPhee -TG4

18.20 – Jumanji: The Next Level – RTÉ1

19.15 – Johnny English Strikes Again – E4

19.30 – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – RTÉ2

20.00 – Mamma Mia Here We Go Again – ITV2

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St Stephen’s Day / Boxing Day / 26th December

07.35 – Hotel For Dogs – C4

08.20 – Cats & Dogs – ITV2

09.25 – The Christmas Choir – VM1

09.55 – The Gruffalo – BBC1

10.35 – Big Hero 6 – BBC1

10.25 – Wallace & Gromit – RTÉ2

10.45 – Deck the Halls – VM2

11.00 – The Secret of Moonacre – RTÉ2

12.00 – A Christmas Carol – TG4

12.25 – Frozen – BBC1

12.50 – Ice Age 2: The Meltdown – ITV2

13.00 – Trolls: World Tour – RTÉ1

14.00 – Junior – E4

14.25 – Mary Poppins – BBC1

14.40 – The Sound of Music – RTÉ1

14.40 – Matilda – ITV2

15.15 – Goldfinger – RTÉ2

15.30 – Big Momma’s: Like Father Like Son – VM1

15.30 – The Mitchells V The Machines – VM1

16.45 – Into The West – TG4

16.45 – Madagascar – ITV2

17.30 – The Magnificent Seven – BBC2

17.50 – Raiders of the Lost Ark – RTÉ1

17.55 – Peter Rabbit – C4

18.20 – The Karate Kid – E4

18.30 – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – ITV2

Tuesday 27th December

07.55 – The Gruffalo’s Child – RTÉ2

09.00 – Ella Enchanted – ITV2

09.25 – Over The Hedge – ITV

10.10 – Undercover Christmas – VM1

10.50 – Wallace & Gromit – RTÉ2

10.55 – Annie – ITV2

11.00 – Rio – ITV1

11.20 – The House on Seahorse Bay – RTÉ2

11.50 – Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – C4

13.05 – Annie – TG4

13.25 – Trolls Holiday in Harmony – BBC1

13.30 – Hello, Dolly – BBC2

13.30 – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial – ITV1

13.45 – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – BBC1

14.00 – The Karate Kid – E4

15.20 – How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming – BBC1

15.20 – Hotel Transylvania: A Monster Vacation – ITV2

15.35 – Back to the Future – RTÉ1

15.45 – Ghostbusters II

15.25 – From Russia with Love – RTÉ2

15.50 – Funny Girl – BBC2

17.05 – Where the Wild Things Are – TG4

17.15 – The Amazing Spiderman 2 – ITV2

17.55 – Indiana Jone and the Temple of Doom – RTÉ2

20.00 – Aquaman

21.00 – 1917 – BBC1

Wednesday 28th December

10.00 – A Dog’s Journey – BBC1

10.10 – Dr Dolittle – ITV2

11.40 – Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit – BBC1

11.55 – Garfield – ITV2

13.25 – The Seven Year Itch – TG4

13.25 – Zog – BBC1

13.30 – South Pacific – BBC2

13.55 – Zog and the Flying Doctors – BBC1

14.00 – The Karate Kid II – E4

14.20 – Finding Dory – BBC1

14.45 – Hotel Transylvania – ITV

15.05 – Dad’s Army – C4

15.20 – The Spy Who Loved Me – RTÉ2

15.45 – Back to the Future II – RTÉ1

15.50 – Moana – BBC1

16.40 – Penguins of Madagascar – ITV2

16.55 – Whisky Galore! – BCC2

17.00 – Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang – TG4

17.40 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – RTÉ2

18.25 – Shazam! – ITV2

18.50 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – C4

21.00 – Ocean’s 8 – ITV2

21.00 – Gladiator – RTÉ2

Thursday 29th December

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08.40 – Zog – RTÉ1

09.10 – Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas – RTÉ2

09.35 – Dr Dolittle 2 – ITV2

10.40 – Barnyard – C4

11.20 – Matilda – ITV2

11.25 – Cars 3 – BBC1

13.20 – The Philadelphia Story – TG4

13.30 – The Highway Rat – BBC1

13.55 – Zootropolis – BBC1

14.00 – The Karate Kid Part III – E4

14.45 – Hotel Transylvania – ITV1

15.20 – For Your Eyes Only – RTÉ2

15.35 – The BFG – BBC1

15.40 – Back to the Future PART III – RTÉ1

16.30 – Ice Age – ITV2

17.50 – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – RTÉ2

18.10 – Wonder Woman – ITV2

Friday 30th December

09.45 – The Good Dinosaur – BBC1

10.15 – The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – ITV2

10.50 – Uglydolls – RTÉ2

11.15 – Kung Fu Panda – BBC1

12.20 – Ella Enchanted – ITV2

12.20 – The Legend of Longwood – RTÉ2

12.30 – Bend it Like Beckham – C4

14.00 – The Next Karate Kid – E4

14.05 – Alice Through The Looking Glass – BBC1

14.15 – D.A.R.Y.L – RTÉ2

14.55 – Goosebumps – ITV1

15.15 – Superman – RTÉ1

15.20 – Maleficient – BBC1

16.05 – Dark Horse – RTÉ2

16.45 – Sonic the Hedgehog – C4

17.00 – Space Jam – ITV2

17.20 – Hotel Transylvania Béarla – TG4

18.05 – Crocodile Dundee – RTÉ2

18.45 – Back to the Future – ITV2

20.00 – Spectre – ITV1

20.00 – Raiders of the Lost Ark – C4

Saturday 31st December

10.35 – Annie – ITV2

10.55 – Charlottes Web – C4

12.50 – Junior – RTÉ2

12.50 – Annie – C4

13.15 – Coco – BBC1

13.50 – Johnny English Strikes Again – E4

14.00 – Stuart Little – ITV2

14.50 – Inside Out – BBC1

14.55 – War Horse – RTÉ2

15.25 – Superman II – RTÉ1

15.45 – The Karate Kid – E4

15.50 – Hotel Transylvania 3 – ITV2

17.00 – Lego Ninjago – TG4

17.45 – New Year’s Eve – ITV2

18.25 – The Witches – RTÉ1

18.40 – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – C4

19.20 – Yesterday – BBC1

20.00 – Aquaman – ITV2

21.00 – Mr & Mrs Smith – VM1

21.00 – Superhero Movie – VM2

Sunday 1st January 2023

09.50 – Mr Stink – RTÉ2

10.00 – Stuart Little – ITV2

11.20 – Pete’s Dragon – BBC1

11.45 – Kindergarten Cop – E4

11.45 – Madagascar – ITV2

12.45 – Cleopatra – BBC2

12.55 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – RTÉ1

13.05 – The Pink Panther Strikes Again – TG4

13.30 – Ice Age 2: The Meltdown – ITV2

13.50 – Cinderella – BBC1

15.10 – Dr Seuss’ The Lorax – TG4

14.00 – Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse – E4

15.15 – ET The Extra Terrestrial – ITV2

15.30 – Superman III – RTÉ1

16.00 – Mary Poppins Returns – BBC1

16.45 – Planet of the Apes – BBC2

17.35 – Jurassic World; Fallen Kingdom – ITV2

17.15 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – C4

19.00 – The Nanny Diaries – VM2

19.05 – Skyscraper – E4

20.00 – Ocean’s 8 – ITV2

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Published On: December 14th, 2022 / Categories: Entertainment / Last Updated: January 18th, 2023 / Tags: , /

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