25 December 2023

Monday 25 December

2023-12-25

Events

 * Many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year. Ukraine has traditionally used the Julian calendar, also used by Russia, where Christmas falls on 7 January. In a further shift from Russia, it is now marking Christmas according to the Western - or Gregorian - calendar, which it uses in everyday life. (BBC)

TV

 * BBC One
 * 10.15 am Christmas Morning Service from Manchester Cathedral. A joyful service of hope, peace and goodwill, live from Manchester Cathedral on Christmas morning, led by the dean, the Very Revd Rogers Govender.
 * 11.15 am Cinderella Magical Disney live-action version of the classic fairy tale, directed by Kenneth Branagh. (first shown on TV Christmas Day 2017)
 * 3.00 pm The King HM King Charles III delivers his annual Christmas message to the nation and the Commonwealth.
 * 3.10 pm Toy Story 4
 * 4.40 pm Strictly Come Dancing S21 Christmas Special. Strictly Come Dancing returns to the ballroom for a Christmas special, bringing festive fun, frolics and fab-u-lous dancing for all the family to enjoy on Christmas Day.
 * 5.55 pm Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road. Long ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies and, perhaps, the secret of her birth.
 * 8.15 pm Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2023. As Poplar prepares for Christmas, Sister Monica Joan fears this could be her last. Dr Turner and the midwives deal with a complicated multiple birth, and Cyril helps a war veteran.
 * 00:35 am Yesterday Following a road accident, struggling singer-songwriter Jack Malik wakes up in an alternative reality where no-one seems to have ever heard of The Beatles. As he plays their songs and almost unwittingly starts to take credit for them, his career suddenly takes off.