. They've also thrown some heavy cinema-released hitters into the mix, having screened Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd, on October 23. That followed straight after top-class Hallmark made-for-TV fodder The Christmas Express (also known as The Christmas Train), starring Dermot Mulroney, Joan Cusack and Danny Glover. This brings us to the next hit of Christmas joy – at the weekend, during the afternoons, Channel 5 is blessing its viewers with up to seven hours of festive viewing. Offering multiple films, as well as two back-to-back start times for some of the titles, there appears to be no such thing as too much Christmas, too soon. If you're keen to watch during the week, this Xmas excess airs most afternoons around 2:15pm, before spreading out all afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. Thursday November 10: Love at the Christmas Contest Friday November 11: Random Acts of Christmas Saturday November 12: Christmas Under the Stars; Christmas in Paris; A Heavenly Christmas; Journey Back to Christmas Sunday November 13: A Royal Queens Christmas; Next Stop, Christmas; Saving Christmas){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Festive film fans, your time has come as Channel 5 is showing a Christmas movie every single tinsel-filled day until December 25 – rejoice!
The broadcaster, known for airing cosy made-for-TV films in the afternoon, has apparently decided to go all-in and make the movies Crimbo-themed already, even though we are still a whole 45 days away from Christmas.
What’s more, it appears Channel 5 quietly began the transition into festive films before the end of October – so ahead of reaching Halloween – in its eagerness to share the Christmas bounty.
A gift indeed, unless you’re a strict no-Christmas-until-December-1 type.