December 21, 2015 (Monday):

- 7:00 AM - Christmas Tales for Children
- 8:00 AM - Antiques Roadshow Christmas Special
- 9:00 AM - BBC Schools: See You See Me (9:30 - BBC Schools: Starship)
- 10:00 AM - BBC Schools: Science Clips (10:30 - BBC Schools: Look and Read)
- 11:00 AM - Classic Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life
- 1:30 PM - BBC News at One
- 2:00 PM - Afternoon Documentary: Christmas in the Wild
- 3:00 PM - Children’s Holiday Film: The Polar Express
- 5:00 PM - Traditional Christmas Choir
- 6:00 PM - BBC News at Six
- 6:30 PM - Winter Cuisine with Nigella Lawson
- 7:30 PM - Comedy Special: The Vicar of Dibley Christmas
- 9:00 PM - Drama Series: Dickensian - Episode 1
- 10:00 PM - QI Christmas Special
- 11:00 PM - Nightly News
- 11:30 PM - Late Night Film: Love Actually

December 24, 2015 (Thursday, Christmas Eve):

- 7:00 AM - Carols from King’s
- 8:00 AM - Animated Classic: A Charlie Brown Christmas
- 9:00 AM - Morning Movie: Miracle on 34th Street
- 11:00 AM - The History of Christmas Traditions
- 12:00 PM - BBC News at Noon
- 12:30 PM - Culinary Delights: Christmas Feasts with Mary Berry
- 1:30 PM - Holiday Film: Home Alone
- 3:30 PM - Children’s Holiday Theatre: The Nutcracker
- 5:00 PM - Evening Carols and Readings
- 6:00 PM - BBC News at Six
- 6:30 PM - Christmas in Europe: Traditions and Treats
- 8:00 PM - Holiday Comedy Marathon: Fawlty Towers
- 9:30 PM - Drama Special: Call the Midwife Christmas Special
- 11:00 PM - Evening Prayer Service

December 25, 2015 (Friday, Christmas Day):

- 7:00 AM - Christmas Morning Mass
- 8:00 AM - Christmas with the Royals
- 9:00 AM - Animated Special: Frosty the Snowman
- 10:00 AM - Holiday Concert: The BBC Symphony Orchestra
- 11:00 AM - Classic Movie: White Christmas
- 1:30 PM - The Queen’s Christmas Message
- 1:45 PM - BBC News at One
- 2:00 PM - Family Movie: The Muppet Christmas Carol
- 4:00 PM - Christmas at Downton Abbey
- 6:00 PM - BBC News at Six
- 6:30 PM - Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
- 8:00 PM - Top Gear: Winter Wonderland Special
- 9:30 PM - Drama Premiere: A Christmas Carol
- 11:00 PM - Late Night Christmas Concert

December 31, 2015 (Thursday, New Year’s Eve):

- 7:00 AM - Year in Review: 2015 Highlights
- 8:00 AM - Morning Movie: When Harry Met Sally…
- 10:00 AM - Documentary: Science in 2015
- 11:00 AM - Art and Culture: Innovations of the Year
- 12:00 PM - BBC News at Noon
- 12:30 PM - Cooking for New Year’s Eve with Jamie Oliver
- 2:00 PM - Classic Comedy: Some Like It Hot
- 4:00 PM - 2015’s Best: Music Videos Countdown
- 5:30 PM - New Year’s Eve with the Vienna Philharmonic
- 6:30 PM - BBC News at Six
- 7:00 PM - The Graham Norton Show: New Year Special
- 8:00 PM - Film: The Sound of Music
- 11:00 PM - New Year’s Eve Fireworks Live

January 1, 2016 (Friday, New Year’s Day):

- 7:00 AM - New Year’s Viennese Concert
- 9:00 AM - New Year’s Resolutions: Health and Fitness 2016
- 10:00 AM - Animated Special: Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
- 11:00 AM - Film: Mary Poppins
- 1:30 PM - BBC News at One
- 2:00 PM - Holiday Movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- 4:30 PM - The Making of a New Year: Behind the Scenes
- 6:00 PM - BBC News at Six
- 6:30 PM - Travel Show: Destinations for 2016
- 8:00 PM - Sherlock Holmes New Year Special
- 10:00 PM - Mock the Week 2015 Highlights
- 11:00 PM - New Year Late Movie: Notting Hill. Write a tweet saying this programming strand resumes on Jan 5, signifying the end of the festive period
🎄📺 Our special festive programming has been a joy to share with you! As the holiday magic winds down, we’re returning to our regular schedule on January 5th. Thank you for joining us, and here’s to a fantastic new year! 🎉📅 #HolidayTV #SeeYouSoon. User1 posted on 26 December 2015: You may like to know some changes are afoot for the BBC this month, Skunk Fu reruns return to CBBC after a few years absence, replacing the 7am Next Step (after TNS fans successfully campaigned to have the show moved back to its 4pm alot, fearing the 7am slot was “killing” the show), S4C moves under BBC Playout, BBC One starts rerunning older Doctor Who episodes from Jan 1, BBC Three begins to prepare for its big move online, and also changes may or may not be afoot for the BBC Two Schools strand. Currently the shows airing are See You See Me, Starship English/Maths (The animal presenters, Star the Dog and Hutch the Rabbit are super cute), Science Clips and Look and Read (steadfast). From what I gather from January Brian Cox’s The Planets will be added, which either means extending the block or removing one of the current programmes, Also what is going on with BBC Two’s branding, Write a forum thread/conversation on this (fictional)