IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll be looking forward to watching some classic festive films – and maybe some more recent releases – over the next few days.

If you haven’t already sat down with a TV guide and picked out what you’d like to see, we’ve got you covered. 

Here’s a handy list of every film that’s going to be on RTÉ, TG4 and Virgin Media today, tomorrow and St Stephen’s Day.

Christmas Eve

James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's A Wonderful Life (1946). Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

RTÉ One

• Ben-Hur (1959) – 7.15am
• It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) – 1.10pm
• Despicable Me 3 (2017) – 3.30pm
• The Miracle Club (2023) – 8.45pm
• Here Today (2021) – 12.10am
• Witness (1985) – 2.20am

RTÉ2 

• The Silver Brumby (1993) – 12.30pm
• Richie Rich (1994) – 2.40pm
• Home Alone (1990) – 6.30pm
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) – 11.30pm
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) – 1.15am

TG4

• Some Like It Hot (1959) – 9.50am
• West Side Story (1961) – 1.05pm
• Shrek (2001) – 5.25pm
• Die Hard (1988) – 9.45pm

Virgin Media One 

• Die Hard 2 (1990) – 9.10pm

Virgin Media Two

• The Proposal (2009) – 9pm

Christmas Day

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

RTÉ One

• White Christmas (1954) – 8.05am
• Paddington (2014) – 2.05pm
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) – 3.35pm
• Wonka (2023) – 6.15pm
• Barbie (2023) – 9.40pm
• Belfast (2021) – 11.35pm
• Casablanca (1942) – 1.05am

RTÉ2 

• Paw Patrol (2021) – 8.15am
• Madagascar (2005) – 9.35am
• The Boss Baby 2 (2021) – 10.55am
• Puffin Rock and the New Friends (2023) – 12.30pm
• The Addams Family 2 (2021) – 2.20pm
• To Catch a Thief (1955) – 4.10pm
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – 5.55pm
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) – 8.15pm
• Fast X (2023) – 10.45pm
• All The Old Knives (2022) – 12.55am
• Blazing Saddles (1974) – 2.30am

TG4

• Curious George (2006) – 8.35am
• Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) – 11.45am
• The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) – 2.10pm
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) – 5.20pm
• Fidil Ghorm (2024) – 8.30pm

Virgin Media One 

• Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) – 4.10pm
• The Greatest Showman (2017) – 9.15pm

Virgin Media Two

• The Magnificent Seven (2016) – 10pm

St Stephen’s Day

Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023). Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

RTÉ One

• Doctor Zhivago (1965) – 9.05am
• Minions (2015) – 1pm
• My Fair Lady (1964) – 2.40pm
• Oppenheimer (2023) – 9.20pm
• Goodfellas (1990) – 12.45am

RTÉ2 

• Rango (2011) – 9am
• For Your Eyes Only (1981) – 3.20pm
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – 5.55pm
• Death on the Nile (2022) – 10.05pm
• A Film with Me in It (2008) – 12.20am
• Sea Fever (2019) – 2am

TG4

• Oliver! (1968) – 10.15am
• The BFG (2016) – 1.55pm
• Dr Seuss’ The Lorax (2012) – 5.30pm
• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) – 10.15pm

Virgin Media One 

• Sister Act (1992) – 4.30pm
• Titanic (1997) – 9pm

Virgin Media Two

• Death Wish (2018) – 9pm
• The Proposal (2009) – 12.55am