GREAT! movies christmas channel returns in September
August 19, 2022
By Nik Roseveare

Seasonal channel, GREAT! movies christmas, will return on September 8th in the UK. The 24-hour, free-to-air channel will offer a schedule of non-stop festive films, channel premieres, Hallmark classics and more.
Viewers will be able to indulge in feast of TV treats via Freeview channel 52, Sky channel 319, Virgin channel 424 and Freesat channel 303 (temporarily replacing GREAT! movies classic).
The pop-up channel will air until January 2nd 2023, with content including:
- Exclusive channel premieres such as The Mistletoe Promise, A Taste of Christmas, Christmas Cupcakes, Welcome to Christmas and more
- Well known faces such as Mariah Carey in A Christmas Melody, Whoopi Goldberg in family film Call Me Claus, Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan and Suranne Jones in A Christmas Star, and Lesley Manville, John Hannah and Sylvester McCoy in The Christmas Candle
- Themed days such as ‘A Romantic Christmas’ and ‘Santa Sunday’
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