When it comes to getting in the Christmas spirit nothing quite beats a bit of festive TV.
But in the midst of all the chaos it can be all too easy to miss the best family films and shows on the box.
That's why we've put together this simple guide to make it easy to see what's showing between now and January 2.
From the classics such as The Snowman to the much-anticipated The Smeds and the Smoos, airing on Christmas Day, there are so many films and shows to keep kids of all ages entertained.
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Whether watching the programmes live, or setting the record button so the kids can watch them again - and again, and again - here's our mammoth list of the best movies and shows to keep them happy over the festive season.
Wednesday, December 21
11.30am - Dr Dolittle, ITV2
2.45pm - Beauty and the Beast, BBC1
2.45pm - Back to the Future Part III, ITV1
4.10pm - Smallfoot, ITV2
5.10pm - Night at the Museum 2, Channel 5
6.15pm - The Amazing Spider-Man 2, ITV2
Thursday, December 22
7am - The Rugrats Movie, Channel 4
3pm - How The Grinch Stole Christmas, ITV1
3.15pm - Paddington, BBC1
4.15pm - Hook, Channel 5
7.05pm - The Addams Family, Film4
8pm - Skyfall, ITV1
Friday, December 23
6.40am - Rugrats in Paris, Channel 4
9.55am - Shaun the Sheep Movie, BBC1
10.20am - The Addams Family, ITV2
12.05pm - The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, ITV2
12.45pm - Shrek, Film4
1.45pm - Trolls World Tour, BBC1, iPlayer
3.10pm - Stick Man, BBC1
3.35pm - Paddington 2, BBC1
3.50pm - The Grinch, ITV1
4pm - Peter Pan, ITV2
4.30pm - The Chronicles of Narnia, Film4
4.50pm - Edward Scissorhands, BBC2
6.40pm - Mrs Doubtfire, Film4
Christmas Eve
6.05am - Rugrats Go Wild, Channel 4
7.25am - The Snowman, Channel 4
7.50am - The Snowman and the Snowdog, Channel 4
8.25am - Father Christmas, Channel 4
9am - Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby, Channel 4
10am - Shrek the Halls, Channel 4
10.05am - A Cinderella Story, ITV2
11.30am - How to Train Your Dragon, Channel 4
11.30am - Scrooge, Channel 5
11.55am - Nativity Rocks! ITV2
12.45pm - Arthur Christmas, ITV1
1.05pm - Shaun the Sheep - The Flight before Christmas, BBC1
1.40pm - The Secret Life of Pets 2, BBC1
2.30pm - Penguins of Madagascar, ITV2
2.35pm - Santa Claus - the Movie, ITV1
3pm - Pokemon Detective Pikachu, BBC1
4.55pm - The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse, BBC1
5.15pm - Ice Age, ITV2
5.25pm - Home Alone, C4
5.25pm - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, BBC1
7pm - The Grinch, ITV2
Christmas Day
7.40am - The Rise of the Guardians, Channel 4
8am - Beethoven's Christmas, ITV2
9am - The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse, BBC1
9.30am - Superworm, BBC1
9.35am - Kung Fu Panda 2, Channel 4
9.50am - Merry Madagascar, ITV2
10am - Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave, BBC2
10.25am - Trolls Holiday, ITV2
10.35am - The Wrong Trousers, BBC2
10.50am - It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, ITV2
11.25am - The Snowman, Channel 4
11.35am - Abominable, BBC1
11.55am - The Snowman and the Snowdog, Channel 4
12.30pm - Kindergarten Cop, E4
12.35pm - Kung Fu Panda Holiday, ITV2
1pm - Farmageddon, BBC1
1.10pm - Peter Pan, ITV2
2.30pm - The Smeds and the Smoos, BBC1
2.40pm - Shrek the Halls, E4
3.10pm - Aladdin, BBC1
3.15pm - Father Christmas, E4
3.25pm - ET, ITV2
3.55pm - The Tiger Who Came to Tea, E4
4.25pm - We're Going On A Bear Hunt, E4
5pm - Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby, E4
5.30pm - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Channel 4
5.45pm - Back to the Future, ITV2
6pm - The Snowman, E4
6.40pm - The Snowman and the Snowdog, E4
6.45pm - Grease, Film4
Boxing Day
6.35am - Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby, E4
7.35am - Hotel for Dogs, Channel 4
8.20am - Cats & Dogs, ITV2
9am - The Smeds and the Smoos, BBC1
9.30am - The Snail and the Whale, BBC1
9.55am - The Gruffalo's Child, BBC1
10am - Stuart Little, ITV2
10.25am - Big Hero 6, BBC1
12.25pm - Frozen, BBC1
12.50pm - Ice Age: the Meltdown, ITV2
2pm - The Gruffalo, BBC1
2.25pm - Mary Poppins, BBC1
2.40pm - Matilda, ITV2
3.30pm - The Mitchells vs the Machines, ITV1
4.40pm - Ghost Busters, BBC1
4.45pm - Madagascar, ITV2
5.55pm - Peter Rabbit, Channel 4
6.20pm - The Karate Kid, E4
6.30pm - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, ITV2
7.10pm - Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, BBC3
7.40pm - The Secret Life of Pets 2, BBC3
Tuesday, December 27
6.10am - We're Going on a Bear Hunt, E4
6.35am - The Tiger Who Came to Tea, E4
9am - Ella Enchanted, ITV2
9.25am - Over the Hedge, ITV1
9.35am - The Adventures of Robin Hood, BBC2
10.55am - Annie, ITV2
11am - Rio, ITV1
11.30am - The NeverEnding Story, BBC1
11.50am - Lemony Snicket's: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Channel 4
1.25pm - Trolls Holiday in Harmony, BBC1
1.30pm - ET, ITV1
1.45pm - How to Train Your Dragon: the Hidden World, BBC1
1.55pm - Hook, Channel 5
2pm - The Karate Kid, E4
3.20pm - Hotel Transylvania 3, ITV2
3.30pm - How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, BBC1
3.45pm - Ghostbusters II, BBC1
4pm - The Snowman, Channel 4
4.50pm - The Goonies, Channel 5
5.15pm - The Amazing Spider-Man 2, ITV2
7pm - Trolls World Tour, BBC3
8pm - Aquaman, ITV2
8.20pm - Trolls Holiday in Harmony, BBC3
Wednesday, December 28
9.45am - A Cinderella Story, Channel 5
10am - A Dog's Journey, BBC1
10.10am - Doctor Dolittle, ITV2
11.40am - Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, BBC1
11.55am - Garfield, ITV2
1.55pm - Zog and the Flying Doctors, BBC1
2pm - The Karate Kid Part II, E4
2.20pm - Finding Dory, BBC1
2.45pm - Hotel Transylvania, ITV1
3.50pm - Moana, BBC1
4.40pm - Penguins of Madagascar, ITV2
6.25pm - Shazam! ITV2
6.50pm - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Channel 4
7pm - Ghost Busters, BBC3
8.40pm - Edward Scissorhands, BBC3
Thursday, December 29
8.55am - Ever After: a Cinderella Story, Channel 5
9.35am - Dr Dolittle 2, ITV2
10am - Planes, BBC1
11.20am - Matilda, ITV2
11.25am - Cars 3, BBC1
1.30pm - The Highway Rat, BBC1
1.55pm - Zootropolis, BBC1
2pm - The Karate Kid III, E4
3.35pm - The BFG, BBC1
4.30pm - Ice Age, ITV2
6.10pm - Wonder Woman, ITV2
6.45pm - Instant Family, Film4
7pm - Ghost Busters II, BBC3
Friday, December 30
9.45am - The Good Dinosaur, BBC1
10.15am - The Lego Movie 2: the Second Part, ITV2
11.15am - Kung Fu Panda 3, BBC1
12.20pm - Ella Enchanted, ITV2
12.30pm - Bend It like Beckham, Channel 4
12.35pm - Room on the Broom, BBC1
1pm - Superman, Channel 5
1.35pm - The Smeds and the Smoos, BBC1
2pm - The Next Karate Kid, E4
2.05pm - Alice through the Looking Glass, BBC1
2.55pm - Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, ITV1
3.50pm - Maleficent, BBC1
4.45pm - Sonic the Hedgehog, Channel 4
6.45pm - Back to the Future, ITV2
7pm - Missing Link, BBC3
8pm - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Channel 4
8pm - Spectre, ITV1
New Year's Eve
10.35am - Annie, ITV2
12.50pm - Annie, Channel 4
1.15pm - Coco, BBC1
2pm - Stuart Little, ITV2
2.50pm - Inside Out, BBC1
3.20pm - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, ITV1
3.45pm - The Karate Kid, E4
6.15pm - Hulk, ITV4
6.40pm - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Channel 4
7.20pm - Yesterday, BBC1
8pm - Aquaman, ITV2
New Year's Day
9.30am - Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby, E4
10am - Early Man, BBC1
10am - Stuart Little 2, ITV2
10.05am - The Tiger Who Came to Tea, E4
10.35am - The Snowman, E4
11.05am - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Channel 5
11.10am - The Snowman and the Snowdog, E4
11.20am - Pete's Dragon, BBC1
11.45am - Madagascar, ITV2
11.45am - Kindergarten Cop, E4
1.30pm - Ice Age: the Meltdown, ITV2
1.50pm - Cinderella, BBC1
2pm - Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse, E4
3.15pm - ET, ITV2
3.30pm - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, BBC1
3.50pm - Penguins of Madagascar, ITV1
4pm - Mary Poppins Returns, BBC1
5.15pm - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Channel 4
5.35pm - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, ITV2
5.40pm - Dirty Dancing, Channel 5
8pm - The Maze Runner, BBC3
9pm - Gremlins, 5 Star
Monday, January 2
2.05pm - Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, Channel 5
2.30pm - Twins, ITV4
2.45pm - Space Jam, ITV2
3.50pm - The Goonies, Channel 5
4.30pm - The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, ITV2
4.35pm - Uncle Buck, ITV4
4.45pm - Eddie the Eagle, Film4
6.20pm - Shazam! ITV2
7pm - The Greatest Showman, Channel 4
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