Christmas on TV seems to have lost its sparkle over the years despite the plethora of channels now at our fingertips.
Long gone are the days when the whole family would sit around the box and watch the much-anticipated Only Fools and Horses Christmas special, while even longer gone are the timeless shows Morecambe and Wise and Two Ronnies, when virtually the whole country would be glued to their tellies (although both comedy double acts will be making an appearance on BBC Two this year).
Even the movies are nothing to write home about — not on the terrestrial channels anyway, apart from Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, which premieres on BBC One on Christmas Day, with Aladdin on later in the day, immediately after the debut Christmas speech from King Charles III.
