Paul Whitelaw's guide to the best Christmas TV

Christmas is finally here, and to guide you through the season we’ll be sharing the best movies on TV every day. Take your pick from super heroics, revolutionary recipes and lives repaired as TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV for Sunday, 27 December, 2020.

Christmas presents, the turkey is cooked, you've watched the Snowman but there has been one thing on your mind all day. Not who has been crowned the official Christmas number one, of course not, what you really want to know is who has come out on top in the best Bolton Christmas songs of all time poll.

Clueless — and some of the catchiest holiday songs ever.From Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” to Adam Sandler’s “The Hanukkah Song,” the ‘90s were jam-packed with holiday tunes that remain favorites more than three decades later.Boy bands, including the Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, Hanson and Boyz II Men released festive songs for the season that still hold up.

Macaulay Culkin run circles around dim-witted robbers, catch Chevy Chase as he causes a city blackout with faulty Christmas lights, or follow Jack Skellington's journey to save Santa Claus. Whatever your pleasure, Amazon Prime is the place to go this season. There are old-time winter wonderland favorites alongside a few holiday gems you might've missed the first time around.

massive collection of recommendations, or our list of suggestions of what to watch next based on shows you already like. (Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.) Named for the classic 1984 song by Wham! we all know and love, this romcom stars Emilia Clarke as Kate Andrich, a young Londoner who aspires to be a singer while working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store.

massive collection of recommendations, or our list of suggestions of what to watch next based on shows you already like.  (Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.) "No matter who you are, no matter what you do, the magic lives inside of you." If you love the magic, music, and miracles of the holiday season, then Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey has it all.

Hulu has a pretty solid collection of holiday movies, and the list expands even more if you have the streamer's premium subscriptions to Live TV, HBO Max, Showtime, or Starz. For our picks of the best holiday movies on Hulu, though, you don't need anything more than the base subscription.Though holiday movies can span all genres, the selection on Hulu is largely the cheesy romance films that are perfect for watching when you want a good happy cry or just need a pick-me-up.

Disney Plus has tons to enjoy — old and new — that you can watch right now. If you're looking for more things to watch, you can also look at our massive collection of recommendations, or our list of suggestions of what to watch next based on shows you already like.  (Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.) Starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader, Noelle is a magical tale of the Kringle family.

It’s officially the holiday season, which means it’s time to brew a cup of hot cocoa, snuggle up under a blanket and dive into some of the most beloved classic Christmas films of all time.

Michelle Obama are spreading Christmas cheer to their near and dear friends Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez.The former President of the United States and wife Michelle sent JLo and ARod a beautiful, personally signed copy of Barack's tome, A Promise Land. Alex showed the gift off to his Instagram followers in a short video clip.

Billie Faiers has shared the nicest Christmas gift she’s ever received, and it was from her husband Greg Shepherd. In an exclusive chat the former TOWIE star, who is taking part in this upcoming series of Dancing On Ice, said: “The best Christmas present I’ve received was some jewellery from Greg.

more dysfunctional.  or the rest of the TGS staff Kenneth teaches them the true meaning of Christmas by screening a video of third world orphans joyously unwrapping blocks of wood.

Phoebe Bridgers and Dolly Parton were among a host of artists who performed at an online Christmas benefit gig for Cyndi Lauper over the weekend.The 10th annual event – Home For The Holidays – also saw the likes of Brittany Howard, King Princess, Kim Petras, Adam Lambert, Cher and Boy George perform virtually.Bridgers and her bandmate and collaborator Marshall Vore sang their cover of McCarthy Trenching’s ‘Christmas Song’ while Parton performed her own recent festive number ‘Christmas

From books to ponies, Santa was very good to some of our favourite Irish celebrities over the years.

Find it on: Amazon Prime VideoCharlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and the gang deck the halls and discover the meaning of the season in the 1965 animated special.Find it on: Apple TV+It’s not Christmas without a magical train journey to the North Pole; based on the 1985 children’s book, with help from an animated Tom Hanks. Find it on: Amazon Prime Video The classic 1947 film follows the intrigue around a department store Santa who claims to be the real deal.Find it on: Disney+Join Buddy the Elf

Gemma Collins for Christmas? It’s no secret that the TOWIE legend and Diva Forever star has pretty discerning taste in, well, everything and she’s definitely not afraid to speak out if she doesn’t like something. Well, it turns out all the GC wanted for Christmas this year was, err, a video message from Robbie Williams.

Meghan Markle about hosting Christmas with pals has resurfaced and her tips could provide some clues about how she plans to spend the upcoming holiday — her first since stepping down from her senior role within the royal family.In the roundup, which first appeared in Grazia in 2015, the 39-year-old Suits alum discussed everything from festive tablescapes to flavorful Christmas cocktails.