BBC One will air a big Christmas Day film after the King’s Speech, as the festive TV schedule is unveiled

A family favorite movie airs in prime time on Christmas Day.

The TV schedule for December 25 has been leaked ahead of the big day, with BBC One planning to air Toy Story 4 straight after the King’s Speech.

According to the Mirrorthe Pixar film will have its regular TV premiere on BBC One on Christmas Day.

It will be the first time that the fourth part of the successful franchise will be broadcast on free-to-air TV.

An insider told The Mirror: ‘Toy Story has always been a firm favorite as a Christmas premiere, so it makes perfect sense to show the fourth in 2023.

‘It is a proven formula for bringing family happiness when everyone collapses on the couch after Christmas dinner.’

It’s also thought the channel will air the first three Toy Story films in the days leading up to Christmas Day.

BBC One will also be showing other family favorites over the festive period, including Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and The Addams Family 2.

Jennifer Lopez’s Marry Me and The Witches, the film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 2020 classic, is also on the BBC One schedule.

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga’s House of Gucci, Kenneth Brannagh’s Oscar-winning film Belfast and Aretha Franklin biopic Respect make their free-to-air debut on BBC Two over Christmas.

Away from the cinema, Strictly Come Dancing fans have the traditional festive special to look forward to on Christmas Day.

BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent, historian Dan Snow and EastEnders’ Jamie Borthwick will be among those doing their best on the dance floor.

The Strictly ballroom will be transformed into a winter wonderland in a magical mix of dance, glitter and cheer as six brand new celebrities compete to be crowned Christmas champions.

All four judges from this season will return as Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas appear on the panel.

Straight from Hollywood: Jennifer Lopez’s Marry Me and The Witches, the 2020 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic, is also on the BBC One schedule

Films galore: BBC Two has House of Gucci on the schedule, starring Adam Driver and Lady Gaga

Critically acclaimed: Kenneth Brannagh’s Oscar-winning film Belfast, starring Jamie Dornan, also airs over Christmas

In the meantime, Netflix is ​​already offering something festive, with a whole range of Christmas films available on the streaming service.

One of the latest Christmas releases is being labeled by fans as the worst festive movie ever, even though it has an all-star cast.

To rub salt in the wound, the film, now available on the streaming platform, has achieved an abysmal Rotten Tomato score of 33 percent.

The best Christmas ever! sees mother-of-two Charlotte (Heather Graham) arriving uninvited at the home of her ex-best friend, Jackie (Brandy Norwood) in an attempt to discover if her boastful annual festive newsletters are in fact true.

But Charlotte is surprised when she discovers her former friend’s seemingly perfect life.

Not so festive: Viewers have trashed one of Netflix’s latest Christmas releases, labeling it the worst festive movie ever – even though it has a star-studded cast (Heather Graham pictured)

Charlotte spends the holidays with her former girlfriend’s family, along with her husband Rob (Jason Biggs) and children Dora (Abby Villasmil) and Grant (Wyatt Hunt).

Despite the film’s plot being seemingly heartwarming, some fans still go so far as to call it the “worst movie of all time.”

On X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan wrote: “Best. Christmas. Ever! could possibly be the worst Christmas movie ever

‘Best. Christmas. Ever! on Netflix is ​​the worst. Movie. Ever,” said a second. ‘Avoid, or better yet, gouge your eyes out. That’s much more fun than giving yourself this waste of 1.5 hours.’

Another chimed in: “Netflix’s best Christmas ever is the worst movie I’ve ever seen.. you guys should be ashamed of yourself for airing this.”

‘Best Christmas ever’ on @netflix may be the absolute worst Christmas movie I’ve ever experienced,” said one user.