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RTÉ announces Christmas TV line-up

Podge and Rodge - New Year's Eve special
Podge and Rodge - New Year's Eve special

RTÉ Television has announced details of this year's Christmas line-up on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two.

Highlights of the Christmas Day schedule include a 'Killinaskully' special and 'Fair City Sings', which will feature stars of the show singing in competition against each other.

On New Year's Eve RTÉ One will screen a 'Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels' special while RTÉ Two will screen 'Podge & Rodge's Bogmannay'.

The acclaimed RTÉ drama 'Single-Handed' will return for another two-part special and there will also be celebrity editions of 'The Restaurant' and 'Living the Dream' and 'Richard Corrigan's Christmas Countdown'.

Other highlights include a Westlife 'Late Late Show' special, 'The Panel Unwrapped', 'Soupy Norman' and 'The Best of Telethon'.

Among the films screening over the festive period will be 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Shrek 2', 'Finding Nemo' and 'High School Musical'.

Programmes returning for the New Year include 'Desperate Housewives', 'How Long Will You Live?' and 'No Frontiers'.

For more on the Christmas and New Year highlights, click here.

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