Lots of tinsel and tunes on the telly tonight with the likes of Christmas in Ireland with Imelda May and Friends, while Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinéad Kennedy present Christmas in the Castle . . .
Christmas in Ireland with Imelda May and Friends, 9.30pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Filmed at the iconic Pepper Canister Church in the heart of Georgian Dublin, Christmas In Ireland with Imelda May and Friends features music and literary performances, from well-known and up-and-coming artists.
Produced to celebrate the now legendary Grafton Street Christmas Eve Busk and shot in front of a live audience from the Simon Community, the show will feature festive favourites such as The Wexford Carol and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
Imelda May will be joined onstage by musicians such as Glen Hansard, Jack Lukeman, Loah, Hawke The Band and more.
Alongside these musical performances, Sharon Corr recites Patrick Kavanagh's A Christmas Childhood while Dubliners legend John Sheahan performs a self-penned poem that captures the magic of Christmas at home.
Viewers will also be treated to a very special rendition of the iconic Marino Waltz that sees John joined onstage by his daughter Ceoladh, Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta and Cormac de Barra.
Christmas Carole, 8.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
BAFTA Award-winning Suranne Jones stars in this seasonal new Sky Original, which obviously doffs a creative cap to the creator of the modern Christmas, Charles Dickens.
Carole Mackay (Jones) is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur. Her online business selling all things festive has earned her a fortune, as well as the nickname Christmas Carole.
But her success hasn’t made her a better human being. In fact, it’s made her worse. The truth is that Carole is a monumentally mean person.
Positively Scrooge-like, you might say. And, just like old Ebeneezer, she doesn’t love Christmas at all.
But this Christmas Eve, Carole’s past, present and future are about to collide. Will some rather familiar Christmas spirits help her discover the true spirit of Christmas?
Christmas in the Castle, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Co-hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinéad Kennedy present a festive celebration from the halls of Dublin Castle.
The show features Nathan Carter, Jack Lukeman, Shobsy, Erica-Cody, Emma Langford, Ryan Sheridan, the Bugle Babes, the Donnycarney Ukrainian Community Choir, Gloria LGBT+ Choir.
There’s also the DCU Chamber Choir and the Choir of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, all accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Maloney.
Pat Shortt's Entertainment from D'Telly Christmas Special, 6.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Here’s Pat taking a festive trawl through the RTÉ archives, featuring music from Michael Bublé and Ed Sheeran alongside comedy from Brendan O'Carroll, Maeve Higgins and Mario Rosenstock.
There’s also Gabriel Byrne performing a self-penned ode to his beloved Dublin at Christmastime and Pat also unearths the original Riverdance performance from the Point Theatre.
The Great Christmas Bake Off 2022, 8.25pm, Channel 4
Matt Lucas (below) and Noel Fielding present a festive special doubling up as a celebration of Channel 4's 40th anniversary, with five contestants from the channel's history.
Gaby Roslin (The Big Breakfast), Tony Robinson (Time Team), Miquita Oliver (Popworld), Terry Christian (The Word) and Claire Sweeney (Brookside) are the Channel 4 veterans involved.
They’ll be competing for the title of Christmas Star Baker, and hoping for a Hollywood handshake along the way.
As a special treat, the show will ends with a performance by the English National Ballet.
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