Everyone at RTÉ KIDS wants to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. And, thanks to the TV legends working hard over the past while, we have some great shows coming up over the festive period.
We have new episodes of Storybud, the animated special Santa's Holiday, the Kabin Crew's Christmas Special is back on TV, the Bush Kids head to the Arctic Circle and there's new JourneyCam International starting on St Stephen's Day!
Keep scrolling to find out when and where you can watch them. And we said goodbye to RTÉjr this year, so check out the new RTÉ KIDSjr promo up top to see what's in store.
The Twelve Storybuds of Christmas
The most watched RTÉ show to feature people telling stories from a comfortable yellow chair, is back for more craic with Jason Byrne - this time out it's his Twelve Storybuds of Christmas.
Over twelve jolly-holly episodes, Jason tells the story of the Crackers. We meet Larry the librarian and Betty the birdwatcher who decide to fake an illness so they can avoid the big family Christmas celebrations in favour of 'having a quiet one'.
You can stream all the new episodes of Storybud now on RTE Player.
Santa's Holiday
Get into the Christmas spirit with the first two minutes of the opening sequence of Santa's Holiday. Join dutiful little elf Maeve and her trusty dog Rocket as they try to get the hardworking elf Arthur to put down his tools and enjoy the holidays at Santa’s Village. Fun, festive, and full of Christmas cheer!
Tune in to Santa's Holiday Christmas Eve on RTÉ ONE at 5.15pm. And on Christmas Day watch it on RTÉ2 at 1.50pm, plus RTÉ KIDSjr at 3.05pm and 6.35pm.
Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special
There's another chance to celebrate Christmas with Cork City's young rap collective the Kabin Crew on Christmas Day on RTÉ2 at 3.45pm. 2024 was an amazing year for the Kabin Crew in which their hit song The Spark went viral and amassed over 2 BILLION plays on social media.
We go behind the scenes to meet the young people making the hits! Get a sneak peek from the show and find out what inspired Sophia to write her song Hiccup.
Kabin Crew's Christmas Special is streaming now on RTÉ Player!
JourneyCam International Season 2
In the new season of JourneyCam International, we follow curious children as they take us around the world, across borders and continents to a place they have a special family connection.
The first four episodes see us travel to Turkey, head to Spain and there's a two-part episode all the way from South Africa. Will we spot the Big 5 on Safari?
Join the adventure from December 26-29 on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player at 12.35pm.
Bush Kids
Bushcraft and survivalist expert Tom Ban is back and has a very special adventure for three adventurous cousins from Cork on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to the Arctic Circle. In this thrilling Bush Kids special, the family will face the challenges of one of the harshest environments on Earth.
The Bush Kids Arctic Specials are streaming now on RTÉ Player.
And we have jokes too...two Christmas Crackers are under pressure as they need to come up with the best jokes. With the voices of Tony Cantwell and Hannah Mamalis, the fun series is also on RTÉ KIDS YouTube. You can watch them all now in the video above.
And read about these great family shows streaming now on RTÉ Player:
- United FC
- New Wave
- What Daire Did Next?
- Tomi: Champion of the World
- Fia's Fairies have a Christmas special and a great new song as Gaeilge too.
