The Late Late Toy Show kicked off the festive season with a massive virtual hug last Friday and now it's officially beginning to look a lot like Christmas across RTÉ television, radio, and online, with a fabulous selection of entertainment this December.
This Christmas, we all need fun and escapism like never before and so RTÉ has lined up the very best in entertainment for the whole family, including some mouth-watering recipes for the festive season.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without some comfort food and special-occasion meals, so this year The Today Show Christmas Food Special is back with three of Ireland's leading chefs, Neven Maguire, Rachel Allen, and Kevin Dundon dishing up a Christmas feast for some lucky celebrity diners across three evenings at 6.30pm on RTÉ One during Christmas week.
Neven’s Christmas Menu will cover everything you need to know to produce the perfect Christmas day spread, and this year Donal’s Family Food at Christmas will be all about spending time with the family, keeping up traditions, and creating great family meals to enjoy over the holidays.
Rory O’Connell is also back with another two-part Christmas special, How to Cook Well, over two nights during Christmas week and Catherine Fulvio returns with a Christmas cookery special, Catherine Celebrates, for those who want to try something just a little bit different this year!
Elsewhere on RTÉ, the family-friendly entertainment continues with Fittest Family Celebrity Special. This year, popular figures and their family members, including Katie and Ruby Walsh, will be put through their paces for charity.
And on Two Talented, presenter Donncha O’Callaghan will meet with four well-known faces, including Brian Redmond of Dancing with the Stars and Maclean Burke of Fair City, who agree to be mentored by their talented youngsters for a Christmas special.
Speaking of Dancing with the Stars, Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne are set to get their sparkle back on and remember more footloose and fancy-free times as they look back over some magical and occasionally hilarious moments in a one-hour Dancing with the Stars special.
The whole family will also love The Den's Christmas Special as the latest series comes to a close. Join the madness and mayhem with Ray, Zig and Zag, and Dustin for a final hooley, a laugh, some special guests, and maybe even a tear or two as they bring this much-loved series to a close.
Finally, on December 31st the whole family can join in a special New Year's Eve Countdown with music, comedy, and chat live from The Gaiety Theatre in the heart of Dublin.
For more information on this year's Christmas line-up, click here.
