TV programs for December 25: entertainment, cartoons, bloopers… What awaits you this Wednesday

On this Christmas Day, the TV programs are varied and above all give pride of place to family with cartoons, entertainment, musical programs, comedy shows and the essential bloopers. What are the highlights of this Wednesday, December 25? The Dispatch helps you see things more clearly.

Cartoons during the day

Several channels have programmed cartoons for this Christmas Day:

• “Ice Age 2” – TF1 – 2 p.m.
• “Ice Age 3” – TF1 – 3:45 p.m.
• “The Grinch” – Gulli – 7.30pm

The children's channels will of course broadcast their usual cartoons. On France 4: The Croods, Angelo, Dragons. On Gulli: Hotel Transylvania, Beyblade X, Garfield and company.

TV movies/daytime films

The channels plan to broadcast films and TV films already seen in the past in particular:

• “Domestic scenes: it’s all decorated for Christmas” – M6 – 8:35 a.m.
• “Visitors to America” – TFX – 9:25 a.m.
• “Domestic scenes: a completely frosty Christmas” – M6 – 10:30 a.m.
• “Poly” – France 2 – 13h55
• “The rush to the West” – France 3 – 2:25 p.m.
• “Forever a Cinderella story” – 6ter – 4:30 p.m.
• “Slumdog millionaire” – 6ter – 6:40 p.m.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (part 1) – TMC – 7 p.m.

Christmas TV films will be broadcast for part of the day on W9, TMC and NRJ12:

• “Santa’s Perfect Plan” – TMC – 8:45 a.m.
• “In Search of Santa Claus” – TMC – 10:25 a.m.
• “Santa’s Favorite Cookies” – TMC – 12:10 p.m.
• “A perfect Christmas party” – W9 – 11:30 a.m.
• “Love at first sight with Santa” – NRJ12 – 12:40 p.m.
• “Christmas at the chalet” – W9 – 1:20 p.m.
• “On the road to Santa Claus – TMC – 1:55 p.m.
• “A sweet Christmas” – NRJ12 – 2:30 p.m.
• “My beautiful tree” – W9 – 3:10 p.m.
• “In search of my Santa Claus” – TMC – 3:40 p.m.
• “A Christmas by candlelight” – NRJ12 – 4:25 p.m.
• “Love at first sight for Santa’s apprentice” – TMC – 5:25 p.m.
• “The Christmas parade” – NRJ12 – 6 p.m.

The bloopers

If you like bloopers, CStar is planning “The Big Blooper” this Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. C8 will be offering it… almost all day. “The big blooper” will begin at 1:45 p.m. and continue until 12:50 a.m.

Christmas masses

On this Christmas Day, France 2 will broadcast mass at 11 a.m. live from Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral. It will be followed by the urbi et orbi blessing of Pope Francis at 12 p.m. live from the Vatican. For its part, C8 will broadcast Christmas mass at 10:30 a.m. live from Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Mortagne-au-Perche (Orne). Subsequently, the documentary “The Last Secrets of Jesus” will be broadcast at 12:05 p.m.

Prime time

TF1 – “Puss in Boots 2” – 9:10 p.m.
Puss in Boots sets out to find the wishing star in order to restore his longevity.

France 2 – “The Christmas delivery man” – 9:10 p.m.
A man on a fixed-term contract who had obtained the right to spend Christmas with his children from his ex-wife finds himself forced to work and deliver parcels. He entrusts the children to a whimsical neighbor.

France 3 – “My little finger told me” – 9:05 p.m.
The adaptation of an Agatha Christie tale with Catherine Frot and André Dussolier.

Canal + – “The magical world of Jérôme Commandeur” – 9:10 p.m.
The comedian parodies TV shows, cult series and magazines.

Frace 5 – “At the frontiers of history” – 9:05 p.m.
The Gauls of Vercingétorix stand up to Roman expansion but cannot fight forever.

M6 – “Nanny McPhee” – 21h10
A fantastic sequel that tells the story of a nanny hired to take care of the seven children of a man who lost his wife and who has not gotten over her death. The children will greet the nanny with distrust.

Art – “Royal Affair” – 9:05pm
In Denmark in the 18th century, a doctor enters the service of the king, imposes his progressive ideas and falls in love with the queen.

C8 – “The big blooper” – 9:10 p.m.
The most hilarious and funniest sequences on television and the internet.

W9 – “Eric Antoine: grow up a little!” – 9:10 p.m.
Show by magician Eric Antoine recorded at the Seine musicale in the Paris region in May 2023.

TMC – “Le grand restaurant” – 21h25
Mr. Septime runs the Grand restaurant with a steady hand when one day a South American president is kidnapped.

TFX – “Bloper Special” – 9:05 p.m.
Falls, worst vocal performances, crazy animals, funniest videos are on the menu.

NRJ12 – “Trapped” – 9:10 p.m.
Decapitated bodies are found in the woods of a small Alaskan town. The sheriff and his brother will encounter a formidable bloodthirsty predator.

LCP – “Rembob”INA” – 8:30 pm
A look back at the immense career of Charles Aznavour.

France 4 – “Sonya Yoncheva, a Christmas in Versailles” – 9 p.m.
Concert by Bulgarian soprani Sonya Yoncheva accompanied by the Choir and Orchestra of the Royal Opera.

CStar – “Michel Sardou, a life singing” – 9:10 p.m.
Portrait of an icon of French song who leaves no one indifferent.

Gulli – “Lego Masters USA: the kings of the brick” – 9:05 p.m.
Personalities join forces with former candidates for the benefit of an association to build a Christmas train.

TF1 Film series – “Sissi faces her destiny” – 9:05 p.m.
The Empress of Austria goes to Hungary to rally former revolutionaries to her country's cause.

6ter – “Catch me if you can” – 9:10 p.m.
In the 1960s, young Frank William Abagnale Jr became one of the most sought-after crooks after managing to embezzle $4 million.

RMC Story – “Disneyland Paris, the secrets of the castle” – 9:10 p.m.
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris is the most visited monument in Europe after Notre-Dame-de-Paris with more than 15 million visitors.

RMC Découverte – Flic story” – 9:10 p.m.
Several units have been set up by the French state to monitor and protect public spaces: dog brigade, roller skate brigade, river brigade.

Chérie 25 – “Castle” – 9:05 p.m.
Several episodes of the American series will be broadcast during the evening.

The second part of the evening

TF1 – Last Christmas” – 23h10
A young singer who is going through a difficult time meets an altruistic and positive young man.

France 2 – “Don’t do this, don’t do that” – 10:40 p.m.
The Bouley and Lepic children entered their parents into a competition organized by the European Space Agency.

France 3 – “Crime is our business” – 10:50 p.m.
Retired secret agents, Bélisaire and Prudence Beresford return to service.

Canal + – “Mortelle raclette” – 10:05 p.m.
François inherits an X-rated film production house.

France 5 – “C in the air” – 11:05 p.m.
Rebroadcast of the news decryption magazine presented by Caroline Roux.

M6 – “Nanny McPhee et le big bang” – 22h55
Second film of the evening around the nanny Nanny McPhee who this time will be hired by an overwhelmed mother.

Arte – “Jesus makes his cinema” – 11:15 p.m.
For centuries, the Church has shaped the image of Jesus. But the big screen has changed the situation.

C8 – “The big blooper” – 11 p.m.
Continuation of C8's bloopers of the year with the program of falls, funny animals or TV sets where nothing goes as planned.

W9 – “Elodie Poux is getting married – 11 p.m.
W9 broadcasts the show of comedian Elodie Poux who has decided to get married.

TMC – “The first name” – 11:10 p.m.
During a dinner at his sister's house, Vincent announces the first name of the unborn child.

TFX – “The big blooper” – 10:55 p.m.
TFX continues its blooper evening with an anthology of the funniest or surprising videos of the year.

NRJ12 – “Wild fire: the hell of fire” – 10:50 p.m.
Dave and his family are living in the woods when one day a forest fire breaks out.

LCP – “Simone Veil, family albums” – 10 p.m.

France 4 – “Once upon a time there was a nutcracker” – 10 p.m.

CStar – “Michel Sardou at the Olympia” – 11 p.m.

Gulli – “Lego Masters USA: the kings of the brick” – 10:50 p.m.
Personalities join forces with former candidates for the benefit of an association to build a Christmas train.

TF1 Film series – “Sissi the Empress” – 11:10 p.m.

6ter – “The Christmas Baby” – 11:40 p.m.

RMC Story – “Port Aventura, the techno of attractions – 10:30 p.m.

RMC Découverte – “Flic story” – 10:30 p.m.
Several units have been set up by the French state to monitor and protect public spaces: dog brigade, roller skate brigade, river brigade.

Chérie 25 – “Castle” – 10:45 p.m.
Several episodes of the American series will be broadcast during the evening.