Christmas TV: Here’s when your favourite soaps are on over the festive season

You don't want to miss out on the drama!

Updated on24 12 2020

One of the best things about Christmas is all the fantastic telly that appears on the small screen over the festive period. Not only are there Christmas films and special dramas, but regular shows like soaps make an extra special effort to make their episodes SUPER dramatic.

Although Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks all have set times that they normally appear on the TV, the schedule goes haywire over Christmas to accommodate all the new shows.

So that you don't miss out on your fave soaps, we've collected all the timings that they'll be shown over the next few weeks.

When are the soaps on TV over Christmas?

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When is Coronation Street on at Christmas?

Coronation Street has some incredible storylines coming up over the festive period. Here's when Coronation Street will air over Christmas 24th December (Christmas Eve) - 7.45pmFriday 25th December (Christmas Day) - 7pm (one hour)Saturday 26th December (Boxing Day) - No episodeSunday 27th December - No episodeMonday 28th December - 7.30pm (one hour)Tuesday 29th December - No episodeWednesday 30th December - 7.30pm (one hour)Thursday 31st December (New Year's Eve) - 8.30pmFriday 1st January (New Year's Day) - 8pm (one hour)

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When is EastEnders on at Christmas?

We can't wait to see what's going to be happening in Walford over the festive period. Here's when EastEnders will air over Christmas 24th December (Christmas Eve) - 8.15pmFriday 25th December (Christmas Day) - 9.10pm (50 minutes)Saturday 26th December (Boxing Day) - 8.45pmSunday 27th December - No episodeMonday 28th December - 8.35pmTuesday 29th December - 7.30pmWednesday 30th December - No episodeThursday 31st December (New Year's Eve) - 7.30pmFriday 1st January (New Year's Day) - 8pm (one hour)

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When is Emmerdale on at Christmas?

Looks like things are hotting up in the Dales over the festive period! Here's when Emmerdale will air over Christmas 24th December (Christmas Eve) - 6.45pm (one hour)Friday 25th December (Christmas Day) - 6pm (one hour)Saturday 26th December (Boxing Day) - No episodeSunday 27th December - No episodeMonday 28th December - 7pmTuesday 29th December - 7pmWednesday 30th December - 7pmThursday 31st December (New Year's Eve) - 7.30pm (one hour)Friday 1st January (New Year's Day) - 7pm (one hour)

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When is Hollyoaks on at Christmas?

The residents of Chester are set for a pretty dramatic time over the festive period! Here's when Hollyoaks will air over Christmas 23rd December – 7pm, E4 / Monday 28th December – 6pm, Channel 4Thursday 24th December (Christmas Eve) - No episodeFriday 25th December (Christmas Day) - No episodeSaturday 26th December (Boxing Day) - No episodeSunday 27th December - No episodeMonday 28th December – 7pm, E4 / Tuesday 29th December – 6pm, Channel 4 (one hour)Tuesday 29th December – 7pm, E4 / Wednesday 30th December – 6.30pm, Channel 4Wednesday 30th December - 7pm, E4 / Monday 4th January – 6.30pm, Channel 4Thursday 31st December (New Year's Eve) - No episodeFriday 1st December (New Year's Day) - No episode

We personally cannot WAIT to see what our favourite soaps will be serving up over Christmas.

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The soaps always save their most explosive storylines for the festive period and this Christmas will be no exception as there’s some serious drama going down in Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

Over on the Corrie cobbles, there’s a white wedding for David Platt and Shona Ramsey as they decide to give their marriage another go.

Meanwhile, in EastEnders, Ian Beale continues to live in fear as one of Walford’s residents wants him dead and is out for blood.

There’s another Christmas wedding in the Dales as Emmerdale’s Paddy Kirk plans a surprise ceremony for Chas Dingle – but not everyone is pleased about their nuptials.

Finally, over in Hollyoaks, Edward Hutchinson tells his son Tony that Diane is dead – but is he telling the truth?

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