The BBC has unveiled a hectic Christmas TV schedule for 2025, just as the festive period approaches, and it certainly has something to suit everyone. The lineup for this year includes cozy dramas, light comedies, musical delights, and a bit of holiday magic for the season on BBC One, BBC Two, and iPlayer.The BBC promises season-long warmth, laughs, and heartfelt moments with returning favorites such as Two Doors Down and Here We Go, thematic ghost stories, and sparkling dance specials. Whether you are gathered with the family, inviting a few friends over, or simply enjoying a relaxing moment after a hectic year, these festive shows are prepared to make your holidays a little more comfortable and joyful, sprinkled with a bit of escapism.Comedy and sitcom specials on BBC View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe BBC 2025 Christmas comedy schedule includes traditional classics as well as new, enjoyable stories. At the head of the pack is the Here We Go Christmas special, which follows the Jessop family on a madcap road trip where dummies are missing, bad fireworks are involved, and there is lots of family humor. Two Doors Down comes back as well and reunites the neighbors of the Latimer Crescent at the home of Beth and Eric to have their usual blend of home-cooked anarchy.There will also be Amandaland, in which Amanda reconnects with her eccentric family in the rural home of Aunt Joan, a major treat with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley back on screen. Stuffed returns, taking the multi-faith family of Arslan Farooqi to Lapland following an accident at work, which causes hilarious pandemonium.Last but not least, there is the Mammoth Christmas special, which has an offbeat feel to it, with Tony Mammoth being the one who attempts (unsuccessfully) to sabotage his own holidays.All in all, the 2025 BBC festival comedies are cozy, varied, and full of personality.Drama and mystery on BBC View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe BBC Christmas dramas of 2025 combine the traditional thrills, sunny mysteries, and hardcore spy action. Among them is A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower, a terrifying new version of a story by E.F. Benson. Directed by Mark Gatiss, it stars Joanna Lumley and Tobias Menzies as it follows a man who is plagued by repeated nightmares that start to become worryingly real.The Death in Paradise Christmas special is set back on the sunny shores of Saint Marie in a totally different mood. DI Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet) has to confront a horrifying reality in his life, trying to unravel a tense murder case of an unusual visitor at a villa.BBC also revived The Night Manager in a second series. Hiddleston and Olivia Colman are back, as a fresh conspiracy hauls Hiddleston's character out of the hole and back into a threatening spy world.These plays combined are a great way to relax, peel off the mysteries, and have fun: the ideal festive entertainment.Reality, variety, and family on BBC View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe BBC 2025 Christmas is not only about scripted content, but it is also filled with entertaining reality specials. A huge attraction is the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, in which six celebrity couples perform in a shimmering winter wonderland. This year's episode is particularly emotional because it is the last episode where Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be hosting the show.Those who love game shows can have a blast with Richard Osman’s Festive House of Games, which resembles an old-fashioned winter get-together and includes celebrities such as Rhys Darby, Joanna Page, and Alex Brooker. The Repair Shop also returns with a warm, retrospective Christmas episode, featuring the restoration of a cello played during the WWII era, which has not been played in decades.To reality-TV addicts, the civilian version of The Traitors is returning with additional twists and mind games in the Scottish Highlands. And to lighten the load once more, Beyond Paradise comes back with DI Humphrey Goodman solving another Christmas mystery (as well as whether he and Martha will finally get Anne off that boat (in a nice sense!).The lineup is an overall heartwarming, humorous, and holiday combination, good to be viewed on a cozy Christmas evening.For more such insights, keep following SoapCentral.