Christmas TV highlights 2025: Stranger Things, Amandaland and Strictly Come Dancing

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Here is a summary of the key festive TV highlights mentioned in your text:

### Strictly Come Dancing (Festive Special 2025)
– Features Melanie Blatt from All Saints as a celebrity contestant.
– Final show with presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who are leaving.
– **When:** BBC One and iPlayer at 17:30.

### The Scarecrows’ Wedding (and Other Animated Delights)
– Adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s book, voiced by Rob Brydon and Jessie Buckley.
– **When:** BBC One at 15:10.
– Also includes **Shaun the Sheep: Fleece Navidad**, a 10-minute Christmas special.
– **When:** BBC One at 16:35.
– Other cartoons:
– *The Tiger Who Came To Tea* and *The Snowman*.
– **When:** 08:20 and 08:50 respectively on Channel 4.

### The Great Christmas Bake Off
– Peep Show cast special including Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, Sophie Winkleman, Isy Suttie, and Matt King.
– Festive biscuit decorations, Christmas pie challenge, and Peep Show moments as cake.
– **When:** Channel 4 at 20:00.

### Boxing Day Highlights

#### Stranger Things (Season 5, Volume 2)
– Hawkins is a military zone; Eleven hunted; Vecna has vanished.
– Technically released Christmas Day in the US, but available Boxing Day in the UK.
– **When:** On Netflix from 01:00.

#### The Repair Shop at Christmas
– Features Dame Helen Mirren repairing a cello and Julia Donaldson restoring a toy farmhouse.
– **When:** BBC One at 19:30.

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