’Tis the season to watch sport on TV because there’s loads on during the Christmas and New Year festive period.
Here’s our sport-by-sport guide to the live festive action on the Sky Sports and BT Sport networks.
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Festive football live TV guide
Premier League
- Friday 21 December: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool (8pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Saturday 22 December: Arsenal vs. Burnley (12.30pm, live on Sky Sports); Cardiff City vs. Manchester United (5.30pm, live on BT Sport)
- Sunday 23 December: Everton vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Wednesday 26 December: Fulham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (12.30pm, live on Sky Sports); Brighton and Hove Albion vs. Arsenal (5.15pm, live on Sky Sports); Watford vs. Chelsea (7.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Thursday 27 December: Southampton vs. West Ham United (7.45pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Friday 29 December: Liverpool vs. Arsenal (5.30pm, live on BT Sport)
- Sunday 30 December: Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea (12pm, live on Sky Sports); Southampton vs. Manchester City (2.15pm, live on Sky Sports); Manchester United vs. Bournemouth (4.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Tuesday 1 January 2019: Everton vs. Leicester City (12.30pm, live on Sky Sports); Cardiff City vs. Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Wednesday 2 January: Newcastle United vs. Manchester United (8pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Thursday 3 January: Manchester City vs. Liverpool (8pm, live on Sky Sports)
EFL Championship
- Saturday 22 December: Hull City vs. Swansea City (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Sunday 23 December: Aston Villa vs. Leeds United (1.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Wednesday 26 December: Sheffield United vs. Derby County (3pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Tuesday 1 January: Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United (3pm, live on Sky Sports)
Scottish Premiership
- Sunday 23 December: St. Johnstone vs. Rangers (12.15pm, live on BT Sport)
- Wednesday 26 December: Aberdeen vs. Celtic (2pm, live on BT Sport)
German Bundesliga
- Friday 21 December: Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm, live on BT Sport)
- Saturday 22 December: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern Munich (5.30pm, live on BT Sport)
Rugby Union
Premiership
- Friday 21 December: Worcester Warriors vs. Northampton Saints (7.45pm, live on BT Sport)
- Saturday 22 December: Exeter Chiefs vs. Saracens (3pm, live on BT Sport)
- Sunday 23 December: Wasps vs. Bath (3pm, live on BT Sport)
- Friday 28 December: Northampton Saints vs. Exeter Chiefs (7.45pm, live on BT Sport)
- Saturday 29 December: Harlequins vs. Wasps (4pm, live on BT Sport)
- Sunday 30 December: Bath vs. Leicester Tigers (3pm, live on BT Sport)
Championship
- Saturday 22 December: Richmond vs. Bedford (3.15pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Saturday 29 December: Doncaster vs. Yorkshire Carnegie (4.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
American football
NFL week 16
- Saturday 22 December: Washington Redskins at Tennessee Titans (9pm, live on Sky Sports)
- Sunday 23 December: Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers (12.30am); Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles (5.35pm); Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints (10.30pm)
- Monday 24 December: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks (1.10am, live on Sky Sports)
- Tuesday 25 December: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders (1am, live on Sky Sports)
Cricket
Test matches
- 25-29 December: New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka (10pm daily start, live on Sky Sports)
- 25-29 December: Australia vs. India (11.30pm daily start, live on BT Sport)
- 26-30 December: South Africa vs. Pakistan (8am daily start, live on Sky Sports)
Darts
PDC William Hill World Darts Championship
- 13 December 2018-1 January 2019 (live on Sky Sports)
Mixed martial arts
UFC 232
- Sunday 30 December: Jones vs. Gustafsson II (3am, live on BT Sport)
Christmas TV shows
Tuesday 25 December Torvill and Dean
Two-hour biopic about Olympic figure skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, starring Anita Dobson and Stephen Tompkinson. (9.15pm on Christmas Day; ITV)
Netflix
Sunderland ’Til I Die
Docuseries following Sunderland through the 2017-18 season as they try to bounce back after relegation from the Premier League.
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager
Explore the life and times of the legendary former England boss.
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