Dutch television channels have a generous Christmas program every year. NU.nllists a number of them for you. With this year: the Christmas movie LoveActually , Christmas with the Meiland family , Christmas with the Gillisfamily and Christmas specials All You Need Is Love and All of Hollandbakes.
Saturday December 24 (Christmas Eve)
The Top 2000: The Opening – NPO3 at 10.41 pm Radio DJ Leo Blokhuis counts down to the moment the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000_begins. He discusses the biggest risers and fallers on the music list andtells which song is his favorite. The _Summit 2000 kicks off at midnight withthe number 2,000: Driver License by Olivia Rodrigo.
André Rieu celebrates Christmas in London – NPO1 at 8.29 pm Together with soloists and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, André Rieu willperform Christmas carols for an evening. Also songs like Hallelujah fromLeonard Cohen, The Holy City and the classic Concierto de Aranjuez pass inreview.
All You Need Is Love Christmas Special – RTL 4 at 8 p.m Robert ten Brink once again provides heartwarming reunions and romanticsurprises. The presenter tries to bring as many people together for Christmasand to move as many people as possible on the couch at home.
SBS6: Christmas with the Meiland family – SBS6 at 8:30 p.m The Meiland family will start this year Christmas with the Meiland family ona cruise ship in the Mediterranean. After they had done their Christmasshopping in Barcelona, the Meilandjes have to hurry to catch the boat. Thisis how the family, known for Chateau Meiland even more Christmas adventuresat sea.
The Heel Holland Bakt team is also on TV during the holidays.
Photo: Elvin Boer/MAX
Sunday December 25 (Christmas Day)
Christmas speech by King Willem-Alexander – NPO1 at 1 p.m Last year, various current themes were discussed in King Willem-Alexander’sChristmas speech. That will probably also be the case this year, but itremains to be seen which subjects the king will discuss exactly. The kinggives the speech in the DNA Salon in Huis ten Bosch Palace.
All of Holland Bakes Christmas Special – NPO1 at 8.24 pm It’s also Christmas All of Holland bakes. The nine candidates make aChristmas trunk, chocolate kisses and a ‘wreath cake’. This Scandinavianbaking consists of eighteen layers of almond cake and icing, which are stackedalternately on top of each other.
The All-rounder VIPS – SBS6 at 8:30 p.m After last year’s crackling fire, which attracted an average of 281,000viewers, SBS6 is broadcasting a Christmas special this year from The All-rounder VIPS from. Well-known Dutch people compete for the title of ‘all-rounder’ by carrying out various assignments that seem deceptively simple.This time Patricia Paay and Dafne Schippers are participating.
Love Actually – Net5 at 8 p.m Director and screenwriter Richard Curtis ( Four Weddings and a Funeral ,Notting Hill ) made with Love Actually a romantic comedy full of loveadventures. The prime minister falls in love with his assistant, a young andambitious woman declares love for her colleague and a newlywed bride discoversthat her husband’s best friend is madly in love with her.
‘De Gillisjes’ record a Christmas clip for their holiday special.
Photo: BrunoPress
Monday December 26 (Boxing Day)
Top 2000 a gogo – NPO1 at 10.13 pm Herman van der Zandt makes his debut as a presenter in Top 2000 a gogo nextto Leo Blokhuis. Van der Zandt replaces Matthijs van Nieuwkerk, accused oftransgressive behaviour. As usual, the new duo provides backgrounds for the_Summit 2000_ with mini documentaries and interviews.
Wire steel Christmas special – NPO3 at 10:48 PM Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Dennis van de Ven look back on an eventful year.Well-known characters such as Fred and Ria Onderbuik and Joop and Leon fromLeons Kipcorner make their appearance.
__Christmas with the Gillis family__ – SBS6 at 8:30 p.m Peter Gillis wants to make his last Christmas in the villa in Neerpeltunforgettable. He does this with huge fake trees, a snow machine, a horse-drawn sleigh and an ice rink in the front yard. He also wants to record aChristmas clip with the whole family.