Elsewhere in soapland, Emmerdale<\/a> will see the Charity\/Mackenzie\/Chloe love triangle come to a dramatic climax which will see Chloe pushed to her absolute limit as she reaches out to her father for help.<\/p>\n Meanwhile on Coronation Street<\/a>, Paul Foreman will have his last Christmas<\/a> on the cobbles as his terminal diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease will take its deadly toll.<\/p>\n Wondering how you\u2019re going to fit all of these in? RadioTimes.com<\/a> has your guide to the festive schedule for the four major soaps.<\/p> Read on for your guide to the soaps schedules for the 2023\/24 festive period!<\/p>\n Ever since February, fans of the BBC soap haven\u2019t stopped talking about Christmas.<\/p>\n In a flash-forward episode earlier this year, Stacey, Sharon, Linda, Denise, Suki and Cathy all came together for a pub lock-in as they toasted to men getting what they deserve. Moment later, the scenes time-jumped to Christmas Day 2023, where there was a dead body on the floor of The Vic.<\/p>\n Who is the body? We\u2019ll find out on Christmas!<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Beales and the Knights will come together on Christmas Day<\/a> and Cindy is at the centre of the drama.<\/p>\n Showboss Chris Clenshaw previously teased: \u201cI think what becomes quite evident is that even though one may think that she wants to spend it with her daughters, you can clearly tell that she\u2019s actually very, very, drawn closely to George, just as they kind of reminisce about Christmases in Marbella, which obviously isn\u2019t what necessarily what Ian and Elaine want to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n Finally, Whitney and Zack will have a big storyline at the end of this year, but it all remains very secretive.<\/p>\n Clenshaw told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cI can confirm that she\u2019s leaving next year in 2024 and she and Zack have a big storyline at the beginning of the year and they get a lovely, little Christmas\/New Year miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n 23rd December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 9.45pm (1-hour special)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 8.25pm (35 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd January \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd January \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 4th January \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 5th January \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n It wouldn\u2019t be Christmas on the cobbles if there wasn\u2019t a spot of drama!<\/p>\n As teased by show boss Iain MacLeod, there will be an \u201cincredibly surprising Christmas Day episode\u201d for Carla and Peter Barlow which leads to \u201ca huge two-hander between the two of them [on Boxing Day].\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere on the cobbles, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will unfortunately have his last Christmas on the Street as his terminal diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease will take its deadly toll.<\/p>\n Paul\u2019s mum, Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) will risking missing her son\u2019s last Christmas due to her being sentenced to three months in prison, in which she has to serve at least half of her sentence.<\/p>\n Tommy Orpington (Matt Millburn) will be making a return to the Street and there is romance ahead of him and one mystery lady.<\/p>\n Finally, someone will manage to revive the beloved Rovers Return, but there\u2019s a catch\u2026<\/p>\n 23rd December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 7pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd December \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd December \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 4th December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n 5th December NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019ll be anything but a quiet Christmas on Emmerdale this year.<\/p>\n Following on from Super Soap Week<\/a>, which saw a clifftop drama for the love triangle of Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb), his wife Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins<\/a>), and the mother of his newborn baby, Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland) \u2013 and things will reach a dramatic climax this festive season as Chloe reaches out to her father for help.<\/p>\n Looking into the New Year, Rhona Goskirk (Zo\u00eb Henry) is pushed to \u201cbreaking point\u201d as she is forced to make a risky decision that threatens to affect her whole family.<\/p>\n There is trouble ahead of Tracy Robinson (Amy Walsh) and Robinson (Amy Walsh) as somebody on Christmas Day is going to find out about their affair. But could it be?<\/p>\n Caleb\u2019s estranged wife, Ruby Milligan, will be arriving in the soap in the New Year, who producer Laura Shaw described as \u201can absolute firecracker\u201d and will put a \u201creal spanner into the Dingles\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 23rd December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 6.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 7pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 8pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 <\/strong>7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 7pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd January \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd January \u2013 7.30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 4th January \u2013 7.30pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 5th January \u2013 7pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n If yo<\/strong>u\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our Soaps<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n In true Christmas fashion, there is a whole lot of drama taking place in soapland! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41146,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/soaps-christmas-2023-tv-schedule-eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"In true Christmas fashion, there is a whole lot of drama taking place in soapland!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/41145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Soaps Christmas 2023 TV schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n
EastEnders \u2013 BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Coronation Street \u2013 ITV1 and ITVX<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Emmerdale \u2013 ITV1 and ITVX<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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