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Emmerdale 2025 Christmas schedules confirmed by ITV - including extended festive episode

Here's when you can see Emmerdale during Christmas.

Emmerdale logo over a snowy scene of the village, with snowflakes falling down

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Published: Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 3:02 pm

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - but also the most confusing, as our TV schedules are shifted about to accommodate the numerous festive specials.

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That means that the soaps have to find alternative homes throughout the festive period, including Emmerdale.

Celia Daniels's (Jaye Griffiths) reign of terror will continue, as Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) remains trapped in her modern slavery operation.

Will he be able to escape her clutches?

There's also the matter of Charity Dingle's (Emma Atkins) baby secret, while Kim Tate (Claire King) has an eventful Christmas following injuries sustained in next week's episodes.

It's bound to be an eventful time for the villagers in the lead up to the much-anticipated Corriedale crossover in the New Year...

Jaye Griffiths as Celia poses in farmer wear and leans on a stick holding sunglasses for Emmerdale.

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Emmerdale Christmas 2025 schedule

Typically, Emmerdale airs each weeknight on ITV1 at 7.30pm for half an hour, with an hour-long instalment on Thursdays.

This isn't the case during Christmas, week commencing 22nd December.

April, Rhona and Marlon have an awkward conversation in Emmerdale

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Emmerdale New Year schedule

Things are largely back to normal the week after, with some amendments made to facilitate a big episode on New Year's Day.

All of the episodes will be available to stream first on ITVX from 7am, prior to transmission.

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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