🎄 Properly festive
The best Christmas films to watch this year
The ones that earn their place every December — plus the right week to put each of them on.
🎄 CHRISTMAS MARKETS
UK Christmas markets, with the dates checked.
Every market below comes from the organiser, venue or council's own page, with the date we last checked it. Open any one for full details, then Keep it or plan the day.
OPENING SOON
Every market we can verify.
Sorted by opening date, so you can see what starts first. Most city markets are free to wander; where there's a ticket, we say so.
Looking up this year's dates…
Christmas watch guides
For the evening after the market.
What to put on once you're home and thawing out — My SZN's own notes on each film and the night it suits.
👨👩👧 All ages, no tears
Family Christmas films that work for everyone in the room
Nothing frightening, nothing three hours long — and a few the adults will genuinely like.
🕯️ Hushed and hopeful
What to watch on Christmas Eve
Short, calm and done before midnight — the films that suit the night before.