Christmas Cinema Programme 2023

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The ever-popular and much-anticipated BBC CBeebies panto will return for 2023!

Late on Christmas Eve, a boy sits in bed doubting the existence of Santa Claus and waiting to hear the sound of sleigh bells.

RoBiN PoLaR HoOd EXPRESs This year’s panto is Robin Hood and was recorded at Venue Cymru, Llandudno.

It will feature many of CBeebies’ most popular actors and presenters - full of catchy songs, dancing, and pantomime fun, it promises to be the must-see Christmas event for preschoolers and their families.

Instead, a magical steam engine roars outside his window and he begins an extraordinary journey towards the North Pole and beyond his imagination.

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ChRiStMaS Can Christmas be saved?

Bored with the same old scare-andscream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas.

But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere…

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HaRd On Christmas Eve, tough New York detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles with the aim of reconciling with his estranged wife, Holly at the Christmas party of her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation.

His plan is thwarted by the terrorists who have taken her workplace hostage. In a bid to save his wife and her innocent co-workers, he brazenly attempts to defeat the bad guys.

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THE AcTuAlLy 20TH ANnIVERSarY

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This British classic is back on the big screen to celebrate its 20th anniversary!

A classic Christmas rom-com starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black.

Love Actually follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales, all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

Two women troubled with guyproblems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

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Based on the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville.

Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters endearing Cindy Lou Who.

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20TH ANnIVERSarY One Christmas Eve a long time ago, a baby crawled into Santa’s bag of toys...

Raised as an elf, Buddy grows into an adult three times larger than the biggest elf--and realizes that he will never truly fit in at the North Pole. This holiday season, Buddy goes looking for his true place in the world - in New York City.

Buddy finds his workaholic father, a new mother and a 10-year-old brother who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus or elves.

Here, now, Buddy discovers his destiny - to save Christmas for New York & the world!

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All Kevin McCallister wants for Christmas is for his family to disappear.

So, when he wakes to discover that they have accidentally left for their Christmas trip without him and that his wish has come true, he does what any kid would do - he parties!

‘Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.

But when he learns that two burglars with a Christmas list of their own are working their way up the block, he is forced to defend the family home on his own and sets about decking the halls with ingenious traps to hold the thieves at bay until his relatives come home.

One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge’s eyes - and his heart to the true meaning of Christmas.

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Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him. Shocked by what he sees and at the unforeseen circumstances of his absence, George reconsiders and begs Clarence to return him to the problems of the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.

How CAN Santa deliver billions of presents to the whole world in just one night? With an army of one million combat-style Field Elves and a vast, state-of-the-art control centre under the ice of the North Pole!

So how could this incredible mission have MISSED one child?! To Santa’s young son, Arthur, it threatens to end the magic of Christmas. With retired Grandsanta, a rebellious elf, and old sleigh and some untrained reindeer, Arthur sets out on a crazy mission to deliver the last present.

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