Silly season sneak peek: The must-watch festive shows
Highlights
01 December 2021
Just look at the huge range of festive shows coming your way on DStv this December! Choose Joy and stay connected to DStv to watch them all.
It’s going to be a spectacular silly season on DStv. From Wednesday, 1 December all the way until New Year’s Eve, DStv is making it snow down fun, laughter and festive spirit for the whole family. So when you choose to slip a little DStv under the tree, you Choose Joy!
You’ll get children’s specials and movies including the brand new Disney movie Christmas Again? And Bugs Bunny’s 24 Carrot Holiday Special.
You’ll get all the help you ever wanted in the kitchen with at least 9 BBC Lifestyle specials with your favourite chefs, from Jamie Oliver to Mary Berry and Nigella. You’ll see Buddy vs. Duff Holiday, and delicious local content, too, with ’n Woolies Kersfees-kookstryd Met Minki Festive and Get-Together Season 2.
You’ll see 4 brand new local Christmas movies (and check out the Choose Joy Movies page to see all the international Christmas movies coming to DStv, too).
And the bells are ringing for series, with M-Net (DStv channel 101) bringing us The Moodys' Christmas Season 2 and BBC Brit (DStv channel 120) stuffing the stocking with at least 10 new and classic Christmas specials from series like Call The Midwife, Death In Paradise, All Creatures Great and Small, and even Top Gear is getting in the spirit!
All this, and music, red carpet events, New Year’s countdowns, too. Plus, there’s so much more to see when you Choose Joy with DStv this Festive season.
Series & specials
The Moodys' Christmas Season 2
It’s family reunion time again for Chicago Irish family the Moodys. Bickering married couple Sean (Denis Leary) and Ann’s (Elizabeth Oerkins) plans to travel are botched when their tjhree adult kids return to live with them thanks to divorce, house arrest and the logistics of moving house following a break up. Will build to a Box Set.
Watch Saturdays & Sundays from Saturday, 18 December on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 18:00
It’s Christmas time at Fitzpatrick Referrals and Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and his team are working to get their animal patients well and home in time to celebrate with their families. This will be Noel’s first Christmas without his beloved animal companion, Keira, so we’re hoping to see a little tribute to her.
Watch on Saturday, 18 December on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 20:00
Discovery Channel is broadcasting marathons of the latest seasons of fan-favourite shows. So if you love adventure, turbo, gold, and mystery, settle in for some Discovery time and check your schedules for the following shows: Gold Rush Season 12, Wheeler Dealers Season 17, Alaskan Bush People Season 6, Expedition: Back To The Future Season 1 and Expedition Unknown Season 6.
Watch Monday-Sunday from Monday, 20 December on Discovery Channel (DStv channel 121) at 11:00
Buddy and Duff compete to see who reigns over the holiday season in this 4-episode competition. Each week the 2 cake artists will choose a different theme and then they and their teams will have just 20 hours to create a masterpiece each. masterpieces. Judges include Gesine Prado, Elizabeth Falkner, Stephanie Boswell, and Valerie Gordon.
Watch Buddy vs. Duff Holiday Season 1 from Saturday, 18 December on TLC (DStv channel 135) at 17:05
Start planning your festive menu now with inspiration from chefs and foodies Nic van Wyk, Yolani Abrahams, Jacques Erasmus and Zoë Brown. They'll compete to see who can come up with the most inspired dishes over 3 rounds of cooking based on different themes, and host Minki van der Westhuizen will decide who wins.
Watch 'n Woolies Kersfees-kookstryd Met Minki from Wednesday, 1 December on VIA (DStv channel 147) at 17:30
Idols SA judge, Unathi Nkayi, and chef-restaurateur Alessandro Khojane host a dazzling dinner party for their friends, including Minnie Dlamini & Melanie Bala; supercouple Kuli Chana and Lamiez Holworthy, foodie friends Maps Maponyane and J. Something. And they’ll all talk about what a crazy year it’s been, while trying out menus that have a personal touch for everyone.
Watch from Wednesday, 1 December on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 21:30
Bakers pair off with master ice sculptors to create dazzling Christmas scenes in challenges presented by series host Casey Webb, with judges Jocelyn Delk Adams, Amanda Freitag and Zac Young. Check out fun snow globe cakes, creations around Mrs. Claus, Christmas tree cake displays, and a Night Before Christmas scene.
Watch from Sunday, 5 December on The Food Network (DStv channel 175) at 19:00
Nagvlug Films (Skemerdans, Barakat) brings audiences a holiday-themed comedy starring the iconic South African actress June van Merch. A community group plans a Christmas show to save their local hall – but will things go as planned? Featuring David Isaacs and directed by Bianca Flanders of Troukoors (Wedding Fever).
Watch on Saturday, 4 December on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 21:30 and on M-Net Movies 1 (DStv channel 104) at 12:24
SAFTA-winner Jozua Malherbe teams up with Wonderlus producer Zandré Coetzer for an original holiday comedy that follows a group of outsiders as they travel to a Christmas party. Starring Natalie Robbie, Zandile Lujabe and Kiroshan Naidoo.
Watch on Saturday, 11 December on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 21:30 and on Saturday, 18 December on M-Net Movies 1 (DStv channel 104) at 13:55
From Die Byl actor Marvin-Lee Beukes comes an M-Net original comedy in which feuding siblings, Carl and Eve, finally face their differences when Carl’s son invites Eve to visit for Christmas. Starring Juliette Pauling (Tali’s Baby Diary) and Mark Elderkin (Reyka, Black Sails).
Watch on Saturday, 18 December on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 21:30, and on Saturday, 25 December on M-Net Movies 1 (DStv channel 104) at 12:12
2 lives change for the better after a homeless woman (Crystal Donna Roberts) saves the life of a rich CEO (Laudo Liebenberg) and, moved by the Christmas spirit, he invites her to recover in his penthouse. But he doesn’t know what to think when she claims to be from another world, and strange things start happening.
Watch on Saturday, 25 December on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 20:00
Nickelodeon’s shows and casts collide. Lex Lumpkin (from All That) travels to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. With Gabriel Iglesias, Jay Pharoah, Tisha Campbell, Trevor Noah, Young Dylan and the casts of All That, The Astronauts, Danger Force, Group Chat and Unfiltered, and special messages from animated characters like SpongeBob SquarePants.
Watch on Saturday, 25 December and Sunday, 26 December on Nickelodeon (DStv channel 305) at 15:00
In this brand new Disney movie, 11-year-old Ro (Scarlett Estevez) is expecting a dismal Christmas thanks to her parents recent divorce. But when she makes a special Christmas wish, she finds herself living Christmas Day all over again...and again...and again. In order to break the loop, Ro must learn to love her new blended family.
Watch on Friday, 24 December on Disney (DStv channel 303) at 17:00
10 December at 12:25: My World Kitchen: Dougie is from Essex, a county in the South-East of England and he is making a Christmas yule log.
10 December at 18:40: Bluey: The Heelers celebrate Christmas together. Bluey finds out that Santa only visits children who’re well behaved, but struggles to be good when Socks bites her during a game of Veranda Santa.
24 December at 06:25: Topsy & Tim: Five-year-old twins Topsy and Tim decorate the tree on Christmas Eve with mom, dad and granny, and the even see Father Christmas on his sleigh.
31 December at 09:15: Go Jetters: Big Ben is missing when the Go Jetters visit London for New Year’s Eve. Can they solve the mystery and save the day in time for the big bong?
Watch from Friday, 10 December on CBeebies (DStv channel 306) at 12:25
Conductor and violinist André Rieu hosts a festive Christmas concert at his house, a medieval castle in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He’s joined by his Johann Strauss orchestra, soloists and choir as they perform 26 beautiful Christmas songs including Silent Night, Walking in the Air, Winter Wonderland and O Come All Ye Faithful.
Watch Andre Rieu: Home For Christmas on Sunday, 26 December on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 20:00
Soprano Magdalene Minnaar and her pianist, Maryke Johnson, perform a programme of popular works from the Baroque to the classical musical era, starting with Bach and ending with excerpts from Evita, The Producers, and Les Misérables. Recorded at this year’s Vrystaat Klank en Klassik (VKK) arts festival.
Watch Vrystaat Klank En Klassik: Baroque To Broadway on Sunday, 19 December on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 10:30
The public has voted for their favourite stars, including this year’s African Social Star nominees like Lasizwe Dambuza, Boity Thulo, Witney Ramabulana and Mihlali Ndamase. And now it’s time to hand out the glittering awards, with host Kenan Thompson. PS: Laverne Cox will be hosting the awards pre-show.
Watch on Tuesday, 7 December on E! Entertainment (DStv channel 124) at 02:00. Rebroadcast on Tuesday, 21 December at 18:10
This 2-hour special celebration marks the 100th anniversary of the Variety Show, first performed for King George V in 1921. Hosted by Alan Carr, with performances from the cast of the Moulin Rouge and Matilda stage shows, Ed Sheeran, James Blunt, Anne-Marie, Elvis Costello, Keala Settle, Bill Bailey and more.
Watch from Friday, 31 December on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 21:30
Music special. Loukmaan and Emo Adams celebrate 10 years of their award-winning musical, Brother Love, and they do it in style with Early B, Alistair Izobell and Nur Abrahams. The show takes viewers on a walk down memory lane with the Adams brothers as they reveal what it was like growing up in Mitchell’s Plain.
Watch Brother Love 10de Herdenkingskonsert on Friday, 31 December on kykNET & Kie (DStv channel 145) at 20:00
Join the party in style this New Year's Eve with live music performances at a socially distanced club. It’s the ultimate 2021-2022 countdown, featuring the hottest artists and hits from throughout 2021.
Watch MVP Top 50 in Friday, 31 December on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) at 20:00
Don't miss Part 2 of Yellowstone season 5 on M-Net
Catch the final instalment of Yellowstone, Express from the US at 21:00 on M-Net (Channel 101). The series will also be available on DStv Catch Up and DStv Stream.
Get the DStv app (Apple, Android or Huawei) and download episodes to watch on your phone or tablet – just remember to connect to the Wi-Fi first so there are no surprise data costs.
