Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has unwrapped its Christmas 2025 radio and podcast line-up, a sleigh-load of festive highlights you won’t want to miss! The festive Christmas schedule presents listeners with a joy-filled mix of radio and podcast content to enjoy throughout the festive period.
HEART
Thursday 25th December | 10am – 2pm
Christmas Day with Mark Wright and Olly Murs
Mark Wright and Olly Christ-murs are taking over Heart on Christmas Day morning bringing all the festive chaos you need. Whether you are tearing into presents or wrestling with the Christmas dinner, the boys have the biggest feel good tunes, plenty of laughs and a look back at their favourite moments from a jam-packed year.
Best of the guests with Dev Griffin | 6pm – 10pm
Dev Griffin has a star-studded line-up to end Christmas Day. You can hear his chats with Timothee Chalamet – starring in the new film Marty Supreme. Plus Kate Winslet, Kylie Minogue and Maya Rudolph all stopping by to talk about Christmas traditions, their favourite gifts and even festive surnames.
Friday 26th December | 6pm – 10pm
Heart’s Club Classics with Craig David
Craig David is a 14-time BRIT-Award nominee with 2 GRAMMY nominations, 4 MOBO Awards, 3 Ivor Novellos, and an MBE for services to music. Twenty-five years after exploding onto the scene with the UK garage classic ‘Re-Rewind’, he now steps in to host the UK’s biggest Boxing Day party on Heart’s Club Classics for one night only.
Monday 29th December | 6pm – 10pm
Dev Griffin
Dev co-hosts the show with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. The pair have won Emmys, Golden Globes, Grammys and Tonys, and now star alongside each other in new film ‘Song Sung Blue’. Hear stories of Hugh hanging out with Neil Diamond, why there were tears – and Kate Hudson’s love of being in the studio. Plus, Dev surprises them both with a very special Christmas gift each…
Wednesday 31st December | 6pm – 1am
Toby Anstis’ New Year’s Eve Party
Toby Anstis brings you the ultimate New Year’s Eve soundtrack, whether you are staying in, or gearing up for a big night out. Enjoy six hours of Club Classics non-stop, including the midnight countdown. Toby will be taking your calls and playing your voice notes from New Year’s Eve parties across the country.
Heart Xmas (Listen on Global Player) – Available now!
The Christmas-themed sister station to Heart, Heart Xmas, delivers the biggest and best non-stop Christmas hits throughout the day, Monday to Sunday from the biggest artists including Mariah Carey, Michael Bublé and Wham!
CAPITAL
Thursday 25th December
Capital’s Honestly Ridiculous Incredibly Star-studded Totally Magical Amazing Show is back for 2025 | 6am – 10am
Christmas morning on Capital Breakfast will be pure chaos! Jordan North will arrive loaded with picky bits & Buck’s Fizz, Chris Stark will dive into his fourteen-point Christmas dinner plan like it’s a documentary, and Sian Welby will bring a stack of Christmas games the boys won’t be able to avoid playing! A line-up of celebrity guests will drop by to share what their Christmas really looks like, and they’ll no doubt be a terrible Christmas cracker joke or two thrown in. It will be loud, it will be silly, and it will get you laughing before the turkey’s even in the oven!
Capital Evening Show Christmas Specialwith Jimmy Hill | 6pm – 10pm
Unwind from the Christmas chaos, settle in with the last of your roast potatoes, and join Jimmy Hill for a festive edition of the Capital Evening Show. Expect plenty of seasonal surprises, with some of Capital’s biggest artists popping by for a Christmas catch-up too!
CAPITAL DANCE
Friday 19th December | 4-7pm
It’s the final Friday before Christmas, and we are soundtracking you downing tools and getting festive – MistaJam be live, in the mix and ad free, from 5pm – with nothing but the biggest dance tunes.
Saturday 20th December | 4-7pm
Jam Hot Record of the Year 2025
We’ll count down the Top Jam Hot Records of the Year as voted by you, crowning the Number One – non-stop and in the mix!
Friday 26th December | 7pm – 1am
Boxing Day on Capital Dance – Club Capital Dance Special
Max Tyler & Hannah Rose will be in the mix for your Boxing Day soundtrack!
Wednesday 31st December | 4pm – 1am
New Year’s Eve on Capital Dance – Capital Dance in The Mix
From 4pm – We’ll be starting the New Year’s Eve celebrations earlier than ever in the mix and ad free – with Capital Dance’s Ultimate NYE party! Joining us will be some of the hottest names in dance music this year including Chris Lake, Sonny Fodera, David Guetta, Gorgon City, Max Styler, Girls Don’t Sync, Paige Tomlinson, Jordan Peak & Fish56Octagon counting down to 2026!
RADIO X
Wednesday 24th of December | 10pm
Radio X Is Ten Live with Skoda
A decade of Radio X, celebrated at the O2 Manchester Apollo in November…with Circa Waves, Jake Bugg, Hard Fi, a surprise set from hometown hero Liam Fray, and a blistering closing performance from local boys Blossoms… all broadcast in full for the very first time.
Thursday 25th of December | All Day
Christmas Day on Radio X
The Chris Moyles Show – Christmas Breakfast | 7am
Toby Tarrant | 10am
Johnny Vaughan’s Christmas Lunch | 1pm
Oasis – The Road To The Reunion | 9pm
2025 witnessed the reformation of one of the most important bands in not only British music, but British culture. Dan O’Connell from Radio X looks back at the rise, the fall, and then the steps that led back to Noel and Liam Gallagher triumphantly taking to the stage together again.
Friday 26th of December | 12pm
Brit Pop Boxing Day with John Power (Cast)
After supporting Oasis in their triumphant 2025 reunion tour, Cast’s John Power looks back at the impact of Britpop with a festive twist…
Oasis – Live ’25 – The Set Re-Lived | 2pm
Get madferit on Boxing Day, with every song from the Oasis Live ’25 set, in order. A 2 hour show made up of previously recorded and released live tracks, and including songs released from the UK and Irish legs of the 2025 tour!
Wednesday 31st December | 1pm – 4pm
Radio X Record of the Year 2025
Issy Panayis counts down as Radio X reveals the biggest tune of 2025, as voted for by you. We’ve gathered every Record of the Week from January to December and with your Top 10 now locked in, it’s time to count down to the Radio X Record of the Year 2025.
Thursday 1st January
Radio X Chilled All Dayer | All Day
Ease the hangover, and gently enter 2026, with back-to-back relaxed, acoustic, and sonically soothing tracks, as we simulcast with our sister station, Radio X Chilled.
CAPITAL XTRA
Tuesday 30th December | 8pm
Homegrown Track of the Year Countdown
Every week during the year, Capital XTRA crowns a brand new song release from a UK artist its Homegrown Track of the Week. Throughout December, Capital XTRA listeners have been voting for their favourite of the last 12 months… and on Tuesday 30th – Kamilla Rose will be counting down to reveal our listeners’ favourite of 2025.
Wednesday 31st December | 7pm
NYE In the Mix – Capital XTRA All Stars
DJ Semtex, Manny Norte, Kennedy Taylor, and Afro B go back to back for the perfect soundtrack to your New Year’s Eve party.
Wednesday 31st December
Capital XTRA Reloaded Takeover
It’s reloaded tracks all New Year’s day on Capital XTRA, as the station simulcasts with its old skool sister station.
CLASSIC FM
Tuesday 23rd December | 9pm – 10pm
Carols from St Martin’s with Zeb Soanes
Zeb Soanes presents an hour of Christmas carols performed at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London’s Trafalgar Square, by the renowned chamber choir, St Martin’s Voices.
Wednesday 24th December | 5pm – 7pm
A John Rutter Christmas Celebration
Zeb Soanes hosts a carol concert with the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, as they celebrate their former Director of Music Sir John Rutter in his 80th Birthday Year.
Thursday 25th December | 9am – 1pm
Christmas Day Requests with Anne-Marie Minhall
Anne-Marie plays all your favourite Christmas carols and festive music, or you can dedicate something to your friends and family. Listeners can text 6-1812, WhatsApp 03457 49 1812 or email via ClassicFM.com.
Thursday 25th December | 3.05pm – 5pm
Christmas from Buckingham Palace with Alan Titchmarsh
Following HM The King’s Christmas Message, Alan Titchmarsh presents a very special programme of carols and festive music recorded live at Buckingham Palace.
Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th December | 4pm – 7pm
A Classical Book Club with Mariella Frostrup
Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup hosts a special three-part series on Classic FM, exploring the huge range of classical music inspired by literature. Expect music from much-loved Harry Potter, to classics like Romeo and Juliet.
Wednesday 31st December
Pet Classics with Katie Breathwick | 6pm – 10pm
Pet Classics with Karthi Gnanasegaram | 10pm – 1am
As the skies light up with New Year’s Fireworks displays, join Katie Breathwick and Karthi Gnanasegaram as they play the most soothing music to help keep animals – and their owners – calm.
GOLD RADIO
Thursday 25th December
Christmas Day on Gold Radio
Simon Rimmer for Christmas Dinner | 8am – 12pm
12pm – 4pm: Kirsty’s Christmas Crackers Kirsty and Simon will be playing the best classic Christmas songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s, to keep you in the festive mood throughout Christmas Day, from Slade Merry Xmas Everybody, Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday to Wham! Last Christmas. Gold Radio is the home of All Time Christmas Classics.
GLOBAL PLAYER
Monday 1st December – Tuesday 23rd December
You’re Wrong About ADHD: Your 12 Day Countdown to a Calmer Christmas
Across 12 mini episodes, You’re Wrong About ADHD presents a mini audio advent calendar in the lead up to Christmas, offering two to five minute sound bites of top tips on how to navigate the festive period with ADHD.
Monday 22nd December – Friday 2nd December
James O’Brien Daily
Ahead of Christmas, here is the chance to listen back to James’ fan favourite feature ‘Mastery Hour,’ where listeners get to choose the topics!
Tuesday 23rd December
Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files with Jamie Rubin
In this special Christmas edition of the podcast, Christiane and Jamie look back on and react to the biggest news stories of 2025.
Wednesday 24th December
Shouldn’t Laugh But with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher – 12 Laughs of Christmas!
Laura and Carmen usher in the Christmas season with a festive roundup of the year’s most memorable, viral and downright hilarious moments! Across 12 laugh-out-loud episodes, they dive into everything from Katy Perry’s ill-fated trip to space to the cringe-inducing Coldplay kiss-cam clip that cost a CEO his job – and plenty more in between!
Friday 26th December & Friday 2nd January
Full Disclosure with James O’Brien
To see out the year, James O’Brien is picking two of his favourite ever Full Disclosure chats from the vault – his 2020 conversations with comedian and author Dawn French, and Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe!
Saturday 27th December & Saturday 3rd January
We Can Be Weirdos
Professional fact-hunter Dan Schreiber will host a special end of year Q&A with his devoted listeners, where he shares his two cents on the wild beliefs, ideas and theories from some of the most remarkable and fascinating people on planet Earth. And, early next year, Dan will be sharing weird New Year’s resolutions from around the world!
Tuesday 23rd December & Tuesday 30th December
The Crime Agents
In the run up to Christmas, hosts Andy Hughes and Neil Basu present the ’12 Crimes of Christmas,’ and review the biggest talking points and crime stories from 2025. And on 30th December, Andy and Neil ask each other the questions they’ve always wanted to know the answers to, in a special extended Q&A episode.
