If there's one thing that can be guaranteed over Christmas, it's the amount of decent movies on TV. There is nothing better than drawing the curtains, lighting a fire, opening that box of roses your mam wouldn't let you open and kicking up the feet to watch a movie. From golden oldies to relatively new blockbusters, and everything in between. We've sieved our way through the TV guide and picked out the movies not to be missed over the festive period.

Christmas Eve

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - TV3 - 3:30pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - UTV - 3:50pm The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - ITV2 - 7:25pm Gravity (2013) - RTÉ One - 9:45pm

Christmas Day

Happy Feet (2006) - UTV Ireland - 11:30am Up (2009) - RTÉ One - 1:35pm ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) - ITV2 - 3:55pm Home Alone 2 (1992) - Channel 4 - 5:45pm One Direction (2013) - RTÉ 2 - 7:05pm Toy Story (1995) - BBC3 - 7:30pm Pitch Perfect (2012) - RTÉ 2 - 8:25pm Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014) - RTÉ One - 9:40pm

Stephen's Day

Space Jam (1996) - ITV 2 - 11:55am The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - RTÉ One - 5pm Skyfall (2012) - ITV2 - 8:30pm Miss Congeniality (2000) - 3e - 10pm Captain Philips (2013) - RTÉ One - 10:25pm Chocolat (2000) - UTV Ireland - 11:05pm

New Years Eve

Casper (1995) E4 - 11:30am War of the Buttons (1995) - RTÉ One - 1:35pm The Quiet Man (1952) - RTÉ One - 3:20pm The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - 3e - 7pm Elysium (2013) - RTÉ 2 - 9pm

New Years Day

The BFG (1989) - 3e - 10:40am Richie Rich (1994) - ITV2 - 11:15am The Sound of Music (1965) - TG4 - 1:15pm We Bought A Zoo (2011) - RTÉ One - 3:35pm Despicable Me (2010) - ITV2 - 6:05pm The Commitments (1991) - TV3 - 9pm Lincoln (2012) - RTÉ One - 9:20pm   What To Watch: TV Shows Not To Be Missed This Christmas