Christmas With Higgypop

Christmas is supposed to be a happy and magical time of year, but most of the season's traditions are rooted in weird ancient beliefs and dark superstitions.

We've put together the perfect naughty list of alternative Christmas movies, featuring festive themed films with a dark, scary or supernatural twist.

The BBC have announced their festive schedule, which includes two festive offerings from actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss, 'Count Magnus' and 'A Christmas Carol'.

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's award-winning anthology series 'Inside No. 9' returns to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer this Christmas with a a special festive film.

The residents of Button House, living and dead, will come together this December on BBC One and iPlayer for a special festive episode.

The BBC have announced their 2022 Christmas line-up across their television channels and BBC iPlayer and it includes a good selection of paranormal programming.

In centuries gone Christmas was a time when various supernatural entities dished out brutal punishment to ill-behaved children during the 12 days of Christmas.

Bored of the likes of 'It's A Wonderful Life'? Take a break from the classic festive movies this Christmas and watch some seasonal supernatural horrors instead.

The BBC takes viewers back to Button House this December for a Christmas special of the British comedy series, 'Ghosts', which lands on BBC One and iPlayer on December 23.

The latest offering in the battle to be the most talked about Christmas advert of the season uses fruit and veg to retell one of the greatest ghost of all time.

What happens when an unexpected alien visitor lands in a festive forest? John Lewis have the answer in their 2021 Christmas advert.

Richard Felix will be heading to Leeds on December 12 to host Ghost Stories At Christmas, an intimate event to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

The British supernatural series 'Paranormal Captured' returns for a Christmas special this December. 'The Dead Of Winter' will air on Sky Pick on December 22.

Demonologist, Fred Batt, explains the importance of winter to some cultures and how the December Solstice marks the "turning of the Sun" and the days will get longer.

A new adaptation of the greatest ghost story ever told, Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' comes to BBC One this Christmas, from the creator of 'Peaky Blinders'.

The 2019 John Lewis Christmas advert tells the story of a little dragon who can't help but ruin the celebration with accidental bursts of flames from his snout.

The Elf on the Shelf craze started in 2005 when the children's picture book, 'The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition' was published. The book tells the story of a small scout elf who visits children on Santa Claus' behalf ahead of Christmas to check whether they're being naughty or nice... An...

Richard Attenborough's movie portrayal of Father Christmas has been voted the nation's favourite of all time, according to a survey.

Santa's reindeer will travel a distance of over 41 million miles to deliver more than one million tonnes of presents on Christmas Eve, according to research.

Have you ever wondered how your Elf on the Shelf moves around the house every night to a different location? Well, there are three main ways an elf moves. It can either appear and reappear, move super-fast so you can't see it, or sneak around when no one is looking.