There's something great about a bit of screen time after lunch on Christmas Day. Photo: Getty
It’s never easy deciding exactly when you get up from the Christmas lunch table after everyone has eaten, after those bonbons have been cracked and spilled and the kids are getting restless.
Timing is everything these days.
You have a window of three hours to watch or stream a show you’ve been saving, a piece of nostalgia from your childhood, or a re-run that brings in the laughs and then the tears and the true emotion of Christmas.
You could go for a Disney classic, America’s cheesiest film (there’s a few on our list), maybe a concert (and put on that new Bose headset), and remember, whatever it is, make it worth it.
For me, it’s hands down the Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth TV special from 2003.
It will bring back those memories of what a live concert truly was – 375,000 screaming, sweaty fans rejoicing freedom over three days – and at the time, it was the biggest music event in British history.
And when Williams sings Angels, it gets you every time: “No cell phones, no stick lights, no social media … just raised hands and thousands of singing souls”, echoed the sentiment of millions of fans.
So lock and load, people and, well, let me entertain you, and Merry Christmas!
Oh, and lastly, Foxtel has curated the Christmas episodes of our favourite sitcoms, including South Park, The Simpsons and the one where Chandler dresses up as Santa in Friends.
There’s also 12 days of The Big Bang Theory kicking off on Christmas Eve and Disney+ is your go-to for Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back documentary.
See you on the other side!