Festivities will kick off with the with The Late Late Toy Show this Friday.
This years theme is being kept under wraps so far, but trailer shared earlier this month shows Patrick Kielty and his team of astronauts on a spaceship.
The schedule will also include original programming such as Callan Kicks the Year and Fair City’s Christmas special.
Brendan Courtney will take director Jim Sheridan on a trip down memory lane on Keys to My Life and there is special snow-filled instalment of High Road Low Road as chef Kevin Dundon and social media sensation Kayleigh Trappe jet off to Austria.
Other seasonal shows include Christmas in Kilmainham presented by Marty Whelan.
Dallas legend Patrick Duffy, who played character Bobby Ewing, will touch down in Ireland for a whistle stop tour of the country’s cosiest pubs in Duffy’s Pub.
Meatloaf: From Hell and to Connacht will bring viewers back to Ireland in 1990, when the legendary US rock star performed in some of the island’s most unlikely venues. Daniel O’Connell – The Emancipator will explore one of the most significant periods in Irish history while marking the 250th anniversary of his birth.
For music lovers, Westlife will be on stage in London’s Royal Albert Hall as Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Shane Filan perform their hits in a TV special ahead of their homecoming residency in 2026.
There will also be music documentaries showcasing the careers of Elton John, Billy Joel, Andrea Bocelli and ABBA.
Patrick Kielty pictured during the opening of the 2024 Late Late Toy Show. Picture Andres Poveda / RTÉ
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On RTÉ Radio 1 this December, Oliver Callan will be joined by guests for Callan’s Christmas Eve from 9-11am on RTÉ Radio 1.
Actor Ciarán Hinds will remember his friend and beloved RTÉ colleague Seán Rocks who passed away in July in a special, The Essential Seán Rocks.
Marty Whelan will also be broadcasting live from Vienna on Wednesday, 3 December.
For the little ones, Jason Byrne will narrate Twelve Storybuds of Christmas on RTÉ Kids plus there will be magical animation for all the family in Santa’s Holiday.