Disney+ streaming schedule for Christmas Day

Five live NBA games, Mickey & Friends Dunk the Halls Animated Alt-Cast, annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade and new premieres are streaming all day

The countdown to Christmas is on! This Christmas Day, Disney+ offers subscribers a robust board of live programming, new originals and holiday favorites, plus an exclusive offer to make the holidays even brighter.

Christmas Day offers include:

Bringing even more festive cheer to fans, starting today:

• Subscribers can unbox a brand new Disney+ perk from Disney Cruise Line – save 50% on child fares (under 18) for third and fourth guests on select cruises on Disney Wonder, Disney dreamand Disney wish. This offer is available on selected sailings from 3 January 2025 to 13 June 2025. For more details visit www.disneyplus.com/perks and log in to your MyDisney account using the email associated with your Disney+ subscription to take advantage of this amazing offer
• A new 30-second Christmas Day spot celebrating the service’s lineup of live and holiday content will run across the service’s social media channels

CHRISTMAS DAY SCHEDULE (times in EST):

All day:

• Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew – Section 5

• • Skeleton Crew tells the story of four children searching for their home planet after getting lost in the Star Wars galaxy, and the strange aliens and dangerous places they encounter on their adventures.

• Marvel Animation What if…? – Season 3, Episode 4

• • Marvel’s animated series What if…? returns in Season 3 for his culminating adventure through the multiverse. Watch classic characters make unexpected choices that will mutate their worlds into spectacular alternate versions of the MCU. The Watcher will guide viewers as the series crosses new genres, bigger spectacles and incredible new characters.

• Season’s streaming Stream: Non-stop playlist

• • All day, classic favorites and new holiday obsessions are streamed non-stop with Of the season Streamers and other Currents only on Disney+.

11:00

• Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

• • Disney’s annual Christmas Day celebration returns from 11 a.m. EST with its traditional parade, endearing stories and magical celebrity performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California.

12:00

• Dunk The Hall’s animated NBA game

• • Disney, ESPN and NBA team up to present Dunk the Halls — the first real-time animated NBA game — Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, at 12 EST as the New York Knicks led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns host the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul. Dunk the Halls will be featured on ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+.

• NBA Christmas Special: San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks

• • From Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson host the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama in what will be the French sensation’s first Christmas game. Spurs vs. The Knicks and the special alt-cast mark the first NBA game to be streamed on Disney+.

12:10 p.m

• Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the world

• • When Joy checks into a hotel in London in 2024, she opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel – and discovers dangers, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across Earth, just in time for Christmas.

2:30 p.m

• NBA Christmas Special: Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks

• • The Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić host the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards.

17:00

• NBA Christmas Special: Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics

• • The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum host the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid.

20:00

• NBA Christmas Special: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors

• • Icons collide at 8pm as the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry host the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James.

10:30 p.m

• NBA Christmas Special: Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns

• • ABC’s NBA Christmas coverage culminates as the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant host the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić.