The EastEnders schedule plays out as follows:
Christmas Eve – 8.30pm, BBC1

Christmas Day – 9.15pm, BBC1 (60-minute episode)

Boxing Day – 8.30pm, BBC1

Thursday 27 December – 7.30pm, BBC1

Friday 28 December – 8.00pm, BBC1

New Year’s Eve – 8.00pm, BBC1

New Year’s Day – 8.00pm, BBC1 (60-minute episode)

Thursday 3 January – 7.30pm, 8.30pm, BBC1

Friday 4 January – 8.00pm, BBC1