It’s time for sunshine, fun and glamour as DStv’s lush lifestyle series clink the champagne glasses together to toast the start of the holiday season, and look forward to the new year.
It’s time to be swept away with posh hotels, gorgeous houses, fast cars, red carpets, celebrity friends, parties, music and yachts. It’s all about living the fantasy when you Choose Joy with DStv this festive season…
Here’s a sneak peek of the biggest highlights to catch this festive season...
The public has voted for their favourite stars, including this year’s African Social Star nominees like Lasizwe Dambuza, Boity Thulo, Witney Ramabulana and Mihlali Ndamase. And now it’s time to hand out the glittering awards, with host Kenan Thompson. PS: Laverne Cox will be hosting the awards pre-show.
Watch on Tuesday, 7 December on E! Entertainment (DStv channel 124) at 02:00. Rebroadcast on Wednesday, 8 December at 20:00
Captain Glenn Shephard commands a brand-new young, attractive international crew aboard the luxury sailing yacht Parsifal III as they cater to the whims of the rich while sailing around Croatia. This season, deckhand Jean-Luc realises that he’s “lost” 2 guests, there’s a naughty game of Truth Or Dare, and 2 boat crashes.
Watch Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Season 2 on Sunday, 5 December on E! Entertainment (DStv channel 124) at 18:10
Host of Slank Leandie du Randt presents the first-ever local version of this reality dating show. Sexy single South Africans stay at a swanky villa in Cape Town together. Every few days, they must pair off with someone they fancy, and if nobody wants you, it’s goodbye time. New singles arrive throughout the season.
Watch Love Island South Africa Season 1 Mondays-Fridays from Monday, 20 December on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 22:00
Singer Kelly Khumalo brings glamour back into our lives in a 2nd season of her reality series. Kelly is dating again while at home, her mom, Ntombi Khumalo, who disappeared part way through season 1 after Kelly asked about her biological father, has returned. We’ll also see Kelly draw a line in the sand with babydaddy JubJub.
Watch Life With Kelly Season 2 Mondays-Fridays from Tuesday, 28 December on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 18:30
Head butler Sean prepares a new recruit for his first ever Christmas at the hotel, restaurant director Anne gets the hotel’s 4 restaurants and her 160 staff ready, and The Savoy Grill’s executive head chef, Ben, has a 7-course Christmas lunch to prepare, with 4,500 dishes to serve in 1 day.
Watch The Savoy Christmas Special on Sunday, 26 December on BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174) at 20:00
Hold onto your trousers, Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris are driving from Kathmandu to the Forbidden City of Lo Manthang in Nepal. Can the three not-that-wise men make the crossing in a rickety old Peugeot, a compact old Renault, and Nepal's first home-built car?
Watch Top Gear Christmas Special on Wednesday, 29 December on BBC Brit (DStv channel 120) at 20:00
Gordon, Gino and Fred are on a road trip to Lapland – ultimate winter wonderland and the official home of Father Christmas – in their light-up caravan. Gino goes ice diving in a mankini, Fred sees the Northern Lights and Gordon wants to eat a reindeer.
Watch Gordon, Gino and Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa on Saturday, 25 December on BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174) at 20:00
Idols SA judge, Unathi Nkayi, and chef-restaurateur Alessandro Khojane host a dazzling dinner party for their friends, including Minnie Dlamini & Melanie Bala; supercouple Kuli Chana and Lamiez Holworthy, foodie friends Maps Maponyane and J. Something. They’ll talk about what a crazy year it’s been, while trying menus that have a personal touch for everyone.
Watch Festive Get-Together Season 2 from Wednesday, 1 December on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 21:30
Prepare for a Christmas adventure! The three Wise Ones (Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp, Robbie Kruse and Stella) are searching for the true Christmas spirit, leading us from star to star and song to song as they travel around South Africa visiting many of kykNET's favourite people and places. Look out for Solomon Cupido!
Watch ’n Ster Vir Kersfees on Friday, 24 December on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 21:00 and on Sunday, 26 December on kykNET Nou (DStv channel 146) at 15:30
Conductor and violinist André Rieu hosts a festive Christmas concert at his house, a medieval castle in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He’s joined by his Johann Strauss orchestra, soloists and choir as they perform 26 beautiful Christmas songs including Silent Night, Walking in the Air, Winter Wonderland and O Come All Ye Faithful.
Watch Andre Rieu: Home For Christmas on Sunday, 26 December on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 20:00
Soprano Magdalene Minnaar and her pianist, Maryke Johnson, perform a programme of popular works from the Baroque to the classical musical era, starting with Bach and ending with excerpts from Evita, The Producers, and Les Misérables. Recorded at this year’s Vrystaat Klank en Klassik (VKK) arts festival.
Watch Vrystaat Klank En Klassik: Baroque To Broadway on Sunday, 19 December on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 10:30
The return of a classic. Jannie Moolman, Zanne Stapelberg, Elvis Blue, Sima Mashazi, Lize Beekman and the Cape Soloists Choir perform beloved Christmas songs as well as contemporary songs.
Watch Onder Die Sterre on Friday, 24 December on kykNET & kie (DStv channel 145) at 21:00
Get ready for comfort viewing as a festive season classic returns. Come celebrate a sunny South African Christmas with unique traditions, as we listen to beautiful Afrikaans Christmas music and meet some special local people.
Watch Kyk Hoe Glinster Die Maan on Saturday, 25 December on kykNET & kie (DStv channel 145) at 12:30
And don’t miss…
This 2-hour special celebration marks the 100th anniversary of the Variety Show, first performed for King George V in 1921. Hosted by Alan Carr, with performances from the cast of the Moulin Rouge and Matilda stage shows, Ed Sheeran, James Blunt, Anne-Marie, Elvis Costello, Keala Settle, Bill Bailey and more.
Watch Royal Variety Performance 2021 from Friday, 31 December on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 21:30
Music special. Loukmaan and Emo Adams celebrate 10 years of their award-winning musical, Brother Love, and they do it in style with Early B, Alistair Izobell and Nur Abrahams. The show takes viewers on a walk down memory lane with the Adams brothers as they reveal what it was like growing up in Mitchell’s Plain.
Watch Brother Love 10de Herdenkingskonsert on Friday, 31 December on kykNET & Kie (DStv channel 145) at 20:00
Join the party in style this New Year's Eve with live music performances at a socially distanced club. It’s the ultimate 2021-2022 countdown, featuring the hottest artists and hits from throughout 2021.
Watch MVP Top 50 in Friday, 31 December on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) at 20:00
British house hunters are looking for a holiday home where they can enjoy sunshine all summer long. Find out what properties look like in Huelva in Southern Spain, Andalucia, Almeria and the Costa Blanca. We’ll also see Limousin in France, Crete, Lazio in Italy and Portugal’s Algarve.
Watch A Place In The Sun: Summer Sun Season 1 from Monday, 6 December on The Home Channel (DStv channel 176) at 15:00
Let host Viviana Vigil take you house hunting with the rich and super rich who’re looking for that perfect luxury place to rest their tired feet. Anything they want, they can buy, from bowling lanes in the basement, to rooftops with pools and helicopter pads… in the kinds of neighbourhoods you see on TV.
Watch Million Dollar House Hunters Season 1 from Monday, 27 December on The Home Channel (DStv channel 176) at 18:30
Surrounded by so much clutter that you don’t even know where to get started organising your house? This is your show. Organising expert Cas Aarssen helps clients to take control of their messy spaces by finding an organising style that will come naturally to them, then supporting them online as they set things to rights.
Watch Hot Mess House Season 1 & Season 2 from Thursday, 2 December on HGTV (DStv channel 177) at 20:00
Interior designer Tiffany Brooks’ clients have $50,000 and big home renovation dreams. She’ll help them to make the most of their cash by offering them each 3 hugely different design plans for different areas of their houses that could take their families’ needs into account.
Watch $50K Three Ways Season 1 from Friday, 10 December on HGTV (DStv channel 177) at 21:00
Lauren Risley spent 10 years helping St. Louis’ pickiest homebuyers to find their dream houses. Now she’s prepared to dish out the tough love to new clients, from perfectionists to people who’re emotionally invested in their current homes, to help them to find the perfect house to buy – and to tackle a renovation project.
Watch Call The Closer Season 1 from Monday, 13 December on HGTV (DStv channel 177) at 20:00
Home flipper Mother-daughter duo Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak remodel rundown houses, transforming them from ruins into ravishing residences. This season, Mina has a baby on the way, and the duo have a big insect problem to tackle in Old Southside, along with a 100-year-old home that has foundation damage thanks to a fire.
Watch Good Bones Season 6 from Tuesday, 28 December on HGTV (DStv channel 177) at 21:00
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