Source: TV Week, 23 December 1961
| ABN2 | ATN7 | TCN9 | |
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| 11AM | 11am Divine Service | ||
| 12PM | 12.15pm Close | ||
| 1PM | |||
| 2PM | 2.30 Movie: Bush Christmas. 1947 [IMDB] | ||
| 3PM | 3.45 Forgotten Island | ||
| 4PM | 4.45 The Nativity Of Jesus Christ | 4pm Alice In Wonderland | 4.45pm Christmas Message |
| 5PM | 5pm Aladdin 5.45 Christmas Carols |
5.15 Shirley Temple Storybook | 5pm The Message Of Christmas 5.30 The Coming Of Christ Into His Ministry |
| 6PM | 6pm You Asked For It 6.30 Christmas Through Asian Eyes |
6pm It Could Be You: Christmas Edition. Tommy Hanlon Jnr, Jack Little 6.30 Mr Magoo 6.40 News. Kevin Sanders. Includes Queen’s Christmas Message |
6pm Amahl And The Night Visitors 6.50 News |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News, Newsreel, Weather 7.20 Christmas Rhapsody 7.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.45 No Hiding Place |
7pm BP Pick-A-Box. Bob Dyer, Dolly Dyer 7.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.40 Bringing Up Buddy |
7pm Father Knows Best 7.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.40 The Little Fugitive |
| 8PM | 8.30 Ballet: Cinderella | 8.10 77 Sunset Strip | 8.30 I Love Lucy |
| 9PM | 9.40 Australian Christmas Carols | 9.10 The Detectives 9.40 The Loretta Young Show |
9pm Candid Camera 9.30 Movie: Christmas In Connecticut. 1945 [IMDB] |
| 10PM | 10pm The Moonstone 10.30 The Advent 10.45 Close |
10.10 Telestory 10.25 Reflections. Bishop Goodwin Hudson 10.30 Close |
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| 11PM | 11pm Close | ||
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