Source: TV Week, 24 December 1983. The Age Green Guide, 22 December 1983.

MELBOURNE
	ABV2	HSV7	GTV9	ATV10	SBS0/28
6AM			6am World Of Survival 6.30 Sounds Of Sunday	6am The World Tomorrow 6.30 You Say The Word
7AM		7am Special: Christmas In Your Neighbourhood 7.50 Special: A Christmas Carol	7am Turn Round Australia 7.30 Here’s Humphrey	7.30 Hour Of Power
8AM			8.20 Point Of View 8.30 Religion	8.30 Mass For You At Home
9AM		9.10 It Is Written 9.40 Sunday Magazine 9.55 Special: Christmas Midnight Mass From St Peter’s Basilica. Live via satellite	9am Special: Christmas World 9.50 Movie: The Song Of Norway. 1970 [IMDB]	9am Let’s Go Greek
10AM				10am Greek Variety Show
11AM	11am Divine Service	11.20 Special: The Trolls And The Christmas Express 11.45 Special: The Muppet Musicians Of Bremen		11am Variety Italian Style
12PM	12pm Movie: The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB]	12.35 Special: The City That Forgot About Christmas	12pm Special: Carols By Candlelight (Rpt)	12pm Special: A Celebration Of Christmas 12.30 Special: Upon This Rock
1PM	1.30 Special: The Twelve Days Of Christmas 1.35 Movie: The Great Man Votes. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB]	1.05 Camera Seven 1.15 Special: The Music Of Christmas 1.45 Special: Christmas At Pops		1.30 Movie: Miracle On 34th Street. 1973 [IMDB]	1.45pm Harlequin
2PM	2.45 Movie: Funny Things Happen Down Under [IMDB]	2.45 Special: Billy Graham: Go Tell It From The Mountain	2pm Movie: It Happened One Christmas. 1977 [IMDB]		2.45 Movie: Kid Stakes. 1927 (B&W) [IMDB]
3PM	3.45 Snowman	3.45 Special: Billy Graham: A Family Christmas		3.30 Sing We Noel	3.40 Movie: Children From Lake Mountain (Sweden) [IMDB]
4PM	4.15 Play School Special 4.45 Ballet: Peter And The Wolf	4.45 Special: A Christmas Star	4pm Special: A Snow White Christmas	4pm Solid Gold Christmas Special
5PM	5.15 Special: An Australian Christmas. James Pegler	5.10 Special: Shari Lewis Christmas Concert	5pm Swiss Family Robinson		5.10 Three Beetles (Czechoslovakia)
6PM	6.10 The Magic Planet	6pm Seven National News. Includes Queen’s Christmas Message 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Disney	6pm National Nine News 6.30 Benson	6pm Eyewitness News 6.30 John Laws’ World	6pm The Woodcutter’s Sons (East Germany) 6.30 World News
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.15 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.30 Porridge	7.30 Special: Swingle Bells	7.30 The Citadel	7.30 MASH	7pm Special: Baryshnikov
8PM	8.15 Outside Edge	8.30 Movie: A Christmas To Remember. 1978 [IMDB]	8.30 Movie: The Man In The Santa Claus Suit. 1979 [IMDB]	8pm Cheers 8.30 Mini-Series: Peter And Paul. Part I [IMDB]	8.30 Special: The Magic Flute (Germany)
9PM	9.40 Special: A Service Of Nine Lessons And Carols				9.20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 9.28 News 9.30 Movie: Beauty And The Beast. 1945 (B&W) (France) [IMDB]
10PM	10.40 World Of Music	10.20 Special: Hallelujah Hollywood	10.20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 10.30 Movie: The Holly And The Ivy. 1953 (B&W) [IMDB]	10.30 Christmas Movies Preview
11PM	11.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message (Rpt) 11.45 Close	11.20 Insight 11.50 Close		11.30 Entertainment This Week	11.05 Special: Piaf (France) 11.50 Close
12AM			12am Movie: Duel In The Sun. 1947 [IMDB]	12.30am Close
1AM
2AM			2.25 Movie: Banjo Hackett. 1976 [IMDB]
3AM
4AM			4am Movie: Lacy And The Mississippi Queen. 1978 [IMDB]
5AM			5.10 Big Valley (Continues to 6am)

 

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11am Divine Service 12pm Movie: The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB] 1.30 Special: The Twelve Days Of Christmas 1.35 Movie: The Great Man Votes. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB] 2.45 Movie: Funny Things Happen Down Under [IMDB] 3.45 Snowman 4.15 Play School Special 4.45 Ballet: Peter And The Wolf 5.15 Special: An Australian Christmas. James Pegler 6.10 The Magic Planet 7pm ABC News 7.15 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.30 Porridge 8.15 Outside Edge 9.40 Special: A Service Of Nine Lessons And Carols 10.40 World Of Music 11.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message (Rpt) 11.45 Close	9.59am Program Highlights 10am Jimmy Swaggart 11am The World Tomorrow 11.30 Turn Round Australia 12pm Tell Me More 12.30 HR Puf ‘N’ Stuf 1pm Movie: The Over-The-Hill Gang Rides Again. 1970 [IMDB] 2.15 Movie: A Dream For Christmas. 1973 [IMDB] 4pm Special: The Trolls And The Christmas Express 4.35 Special: Berenstein Bears Christmas Tree 5.05 Special: A Christmas For Boomer 6pm Seven National News (HSV7) 6.25 Weather 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Disney 7.25 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.30 Special: Robby 8.30 Movie: Ice Castles. 1979 [IMDB] 10.30 Lou Grant 11.20 Living Today 11.50 Close	1pm Turn Round Australia 1.30 Jimmy Swaggart 2.30 The World Tomorrow 3pm Special: Murray River Holiday 3.45 Movie: A Dream For Christmas. 1973 [IMDB] 5.30 Sounds Of Sunday. Craig Campbell 6pm Seven National News (HSV7) 6.30 Christmas Message From The Churches 6.35 The Wonderful World Of Disney 7.30 Christmas Message From The Churches 7.35 Movie: Young Pioneers Christmas. 1976 [IMDB] 9.10 Christmas Message From The Churches 9.15 Movie: Christmas Lilies Of The Field. 1979 [IMDB] 11pm Epilogue 11.05 Close	12pm The World Tomorrow 12.30 Jimmy Swaggart 1.30 Special: City That Forgot Christmas 2pm Movie: The King And I. 1956 [IMDB] 4.15 Cartoons 4.30 Sounds Of Sunday 5pm Bonanza 6pm Seven National News (HSV7) 6.30 Regional Report 6.35 The Wonderful World Of Disney 7.30 Movie: The Muppet Movie. 1979 [IMDB] 9.15 Movie: The Gathering Part II. 1976 [IMDB] 11pm News 11.25 Close	9.30am Jesus Beloved Child 9.55 Special: Christmas Midnight Mass From St Peter’s Basilica. Live via satellite 12pm Sounds Of Sunday 12.30 Movie: Lassie The New Beginning. 1978 [IMDB] 2.10 Movie: Young Pioneers Christmas. 1976 [IMDB] 3.50 Special: The City That Forgot About Christmas 4.15 Special: A Snow White Christmas 5.05 The Wonderful World Of Disney 6pm Seven National News (HSV7) 6.30 Young Talent Time Christmas Special 7.25 Bishop’s Message 7.30 The Love Boat 8.30 Movie: An American Christmas Carol. 1979 [IMDB] 10.15 The Queen’s Christmas Message 10.30 Movie: Gift Of Love. 1978 [IMDB] 12.10am Close