Snowy escapes and merry music: find your Festive Favourites at SBS and SBS On Demand

From armchair travel to wondrous Christmas carols, get into the holiday spirit with these festive titles on SBS On Demand, SBS and SBS VICELAND.

L-R: Rob & Ramesh Vs Lapland, 'Twas the Date Before Christmas, Bodies at Rest, Ainsley's Festive Flavours. Credit: SBS On Demand

Whether you're looking to embrace the festive spirit (or perhaps escape it) there's something for everyone at SBS.

Travel to a winter wonderland

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Santa and his helpers in 'Christmas at Longleat'. Credit: Bright Branch Media

Feeling the summer heat? Do some armchair travel to visit cooler climes and snowy landscapes for some festive fun. In Alpine Hotel at Christmas, experience the festive season at the five-star Gstaad Palace hotel in Switzerland. In Christmas at Longleat, see how one of Britain’s grandest estates transforms into a Christmas wonderland – including the challenge of bringing a tree that’s more than 7 metres tall into a house full of priceless antiques! – and hosts one of Europe’s largest lantern festivals. Christmas in the Cotswolds takes us to one of the Uk’s most visited destinations, to enjoy late-night shopping at the town of Broadway, the Christmas lights trails at Blenheim Palace and even a meeting with the Cotswolds’ own reindeer herd. Or for something different, sit down to Rob & Romesh Vs Lapland, Rob & Romesh Vs Christmas and Rob & Romesh Vs Christmas on Ice, as the comedians and long-term friends Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan see if they have enough Christmas spirit to be Christmas elves, or join the Disney on Ice cast, among other challenges.

Alpine Hotel at Christmas airs 8.30pm 14 December on SBS. Christmas at Longleat airs 8.30pm Saturday 21 December on SBS. Christmas in the Cotswolds airs 8.30pm Tuesday 24 December on SBS. All three shows will be streaming at SBS On Demand after they air.

The Rob & Romesh Lapland

special airs on Monday 16 December and the Christmas specials on Monday 23 December, all on SBS VICELAND. The Lapland special is also streaming now at SBS On Demand. The Christmas specials will be streaming after they air.

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Festive films: there’s feel-good, and there’s fraught…

There’s something for all your festive movie moods in SBS On Demand’s

Festive Flicks collection

. Looking for family fare? The G-rated

Northpole: Open for Christmas

might do the trick. Christmas romance? ‘

Twas the Date Before Christmas

puts a festive spin on taking a first date to a family gathering, while

See You Next Christmas

features two singles who run into each other every year at their friends’ annual holiday party and begin to wonder if fate is giving them a hint. In Japanese film

It All Began When I Met You

, a Tokyo station links six love stories.

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Not the typical Christmas film: There's song, dance and more in 'Anna and the Apocalypse'. Credit: Duncan McCallum

Festive fun not your thing? There’s a decidedly different vibe to

Bodies at Rest

, which takes place on Christmas Eve, as masked intruders break into a morgue in Hong Kong. And

Anna and the Apocalypse

ticks more boxes than might seem possible for a Christmas film, being a holiday zombie apocalypse musical comedy horror-drama.

Also look for the Christmas Stories week on SBS World Movies, with titles running 9.30pm Monday 3 December to Thursday 5 December; and Christmas movies on NITV on 20, 24 and 25 December. See the

TV Guide

for details.

Musical moments

Kane Brown sings in 'Christmas at Graceland'. Credit: NBC /Katherine Bomboy

Love Christmas carols? Tune in to SBS for Christmas Carols from the London Coliseum. Or take a trip to Elvis Presley’s famed family home in Christmas at Graceland. This festive documentary features home movie footage of Elvis and his family, plus musicians including Lana Del Rey, Lainey Wilson, Alanis Marissette, Kane Brown and Post Malone singing Elvis and Christmas songs.

Christmas at Graceland airs 7.35pm Monday 23 December on SBS and will stream at SBS On Demand after it airs. Christmas Carols from the London Coliseum airs 7.35pm on Tuesday 24 December.

Festive feasts

Whether you’re looking for ideas for your own festive gatherings, or you’d just like to sit back and watch Ainsley Harriott dance around a festive kitchen, SBS Food and SBS On Demand have it all. SBS Food’s festive programming (running until the end of December, check the

TV Guide

for details) includes familiar faces such as Rick Stein, Mary Berry, Marcus Wareing, Donal Skehan, Ainsley Harriott and Australia’s Chocolate Queen, Kirsten Tibballs, sharing their favourite festive recipes. At SBS On Demand, the

Festive Feasts collection

features all of these and more, including festive episodes of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw.

Ainsley Harriott’s smiling face is always a good place to start: