(22 December 2008 8:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Malayalam general entertainment channel Amrita TV has lined up special programming with a festive blend for Christmas.

The channel will usher in Christmas with live telecast of Mass on the midnight of 24 December from a prominent church in Trivandrum.

On 25 December, Amrita TV will have a bouquet of programmes starting with an hour-long special programme on the ‘importance of Jesus at 6.30 am in Udayamaritham, followed by classical music programme, Sruthilayam.

The channel has also created a tele-drama, Nalla Idayan, wherein contestants of Amrita TV’s earlier reality show Best Actor will come together at 9 am.

At 9.30 am, the channel will air Jingle Bells to revive the merry times associated with the festivities of Christmas.

The channel has lined up a special interview with Parvathy Omanakuttan, the first runner-up in the Miss World contest, at 1.30 pm.

Amrita TV will telecast special cookery show My Christmas at 2 pm, delving into the kitchen of an Anglo-Indian family to unravel delicacies of a different kind.

Additionally, the music reality show for children, Super Star Junior, will also have special edition of X'mas songs at 8 pm.

The channel said in a release that throughout the day, the mini-screen will be replete with graphics and screeners to capture the X'mas spirit.