Colossal night: what TV channels are preparing for viewers on New Year's Eve
Russian TV content producers have prepared gifts for TV viewers in the form of shows, festivals and movie premieres. Among them are "New Year's Light - 2025", "Legends of Retro FM", a festival of contemporary music, "VK under a fur coat" and a short film "Cheburashka. Weekend." The theme of family values, magic and wish fulfillment in the New Year holidays remains the most relevant, experts say. On the most interesting projects - in the material "Izvestia".
What to watch on New Year's Eve
TV channels will offer viewers to meet the year 2025 under concerts, shows and creative evenings. For Russians prepared special editions of popular entertainment programs. Thus, on the eve of the holidays on the air of Channel One will show everyone's favorite folk films "The Diamond Hand", "Operation Y and Other Adventures of Shurik", "The Irony of Fate, or With Light Steam!", "Gentlemen of Fortune" and "Love and Doves".
The main night of the year the channel will meet under the motto "30 years together!". A large team of presenters of different generations will decorate the program "New Year's Eve on the First", said the press service. Anna Shatilova and Leonid Yakubovich, Larisa Guzeyeva and Maxim Averin, Yana Churikova and Valdis Pelsh, Yulia Baranovskaya and Alexander Gordon, Nonna Grishaeva and others will go on air on the occasion of the anniversary of the channel.
In addition, a great marathon of creative evenings and concerts is expected. Thus, during the vacations will be presented TV versions of the evening of one of the domestic composers - Alexander Zatsepin, the annual international festival "Legends of Retro FM", festive New Year's concert, which took place in the State Kremlin Palace with the participation of Russian pop stars and virtuoso musicians.
International festival "Legends of Retro FM"
The holiday week for Rossiya TV channel will be held together with the premieres of domestic movies. For example, the short film "Cheburashka. Weekend", specially filmed for all who love fairy tales and looking forward to the continuation of the adventures of the charming Eeyore, noted in the press service. Will please viewers and the premiere of adventurous detective "Artist from the big road" with Yuri Stoyanov in the title role.
Also will show the comedy "Kholop-2", "By the pike's will", sharp series "Brigada" and "Liquidation" and the adaptation of Bulgakov's novel "Master and Margarita".
On January 1, after the New Year's address by the Russian President, the holiday program "New Year's Light - 2025" was aired. The program was hosted by Andrei Malakhov, Maria Sittel, Nikolai Baskov, Tatiana Vedeneeva and Dmitry Guberniev.
NTV viewers are also waiting for numerous programs: December 31 special edition of the comedy show "Stars. New Year's Cup. In it, the winner of the first season Denis Dorokhov together with the team "Regions" will try to defend the title of the funniest star of Russia. He will be challenged by all the participants of the project: Dmitry Malikov and "Team Russia", Philip Kirkorov and "Wrestlers" and others. In the afternoon, the channel will show the New Year's comedy "Daddies", and in the evening - "New Year's Mask".
Actor Denis Dorokhov and singer Filipp Kirkorov
In the first hours of 2025, immediately after the "New Year's Mask", will be aired "Apartment" "Again 25". The viewers of the program are waiting for the real magic of the already traditional bright duets, unexpected musical collaborations, as well as the opportunity to enjoy the best musical numbers of New Year's "Apartment" of previous years, said in the press service.
In the first days of the new year in the live broadcast of the channel will be held lottery draw "New Year's billion" from the "Russian Lotto", viewers will show a concert by Mikhail Shufutinsky, a TV version of the concert of the Children's Musical Theater "Domisolka" "Magic at Christmas", a new show on ice Evgeny Plushenko "The Little Mermaid" and the final of the 17th All-Russian Children's Vocal Competition.
REN TV by tradition during the day will hold a marathon of domestic full-length animated films, told "Izvestia" in the press service of the channel. For example, "Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Serpent", "Dobrynya Nikitich and the Serpent Gorynych", "The Three Gods and the Queen of Shamakhan", "The Three Gods and the Horse on the Throne" and others.
For the New Year's Eve the channel has prepared a special TV project "The Merriest New Year". It will be aired immediately after the congratulations of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Among the heroes of this special project can be any viewer and those around him - family and friends, children and pets. Someone is preparing for the New Year: choosing presents, decorating the Christmas tree, receiving guests. Someone is enjoying winter - getting up on skis or skates, getting on a sled. And everyone becomes the protagonist of incredibly funny situations that await him at home and in nature, - said in the press service.
In the New Year vacations REN TV will present comedies "SuperBobrovy" with Pavel Derevyanko, "Partner", "Hottabych", "How I Became Russian", "Guy from our cemetery" and others.
Musical, humorous and children's shows in the New Year
The holidays on the STS TV channel are opened by the New Year musical show "VK under a fur coat".
- Favorite artists unite in unexpected duets and present familiar classics in a new performance. Among such surprises is the collaboration of Artur Pirozhkov and the group "Khleb", who will present their version of the hit "Cold Moon", - noted in the press-service.
Artur Pirozhkov and the band "Khleb"
The TV channel will show the traditional show "Ural Dumplings" with the New Year's program "Master and Mandarins" and the festival of modern music "New Song of the Year" with Ksenia Borodina, Kamila Valieva, Milana Khametova, Anna Pokrova, Alexei Stolyarov and others.
TNT on New Year's Eve will present the premiere of the year - "Nebrilliantovaya hand" with Alexei Vorobyov and Timur Batrutdinov in the main roles, said the representative of the channel. In addition, viewers are waiting for New Year's Comedy Club, "Self Irony of Fate", "Ivan Vasilyevich changes everything", the movies "Holidays", "Onegin" and others.
The movie "The Diamond Hand"
At midnight on the channel "Karusel" will show an incredible show - "Snowy New Year's Eve 2025". Viewers will be greeted by Santa Claus, as well as hits performed by Milana Khametova, Taisiya and Artemy Skomorokhov, Vicky Shaw, Milana Filimonova, Nastya Kosh, Mariana Lokel, Miroslava, Milana Star, Nyusha, Yulia Savicheva, Tatiana Kurtukova and other stars.
New Year's holidays will please with a marathon of cartoons for the whole family: "Smeshariki. Deja Vu", "Two Tails", "Pororo the Penguin: Adventures in the Dragon's Castle". From January 6 to 8 on the air - cartoons about Boonie bears: "Escape from the Circus", "Escape from the Jungle", "The Mystery of the Amusement Park".
Russian movies and series that are prepared for the holidays, delight in the diversity of genres and approaches.
- We see both comedy pictures, and dramedies, and, of course, holiday fairy tales, which the audience loves so much. The theme of family values, magic and wish fulfillment during the New Year holidays remains relevant. It is especially pleasant that every year there are new projects that raise topical issues, but at the same time preserve the atmosphere of warmth and coziness, - said Victoria Zagitova, Operations Director of the Breaking Trends communication agency, member of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
According to her, television plays a key role in creating the New Year mood. No matter how much they talk about modern technologies, nothing can replace the atmosphere created by holiday programs, shows and traditional New Year's concerts.
It is important that this year TV again actively offers viewers a wide choice - from new movies to holiday editions of popular programs. All this helps to plunge into the atmosphere of New Year's miracles, forget about worries and truly enjoy the moment, the expert noted.
