'Blue Mountain' and 'Tree Express' for Channel 5 Xmas

Channel 5 is to launch Blue Mountain Mystery on UK television on New Year's Day as part of the Christmas season.

The broadcaster is not only due to transmit the movie, but will also screen festive episodes in the run up to Christmas and the new year.

One of the episodes is the long awaited UK broadcast of The Christmas Tree Express which has already been seen on the US DVD, A Very Thomas Christmas.

The schedule listed by digiguide shows that a total of seven stories will form Channel 5's Thomas celebration.

Channel 5's Thomas & Friends Christmas schedule;

Emily's Winter Party Special

Christmas Eve at 7:35am

Merry Misty Island

Christmas Day at 6:00am

The Christmas Tree Express

Christmas Day at 7:35am

Henry's Magic Box

Boxing Day at 6:00am

Salty's Surprise

Boxing Day at 7:35am

Blue Mountain Mystery

New Year's Day at 9:10am

The Party Surprise

January 2nd 2013 at 6:00am

Christmas Tree Express' description teases; Rheneas wants to go to Misty Island to find a Christmas tree. It will make a nice surprise for his friends at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

But when he asks Toby to take him there, Toby is strangely reluctant. He's a little scared; he's heard that there are strange things on Misty Island...

Blue Mountain's paragraph reads; In a feature-length special, Thomas turns detective when he befriends a runaway engine at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

Channel 5's Thomas & Friends Christmas begins on Christmas Eve at 7:35am with the episode, Emily's Winter Party Special and culminates with The Party Surprise on January 2nd 2013 at 6:00am.

All episodes can be watched in high definition on Channel 5 HD and an hour later on Channel 5's timeshift service, Channel 5+1.