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The nation will be collectively letting it go on Christmas Day , with the BBC’s premiere of Disney classic Frozen.

The Oscar-winning family favourite, about orphaned royal sisters Elsa and Anna, will be screened in the afternoon, after the Queen’s speech.

And for the millions who’ve enjoyed a tipple or three over their turkey dinner – the singalong version is available on the red button.

The smash-hit 2013 musical movie, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen ’s The Snow Queen, is the highest grossing animated film of all time.

The plot tells how Princess Elsa struggles to control her magical powers which turn everything she touches to ice.

Terrified of hurting her younger sister, Elsa shuts herself away, eventually abandoning her kingdom for an ice palace but it is Anna’s devotion to her sibling that eventually frees them all.

The feelgood film, which is getting a sequel, also has plenty of laughs courtesy of handsome iceman Kristoff, his pet reindeer Sven and living snowman Olaf.

Frozen’s two Oscars were for best animated feature and best original song for Elsa’s dramatic Let it Go, performed by Idina Menzel.

One BBC source said: “Frozen is the perfect film for Christmas. In UK cinemas it was the most popular Disney film of all time and as well as being a fun watch, it also has a strong feminist message.”

The Christmas Day film traditionally attracts around 7million viewers for BBC1 as families settle down on the sofa.

The channel’s big Boxing Day movie will be How to Train Your Dragon 2 while the New Year’s Day offering will be Monsters University and Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be screened on December 30.

Other movies to be shown for the first time on BBC1 over the festive period are Mr Peabody and Sherman, Penguins of Madagascar, Planes, Muppets Most Wanted and Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy.

BBC2’s film premieres are the Mary Poppins story Saving Mr Banks, Maggie Smith’s The Lady in The Van and Pride, about the striking Welsh miners in 1984.