Christmas night without Kevin? Not in Poland! Polsat since the quarter of a century shows the Christmas comedy "Kevin alone at home" and in 2025 will also not miss this iconic film.
Kevin alone at home – Christmas classics of Polsat
"Kevin alone at home" has been part of the Polish Christmas tradition for 25 years. American production from 1990 directed by Chris Columbus gained the sympathy of Polish viewers and became an indispensable element of Christmas Eve evening. It was Polsat who made the film permanent in Polish homes, issuing it annually since 2000.
Before that, emissions rights had other stations such as TVP1 and TVN, but it is Polsat who associates with Kevin most. The attachment of viewers to the tradition is so great that in 2010, when the station wanted to withdraw the film, it sparked a mass protest on the Internet. After the wave of opposition, Polsat changed his decision and Kevin has not disappeared from the frame since.
"Kevina" emissions in 2025 – what, when and where?
Polsat's press office confirmed that "Kevin alone at home" would appear on the screens on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025. Spectators will traditionally be able to watch the adventures of a resonant boy defending the house from clumsy thieves. Details about the time of issue usually appear closer to Christmas, but from experience it is known that the film starts in the evening, around 20:00.
Then in the new year, 1 January 2026, Polsat will show the film's sequel – "Kevin alone in New York City". This part tells of Kevin's further adventures, which accidentally goes to the big city for Christmas, facing dangerous robbers again.
Why is "Kevin at home" not just a movie?
- This is a symbol of the holiday atmosphere for millions of Poles
- The element that unites families and generations, building common memories
- An example of how television shapes local traditions based on world production
Kevin in numbers and trivia
- Polsat has broadcast the film since 2000 – the first broadcast has accumulated about 9 million viewers
- In 2024, the Christmas Eve broadcast of the film attracted an average of 3.35 million viewers, becoming the most popular television film of the year
- The cast includes Macaulay Culkin as Kevin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern in the roles of thieves and Catherine O’Hara as Kevin’s mother
- In the 1992 sequel, US President Donald Trump appears
Kevin changed over the years, but in the consciousness of Poles he remained the same relative boy whose adventures enjoyed one of the most important evenings of the year. Polsat continues to care about this tradition, which is appreciated by viewers almost every year.
So it is worth planning a Christmas night to find time to meet Kevin – because it is not just a film, it is part of the Christmas Polish history.
