Aston Villa could be in for a Christmas nightmare this festive season while Newcastle have been handed an early gift.The fixture dates and kick-off times for the hectic top-flight schedule around Christmas and the New Year have been confirmed.Emery’s Villa have the fewest days rest this ChristmasGettyFull Premier League festive schedule plus kick-off times and TV picksThere are no games on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve this season but the full slate of Boxing Day games is back and there is one evening game scheduled for January 1.As ever, fans will be taking stock of how the powers-that-be have placed their games, with each Premier League club playing five times in a 20-day stretch.Some have got lucky, with Newcastle getting the full allotment of 20 days to play their matches in.But others, like Aston Villa, haven’t been so fortunate.Aston Villa handed tough runJudging by the number of rest days each club has between the start of Matchweek 16 and the end of Matchweek 20, Unai Emery’s Villa have been handed the toughest test.The Villans have been scheduled their five games in 16 days, just over a game every three days.They play the final game of Matchweek 16, travelling to London to face Chelsea on Monday, December 21 at 8pm.They then host Leeds early on Boxing Day before welcoming Liverpool and heading to Bournemouth either side of the New Year.The busy Christmas period is nearly upon us againGettyVilla then complete their five-game run with a trip to Everton on Tuesday, January 5, in the earlier kick-off time of 7:30pm.Arsenal have the second worst run, hosting Manchester United at 4:30pm on Sunday, December 20 before finishing their festive run by welcoming Brentford to the Emirates at 7:30pm on January 5.The major caveat with Arsenal’s run compared to Villa’s is that the Gunners do not have to travel.Mikel Arteta’s side are in London – playing 11 games either home or away – from November 24 right through to January 16 in a strange fixture quirk.Brighton, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland also have 17 days between their quintet of games.Newcastle get luckyFor Villa’s bad luck, Newcastle will be counting themselves fortunate.Matthias Jaissle’s Toon have been scheduled to play their five games across the full 20 day window.They begin Matchweek 16 by making the trip to Brentford for the 12:30pm kick-off on Saturday, December 19.Newcastle’s festive schedule is favourableGettyThey then face Manchester City, Forest and Chelsea around the festive days before heading to Manchester United for an 8pm kick-off on Thursday, January 7.Man City, Leeds, Fulham and Coventry have also got a good amount of rest days, playing their five games across a 19-day span.City will be confident of maintaining their title challenge around the festive period.They have plenty of rest days while facing Hull, Newcastle, Everton, Tottenham and Leeds in a favourable run.