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Top Of The Pops to return with one-off Christmas and New Year's Eve specials
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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ announced today that Top Of The Pops will be returning to
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One this Christmas with two special, one-off shows – one on Christmas Day and one on New Year's Eve.
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The Top Of The Pops Christmas Special is an hour-long celebration
of all things pop.
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Hosted by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates and
filmed in ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Television Centre, it will feature exclusive
performances from some of the year's biggest stars and will count
down the chart to the all important Christmas number one.
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The Top Of The Pops New Year's Eve Special is a brand new show
that will review the year in pop.
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Fearne and Reggie will take in
the year's smash hits, highlights from music festivals such as
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 1's Big Weekend and Glastonbury, as well as unique
performances from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ sessions.
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This hour-long special marks the
first time ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One has shown a New Year's Eve edition of Top Of
The Pops.
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Both shows are part of an extended musical line-up on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳
this Christmas, which includes TOTP2 and Jools Holland's annual
Hootenanny on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Two alongside The Big Finish on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One.
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Jay Hunt, Controller, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One, said: "With shows on Christmas Day
and New Year's Eve, Top Of The Pops has never been bigger.
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"The
shows will form the centrepiece of a massive musical offering
during the festive season that we hope viewers are really going
to enjoy."
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TOTP host Fearne Cotton added: "I am beyond excited at the thought
of a return to the mighty TOTP studios for these one-off shows.
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"Reggie and I feel truly honoured to be able to introduce this
year's number one – both shows are going to be huge!"
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Notes to Editors
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The Christmas and New Year's Eve specials are one off programmes.
There are no plans to bring back TOTP full-time.
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