BBC Four Friday

A short selection of festive hits from yesteryear as performed on the chart show, to get viewers in the party mood as the day itself draws near

Performances by JoBoxers, Mike Oldfield, the Thompson Twins, Tracey Ullman, the Cure, Phil Collins, the Belle Stars, Paul Young, Spandau Ballet, the Style Council and Culture Club

The Christmas Day edition from 1990, featuring performances by Kim Appleby, the Beautiful South, Elton John, New Order, Partners in Kryme, Bombalurina and Vanilla Ice

Shirley Bassey's 1974 TV special with special guest Neil Diamond, who sings Sweet Caroline and Longfellow Serenade

The duo perform in a reunion concert in the autumn of 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which they chose because they had memories of playing there with their father, Ike

A classic documentary from 1984 in which Arena took the American musicians back to the coal-mining area of Kentucky where their father Ike had also been part of a local act

Don Everly revisits his home state of Iowa to recall the influence of his parents, the shows and the musicians he and brother Phil played with in their formative years

Performances by JoBoxers, Mike Oldfield, the Thompson Twins, Tracey Ullman, the Cure, Phil Collins, the Belle Stars, Paul Young, Spandau Ballet, the Style Council and Culture Club

The Christmas Day edition from 1990, featuring performances by Kim Appleby, the Beautiful South, Elton John, New Order, Partners in Kryme, Bombalurina and Vanilla Ice