7:00 PM
Top of the Pops: A Christmas Cracker
A selection of festive hits from yesteryear
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
7:10 PM
TOTP: 1983
Featuring Mike Oldfield, the Thompson Twins, Tracey Ullman and Culture Club
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
8:05 PM
TOTP: Christmas 1990
Performances by Kim Appleby, the Beautiful South and Elton John
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
9:00 PM
Shirley Bassey at Christmas
Shirley Bassey's 1974 TV special with special guest Neil Diamond
Shirley Bassey's 1974 TV special with special guest Neil Diamond, who sings Sweet Caroline and Longfellow Serenade
10:00 PM
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert
The duo perform in London in the autumn of 1983
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
11:15 PM
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience - Arena
A classic documentary on the American musicians from 1984
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
12:50 AM
The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven
Don Everly shares his perspective on the brothers' music, life and success
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
1:50 AM
TOTP: 1983
Featuring Mike Oldfield, the Thompson Twins, Tracey Ullman and Culture Club
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
2:45 AM
TOTP: Christmas 1990
Performances by Kim Appleby, the Beautiful South and Elton John
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