December 15, 20195 yr Such a dull list. I don’t know why they bother anymore. I remember the Christmas show used to be a pretty big deal with all the biggest hits of the year. They’ve got some of the biggest artists but also an awful lot of filler. They seem to be finishing it off if you look at the times it's on now - on at 11.30am on Xmas day when it used to be prime time 2pm before the Queens speech which would have a large audience. I haven't seen yet but assume the new year episode will be around 4pm before the parties get started.
December 17, 20195 yr I'm surprised Stormzy isn't on there but the others are world wide artists who would be very hard to book 2/3 weeks before Christmas tbf. Presumably their native countries either still have a version of Top Of The Pops, or else some sort of similar show. In which case they could just licence a performance from that show. Or else licence a performance direct from the artist in question (who could film alive show, or stage a performance wherever they happened to be, like the Spice Girls did years ago when they were in Japan). The problem there, I assume, is the budget doesn't stretch to anyone who would wouldn't do it for goodwill/prestige/kudos and a standard bbc token fee.
December 17, 20195 yr They seem to be finishing it off if you look at the times it's on now - on at 11.30am on Xmas day when it used to be prime time 2pm before the Queens speech which would have a large audience. I haven't seen yet but assume the new year episode will be around 4pm before the parties get started. Presumably the warm up act for The Queen will now be this year's Disney/Disney Pixar/Disney BlueSky/(Not yet Disney) Dreamworks movie premiere.
December 17, 20195 yr Author Presumably the warm up act for The Queen will now be this year's Disney/Disney Pixar/Disney BlueSky/(Not yet Disney) Dreamworks movie premiere. It's usually the Julia Donaldson adaptation before the Queen (this year The Snail and the Whale) and I believe it's always been a Disney or Pixar premiere after (Finding Dory). Blue Sky aren't good enough for a Christmas Day premiere x
December 17, 20195 yr I haven't seen yet but assume the new year episode will be around 4pm before the parties get started. Just had a look. It's definitely before the parties get started given that appears to be on December 30th!
December 17, 20195 yr Blue Sky aren't good enough for a Christmas Day premiere x I only really mentioned them as they are now a Disney property.
December 17, 20195 yr Just had a look. It's definitely before the parties get started given that appears to be on December 30th! That's strange. I guess it doesn't matter but it's tradition to have it on NYE!
December 18, 20195 yr That's strange. I guess it doesn't matter but it's tradition to have it on NYE! It was on 29th last year I think. Does seem a bit dumb they can't find place for it on NYE not even in the afternoon
December 24, 20195 yr They seem to be finishing it off if you look at the times it's on now - on at 11.30am on Xmas day when it used to be prime time 2pm before the Queens speech which would have a large audience. I haven't seen yet but assume the new year episode will be around 4pm before the parties get started. Should be moved back to the later time just before the Queen's Speech when my family and lots of other people I assume, watched it while eating their Christmas dinner starter, not sure why it was changed to make way for a film.
December 25, 20195 yr It's usually the Julia Donaldson adaptation before the Queen (this year The Snail and the Whale) and I believe it's always been a Disney or Pixar premiere after (Finding Dory). Blue Sky aren't good enough for a Christmas Day premiere x I thought the bizarre Snail and the Whale (what on Earth has the snail got to do with a whale in the natural world) was Blue Sky productions but it's Magic Light, who presumably may also be bought by Disney some day!
December 25, 20195 yr Author Yeah those BBC Julia Donaldson productions have always been Magic Light IIRC.
December 25, 20195 yr She releases some bops but Mabel has absolutely no stage presence at all does she :(
December 25, 20195 yr I’ve enjoyed the first two performances which has surprised me as I had low expectations for the show 🤣🤣
December 25, 20195 yr Gone are the days when the biggest hits of the year are performed. I didn't even know James Blunt had any music out this year.
December 25, 20195 yr Is Ella Henderson lip syncing? Her mouth movements look really over the top Nope!
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