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Music show mixing clips from the Top of the Pops archives with exclusive live performances

Fast-moving music show mixing classic performances from the Top of the Pops archives with exclusive live performances

Christmas TOTP2 Special

Mark Radcliffe

Stephanie McWhinnie

TOTP2: Christmas Special 2014

Christmas 2014

22/12/2014

Christmas Special 2014

BBC Two - TOTP2, Christmas Special 2014

Festive archive performances from the likes of Blur, The Bluebells and Katie Melua.

Mark Radcliffe introduces festive performances from the likes of Blur, The Pretenders, The Bluebells, Katie Melua, and Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones.

Mark Radcliffe returns with another Christmas edition of Top of the Pops 2, delivering a feast of festive delights direct from the BBC vaults. 

Trawled from the depths of the BBC archive, there are Christmastide gems from Britpop heroes Blur, Chrissie Hynde with The Pretenders, some kilt-clad Bluebells and a demure and festive performance from Katie Melua, not to mention a classic rendition of Baby It's Cold Outside from Welsh compatriots Cerys Matthews and Sir Tom Jones. 

Macca also makes a welcome return to the TOTP 2 Christmas celebration and, while you surround yourself with paper, bows and bits of tape, let the inimitable Kurtis Blow provide the soundtrack with his unique take on Christmas rappin'. 

Plus perennial yuletide favourites from the likes of Slade, Wham!, Roy Wood, East 17 and Mud, and some rarely seen footage from comeback queen Kate Bush. The Jackson 5 and Johnny Mathis also pop up.

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