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The BBC will broadcast a Top of the Pops special this Christmas, amid false reports that the music programme had been axed after more than five decades on television.<\/p>\n
The show shifted from a weekly format to an annual show in 2006, but has remained a regular fixture of Christmas viewing for music fans, with the trend set to continue this year.<\/p>\n
While the BBC is yet to confirm its Christmas listings schedule, we do know that Top of the Pops: Review of 2022 will air on BBC Two and iPlayer at some point during the festive season.<\/p>\n
Radio 1 presenters Clara Amfo and Jack Saunders will be on hand to present the special, which will look back at the biggest songs and stories from the past 12 months.<\/p>
One notable tweak is that there will be no live performances this time, with producers opting instead for a pre-recorded format, utilising clips from events that have taken place throughout the year.<\/p>\n
The BBC had no comment on the reason for why live performances have been scrapped, when approached by RadioTimes.com<\/a> on the matter.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, this latest format change is not representative of an \u2018axing\u2019, so music lovers can rest assured they will have a Top of the Pops fix to get stuck into this year.<\/p>\n It\u2019s yet to be announced which artists will be featured on Top of the Pops: Review of 2022, but the best-selling albums of the year include Harry\u2019s House by Harry Styles, Sour by Olivia Rodrigo and Midnights by Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, it has also been a big year for British rapper Little Simz, who won the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year and the Brit Award for Best New Artist, among several other accolades.<\/p>\n Top of the Pops returns to BBC Two and iPlayer in December. Check out more of our Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/b>subscribe now<\/a>. For more\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Radio Times\u00a0View<\/span>\u00a0From<\/span>\u00a0My<\/span>\u00a0Sofa<\/span>\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Monday, 05 December 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC will broadcast a Top of the Pops special this Christmas, amid false reports that the music programme had been axed after more than five decades on television. The show shifted from a weekly format to an annual show in 2006, but has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":26602,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances.jpg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/top-of-the-pops-will-air-over-christmas-without-live-performances.jpg",1280,853,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By David Craig Published: Monday, 05 December 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC will broadcast a Top of the Pops special this Christmas, amid false reports that the music programme had been axed after more than five decades on television. The show shifted from a weekly format to an annual show in 2006, but has…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/26601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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