{"id":41547,"date":"2023-12-11T13:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1942349"},"modified":"2023-12-11T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:02:48","slug":"doctor-who-gives-first-look-at-goblin-song-from-christmas-special-watch-now","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-gives-first-look-at-goblin-song-from-christmas-special-watch-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who gives first look at Goblin Song from Christmas special \u2013 watch now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It&#8217;s available to stream now! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 11 December 2023 at 12:57 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The BBC has shared a first look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-goblin-song-christmas-newsupdate\/\">The Goblin Song<\/a> from the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-release-date\/\">Doctor Who Christmas special<\/a>, The Church on Ruby Road, so we know what we\u2019ll be dancing to this festive period.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Murray Gold, the track sees a group of goblins sing and dance around as a baby is being sent along a conveyor belt into The Goblin King\u2019s mouth as the Doctor and Ruby try to save the day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the gruesome lyrics, the song is definitely catchy and begins with: \u201cWe\u2019ve got a baby, we can feast! We can dine three days at least. Baby blood and baby bones, baby butter for the baby scones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Doctor and Ruby spring into action in a desperate attempt to save the baby, with Ruby in particular horrified at what she\u2019s watching.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full clip below.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"The Goblin Song - Official Lyric Video | The Church on Ruby Road | Doctor Who\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XXgnqGTOXTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Goblin Song is a new charity single and all proceeds will go to Children in Need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ofixhy et3p2gv0\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\">Showrunner Russell T Davies and Gold previously teased what fans can expect from the festive single.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ofixhy et3p2gv0\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\">\u201cWe\u2019re releasing this as an early Christmas present for everyone,\u201d Davies said. \u201cAnd if you want to see how the Doctor and Ruby escape from the Goblin King at the end of the song, you\u2019ll have to watch on Christmas Day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ofixhy et3p2gv0\" data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\">Gold added: \u201cI don\u2019t like these goblins, and you won\u2019t either, but they have agreed to donate everything from their song to BBC Children in Need so let\u2019s not give up on them.\u201d<\/p> <p>The special episode airs on Christmas Day and focuses on the origins of Ruby Sunday and how she first crosses paths with The Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>The official logline for the episode reads: \u201cLong ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies and, perhaps, the secret of her birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-2023-photos-ncuti-gatwa-dancing-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who Christmas special 2023 photos tease Ncuti Gatwa dancing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-sonic-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who officially introduces Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Sonic Screwdriver<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking about the episode, Davies has commented: \u201cFrom Day One in this job, I wanted Doctor Who back on Christmas Day! And with Ncuti, Millie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-cast-davina-mccall-newsupdate\/\">Davina [McCall]<\/a> and the Goblin King, I hope it\u2019s a feast for all the family!\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6342528882112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who will return for The Church on Ruby Road on BBC One at 5:55pm on Christmas Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous episodes are available on BBC iPlayer and <\/strong><strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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