{"id":9124,"date":"2021-12-23T11:32:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1541579"},"modified":"2021-12-23T11:46:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:46:33","slug":"who-is-performing-on-the-top-of-the-pops-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-performing-on-the-top-of-the-pops-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is performing on the Top of the Pops Christmas Special?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 23 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/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>2021 will go out with a bang!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/top-of-the-pops-christmas-new-year-specials\/&quot;\">The Top of the Pops Christmas and New Year specials<\/a> will soon be returning to our screens.<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas Day edition has now revealed its festive line-up, with BBC Radio 1\u2019s Clara Amfo returning as host alongside fellow Radio DJ Jordan North, who will be making his debut on the show this year.<\/p>\n<p>North recently described hosting the show as \u201ca childhood dream\u201d, adding: \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to bring you all the best musical highlights from the past year, and to show everybody watching at home what bands and artists that we are excited for in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-songs-and-dances\/&quot;\">Strictly<\/a>\u00a0star Amfo added: \u201cTo be part of it at Christmas is so very special and I\u2019m delighted to be presenting alongside the joyous Jordan North! We\u2019re very much looking forward to celebrating some of the UK\u2019s favourite chart stars with the audience at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if that wasn\u2019t enough to get excited about, the performers for the Christmas special have now been confirmed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">I\u2019M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/GN6R3BBgJv&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/GN6R3BBgJv<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jordan North (@jordannorth1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordannorth1\/status\/1465992669193244677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The performances will be recorded at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, but the big question remains: who will be performing at The Top of the Pops Christmas special?<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about who\u2019ll be delivering brand new performances on Top of the Pops Christmas special 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, if you want to know more about who\u2019s performing in the New Year Special, why not check out our guide here.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, if you want to read more about BBC\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve Party, which will be helmed by It\u2019s A Sin star Olly Alexander, then peruse <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/years-and-years-bbc-new-years-eve-watch\/&quot;\">our guide on how to watch it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is performing on the Top of the Pops Christmas Special?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Top of the Pops Christmas Special 2021 will feature performances from<\/p>\n<ul><li>Anne-Marie<\/li>\n<li>Griff<\/li>\n<li>Clean Bandit ft. Wes Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Joel Corry ft. Mabel<\/li>\n<li>KSI<\/li>\n<li>Mimi Webb<\/li>\n<li>Sigrid<\/li>\n<li>Tom Grennan<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Anne-Marie said: \u201cTop Of The Pops equals Christmas to me! Me and the family would sit down every crimbo to watch and listen to our favourite songs from the year! So excited to be returning for the festive special!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KSI added: \u201cYa boy KSI is back on Top Of The Pops this year getting everyone in the Holiday spirit on Christmas Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the archived performances going to be?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/JMH-_COLDPLAY_02_049_v1-A_HR-ff0f5d3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=45px%2C105px%2C5899px%2C3929px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/JMH-_COLDPLAY_02_049_v1-A_HR-ff0f5d3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=45px%2C105px%2C5899px%2C3929px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" 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past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>This means that viewers will also be treated to archive performances from some of the biggest artists of the year,\u00a0including Lil Nas X, Coldplay, Glass Animals and Ed Sheeran.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Top of the Pops Christmas Special will air on BBC One on Saturday 25th December 2021 at midday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><b>Visit our\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>Entertainment<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0hub for more news and features, or find something to watch with our\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>TV Guide<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: 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The Top of the Pops Christmas and New Year specials will soon be returning to our screens. 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