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The BBC have been trying to ditch it for years. Some of the artists they've had on over the past few years haven't exactly been big chart names like previous Christmas specials, and last year's ratings were poor. That said, as a Christmas tradition, I did usually sit and watch it.. so it's a shame it's gone. The BBC claim the cost of doing up the big studio, and filming for a one off special isn't justifiable.

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Think there needs to be some sort of focus on anyway replacing the old idea of the top of the pops new years special with a live on the countdown to new years with big artist acts and names with big guest host as find the current format of BBC’s new years concert doesn’t work.

Wish they persisted with Sounds Like Friday Night as the replacement for top of the pops. But to produce a mainstream pop music show whether weekly and annually in prime time that goes of a youth audience primarily but still attracting the legacy wider family market is hard build and expensive with little reward.

I do hope that the BBC uses iPlayer its youth brands and talents and digital platforms to deliver something new age cultural centre point as Top Of The Pops did for generations. Something maybe that looks to something of more contemporary offering of a Jools Holland type of programme

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Jono

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Yeah, it's like they've really given up on it. Sticking it late at night on BBC Two. It still has a place on Christmas Day. Did it even make BBC Three? They're wasting opportunities there.

We ended up watching the round up of BBC Music for the year, which is what TOTP could have been and at a decent time, but it was far too broad. One band from 6Music, Radio 2, Radio 1's Big Weekend, etc. There needed to be a pop show.

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13 hours ago, Jono said:

Looks like Clara is presenting Christmas TOTP back on Christmas Day.

No indication of whether it will be on Christmas Day itself remains a BBC Two fixture and no reference explicitly to no new performances still could be reflection of the new music releases and stories of the year but a archive with no live studio audience presentation and could be in it’s stripped back format.

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On 11/29/2023 at 10:45 PM, BBCAaron said:

No indication of whether it will be on Christmas Day itself remains a BBC Two fixture and no reference explicitly to no new performances still could be reflection of the new music releases and stories of the year but a archive with no live studio audience presentation and could be in it’s stripped back format.

I don't know, the nationals seemed to suggest it was Christmas Day https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/24882982/bbc-top-of-the-pops-christmas-day/

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On 11/29/2023 at 10:45 PM, BBCAaron said:

No indication of whether it will be on Christmas Day itself remains a BBC Two fixture and no reference explicitly to no new performances still could be reflection of the new music releases and stories of the year but a archive with no live studio audience presentation and could be in it’s stripped back format.

You were right, on tonight and just a review of the year on BBC Two. A missed opportunity while Mrs Brown's Boys remains a Christmas Day fixture ?

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3 minutes ago, Jono said:

You were right, on tonight and just a review of the year on BBC Two. A missed opportunity while Mrs Brown's Boys remains a Christmas Day fixture ?

Yes, I cant see them bringing top of the pops back to BBC One on Christmas Day considering how little the bbc does new with visual music content I think this could be its last unless they have other plans. You’re right about Mrs Browns

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Such a shame. Growing up, Christmas TOTP was such a firm fixture on the TV in our house that the whole family actually watched and enjoyed...late morning/ lunchtime if I recall?...plus all the acts dressed up and got right into the spirit of things.

But I appreciate how much music consumption habits have moved on, and how much of an old Grandad I sound like ?

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18 hours ago, Buggle said:

But I appreciate how much music consumption habits have moved on, and how much of an old Grandad I sound like ?

You might have enjoyed it then. Elton John, Blur, Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, bit of Sinead O'Connor in the tribute section. It felt like those who wanted to see the actual big artists of 2023 were left wondering what was there for them. Raye had a good year, but I wouldn't have devoted six minutes to her.

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20 hours ago, Jono said:

I don't think they know who their audience is. Some music aimed at Gez Z and then loads of artists from the 80s still around today. All of the artists that would appeal across the ages they didn't have the rights to. Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, etc. 

Guess its difficult to go for Miles Cyrus and Taylor Swift if you dont have any recordings of them doing their big number one hits of the year and not trying to give MTV vibes.

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1 hour ago, Jono said:

You might have enjoyed it then. Elton John, Blur, Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, bit of Sinead O'Connor in the tribute section. It felt like those who wanted to see the actual big artists of 2023 were left wondering what was there for them. Raye had a good year, but I wouldn't have devoted six minutes to her.

Yep, its fine to do the interviews but I cant see how they can call it top of the pops if they called it ‘Clara Amfo’s Year In Music’ or something on the lines of that it wouldn’t be that bad. In terms of if they went with doing the actual thing of what top of the pops actually is Kylie Minogue would’ve fitted right in with Padam Padam but its not the same if it isn’t on the shiny floor studio audience recording of it.

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1 hour ago, BBCAaron said:

Yep, its fine to do the interviews but I cant see how they can call it top of the pops if they called it ‘Clara Amfo’s Year In Music’ or something on the lines of that it wouldn’t be that bad. In terms of if they went with doing the actual thing of what top of the pops actually is Kylie Minogue would’ve fitted right in with Padam Padam but its not the same if it isn’t on the shiny floor studio audience recording of it.

Aye, felt more like Jools Holland than Top of the Pops. 

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