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TOTP 80.43/1 25/12/80

First shown on BBC 1 on Christmas Day, 1980
Presented by Jimmy Savile and Peter Powell

not repeated by BBCFour in 2015

...so a huge thanks to Manorak for posting the show on vimeo, and thanks - as ever - to Popscene for the running order. Basically it's a 'The Best of [insert year here]' Christmas Day special, with lots of hits to keep everyone awake during the postprandial blow out and before The Queen comes on.

The NolansI’m In The Mood For Dancing


Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno


Blondie - Atomic


Paul McCartney - Coming Up


Barbara Streisand - Woman in Love


Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy


David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes


Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face




(..having trouble with blog-tags so splitting this post into two..)

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