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Humbug for Top Of The Pops as Christmas show is axed.
BBC to focus on TOTP2 brand during Christmas 2008
Television
By Ben Cardew
POP MUSIC FANS WILL FACE disappointing Christmas TV viewing this year, after the BBC pulled the plug on its traditional festive edition of Top Of The Pops.
The iconic music show, which was axed by the Corporation in July 2006 after a 42-year weekly run, has long been a staple of the Christmas TV schedules, pulling in millions of viewers to its afternoon show.
Even after the weekly edition came off the airwaves, the BBC continued with the Christmas special: the 2007 show aired on BBC1 on Christmas Day, with performances from artists including Kaiser Chiefs, Girls Aloud, The Proclaimers, Kate Nash, Katie Melua and Robyn.
At the time, BBC head of music entertainment Mark Cooper told Music Week that the show "had to earn its place every year".
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