2005-2010 & 2013-2014: X Factor tosh
2011-2012 & 2015: charity mega-groups
2016-2017: normal pop songs
2018-2022: Ladbaby
2023-2024: Last Christmas
2025: Kylie Minogue
Non-Christmas songs in this year's Christmas Top 20
7) Dave (feat Tems): Raindance
13) Olivia Dean: Man I Need
14) Sam Fender & Olivia Dean: Rein Me In
19) HAVEN (feat. Kaitlin Aragon): I Run
London's most extreme Festive Bakes
southernmost: Greggs, 33 Central Parade, New Addington CR0 easternmost: Greggs, 72 Station Road, Upminster RM14 northernmost: Greggs, 308 Baker Street, Enfield EN1 westernmost: Asda Express, Southern Perimeter Road, Heathrow TW6
Last posting dates since 2005
2nd
1st
2005
Sat 17
Tue 20
2006
Sat 16
Tue 19
2007
Mon 17
Thu 20
2008
Thu 18
Sat 20
2009
Fri 18
Mon 21
2010
Sat 18
Tue 21
2011
Sat 17
Tue 20
2nd
1st
2012
Tue 18
Thu 20
2013
Wed 18
Fri 20
2014
Thu 18
Sat 20
2015
Sat 19
Mon 21
2016
Tue 20
Wed 21
2017
Wed 20
Thu 21
2018
Tue 18
Thu 20
2nd
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2019
Wed 18
Fri 20
2020
Fri 18
Mon 21
2021
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Tue 21
2022*
Mon 19
Wed 21
2023
Mon 18
Wed 20
2024
Wed 18
Fri 20
2025
Wed 17
Sat 20
* In 2022 last posting dates were brought forward to Mon 12 and Fri 16 due to strike action.
What's on TV at 9pm on Christmas Day
BBC1: Call The Midwife
BBC2: The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
BBC3: EastEnders Christmas 2007
BBC4: A Classical Christmas
ITV1: Bullseye
ITV2: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
C4: Christmas Bake Off
5: Armageddon
YouTube: anything
What was on TV at 9pm on Christmas Day 1985
BBC1: The Two Ronnies (with Phil Collins)
BBC2: Edge of the Wind (with Omar Sharif)
ITV: Minder on the Orient Express
C4: Fonteyn & Nureyev
The cost of 500g of sprouts
Sainsbury: £1 (15p with Nectar)
Morrisons: £1 (5p with More Card)
Tesco: 89p (15p with Clubcard)
Waitrose: 40p
Asda: 30p (or 5 packs for £1)
Lidl: 5p
Aldi: 5p
Amazon Fresh: 15p yesterday (all stores now permanently closed)
→ 0001 Romford → 0017 Shenfield
→ 0029 Manor Park → 0031 Shenfield
0003 Liverpool Street → 0046 Shenfield
0019 Liverpool Street → 0100 Shenfield
0034 Liverpool Street → 0117 Shenfield
Also Heathrow Express shuttles between T2/3, T4 and T5, every 20 minutes from 0515 to 2338.
Also Jubilee line trains, the last arriving at Stratford at 0024
Also Piccadilly line trains, the last arriving at Heathrow T2&3 at 0027
Also Central line trains, the last arriving at Epping at 0021 and West Ruislip at 0027
Also Metropolitan line trains, the last arriving at Amersham at 0036 and Uxbridge at 0059
Also District line trains, the last arriving at Upminster at 0059
After Eight facts
Created: 1962 by Brian Sollit, Lead Confectioner of Rowntree's ‘Crème Experimentation’ division. Dimensions: once 60mm square, now 40mm square (and no longer fills the envelope) Recommended serving: two squares, 73 calories Past flavours: Strawberry & Mint, Orange & Mint, Mint & Cherry, Mint & Blood Orange, Gin & Tonic
Anagrams of Christmas
Arch mists
Rat schism
Shirt scam
Trims cash
Hi Mrs Cats
HM's racist
Mr Ass Itch
Tube stations that opened on Christmas Eve
1868: South Kensington, Sloane Square, Victoria, St James's Park, Westminster
Maximum temperature on Christmas Day in east London(since 1900)
Over 15°C: 2015
Over 13°C: 2016
Over 12°C: 1920, 1954, 1983, 1988, 1997, 2011, 2023
Over 11°C: 1912, 1929, 1947, 1953, 2002, 2022, 2003
(or Sion Corn, Ogof Sion Corn, Gwlad Y Ceirw XM4 5HQ)
Countries that don't recognise Christmas
Not a public holiday: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, North Korea, Libya, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen Not a public holiday (but observed): Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam A public holiday on 25th December but not because it's Christmas: Pakistan, Taiwan
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