22 December

Birthdays

 * Noel Edmonds (b.1948), Maurice Gibb (b.1949, dec.), Robin Gibb (b.1949, dec.), Ralph Fiennes (b.1962), Vanessa Paradis (b.1972),

Events

 * 1965: Doctor Zhivago US and world premiere
 * 1973: Christmas Darts Spectacular (ITV)
 * 1985: Shadowlands
 * 1989: Ceaușescu flees Bucharest
 * 1990: Lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's President
 * 1994: Gary Glitter presents Top of the Pops
 * 2002: Joe Strummer RIP
 * 2014: Joe Cocker RIP

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.

All Christmas No.1s unless otherwise stated.
 * 1966: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (4/7)
 * 1981: The Human League - Don't You Want Me (3/5)
 * 1991: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days of Our Lives (2/5)
 * 1996: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (1/3)
 * 2002: Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (1/4)
 * 2013: Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (1/1)
 * 2017: Ed Sheeran - Perfect (3/6)
 * 2023: Wham! - Last Christmas (3/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Alan Freeman. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home.
 * 1977: JS. Wings – Mull Of Kintyre
 * 1983: David Jensen & John Peel. The Flying Pickets - Only You.
 * 1988: Nicky Campbell & Steve Wright. Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine.
 * 1994: Gary Glitter. East 17 - Stay Another Day.
 * 2000: Jayne Middlemiss. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?