21 December

Birthdays

 * Jane Fonda (b.1937), Frank Zappa (b.1940, dec.), Samuel Jackson (b.1948), Chris Evert (b.1954), Kiefer Sutherland (b.1966), Emmanuel Macron (b.1977)



Events

 * 1975: final episode of Upstairs, Downstairs
 * 1988: Lockerbie bomb disaster
 * 2019: RIP Martin Peters

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.
 * 1969: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (2/6)
 * 1976: Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (1/3)
 * 1982: Renee & Renato - Save Your Love (2/4)
 * 1997: Spice Girls - Too Much (1/2)
 * 2003: Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World (1/3)
 * 2008: Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah (1/3)
 * 2014: Ben Haenow - Something I Need (1/1)
 * 2018: Ladbaby - We Built this City (1/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Jimmy Savile & Keith Skues. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye.
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool.
 * 1978: >> this programme was due to be recorded on Tuesday 19th December 1978, but was cancelled due to strike action. Due to appear were the Boomtown Rats, Darts, Brotherhood Of Man and Brian & Michael.  Legs and Co would have performed routines to "Brown Girl In The Ring" by Boney M, and "Love’s Unkind" by Donna Summer.
 * 1989: Bruno Brookes & Anthea Turner. Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
 * 1995: Ronan Keating & Stephen Gately. Michael Jackson – Earth Song.
 * 2001: Jamie Theakston. Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin’ Stupid.