24 December

Events

 * 1964: The Beatles' Another Christmas Show opens at the Hammersmith Odeon.
 * 1968: Cilla (S2) begins on BBC1
 * 1977: David Bowie on Bing Crosby's Christmas
 * 2006: Leona Lewis' debut single straight in at no.1.
 * 2018: Chris Evans' final Breakfast Show on Radio 2.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: The Beatles - I Feel Fine/She's A Woman (3/5)
 * 1972: Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (2/5)
 * 1974: Mud - Lonely This Christmas (2/4)
 * 1985: Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (1/2)
 * 1989: Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2/3)
 * 1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song (4/6)
 * 2000: Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It? (2/3)
 * 2006: Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This (1/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: Christmas Special. Jimmy Savile, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray & David Jacobs. The Beatles – I Feel Fine/She's a Woman
 * 1981: David Jensen. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me.
 * 2022: Clara Amfo and Jack Saunders. Review of the Year (BBC2)