0:00:14 > 0:00:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Oh, the weather outside is frightful
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# But the fire is so delightful
0:00:34 > 0:00:37# And since we've no place to go
0:00:37 > 0:00:41# Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45# Man, it doesn't show signs of stopping
0:00:45 > 0:00:48#And I've bought some corn for popping
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# The lights are turned way down low
0:00:51 > 0:00:56# Let it snow! Let it snow! #
0:00:56 > 0:00:59MUSIC: Jazz version of "Let It Snow"
0:02:42 > 0:02:44MUSIC ENDS APPLAUSE
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Welcome to our winter wonderland.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49This is Strictly Come Dancing, the Christmas Special.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51MUSIC: "Strictly Come Dancing" Theme
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Please welcome your hosts, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Got her! You're not going to get away. You're not going to get away.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16- I'm not!- What a lovely welcome. Thank you so much.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Good evening, ladies, gentlemen and children,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22welcome to a very special Christmas Strictly Come Dancing.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- It's nice to see you, to see you... ALL:- Nice!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Yes.- Lovely. - And it's nice to see you, Brucie.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32And I hope all of you at home are having a wonderful Christmas Day.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- What an amazing routine. - Wasn't it good?- All filmed in Lapland.- Lapland?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- And that's Lapland in UK of course. - Mm-hmm.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Oh, I forgot to tell you before, but thank you for the lovely presents.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47You know, it's lovely to get such a personal gift.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What's personal about a long pair of socks?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53QUIET LAUGHTER
0:03:53 > 0:03:55These are not long socks.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I'm going to use them as chin warmers.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00LAUGHTER
0:04:00 > 0:04:02APPLAUSE
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- It could work.- And if it's really cold, I'll put two on.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Think of the warmth. Here we go! - Well, we've got a sack-load of fun for you at home tonight,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- haven't we, Bruce?- I think so.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Six brand-new celebrities will be dancing with our professionals,
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- including a couple of faces from Strictlys past.- That's right.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26And it wouldn't be a festive show without a Christmas sing-along.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28So we've got a very special performance
0:04:28 > 0:04:31from a young man with the voice of an angel.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Thank you, Tess.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36LAUGHTER
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Please! And, for my first Christmas song...- No!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- What?- Not you, Bruce.- What?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Choirboy Jack Topping is here.- Oh!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49APPLAUSE
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- I hope I didn't seem pushy. - Of course not!- Good.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57It's going to be the perfect Christmas treat tonight, Bruce, I can feel it.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02It certainly is. Now, let's open our presents because it's time to meet...
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Catch it? Right? LAUGHTER
0:05:04 > 0:05:07..the stars of our show.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10APPLAUSE
0:05:10 > 0:05:14West End legend Elaine Paige and her partner Pasha Kovalev.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19EastEnders star Ricky Norwood and his partner Janette Manrara.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24DJ Sara Cox and her partner Robin Windsor.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Comedian and actor Rufus Hound and his partner Flavia Cacace.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34From The Saturdays, Rochelle Humes and her partner Ian Waite.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38And finally musician Matt Goss and his partner Aliona Vilani.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:47 > 0:05:49There they are!
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Gorgeous!- Yes, there they all are.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00There they all are. And, before we start,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I'd just like to say you're so much better than last year.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05LAUGHTER
0:06:05 > 0:06:08But I do say that every year, so don't get too carried away.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11A very Merry Christmas to all of you for being here
0:06:11 > 0:06:13and helping us out at Christmas.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- Doesn't it come round quickly, Christmas?- It sure does.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It seems like only yesterday I was wrapping up presents
0:06:21 > 0:06:23and putting them under the tree.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Hang on a minute, it was yesterday. LAUGHTER
0:06:27 > 0:06:30We're expecting lots of festive frolics on the dance floor this evening.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35The vote lines are taking a well-deserved Christmas break, so they won't be open tonight,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and instead our studio audience will choose their favourite.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Their votes will be combined with the judges' scores
0:06:40 > 0:06:43to decide who will be our Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champion.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Shall we get on with the show, Bruce?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- I'm glad you got that bit.- Me too. - It was too long for me!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Right, our first couple tonight is EastEnders' Ricky Norwood...
0:06:52 > 0:06:55APPLAUSE
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- There he is!- ..and his lovely partner Janette Manrara.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Janette, lovely.- Pretty in pink.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Now, at the start of their routine, Ricky will be skiing.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11So I asked him, when people go skiing,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14how do they get up the mountain?
0:07:14 > 0:07:19He said, "Oh, well, you sit on this seat and it takes you right to the top."
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I said, "I've got one of those at home."
0:07:21 > 0:07:24LAUGHTER That's not funny!
0:07:24 > 0:07:29That's not funny. You'll see, you'll see.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I play golf and everything, but that's just a little help.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Anyway, this is what's been happening to them.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36APPLAUSE
0:07:40 > 0:07:42# Christmas! #
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Award-winning soap and theatre actor Ricky Norwood
0:07:44 > 0:07:47is best known for his role as Fatboy in EastEnders.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Oh, you've got to love Fats as a character. 'Aren't you clever?'
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I've been lucky enough to win a few bits while I've been on EastEnders.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The National Television Award for Best Newcomer.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58I got that within my first year.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And what would top it off for me would be if I got my hands on
0:08:01 > 0:08:03that Christmas Strictly Glitterball.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Mmh!
0:08:06 > 0:08:10I was so happy to hear I was partnered with Janette.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Oh, yeah! Ha ha!
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Yeah, no, no, I'm a happy guy and she's a great teacher and, yeah,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I've been enjoying every single moment.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I have had a little bit of dance experience.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I used to do street a long time ago, but this is totally different.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I mean, the technique is totally different.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32You've got to break every single rule within street to do ballroom,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35you know, to do this quickstep. It's totally crazy.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Hip-hop and ballroom are polar and complete opposites.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43The hardest thing for me to get to grips with is the posture thing.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46That's it. Do you feel that?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Posture is hard for anyone, especially a hip-hop dancer
0:08:48 > 0:08:49or someone like Ricky
0:08:49 > 0:08:52who comes from more of a street background, you know?
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- One, two, three.- Janette tied a bar across my back...- Keep it up.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- ..To help with my posture. - You just have to not move.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04That really did kind of help know where everything should be.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Yes, yes!- We tried to do some lifts today
0:09:09 > 0:09:11and they actually went pretty well except for one time
0:09:11 > 0:09:15that he just slammed my face into his hand really quick
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and I was literally hanging off of them like that!
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- But he did well. He got me up there, so I was really happy.- High-five!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I'm here and I get to meet Brucie.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I get to dance with a beautiful partner in Janette
0:09:26 > 0:09:30and say Merry Christmas to everybody on Christmas Day.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33APPLAUSE
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Dancing the quickstep, Ricky Norwood and Janette Manrara.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42MUSIC STARTS
0:09:42 > 0:09:45MUSIC STOPS HE SCREAMS
0:09:45 > 0:09:47MUSIC RESUMES
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I'm so sorry!
0:09:49 > 0:09:55MUSIC: "Merry Christmas Everyone" by Shakin' Stevens
0:09:55 > 0:09:57I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry!
0:09:57 > 0:09:59SHE SHOUTS
0:11:18 > 0:11:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Good job!
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- Very good. Come on! - Yes!- What about that?
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Was she supposed to knock his head off?- Yes, sir!- You were? Oh, good.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Because they asked me to do that.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Anyway, let's welcome our judges.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45APPLAUSE
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Now, I've got you all a present, OK?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Craig, I got your bottle of Chardonnay
0:11:53 > 0:11:56because you're only happy when you're "wine-ing".
0:11:56 > 0:11:57LAUGHTER
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Darcey, I got you some soft-centred chocolates
0:12:00 > 0:12:02because you're so sugary sweet.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- AUDIENCE:- Ooh!
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Len, I got you some satsumas because at times you can be a bit fruity.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13You know you are. You do overstep the mark now and again.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17And Bruno I got you some almonds and Brazils
0:12:17 > 0:12:19because everybody thinks you're nuts.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21LAUGHTER
0:12:21 > 0:12:24APPLAUSE
0:12:24 > 0:12:26OK, Len, start us off.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Well, before we start, I've got to just explain the rules.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32And the good news is there are no rules.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33CHEERING
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's a free for all. Yes, anything goes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38If you want to lifts, swirls, whatever,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- it's totally up to each couple.- Aw, that's nice to know.- So that's good.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Because you did do a few lifts. And I must say the lifts were good.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46APPLAUSE
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I thought that quickstep was lovely.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50It was a bit like a glass of champagne.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51It was sparkly and bubbly.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54A bit like me over Christmas, it started off great
0:12:54 > 0:12:58and you lost a bit of energy as it went through.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00BRUCE LAUGHS
0:13:00 > 0:13:01But I've got to commend you. Look out.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06You've gone from Albert Square to Berkeley Square. Honestly, you looked gorgeous.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Well done. Great job.- Thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- And the lovely footwork. Beautiful.- Thank you.- Bruno.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Well, for me it really was, I have to say,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16it was like a wonderful glitzy hamper
0:13:16 > 0:13:19full of surprises and tasty morsels.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21And so on trend.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27I liked the fact you were there cutting shapes in the snow. Oh, yeah! Keep it now, keep it current.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31And there was a little bit of Charleston which was very good,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and you managed to put a bit of a flare of a jive there.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38It had a lot of content and I really, really enjoyed it actually. I think you did very well.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39Thank you very much, Bruno. Thank you.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42APPLAUSE Good start to the show. And Craig.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46I felt like you were using your shoulder
0:13:46 > 0:13:48to lead this particular dance.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- There were some gapping problems.- AUDIENCE: Boo!- It's OK. - Also a few posture problems.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- But I rather enjoyed you snowboarding in, darling. - Thank you.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59It was all very snappy. I thought it was lively, it was bright,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02loved the little street section and actually you're a very good dancer.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Thank you, Craig, sir. Thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:14:05 > 0:14:07But who helped him? Janette.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09And Darcey, finish us off.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Well, for me, it was a sugary, crisp, very light quickstep.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I really enjoyed - as Bruno said -
0:14:15 > 0:14:18all those nice diverse styles that you put in there as well.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22For me, it was a perfect surprise to the first opening dance. Thank you.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- It was lovely. Well done.- Thank you. - A lovely dance.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Off you go up the stairs.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31APPLAUSE
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Oh, my goodness. Whoo! Yeah!
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Yes! Come up to my winter wonderland. What a great start!
0:14:43 > 0:14:44- A flying start no less.- Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Were you more nervous about the flying down or the dancing?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- I let Janette feel my heartbeat before we went and it was bursting out of my chest.- Was it?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55He just went... OK, relax!
0:14:55 > 0:15:00A few nerves there. Len said, "From Albert Square to Berkeley Square."
0:15:00 > 0:15:03How does our Strictly ballroom compare to an EastEnders Christmas?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Oh, this is worlds apart. There's so much bling and prettiness.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- I mean, look at this place. - People are smiling! It's a lot more cheerful.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Absolutely. A lot more cheerful at Christmas as well.- Yes indeed.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14And you doing a bit of a breakdance there in the middle,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17you're a bit of a street dancer. How was the quickstep for you?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20The quickstep was tough and difficult and technical,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23but I had a fabulous teacher who was so patient.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26We had a few problems during the week, we had a bit of an injury,
0:15:26 > 0:15:27but she's been excellent
0:15:27 > 0:15:30and, you know, when I stress out, she keeps me calm.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32How's he as a Christmas partner, Janette?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34He's a pleasure to work with, really.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Always came in and gave 150%
0:15:35 > 0:15:37and wanted to get better and better and better.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39So really nice.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Well, let's hope the judges are full of Christmas spirit. The scores are in.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44It's time for the judges' scores...
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- CHEERING - Bruno!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Thank you, Bruno! - Thank you so much.- Happy Christmas.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05A nine. Very welcome. Good start.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06The judges have scored,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10but did Ricky's quickstep make our audience merry with Christmas cheer?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Remember, it's the studio audience's votes combined with the judges' scores
0:16:14 > 0:16:17which decide our Strictly Christmas Champions.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20The party has well and truly started right here, thanks to you two.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Now's not the time to be snoozing on the couch.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- There's dancing to be done. Am I right, gang?- ALL: Yeah!
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Yes. Who's up next, Brucie?
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Well, next it's Elaine Paige
0:16:30 > 0:16:32and her partner Pasha Kovalev.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35APPLAUSE
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Yes. Oh, lovely Elaine.
0:16:38 > 0:16:44By the way, Elaine shot to fame when she appeared in the hit West End musical Cats.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45She was so wonderful.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49I had to get her autograph, so I waited at the stage door
0:16:49 > 0:16:51and I missed her.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53She came out of the flap at the bottom.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55LAUGHTER
0:16:55 > 0:16:57APPLAUSE
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Anyway, here's what they've been up to.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05# Daylight... #
0:17:05 > 0:17:09From the age of 20, First Lady of musical theatre Elaine Paige
0:17:09 > 0:17:12has starred in some of the West End's biggest hits.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I've done quite a few musicals over the years.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16I'm amazed that I'm still here.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18# Are you ready, children? #
0:17:18 > 0:17:22What I love about Strictly is the glamour.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26The costumes, the make-up, the hairdos. Hello, look at this hair!
0:17:26 > 0:17:28SHE GIGGLES
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I mean, I've been in hair and make-up for hours, darling!
0:17:31 > 0:17:33What do you think?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35'Dear Father Christmas...
0:17:35 > 0:17:39'This year, I'd like
0:17:39 > 0:17:44'a package from Russia...
0:17:44 > 0:17:47'With love... SHE LAUGHS
0:17:47 > 0:17:48'EP.'
0:17:48 > 0:17:55They told me I was dancing with Pasha. I thought, "Pasha? Perfect!" Perfect Pasha. Perfect, darling.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Coming to the dance session, I didn't know what to expect.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01SHE LAUGHS
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Elaine giggles a lot. And it's great,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I just don't want her to collapse in the middle of the dance...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09SHE LAUGHS
0:18:09 > 0:18:12..laughing.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Elaine, I have a surprise for you.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16So, today, Pasha brought in a package of Christmas crackers.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- You know what we're going to do with them?- No.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22And I challenged Elaine not to laugh at the joke.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25What do you drain your carrots with at Christmas?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26I think I did quite well.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31An Advent colander. Colander?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33SHE LAUGHS
0:18:33 > 0:18:38He mentioned to me that there might be lifts involved. Don't go there.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Oh, no, I can. Don't do it! SHE SCREAMS
0:18:41 > 0:18:43What does life look like from up there?
0:18:43 > 0:18:44SHE LAUGHS
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Elaine has got everything to make this dance very, very, very special.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Pasha's perfect.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54It's the lift, though. The lift's really bothering me.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57SHE SCREAMS
0:18:57 > 0:18:59SHE LAUGHS
0:18:59 > 0:19:00You'll see!
0:19:00 > 0:19:04APPLAUSE
0:19:04 > 0:19:10Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Elaine Paige and Pasha Kovalev.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16MUSIC: Cha-cha-cha version of "Jingle Bells"
0:19:24 > 0:19:26SHE WHISTLES LAUGHTER
0:20:45 > 0:20:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Oh, Elaine! Elaine, that was wonderful.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And a lovely bit of comedy at the start.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05You're a real pro, you really are.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08You get out there, and what a partner you've got.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Anyway, whilst you get your breath back...
0:21:10 > 0:21:11You don't want to talk, do you?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15It's a good time to welcome our fabulous carol singers
0:21:15 > 0:21:18and, of course, Dave Arch and his wonderful orchestra.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:21:26 > 0:21:31OK, now then, I believe you start this off, Bruno, if you would.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Ah, Elaine, it's Carry On Christmas!
0:21:34 > 0:21:36With all bells and whistles!
0:21:36 > 0:21:40I tell you, your placement, your hip action, your expressiveness,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43the performance level, I tell you, there is
0:21:43 > 0:21:47plenty of mileage left in the First Lady of the Musical Theatre!
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Oh, yes!
0:21:49 > 0:21:51APPLAUSE
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Thank you, Bruno. Craig.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56What did you think?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Of course, as a seasoned veteran, darling, of the theatre,
0:21:59 > 0:22:05we would expect nothing less than brilliant, and that was brilliant.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Brilliant!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Brilliant. OK, Darcey, my darling?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15You are certainly a nifty little mover.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18The cha-cha is made for you, it's perfect.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21From the very first step, you took charge of Pasha.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24It was a sparkling performance, really.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28He didn't need to lead her, let's face it!
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Len.- Elaine, I'm telling you, you jingled my bells!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34LAUGHTER
0:22:34 > 0:22:36It was like a hot toddy.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It was warming, tasty and leaves you feeling satisfied.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Lovely timing, I thought you did a wonderful job.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Well done to you.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44It was terrific.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Thank you so much. Thank you for being on our Christmas show.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Elaine Paige and Pasha!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Whoa! Whoa!
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Dear boy! Oh! Whoo!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- What a perfect gentleman!- Perfect gentleman!- Nice comments from Len.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05He'll be coming after you with the mistletoe next!
0:23:05 > 0:23:07It's pretty amazing, isn't it?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09You don't need mistletoe with that cheeky kiss with Pasha!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12He wanted to put a little something extra special in it,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- didn't you, darling? - You would, Pasha!
0:23:14 > 0:23:15- Yes!- It is Christmas, after all!
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- It worked, though!- You are the First Lady of British Theatre, Elaine.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21You're used to the West End stage.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22How does our Strictly ballroom compare?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Well, it's terrifying!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Is it really?- Yes. Obviously, one's out of one's comfort zone.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Doing a tap routine is one thing,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32but doing a cha-cha-cha is something completely different.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36He's been wonderful, trying to get me to swivel the hips.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39One and a half minutes to impress, and those hips impressed.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40That's the trouble, you see.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43In the theatre, you can hone it down night after night after night.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Here, you just get the one shot.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Just the one shot. Well, you pulled it off, the judges loved it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Let's hope the scores reflect that.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Ladies and gentlemen, the judges' scores.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Uh-oh.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Amazing. Happy Christmas, Elaine and Pasha.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And another smacker on the lips. Well deserved.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Well, Elaine just brought a bit of West End sparkle
0:24:19 > 0:24:20to our Christmas special.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Was it the stocking filler we were all hoping for?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25We'll find out later on. Wasn't that amazing?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Still to come down the chimney, Rufus Hound is in the doghouse,
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Eskimo-style, and Rochelle Humes is giving us a Santa salsa.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35But who's next to be unwrapped, Bruce?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Well, now for our third couple, DJ Sara Cox...
0:24:39 > 0:24:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:42 > 0:24:44..and her partner, Robin Windsor! Yes!
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Sara was telling me, at the start of this routine,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53there will be lots and lots of candles.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57And they were a few short, so I rang up Ronnie Corbett and said,
0:24:57 > 0:24:58"Have you got four candles?"
0:24:58 > 0:25:01LAUGHTER
0:25:01 > 0:25:05He said, "It was only funny when we did it," and slammed the phone down!
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Anyway, here's what they've been up to.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Broadcaster Sara Cox worked as a model
0:25:13 > 0:25:17and TV presenter before becoming one of BBC Radio's biggest stars.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22I did the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, and now I can be found on Radio 2.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Top Of The Pops!
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I worked in telly, and then I thought,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28if you go on the radio, you don't need loads of make-up on and stuff,
0:25:28 > 0:25:29and you don't have to hold your belly in.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Christmas Day for me, the kids get up ridiculously early,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38we make them wait before they're allowed to go downstairs
0:25:38 > 0:25:40to see if Father Christmas has been.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43He's usually been, cos they're very good children.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46And then I start peeling root vegetables.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49So, I've got my posh frock on with my pinny and my slippers.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54But this year, of course, I'm going to be wearing an even posher frock
0:25:54 > 0:25:55and a lot more sparkles.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56It's super exciting!
0:25:58 > 0:26:00So, I got told that I was dancing with Robin,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02who I think is fabulous on the show.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I'm finding it quite difficult to be graceful enough.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I'm kind of quite lanky,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09and lanky and clumpy at the same time.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Look how graceful you are, you just naturally do that and I'm like...
0:26:15 > 0:26:17I'm trying to smooth out all the bumps
0:26:17 > 0:26:19so that we flow very graciously across the floor.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Very delicately and dainty. You... Ooh.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Turn underneath it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Ooh!
0:26:26 > 0:26:30The biggest challenge, really, is the dancing!
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Tap, run, under...
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Ooh!
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Sara's not used to a man taking the lead.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Man's always leading the woman.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- I create the turn.- Ah.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44This is just like working with a spaniel or something!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46She has to be the fairy on top of the Christmas tree,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48gliding over the fairy dust.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I guess to win over the judges I could maybe leave some
0:26:52 > 0:26:55chocolate liqueurs in Len's dressing room.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Or a little tot of sherry, maybe!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Dancing the waltz, Sara Cox and Robin Windsor.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13SONG: "Silent Night"
0:28:45 > 0:28:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Different from being a DJ!
0:28:59 > 0:29:01This is a DJ - Dangerous Journey!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Here we are. Craig, tell us what you think.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Well, it was a little bit like a Christmas cracker, I'm afraid,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08that did not explode.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Oh! BOOING
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Your frame left a lot to be desired,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15you didn't spot during any of your turns,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17your free arm, I thought, was very, very loose.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19BOOING
0:29:19 > 0:29:21You were also a little bit pigeon-toed throughout.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Ain't he mean!- Apart from that... - It's Christmas!
0:29:24 > 0:29:26But apart from that, I thought it was perfect.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28LAUGHTER
0:29:28 > 0:29:32For me, it was like you were on ice. You glided effortlessly.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34APPLAUSE
0:29:36 > 0:29:39There was not one shaky movement.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41You created a beautiful feel all the way through,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43it was beautifully controlled, well done.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Thanks, Darcey.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46APPLAUSE
0:29:46 > 0:29:48And Len?
0:29:48 > 0:29:51For me, it was like waking up Christmas morning and you look
0:29:51 > 0:29:54out the window and it's just quiet
0:29:54 > 0:29:56and it's light and bright and lovely.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59And there's even a Robin!
0:29:59 > 0:30:00LAUGHTER
0:30:01 > 0:30:04APPLAUSE
0:30:04 > 0:30:06BRUCE LAUGHS
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Craig is totally wrong, Sara, trust me.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Your footwork was good, I noticed you were stepping off on your heel.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Well done, Robin, teaching that along with everything else.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I truly thought it was lovely. Well done.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- There we are.- Thanks.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27I totally agree with Len, my darling.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30The wild child, the rock'n'roll girl,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34transformed into a Christmas angel, my darling.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35It was dreamy.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39It was romantic. I like the slight coyness you had.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43You know? Fragile, floating around like a snowflake.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47It's true! It was nice. That's what it should be, it was lovely. It was.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- It was, Sara. And you have been beautiful again.- Thank you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you. Merry Christmas!
0:30:54 > 0:30:57CHEERING
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- Hello!- I know you were really nervous before you went out tonight.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- But you looked like a princess. - It was lovely. I loved it. It was...
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- It is scary.- Was it a challenge getting graceful for the waltz?- Why?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18LAUGHTER
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- No, it was, he had to find my inner princess.- You found it.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Well, she'd been replaced by a coal miner at one point.- Oh, no!
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- And a baby elephant.- Oh, no!
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- But you found it eventually.- Not true. You are a mum of three kids.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- Are they watching you dance tonight? - Yes, they're watching. Hi, kids.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Love you.- Bless. Ignore Ebenezer Craig, kids,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40he didn't get anything off Santa that he wanted, clearly!
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- He's going to scare my kids! - Exactly. Close your ears, kids!
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Think of the children!- Robin, tough time for you in training.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48You had a back injury.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Did it make up for it, getting Sara, the nice Christmas present?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Best Christmas present I could ever have had.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54You were amazing. I'm so proud.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57For somebody who couldn't put left in front of right a few weeks ago,
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- you have done incredibly well.- True. - I'm so proud.- So true.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Thank you, darling. - Didn't miss the lifts at all.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Len loves a traditional waltz. Fingers crossed, the scores are in.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10The judges' scores are in.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14GROANING
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Yeah. You see? Turned out all right in the end.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Sara's waltz warmed us up on this Christmas night.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32But we need to wait and see
0:32:32 > 0:32:35if she'll be getting her woolly mittens on the Glitterball Trophy
0:32:35 > 0:32:38as there's still three more seasonal shimmies to feast your eyes on.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Who's next under the mistletoe, Brucie? Give us a kiss.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48Our next couple tonight is Rochelle Humes of The Saturdays
0:32:48 > 0:32:52and her partner... APPLAUSE
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Wait for it. Her partner Ian Waite, one of our...
0:32:55 > 0:32:58CHEERING
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Here's what they've been up to.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03This Christmas,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07pop princess Rochelle Humes has one more adoring fan,
0:33:07 > 0:33:11her seven-month-old baby daughter with JLS star Marvin.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13The people at home will know me best
0:33:13 > 0:33:16from being in a girl group called The Saturdays.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Everyone thinks that I'm going to be OK because me and the girls
0:33:21 > 0:33:23do a bit of dancing, but it's completely different.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27We really don't do anything on the level of what I've been
0:33:27 > 0:33:31rehearsing for for the past few days, I've really had a culture shock!
0:33:33 > 0:33:37My little girl, Alaia, it will be her first Christmas.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Although she doesn't know it, I've gone to town.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Baby's first Christmas. I have to get that.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49I didn't think that, you know, six, seven months after having a baby
0:33:49 > 0:33:52I'd be trying to do the salsa!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55At home, Marvin is genuinely trying to help me,
0:33:55 > 0:33:59he's trying to carry me around and he's not really that great at it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Husband, yes, dance partner, no. Sorry, babe!
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I'm partnered with the lovely Ian Waite.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09And I'm so excited.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12He makes me feel at home, although I'm completely not,
0:34:12 > 0:34:14but he still makes me feel confident.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I'm normally a very encouraging teacher.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21That's an easy one!
0:34:21 > 0:34:25It's been a bit of a roller coaster doing Strictly and having a new baby.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29She's teething, so I'm bringing her in to training with me.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32This might have to be how I do the dance now.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36She's just looking at me as if to say, "Mum, what are you doing?"
0:34:36 > 0:34:40So we've been salsa-ing and pram-pushing all at once.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Me and Rochelle, we get on like a house on fire.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46I couldn't think of anyone better to be having a laugh with.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Are we going to win it?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49I hope we win, but more than anything,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51I hope that I don't fall over.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55So winning is a bonus, but staying on my feet is the most important thing.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04Dancing the salsa, Rochelle Humes and Ian Waite.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08MUSIC: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
0:36:35 > 0:36:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Are you OK?
0:36:43 > 0:36:49- Oh, Rochelle! What a little mover you are.- Oh, I'm not very...
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Oh, you are. That was lovely. That was great.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56A lovely atmosphere, and you kept the feeling all the time.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Darcey, what did you think?
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Rochelle, that was certainly a cracker of a salsa. You sparkled.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04You left sparkles everywhere.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It was full of energy with plenty of hip action.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Sometimes slightly wild with the footwork down below.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14But you certainly made it very tricky.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17There was a lot of twisting turns and lifts and everything,
0:37:17 > 0:37:20but you handled it very well. Well done.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22APPLAUSE
0:37:22 > 0:37:26No, you did, Rochelle. Don't feel bad about anything. Len?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Well, I don't know about Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,
0:37:29 > 0:37:33you were certainly going to town! It was really going off out there.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35It was like a party popper.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Bits were flying everywhere, and like all party poppers,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41it got a bit messy here and there,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44but you certainly came out and gave it a real go.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45Well done.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Oh, yes, she did. She did.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50And Bruno?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53My darling, it was inebriating and full of spirit,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55like a good Christmas tipple.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58But as you know with the tipple, you got to be careful,
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- because sometimes you can get a little bit light-headed.- Craig?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07A little bit all over the toy shop, I'm afraid, darling.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12Smoother transitions, and that haphazard layout kick thing,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Bruno and I were gasping, darling.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22But you went for it, and that's the good thing.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28She did go for it.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33Rochelle, that was lovely. Ian, take her away, and good luck.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Well done. Good girl.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Come on, my love. Well, you know what?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47The salsa is a party dance,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and you looked like you were having the time of your life.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53It was contagious. We were dancing with you.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56You're used to performing on stage with your bandmates.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- What was it like performing in front of them?- Awful. I have to be honest.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04I feel like my security blanket's gone.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07I could see them there and I said to them before, Molly, don't look at me!
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- Please don't look at me!- The rest of The Saturdays, look away, look away.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15They didn't need to look away. You did yourself proud there, darling.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Very ambitious lifts, by the way. Very brave lifts.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Very brave for him considering I've not long had a baby.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It must be a special Christmas, the first Christmas with a baby.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30It is a special Christmas, not that she knows what's going on.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- All for my benefit at this stage. - Mummy's there and she's having fun.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35It's all good. And a real Christmas treat seeing you back here.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Thank you, Tess.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41A Christmas present right there. Your scores are in.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Ladies and gentlemen, the judges have their scores.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- 31.- That's OK. - That's OK. Really well done.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I wasn't expecting that at all. Minus eight, I thought I would get.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Don't talk yourself out of it. A great score, well done.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Santa Claus is coming to town, and he was loving that salsa.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16But did our audience think all their Christmases had come at once?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19We'll find out soon enough. She's so giddy! I love her.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Who's next in your Christmas stocking, Bruce?
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Our next couple is singer Matt Goss and his partner Aliona Vilani.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34As you probably know, Matt has a twin brother.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38I wish I had a twin brother, not for the brotherly love,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41but it would be nice to have a few spare parts.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Do you like that one?
0:40:45 > 0:40:46CHEERING
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Here's what they've been up to.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Alongside his twin brother Luke, Matt Goss shot to stardom
0:40:56 > 0:40:58in '80s supergroup Bros.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Bros, yeah.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04That was 20 years ago,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07and I've been all over the world singing by myself ever since.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10For the last five years,
0:41:10 > 0:41:13I've been headlining at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15How you guys feeling tonight?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17We do 120 shows year.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's been really fun.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21# Fly me to the moon... #
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Every year, my family watches Strictly,
0:41:24 > 0:41:25and this year it's going to be great,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28because my mum's going to be able to sit down and watch her
0:41:28 > 0:41:32boy on Strictly, so I know she's completely made up. She loves her boys.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I've been paired with Aliona, and she's very strict.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39She bosses me around as if we're married.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41We have a good banter and we've had a good laugh.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44It's crazy, because I do the show in Las Vegas.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Aliona had to come over
0:41:45 > 0:41:48and we had to do the first part of the training there.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52It's a lot to take on both massive shows
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- at the same time, it's quite tough. - Aliona is working me hard.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58A bit tighter.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00And as a teacher,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I'm quite different depending on what kind of student I have.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Looking up.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- She's bossing me around already.- If I have someone who is a bit lazy...
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- Always having a go at me about my eye line.- The horns come out.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14I understand that she needs to tell me off a lot. I'm OK with that.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- And my dad's here.- Eyes up.- I'm not even dancing!- Shoulders back.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- And head up, and the eyes have got to stay up.- Your dad is right.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26I'm with him 100%. Back in the day, that wouldn't have happened.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28# Driving home for Christmas... #
0:42:28 > 0:42:33- Flew back last night.- Thank you. OK. - Aliona just makes me look good.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I've no idea what I'm doing still, but I'm having a good time.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Being home for Christmas, I just really don't want to go back.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Whoever's watching, put the kettle on.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I'm staying at your house tonight.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Dancing the American smooth, Matt Goss and Aliona Vilani.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56MUSIC: "Winter Wonderland"
0:44:32 > 0:44:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:44:36 > 0:44:38Oh, Matt, that was lovely.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40Wasn't that great?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43A bit of Vegas, that was.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46You should put that in your act in Vegas.
0:44:46 > 0:44:52I'm Aliona's agent, so have a word with me, OK? It was great. Len?
0:44:52 > 0:44:54That wasn't Matt, that was gloss.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59Suave and sophisticated.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02You lost your posture a little bit once you got into hold,
0:45:02 > 0:45:05but I thought you danced it nicely. Well done, Matt.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10Surprised, weren't you? Put it in Vegas. Bruno?
0:45:10 > 0:45:14Well, I loved the look of it. It was like Christmas at the Ritz.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18High class, high style, in high society.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21A bit like Gary Cooper meeting Marlene Dietrich
0:45:21 > 0:45:24and going for a spin. You know, things do happen.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27So suave, so debonair. You move very, very well.
0:45:27 > 0:45:32The frock, you can't help that, but I think you did very well.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34He wasn't wearing the frock!
0:45:34 > 0:45:38You can't blame him for that.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42- Right, Craig?- I thought the jumps needed ironing out a little bit.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46You were driving the pivots a little too hard.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50Your head needed lifting up. Your shoulders needed pulling back.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54All that aside, I thought the lifts were absolutely lovely,
0:45:54 > 0:45:58it was completely classy and beautifully elegant.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01Very classy. Yes.
0:46:04 > 0:46:05And Darcey, Darcey Bussell.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Well, I love the dynamics you gave that American smooth.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10You reminded me of Fred Astaire
0:46:10 > 0:46:12and all you had to do is keep that charisma going
0:46:12 > 0:46:15and follow it through, maybe just with the chin,
0:46:15 > 0:46:17just to finish off those lines.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20But it was beautiful. It was a very yummy performance.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23When a dancer...when a singer dances,
0:46:23 > 0:46:25he really dances to the music.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27The style was spot-on. Beautiful.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30That's where you got the style into it, which was very noticeable.
0:46:30 > 0:46:31- It was great!- Thank you, Bruce!
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Aliona, you did a good job, off you go!
0:46:34 > 0:46:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:46:46 > 0:46:47What about that, then?
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Quite possibly the smoothest American smooth we've ever had.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53- A bit of old Hollywood glamour there, well done.- We were trying.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55- I'm sorry about treading on your frock.- It's OK.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59You are headlining in Vegas, aren't you, the show-biz capital of the world.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01How does our Strictly ballroom compare with that?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04It's so nerve-racking, I mean, I go out every night
0:47:04 > 0:47:07and a second before I go on stage I'm relaxed,
0:47:07 > 0:47:10but here, it really is such an institution in the UK,
0:47:10 > 0:47:12it's a very nerve-racking experience,
0:47:12 > 0:47:14but I really had a good time and Aliona is amazing.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17And we're way more glamorous than Vegas, obviously.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20And you're back in Britain. Is it nice to be home for the holidays?
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Yeah. I don't want to...I don't think I want to go home now.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25I like being home with my family so it's good to be back here, so...
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Well, it's lovely to have you back.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Safe to say Craig's off your Christmas card list, right?
0:47:30 > 0:47:31Scores are in.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33Will the judges please
0:47:33 > 0:47:34reveal their scores?
0:47:48 > 0:47:49Oh, a very healthy score!
0:47:49 > 0:47:51And an 8 from Craig in the end. 35, well done.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Did that pull your Christmas cracker?
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Well, it's up to our studio audience to decide who's been naughty
0:47:56 > 0:47:59and who's been nice, but thankfully, they're full of festive cheer.
0:47:59 > 0:48:00Aren't you, ladies and gents?
0:48:00 > 0:48:02AUDIENCE: Yes!
0:48:02 > 0:48:04Oh, it's just like panto!
0:48:04 > 0:48:06ALL: Oh, no, it isn't!
0:48:06 > 0:48:08Oh, yes, it is.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Time now for the last dance of Christmas.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13Who's the fairy on top of our tree, Brucie?
0:48:13 > 0:48:19Our final Christmas couple is Rufus Hound and his partner Flavia Cacace!
0:48:19 > 0:48:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:48:22 > 0:48:25Lovely to have Flavia back, it really is.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27Now, for their routine,
0:48:27 > 0:48:32they're going to have two real-life huskies on the floor.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34AUDIENCE: Ooooh!
0:48:34 > 0:48:38No, they're ferocious dogs, so I've got them a bone to calm them down.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41And I've put it under Craig's chair.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43LAUGHTER
0:48:43 > 0:48:45Anyway, here's what they've been up to.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:48:52 > 0:48:55Before treading the boards of London's West End,
0:48:55 > 0:48:58funnyman Rufus Hound first made his name as a comedian.
0:48:58 > 0:48:59- TELEVISION:- It's Rufus Hound!
0:48:59 > 0:49:04I suppose people at home will know me as that bloke with the moustache.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07I've done lots of sort of panel shows and things like that.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11My experience of Christmas from growing up was my dad actually
0:49:11 > 0:49:14wheeled the telly into the dining room
0:49:14 > 0:49:16and the telly had, like, pride of place,
0:49:16 > 0:49:20so when you're asked to be on the Strictly Christmas Special,
0:49:20 > 0:49:23there are a lot of, like, bells and whistles and fireworks
0:49:23 > 0:49:24that go off in your head, where you think,
0:49:24 > 0:49:27"I'm going to get to be a part of people's Christmas Day."
0:49:27 > 0:49:29Then, having agreed to do it,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32you've got to really make an effort not to muck it up.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37I'm dancing with Flavia Cacace.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Cacaceei, Cacacea, Chu-chuk-a!
0:49:40 > 0:49:43I don't know how it's pronounced. I should ask her, really.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46I just call her Flavia. She's good, though. That much I do know.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53We're lucky enough to have some real huskies in our routine,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55which is a little bit scary.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57Release the dogs!
0:49:57 > 0:50:00'We just sort of said in the rehearsal room,'
0:50:00 > 0:50:02"Oh, and there'll be an igloo over there,
0:50:02 > 0:50:04"and then, there'll be two dogs."
0:50:04 > 0:50:06But we've been practising with these little friends.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08We have two doggies.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13Hello, huskies. The reins are off, or should I say, the leash is off.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17It's Rufus Hound, so the jokes are just endless.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20What do you think of it so far? Rubbish.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24I get the giggles and it takes me quite a while to settle back down.
0:50:24 > 0:50:26This only flashes when I'm in mortal peril.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29'As we all know, you never work with animals.'
0:50:29 > 0:50:31They also say you should never work with children,
0:50:31 > 0:50:33but it's too late - Flavia's already doing it.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:50:40 > 0:50:44Dancing the tango, Rufus Hound and Flavia Cacace.
0:50:45 > 0:50:49MUSIC: "Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo"
0:52:21 > 0:52:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:33 > 0:52:36That was so delightful! Everybody loved that!
0:52:39 > 0:52:41Everybody loved that!
0:52:41 > 0:52:43It was... Rufus, that was marvellous,
0:52:43 > 0:52:45and Flavia and all that.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48Oh, I love all that stuff. I really do. Bruno.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Oh, tantrums in the tundra!
0:52:50 > 0:52:52That really was a nutcracker of a tango.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53LAUGHTER
0:52:53 > 0:52:55I absolutely loved it.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58It was funny. It was perfectly pitched for the season.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02- A wonderful ending for a fantastic evening.- Thank you.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07That goes for both of you, it really does.
0:53:07 > 0:53:11By the way, Craig, did the dogs go for the bone? I don't think they did.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14It's just as well, because it was your old hipbone.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16LAUGHTER
0:53:16 > 0:53:19Lovely thought, that is.
0:53:19 > 0:53:23But I've got to say, that has to be one of the most abnormal,
0:53:23 > 0:53:29unusual and curious tangos I've ever had the pleasure to witness.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:53:31 > 0:53:33And I've got to say, however strange
0:53:33 > 0:53:37and bizarrely odd and unconventional it was, I loved it!
0:53:37 > 0:53:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:53:42 > 0:53:44And what did you think, Darcey?
0:53:44 > 0:53:48Well, Rufus, I thought you were an unusually hot Eskimo, for me.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51ALL: Oooh!
0:53:51 > 0:53:53You melted everything for me, but...
0:53:53 > 0:53:54LAUGHTER
0:53:54 > 0:53:56Yeah, I mean, Craig's right,
0:53:56 > 0:53:59we've never seen such an entertaining ballroom tango.
0:53:59 > 0:54:03But it had drama and attack and I liked it very much.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Well, thank you.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:07 > 0:54:10- Now, Len.- I liked that little kick up the codpiece, that was...
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Listen, what it lacked in technique
0:54:12 > 0:54:14it made up for in entertainment.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18It was great fun and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done!
0:54:18 > 0:54:22It really was. Well done, Flavia. What a partner you've got there.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24- Yeah!- Off you go!
0:54:24 > 0:54:25Off you go!
0:54:25 > 0:54:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:32 > 0:54:35THEY CHEER
0:54:35 > 0:54:37Great end to a great show,
0:54:37 > 0:54:40but it looks like you have sustained a dance injury.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42- What happened to you? - What happened to the head?
0:54:42 > 0:54:44- Oh, yeah, no, I have cut myself in the eye.- Yes!
0:54:44 > 0:54:47- I can't actually...- That wasn't me! - Don't worry, Tess,
0:54:47 > 0:54:50- I've got that much adrenaline going through.- It wasn't me!
0:54:50 > 0:54:51I have no idea.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53No, when the fish came out.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56- Oh, really?- It hit me in the eye. - Oh, did it?- Yeah!
0:54:56 > 0:55:00But, you know, what do you call a fish with no eyes? A fshhhh.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02LAUGHTER
0:55:02 > 0:55:05- Just rolled off his tongue.- They can take them out, can't they?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08I love that. I love that about you, it just rolls off.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Now, you have got some big West End shows under your belt,
0:55:10 > 0:55:14you've done stand-up... Does anything prepare you for this?
0:55:14 > 0:55:16No, absolutely not.
0:55:16 > 0:55:20Because, like, when you're out there on the stage, you kind of,
0:55:20 > 0:55:23you've got yourself, really, you're trying to get through that
0:55:23 > 0:55:25with the assistance of your cast, who you've learned to trust.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Whereas this lady had to drag around this bag of coal,
0:55:29 > 0:55:30naughty or nice.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Flavia, it's so lovely to see you, but have you missed us?
0:55:33 > 0:55:36- Absolutely, yes, of course. - We've missed you! We really have.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:55:38 > 0:55:41Nice Christmas present in the shape of Rufus there. Scores are in.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Will the judges please
0:55:43 > 0:55:44reveal their scores?
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Come on! Two tens in there for you.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08- There's a little tissue for your dance injury.- Thank you very much.
0:56:08 > 0:56:09That's commitment for you.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11That's what our judges thought, but did
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Rufus's tango tickle our studio audience?
0:56:13 > 0:56:14We're going to find out later
0:56:14 > 0:56:17- if your hound's found you that Glitterball Trophy. - LAUGHTER
0:56:17 > 0:56:20That's a wrap for now. Our Christmas stars have done their best,
0:56:20 > 0:56:23let's see who shone brightly and who had their goose cooked by the judges.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26Let's have a look at the leaderboard.
0:56:26 > 0:56:27Up there at the top,
0:56:27 > 0:56:29the judges' favourite with a maximum
0:56:29 > 0:56:31six points, Elaine and Pasha.
0:56:31 > 0:56:32Followed by Rufus
0:56:32 > 0:56:34and Flavia in second place.
0:56:34 > 0:56:35Now down there at the bottom
0:56:35 > 0:56:36of the leaderboard,
0:56:36 > 0:56:37like an unwanted satsuma
0:56:37 > 0:56:39at the bottom of the stocking...
0:56:39 > 0:56:40LAUGHTER
0:56:40 > 0:56:41..it's Rochelle and Ian,
0:56:41 > 0:56:43- with just two points. - AUDIENCE: Awww
0:56:43 > 0:56:46Those judges' scores are only half the story,
0:56:46 > 0:56:48our studio audience are ready to vote,
0:56:48 > 0:56:50and their votes could change everything.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52But first, here's a reminder of all the
0:56:52 > 0:56:54festive fun from our Strictly six - didn't they do well?
0:57:07 > 0:57:09CHEERING
0:57:22 > 0:57:24AUDIENCE: Whoo!
0:57:38 > 0:57:40APPLAUSE
0:58:11 > 0:58:13AUDIENCE: Whoo!
0:58:39 > 0:58:41CHEERING
0:58:43 > 0:58:46Well, what a wonderful, wonderful Christmas night.
0:58:46 > 0:58:49Now for a little music.
0:58:49 > 0:58:53Performing for us on this very special Christmas show is
0:58:53 > 0:58:59an 11-year-old choirboy with an angelic face and a voice to match.
0:58:59 > 0:59:02I'm sure he has a great career ahead of him.
0:59:02 > 0:59:06He's singing Tomorrow, but we're going to hear it tonight.
0:59:06 > 0:59:07LAUGHTER
0:59:07 > 0:59:10No, this is not a funny bit, this is not a funny bit!
0:59:11 > 0:59:13We're going to hear it tonight.
0:59:13 > 0:59:17Please welcome the wonderful Jack Topping.
0:59:17 > 0:59:19CHEERING
0:59:28 > 0:59:33# The sun'll come out tomorrow
0:59:33 > 0:59:39# So you got to hang on till tomorrow
0:59:40 > 0:59:45# Come what may
0:59:45 > 0:59:49# Tomorrow, tomorrow
0:59:49 > 0:59:54# I love you, tomorrow
0:59:54 > 0:59:59# You're always a day away... #
1:00:04 > 1:00:05APPLAUSE
1:00:07 > 1:00:10SONG CONTINUES
1:00:57 > 1:00:59# ..tomorrow
1:00:59 > 1:01:05# So you got to hang on till tomorrow
1:01:05 > 1:01:10# Come what may
1:01:10 > 1:01:14# Tomorrow, tomorrow
1:01:14 > 1:01:18# I love you, tomorrow
1:01:18 > 1:01:25# You're always a day away
1:01:29 > 1:01:34# When I'm stuck with a day that's grey
1:01:34 > 1:01:37# And lonely
1:01:37 > 1:01:42# I just stick out my chin and grin
1:01:42 > 1:01:46# And say...
1:01:46 > 1:01:49HE VOCALISES
1:01:50 > 1:01:52APPLAUSE
1:02:24 > 1:02:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:02:31 > 1:02:33Wonderful.
1:02:33 > 1:02:36Now, our Christmas couples await their fate at the hands
1:02:36 > 1:02:37of the studio audience,
1:02:37 > 1:02:41but we haven't forgotten our stars from Strictly 2013.
1:02:41 > 1:02:43They're behind me, enjoying the festive spectacle.
1:02:43 > 1:02:46And they've helped spread a little Christmas cheer,
1:02:46 > 1:02:49when they visited children and staff at Evelina Children's Hospital.
1:02:54 > 1:02:59So we're here at the Mountain Ward at Evelina Children's Hospital.
1:02:59 > 1:03:02And we're going to bring some Christmas joy.
1:03:02 > 1:03:05Hold tight, because I'm very competitive,
1:03:05 > 1:03:06and I'll want to win this.
1:03:06 > 1:03:09It's coming up to Christmas and it's the worst time for anyone
1:03:09 > 1:03:11to be in hospital, never mind if you're a kid.
1:03:11 > 1:03:13- You can wiggle. Come on. Show me.- Whoo!
1:03:13 > 1:03:15SHE LAUGHS
1:03:15 > 1:03:18Why couldn't the skeleton go to the Christmas party?
1:03:18 > 1:03:21I don't know - why couldn't the skeleton go to the Christmas party?
1:03:21 > 1:03:24He had NO BODY to go with.
1:03:24 > 1:03:26THEY LAUGH
1:03:26 > 1:03:31Are you ready for a bit of Strictly Come Dancing Christmas fun?
1:03:31 > 1:03:33CHEERING
1:03:33 > 1:03:35- Look, there's Anton du Beke down there. Do you like him?- Yeah.
1:03:35 > 1:03:39- Anton's everyone's favourite. - She likes him.- Yeah, really?
1:03:39 > 1:03:42- Is Anton du Beke your favourite? - Yeah.- But what about Kevin?
1:03:42 > 1:03:44SHE LAUGHS
1:03:44 > 1:03:47Please welcome the fabulous Janette Manrara
1:03:47 > 1:03:50and her partner, Kevin Clifton!
1:03:50 > 1:03:53Music: "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee
1:04:00 > 1:04:04- Every time I see you on TV, you make me smile.- Aw!
1:04:08 > 1:04:09- There you are.- Aw.
1:04:09 > 1:04:12Having the cast from Strictly here was really lovely.
1:04:12 > 1:04:15It was exciting for everybody to see the dancing.
1:04:15 > 1:04:18It's nice if we can spread a bit of Christmas cheer.
1:04:18 > 1:04:20Good team. Good team.
1:04:20 > 1:04:22You look like one of Santa's little helpers, now.
1:04:28 > 1:04:31- What shall we ask him to do? - Helicopter. Break dance.
1:04:31 > 1:04:34- Helicopter break dance? - Come on - show us what you've got.
1:04:34 > 1:04:36GIRL LAUGHS
1:04:41 > 1:04:43You don't realise how lucky you are, really,
1:04:43 > 1:04:47and you see these little kids who even though they're in hospital
1:04:47 > 1:04:50all day, they're still so happy, and they are just being kids.
1:04:54 > 1:04:57It's amazing. You come away realising just how much courage and resilience
1:04:57 > 1:05:00and love there is. That's an amazing Christmas present for us to see that.
1:05:00 > 1:05:02Yeah, absolutely.
1:05:05 > 1:05:09I think it's the least we can do - come out and spend a few hours
1:05:09 > 1:05:12to try and put a smile on their face and break up the day a little bit.
1:05:17 > 1:05:19CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:05:19 > 1:05:20- BOTH:- Merry Christmas!
1:05:23 > 1:05:26That was really, truly wonderful.
1:05:26 > 1:05:30And we've still got a very special performance to come
1:05:30 > 1:05:34from our Christmas stars. And you don't want to miss that either.
1:05:34 > 1:05:37But before all that, it's the moment that we've all been waiting for -
1:05:37 > 1:05:40our audience votes and the judges' scores have been combined,
1:05:40 > 1:05:42and our Christmas champion has been chosen.
1:05:42 > 1:05:43The results are in.
1:05:48 > 1:05:53Ricky and Janette, Bruno said you were a wonderful, glitzy hamper.
1:05:54 > 1:05:59Elaine and Pasha, Darcey said that was a sparkling performance.
1:06:00 > 1:06:06Sara and Robin, Len said you were light, bright and lovely.
1:06:07 > 1:06:12Rochelle and Ian, Darcey said that was a cracker of a salsa.
1:06:13 > 1:06:18Matt and Aliona, Craig said it was classy and beautifully elegant.
1:06:19 > 1:06:24Rufus and Flavia, Bruno said it was a nutcracker of a tango.
1:06:25 > 1:06:27But who will be taking home the trophy?
1:06:30 > 1:06:34I can now reveal the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions are...
1:06:48 > 1:06:49..Rufus and Flavia!
1:06:49 > 1:06:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:07:01 > 1:07:02And well done.
1:07:02 > 1:07:05- Well done to the rest of you. - Well done.- Thank you so much
1:07:05 > 1:07:07for taking part.
1:07:07 > 1:07:09You were all magnificent.
1:07:11 > 1:07:12Come on, then!
1:07:12 > 1:07:14Come on and join us!
1:07:14 > 1:07:16- Well done, you.- Thank you.
1:07:16 > 1:07:18- Worth taking a cut for, on the head? - Oh, yeah, yeah.
1:07:18 > 1:07:21I'll take a head wound for one of these any time.
1:07:21 > 1:07:25- How does it feel to be our Christmas Champions?- Surreal in the extreme.
1:07:25 > 1:07:27- We didn't really set out to win... - No.
1:07:27 > 1:07:30..so the fact this has happened, I don't know what it means.
1:07:30 > 1:07:31LAUGHTER
1:07:31 > 1:07:33Has it given you a taste for the ballroom now, Rufus?
1:07:33 > 1:07:35If I had any more taste of the ballroom
1:07:35 > 1:07:37they'd be serving it in a burger, Brucie.
1:07:37 > 1:07:39LAUGHTER
1:07:39 > 1:07:40But only with this partner?
1:07:40 > 1:07:43Listen, she put a lot on the line to dance with me.
1:07:43 > 1:07:45I had a brilliant time. Honestly, it was such fun.
1:07:45 > 1:07:47This makes you a double champion, does it?
1:07:47 > 1:07:50It's amazing. I don't know what to say. Thank you so much.
1:07:50 > 1:07:54Well, I have great pleasure in crowning Rufus and Flavia...
1:07:54 > 1:07:56RUFUS LAUGHS CRAZILY
1:07:56 > 1:07:58LAUGHTER
1:07:58 > 1:08:00- This is serious. - Sorry. Sorry, Bruce. All right.
1:08:00 > 1:08:05- ..2013 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions!- Yes!
1:08:05 > 1:08:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:08:07 > 1:08:12Together. Together. Come on. Weren't they wonderful?
1:08:12 > 1:08:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:08:15 > 1:08:19- All right.- They did a wonderful job. Safe to say, very happy about that.
1:08:21 > 1:08:25- They're very worthy.- Very worthy. - Very worthy.- Indeed.
1:08:25 > 1:08:28Congratulations again to Rufus and Flavia.
1:08:28 > 1:08:31Now, I hope you've left room for a little bit of pudding,
1:08:31 > 1:08:34cos there's still one more Christmas treat yet to come, as all of our
1:08:34 > 1:08:36stars return to the floor for a festive knees-up.
1:08:36 > 1:08:38Thank you to all our couples,
1:08:38 > 1:08:42- and, of course, to Jack Topping for topping the bill.- Yeah.
1:08:43 > 1:08:47But now, and for one time only, please welcome to the dance floor
1:08:47 > 1:08:51the stars of Christmas Strictly 2013!
1:08:51 > 1:08:53Yes, 2013. There they are!
1:08:54 > 1:08:57MUSIC: "Fairy Tale Of New York"
1:08:57 > 1:09:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:09:20 > 1:09:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:09:29 > 1:09:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:11:25 > 1:11:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:11:34 > 1:11:37A huge thanks to all of our dancers for taking part,
1:11:37 > 1:11:39and thank you for watching.
1:11:39 > 1:11:41And remember, from everybody at Strictly...
1:11:41 > 1:11:45- ALL:- Merry Christmas!
1:11:45 > 1:11:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:11:48 > 1:11:51MUSIC RESUMES