0:00:05 > 0:00:08CLAPPING
0:00:11 > 0:00:13CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:21 > 0:00:24BELLS JINGLE
0:00:24 > 0:00:27MUSIC: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
0:00:30 > 0:00:32MUSIC: Carol Of The Bells
0:00:32 > 0:00:36# Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding
0:00:37 > 0:00:40# Ding, dong, ding, dong
0:00:40 > 0:00:44# Ding, dong, ding
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# Hark how the bells Sweet silver bells
0:00:46 > 0:00:47# All seem to say Throw cares away
0:00:47 > 0:00:49# Christmas is here Bringing good cheer
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# To young and old Meek and the bold
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# Ding, dong, ding, dong That is their song
0:00:53 > 0:00:55# With joyful ring All carolling
0:00:55 > 0:00:57# One seems to hear Words of good cheer
0:00:57 > 0:00:59# From everywhere filling the air... #
0:01:01 > 0:01:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:07 > 0:01:10# Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas
0:01:10 > 0:01:12# Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas
0:01:12 > 0:01:14# Christmas is here Bringing good cheer
0:01:14 > 0:01:16# To young and old Meek and the bold
0:01:16 > 0:01:18# Ding, dong, ding, dong That is their song
0:01:18 > 0:01:20# With joyful ring All carolling... #
0:01:20 > 0:01:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:32 > 0:01:35# We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:01:36 > 0:01:38# We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:01:40 > 0:01:42# We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:01:43 > 0:01:45# And a happy New Year... #
0:01:45 > 0:01:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:47 > 0:01:48# We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:01:48 > 0:01:49# We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:01:49 > 0:01:51# We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:01:51 > 0:01:53# And a happy New Year
0:01:53 > 0:01:55# Good tidings to you... #
0:01:55 > 0:01:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:58 > 0:02:00# And a happy New Year
0:02:13 > 0:02:16# We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas
0:02:16 > 0:02:19# We wish you a Merry Christmas And a happy New
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- # Happy New - Happy New
0:02:21 > 0:02:23# Happy New
0:02:26 > 0:02:28# And a happy New Year! #
0:02:28 > 0:02:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Ho-ho-ho! It's the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Please welcome your hosts...
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Tess Daly... - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:57 > 0:02:58And Claudia Winkleman...
0:02:58 > 0:03:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Aw! Hello and welcome to Strictly Come Dancing, The Christmas Special.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Merry Christmas, everyone!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:23 > 0:03:25A huge thank-you to the Trinity Boys Choir
0:03:25 > 0:03:30and our incredible cast for that truly magical opening number.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Tonight, six stars from Strictly past will be gracing
0:03:33 > 0:03:34the dance floor, as we celebrate
0:03:34 > 0:03:36the things we love most about Christmas.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38We'll also be joined by the Kaiser Chiefs
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- for a fantastic music performance. - Yes!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Plus, we'll be showing you what happened when our Strictly cast
0:03:46 > 0:03:49went to Buckingham Palace for a tea dance fit for royalty.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53And speaking of royalty, please welcome the judges.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Darcey Bussell!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Bruno Tonioli!
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Craig Revel Horwood!
0:04:03 > 0:04:05And Shirley Ballas!
0:04:05 > 0:04:08CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:17 > 0:04:20The judges, everyone. Festive.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22And our judges won't be the only ones
0:04:22 > 0:04:24sparkling in the ballroom tonight
0:04:24 > 0:04:26because it's time to welcome...
0:04:26 > 0:04:27BOTH: Our Christmas stars!
0:04:27 > 0:04:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Football journalist Robbie Savage and his partner, Dianne Buswell!
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Tennis coach Judy Murray and her partner, Neil Jones!
0:04:39 > 0:04:45Olympian and TV broadcaster Colin Jackson and his partner, Amy Dowden!
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Broadcaster and Journalist Jeremy Vine and his partner, Karen Clifton!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53BBC Proms and Radio 3 presenter Katie Derham
0:04:53 > 0:04:54and her partner, Brendan Cole!
0:04:54 > 0:04:58And finally, entertainer and pop star Kimberley Walsh
0:04:58 > 0:05:00and her partner, Pasha Kovalev!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16There they are, a selection box of treats!
0:05:16 > 0:05:20But only one will get their hands on the Christmas trophy.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21ALL: Ooooooh!
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- There it is! - I know, it's quite magical!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Tonight, the phone lines won't be open.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Instead, our studio audience will vote for their favourite couple.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Their votes will be combined with the judges' scores
0:05:33 > 0:05:37to decide who will be our Strictly Christmas champions 2017!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Yes! And first up tonight is Robbie Savage
0:05:40 > 0:05:41and his partner Dianne Buswell.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Their routine is set in the 1940s and is all about the joys
0:05:49 > 0:05:52of coming home for Christmas, but will Robbie still be at home
0:05:52 > 0:05:55with the American smooth? Let's find out.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Footballer and pundit Robbie Savage reached the quarterfinals
0:06:02 > 0:06:06when he tackled the Strictly ballroom in 2011.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10My time on Strictly six years ago was an amazing experience.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I learned a new skill, I improved every week,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16to a point where I was still not very good!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Technically it wasn't perfect!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25The theme this year is what we most love about Christmas.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29When I was playing football, you'd always be on the road at Christmas,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33so the thing I'd look forward to most was coming home to my family.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35This time I've got a new partner, Dianne.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37We're dancing an American smooth.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40No more knee slides!
0:06:40 > 0:06:41I'm savage by name,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44but smooth by nature this Christmas.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50The theme of our dance is I'm waiting for you at home,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52not thinking you're coming home for Christmas.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I get a knock at the door, and who is it?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It's Robbie, home for Christmas!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Step, kick. Back on Christmas Day!
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Christmas Day! - The best day of the year.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05My kids are opening their presents, my mother's round my house,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07all the family's here, it's fantastic.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11I'm glad it's the American smooth cos when I was on Strictly,
0:07:11 > 0:07:12that was my best score.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Step, kick, step...
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Do I think I can top 31? It's going to be tough.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Five and six...- I can't do it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- My footwork's not the best.- One, click, and two. Let's do it again.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I have put a lot of lifts in this routine.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- At the moment it's not quite there yet.- It's so difficult.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It could go wrong.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Maybe a few more sessions at the gym, and we'll be all right.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38It's been a lot more challenging because I am six years older
0:07:38 > 0:07:42but, Dianne, what a teacher, brings out the best in me.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43So...I can't wait to dance.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52Dancing the American smooth, Robbie Savage and Dianne Buswell.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:54 > 0:07:58MUSIC: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
0:09:42 > 0:09:45CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Well done!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Welcome home, Robbie! Still got that Strictly sparkle.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Look at his face! That was lovely.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Dianne, I hope you've enjoyed being
0:10:02 > 0:10:04with your Strictly family for Christmas.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- I have, definitely.- Very good. Lovely to have you.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Before we hear from our festive four,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10let's give a big Christmas cheer for our fabulous singers -
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Hayley, Lance, Andrea, Tommy,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17and, of course, Dave Arch and his wonderful orchestra.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Good job, Robbie!
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Six years ago, the American smooth was your highest scoring dance.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Has he still got it tonight, Shirley?
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Well, I thought that was a joyous
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and spectacular way to open our Christmas show, it was amazing.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39And now I'd like to say, Robbie, it's very difficult to do lifts,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and I was extremely impressed when you were down on the floor.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Dianne, you had to do that double turn, and he caught you,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and it was smooth as brandy butter!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I also have to say you are dashingly handsome,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- and I thought your foxtrot was just as handsome as you are.- Oh, I say!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Shirley's smitten! Bruno.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03For me, it was like a great, big Christmas turkey!
0:11:04 > 0:11:08All full of meat and crunchy bits! Oh, yes!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The gravy was a little bit lumpy, darling -
0:11:10 > 0:11:15a bit like your footwork, but there was plenty for everyone to enjoy.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18We all enjoyed it, ladies and gents, didn't we?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Craig, was it smooth enough for you?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25You're still as stiff as you were six years ago, I'm afraid.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27BOOING
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Your chasse is also very skippy,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33and your fingers are doing some very odd and curious things.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Your index finger and your middle finger seemed to be glued together
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- for some reason, I don't know why. - We have the Grinch!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44As Shirley did mention, you are pleasant on the eye, darling.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- That's all right, then(!) - And I loved all the lifts,
0:11:46 > 0:11:51however there was only meant to be 3, not 23 lifts!
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- But I will overlook it, darling. - It's Christmas! Darcey.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59For me, Robbie, it was like a perfect Christmas feast.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01There was so much in that American smooth.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Well partnered, with tasty trimmings, definitely.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08There were some very tricky lifts indeed. I really enjoyed those.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12And I actually thought there was some very neat footwork indeed.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17And your posture as well was stunning. So, very, very nice.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21TESS: They liked it, I know WE did. Smooth as brandy butter.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Go and make yourself at home with Claudia.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Thank you, Robbie and Dianne.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Welcome back! Well done, darling. You were nervous, weren't you?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Because it's been six years and you were like, "What about lifting,"
0:12:44 > 0:12:47and everything else, it was all just going to be a bit scary.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49I was so nervous, but thanks to Dianne, she got me through,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- amazing partner. - Yes, it was fantastic.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54My favourite thing, and sometimes I've got stories
0:12:54 > 0:12:56about people's Christmases, and one year I believe you said,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00"Leave the turkey to me." You put it in the oven - what happened?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- I forgot to turn the oven on. - Forgot to turn the oven on.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05The scores are in.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's time for the judges' scores.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Craig Revel Horwood...
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Darcey Bussell...
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Shirley Ballas...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Bruno Tonioli...
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Well done! Well done. You did it.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Now, remember, the studio audience vote will be combined with
0:13:32 > 0:13:34the judges' scores to decide
0:13:34 > 0:13:37who becomes Strictly Christmas Champions 2017.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Now, Father Christmas has had a very busy night,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43he's absolutely exhausted. He's put me in charge of his grotto.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46There's still some letters to get through.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Will you read one, please? Thank you, thank you.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58"Dear Santa, I would really, really like a shiny new bike
0:13:58 > 0:14:03"and a cool new train set that goes, 'choo-choo'! Ple-e-ease!
0:14:03 > 0:14:07"Lots of love, Bruno Tonioli, aged 59¾."
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Thank you very much. Delightful. Tess.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Sweet! Our next couple tonight is
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Judy Murray and her partner, Neil Jones.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:22 > 0:14:26And look who I've found, it's the cast of 2017, back for Christmas!
0:14:26 > 0:14:27I hope you're all enjoying the show?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Yes!- Yes!- Yes!
0:14:29 > 0:14:33It's lovely to see them back. And we are thrilled that Judy is here, too.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Partly because her Charleston promises to be so much fun,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38but also because she has brought us
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- some of her legendary home-made shortbread.- Oooh!
0:14:42 > 0:14:44It's so good!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- It's mine!- I got a bit!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52In 2014, tennis coach Judy Murray served up
0:14:52 > 0:14:56some ace performances on Strictly's centre court.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58It's great to be back on Strictly. I had such a good time,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02and the Christmas special is going to be even better.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05When I was on the show before, my partner was Anton,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08and this time I've been paired with Neil - he's a World Champion!
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Neil's been part of the Strictly family for a couple of years now,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14and I could not have asked for a better partner.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19We are going to be dancing a Charleston to Let's Misbehave.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Last time I really struggled -
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I really didn't get to grips with the swivels at all.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27There wasn't an ounce of swivel anywhere, darling.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31This time, it's going to be a Christmas cracker.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Neil's choreographed a great-fun routine, where we are giant toys.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Judy Murray is really funny. I'm loving every moment.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43And this is actually the best Christmas present I could have.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45The judges are going to be looking at the swivel big-time.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Swivel!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51What I love about Christmas for sure is giving presents.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I find it very difficult to buy for Andy and Jamie,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57so I tend to buy them the really dull things, like boxers.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59With the Charleston underway,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Judy and Neil take a well-deserved break
0:16:02 > 0:16:04to meet some very special people.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09We've come down to the Royal Children's Hospital in Glasgow,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and were going to give some Christmas presents to the kids.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I think you could suit this one.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17When we gave them their presents, they were thrilled to bits.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19It was great to see them open up their presents.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22They got straight into it, ripping it open.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26What I love about Christmas is presents.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Judy gave me a "big hug mug".
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Are you dancing?- Are you asking?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I'm asking.- I'm dancing. - That's my boy!
0:16:38 > 0:16:40One, two, three. You're nailing that.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Yes, he's nailing that. I could hear him.- Good luck, Neil and Judy.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45It's been a real treat to come here
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and put a smile on some of the kids' faces.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51And now, all I've got to do is put in a performance that will put
0:16:51 > 0:16:53a smile on the judges' faces.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Dancing the Charleston, Judy Murray and Neil Jones.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Go, Judy! - NEIL:- So good!
0:18:52 > 0:18:55TESS CHUCKLES
0:18:55 > 0:18:58That's the first time I've seen a lift like that!
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Over the shoulder!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Bruno, is Judy the gift that keeps on giving?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Whatever happened to Judy Murray?!
0:19:05 > 0:19:08It was a Christmas miracle!
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The lady can almost dance!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I'm telling you!
0:19:13 > 0:19:17A new racquet, a new pair of balls, and she's back in the game.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20What a lovely Christmas surprise!
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- I really wasn't expecting that, well done.- Well done!
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Craig? I think I see a smile!
0:19:28 > 0:19:32I can officially announce that Judy Murray
0:19:32 > 0:19:37has swivel, darling! At last! Finally!
0:19:37 > 0:19:42I'm sorry, the timing wasn't too bad - don't get too excited,
0:19:42 > 0:19:47darling, it wasn't worth a 10! But I'm amazed. And you know what?
0:19:47 > 0:19:52It's probably the best I think you've ever danced. I really do.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56That is the icing on the Christmas cake, Judy.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Did it get you into the Christmas spirit, Darcey?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I'm loving this new cheeky Judy.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02It was bubbly, it was springy,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05your feet did exactly as you told them to do, you were
0:20:05 > 0:20:09all in sync as well, and you got to wrap up Neil at the very end!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I really enjoyed that, well done!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Shirley?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I just love a Christmas Charleston. I think you are made of sugar
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and spice and all things nice!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24You were coordinated, you were slick, no mistakes,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27nice clarity of performance, nice swivel on your feet,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29and a nice little chemistry going on there.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- Very, very nice.- Lovely!
0:20:32 > 0:20:34A clean sweep from the judges.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- I bet you're glad you came back now, aren't you?- I am!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Go upstairs and have some more fun with Claudia.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Well done, Judy and Neil.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54We love you, Judy. Thank you so much for coming back.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- That wasn't like the judges' comments used to be!- No!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00You walked over there and turned to Neil going,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02"Wait for this. It might get it interesting."
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- They were lovely! Did you enjoy it?- I loved it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I'm absolutely totally out of breath,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09but it was great fun, my partner was fantastic.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I know, you got on so well.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Neil, very lovely to see you doing dancing.- Yes!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- ANTON:- How quickly they forget.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Because we weren't really sure. Good.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21The scores are in.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Ladies and gentlemen, the judges' scores...
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Craig Revel Horwood...
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Darcey Bussell...
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Shirley Ballas...
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Bruno Tonioli...
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I'm happy, I'm happy.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Can I say, when Judy was on the show, your highest score was 24.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47That's got to feel like a good Christmas present!
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Don't listen, Anton, don't listen. - Anton, cover your ears.- Amazing.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I have to tell you, Judy, Father Christmas left a present for you.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Here it is.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01I know you wanted a sandwich maker, so fingers crossed...
0:22:01 > 0:22:02..that's what it is!
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- Well done. Tess.- Thank you! Our next couple is Colin Jackson
0:22:06 > 0:22:08and his partner, Amy Dowden.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:10 > 0:22:14It's actually been 12 years since Colin was first on the show,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and he's coming back with a very challenging rumba,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19but I'm sure this champion hurdler will take it ALL in his stride.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Champion hurdler Colin Jackson raced all the way to the Strictly final
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- in series three. - I am over the moon to be back.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I thought it was fantastic, well done.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Since being on Strictly, I've truly had an amazing time,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40working with some of the biggest
0:22:40 > 0:22:41sporting stars on this planet.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44I guess Usain is doing his stuff behind me...
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Looking at the Christmas line-up,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51I've been away from the dance hall longer than anybody else.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55I'm slightly anxious that I still remember how to do the steps.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00I am dancing with Amy, and already we have a really tight connection,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and I really want to dance well for her.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08This is the first time a full-on Welsh team is
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- participating in Strictly.- We are going to be dancing the...rumba.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Rumba. A Christmas rumba.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I am so excited about being part of the Christmas special.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22I've watched it every single Christmas since I was a little girl.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26The theme of our rumba are the Christmas lights.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29It's the lights I love the most about Christmas.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32As we are here in Colin's hometown, I'm going
0:23:32 > 0:23:36to take him round Cardiff to soak up all the Christmas magic.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Brilliant!
0:23:40 > 0:23:45This is brilliant! These lights are looking amazing, really beautiful.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I know the Christmas lights are special to you,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50so I've arranged a little surprise.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53You are going to turn on the giant wheel lights
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- at Winter Wonderland, Cardiff! - Here in Cardiff?- Yes, your hometown!
0:23:57 > 0:24:03- Brilliant! I'm so excited. Are you ready?- Yes!- One, two, three...
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Yay!
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Amy, Cardiff looks beautiful from up here.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I'm just hoping we can light up the Strictly dance floor
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- on Christmas Day. - Bring it on.- Let's do it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Dancing the rumba, Colin Jackson and Amy Dowden.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29MUSIC: Run
0:26:18 > 0:26:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:26:29 > 0:26:36I enjoyed that! You lit up that dance floor. Oh, it was gorgeous!
0:26:36 > 0:26:38And you made a little bit of Strictly history
0:26:38 > 0:26:43while you were at it - you are our first Welsh couple! Congratulations!
0:26:43 > 0:26:46It's been a while since Colin was on the dance floor, Craig,
0:26:46 > 0:26:47not that you can tell.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49How did he do?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Darling, that was absolutely brilliant.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Fantastic, lovely hip action on the cucarachas
0:26:57 > 0:26:58and all the way through.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02I love the idiosyncrasy of your hands, they do
0:27:02 > 0:27:05all these weird, wonderful things. But that's just you.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- I thought it was absolutely brilliant, you're great.- Brilliant!
0:27:10 > 0:27:15- Thank you!- No criticism! Happy Christmas! Darcey?
0:27:15 > 0:27:20Wonderful phrasing, sweet accents, and your physicality,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23how you pushed through the floor with your legs.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27And those expressive arms finishing off every line.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32I have to say, for a dance on a cold Christmas Day, that was hot!
0:27:32 > 0:27:34TESS: It was hot!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36It warmed me up no end, Darcey!
0:27:36 > 0:27:39The rumba is your favourite dance, Shirley,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41was that the perfect Christmas present?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44If I could wrap up a rumba and put it under my Christmas tree,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48it would be your rumba that I would wrap up and put under the tree.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54I imagine looking under that tree on a dark night at Christmas,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57and I wasn't sure which part to pick - which present?
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The cucaracha, the sliding door, the lift, the sidesteps,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05the checked forward walk... There were so many goodies there.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- You just wrapped up that perfectly, darling.- Oh, thank you. Thank you.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- Well done, well done. - Perfect present for Shirley.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14How about you, Bruno?
0:28:14 > 0:28:19You were like a rumbalicious snake-hipped Welsh wonder!
0:28:20 > 0:28:21That's what you were like.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26It was hotter than Christmas in the Tropics. And I loved it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27Well done.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Four out of four. Still got it! Never lost it!
0:28:31 > 0:28:34This is turning out to be a happy Christmas, isn't it?
0:28:34 > 0:28:39Well done! Colin and Amy, ladies and gentlemen! Brilliant.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Well done, you.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Up we go.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Well done! Goodness, they loved it!
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- The first time you took to that floor, 12 years ago...- I know!
0:29:00 > 0:29:01Did it all come flooding back?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Did you just, in training, go, "Oh, yeah, THIS"?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06No, tears came flooding back, I tell you.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09This young lady worked me really hard, but I enjoyed working
0:29:09 > 0:29:12with her, and it's great that you're Welsh as well, we forgot about that.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Even when she r-r-rolls her Rs.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16R-r-r-r-r!
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Oh, my God, this is divine. The scores are in.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22The judges' scores are in...
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Craig Revel Horwood...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Darcey Bussell...
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Shirley Ballas...
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Bruno Tonioli...
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Yes!- Well done!
0:29:41 > 0:29:44That's the same score you got for the rumba the last time
0:29:44 > 0:29:46you did it here, 12 years ago.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Well done.- Thank you. - That was really beautiful.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Remember, tonight it's the studio audience vote combined with
0:29:51 > 0:29:53the judges' scores that will decide
0:29:53 > 0:29:56who will become our Strictly Christmas Champions.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Three couples have danced. We still have all of this left to come...
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I think the thing about the jive is you have to keep the same
0:30:05 > 0:30:07energy up all the way to the end.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11The minute you start to flag, it brings the whole routine down.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12At its worst,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14the quickstep just looks like someone running around the room.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It's a great dance for someone
0:30:16 > 0:30:19who's not that good at dancing cos it's about speed and joy.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I'm so happy to be on the Strictly Christmas special.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Everything was rusty at first, but I think it's coming back.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27I'm loving it, actually.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I can't wait to see all of that. But next, it is Jeremy Vine
0:30:34 > 0:30:36and his partner, Karen Clifton.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Their routine is all about the magic of decorating the Christmas tree.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47It's an amazing sight - tall, elegant and lights up the room.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48The tree's not bad either.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52What have you got there, Claud?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56OK, so I didn't think we had quite enough Christmas lights
0:30:56 > 0:30:57in the studio,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00so I've put some more up and wired them directly into the mains.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Are you sure that's a good idea?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Tess, of course! What can possibly go wrong?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Let's do this as a group, as a family.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14Ready? Everyone, OK. Three, two, one.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19SQUEALING AND LAUGHTER
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Here's Jeremy and Karen in training.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26APPLAUSE
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Presenter Jeremy Vine was a fan favourite in 2015,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36when he sprung into action on the dance floor.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I remember when I was in the original contest thinking,
0:31:39 > 0:31:41"If I just try my hardest, that's enough."
0:31:41 > 0:31:44But, hey, it's Christmas, and I want to win.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50When I was on Strictly, Craig was quite brutal.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52That's when I realised I couldn't dance,
0:31:52 > 0:31:54but also that I really wanted to.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I'm going to be doing a quickstep to All I Want For Christmas Is You.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I do have a little bit of difficult history with the quickstep
0:32:00 > 0:32:03cos I went out on it in 2015.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05So, this is the chance for redemption.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08I am partnered with Karen again, so I'm really chuffed,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11she's a brilliant teacher. One of the greatest in the world.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- IN SOUTHERN DRAWL:- I'm back cos I want to dance wit' ya.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16The concept is, I'm decorating our Christmas tree
0:32:16 > 0:32:20and Jeremy is the star.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22You've still got it! You've still got it!
0:32:22 > 0:32:25If we got a five from Craig, that's happy Christmas.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28What I love most about Christmas is decorating the tree.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I'm decorating my tree later on with my daughter, Anna.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34She'll be over the moon if Karen comes
0:32:34 > 0:32:36and we do a Strictly Christmas tree.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Wow, look at this tree!
0:32:41 > 0:32:42How do we decorate the tree?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I think, bottom up, go up the tree.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50We should Strictlify it, get a couple of glitter balls.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Dad, where have the chocolate decorations gone?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57THEY CHEER
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Beautiful!- Brilliant.- Yes!
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Now, do you want to see a little bit of our dancing?- Yes.
0:33:03 > 0:33:04All right, let's do some quickstep.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Yes! I love it!
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I think Dad's definitely better at dancing than decorating the tree.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's funny, we started with all the stuff at the bottom of the tree,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and we worked our way up and we put the star on the top.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I looked at it and thought, "What would it be like actually to
0:33:22 > 0:33:25"be the star on top of the tree?"
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Dancing the quickstep, Jeremy Vine and Karen Clifton.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:33:37 > 0:33:39MUSIC: All I Want For Christmas Is You
0:35:23 > 0:35:25CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Thank you! You're so great.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33Thank you so much. Well done.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Come over here, Jeremy!
0:35:37 > 0:35:38That was wonderful!
0:35:38 > 0:35:43I love the pure joy on your face when you dance. It's a gift!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Back in the ballroom, reunited with Karen.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48This must be like all your Christmases have come at once.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50The best, best friend here. And I never got to fly
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- when I was on, now I've flown. - You have now. Happy Christmas.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I know you wanted your quickstep to be better this time around.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- Yes, we had trouble last time.- Yes. - We were knocked out.- You were.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- I've been thinking about it a lot. - You've been working hard.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- We shall see. - Let's hope they liked it. Darcey?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08It was great, Jeremy!
0:36:10 > 0:36:14I have so missed those fabulously long legs.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17How you got them round that fast quickstep,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20and you didn't get tangled up, you didn't go wrong.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23And you got your party trick in, spinning on your side,
0:36:23 > 0:36:24going round and round.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27But actually the most impressive was that very first lift you did.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29You rolled her up, controlled
0:36:29 > 0:36:33into a beautiful... what we call a bluebird lift.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36GREAT control. More treats than I could have asked for. Thank you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- Thank you. Well done.- Great. It's definitely Christmas now!
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- Shirley, what did you think?- Jeremy, you're what Christmas is about,
0:36:44 > 0:36:46really. You just give off that wonderful feeling
0:36:46 > 0:36:48of sheer enjoyment.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51You're like a caramel treat in that suit, I have to say!
0:36:51 > 0:36:54I thought you were coordinated, you were light on your feet,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57but the best part I loved about it is that you loved every minute
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- of that Christmas dance. - I did. Thank you.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03You could see it in your face. A joy to behold.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Our own Christmas star. Bruno? - Jeremy going for gold.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Plenty of festive fun, a couple of stumbles here and there,
0:37:11 > 0:37:14it doesn't matter, I threw myself on the floor!
0:37:14 > 0:37:16It's all for the good of the country!
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Yes!- Well done, great fun.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Spreading joy! That's what we love about you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Craig, how many gold stars would you give that performance yourself?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29All I want for Christmas actually is to never see that dance again.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Close your ears.- Don't listen!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It did look like you'd been on the mulled wine,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39especially when you were doing whatever that dad thing was
0:37:39 > 0:37:40in the centre, darling.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43What that has to do with the quickstep, I have no idea.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47And I was rather hoping that star would fly you out.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49GROANING
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Anyway... It's Christmas and you did your best, darling.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54It's supposed to be the season of goodwill to all men.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Thank you, Craig. Thank you, judges. You'll always be OUR Christmas star.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Never mind him! Well done, it's Jeremy and Karen.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Thank you, thank you.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- We really missed you. Did you miss us?- So much.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20And also I've got gold shoes on, I've never had them before.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24And Karen, and the floor and the dancing, and the music.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Thank you, everyone, it's great! It's amazing.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32You two were always such a fantastic partnership.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Was it fun in the training room? Did you go, "Yes, I remember this!"?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Yes, you are amazing. - No, YOU'RE amazing.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Your choreography also, her patience is the thing.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- And there's quite a lot of it! - Your highest score ever on the show
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- is 24, so anything above it... - Is it that high?- ..would be
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- a lovely Christmas present.- OK. - OK, good luck.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52The scores are in.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Ladies and gentlemen, the judges have their scores...
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Craig Revel Horwood...
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- What?!- Darcey!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01It's Christmas! It's CHRISTMAS!
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Oh, sit down! Oh, all right. Hang on.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10It's Christmas.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Darcey Bussell...
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Shirley Ballas...
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Bruno Tonioli...
0:39:25 > 0:39:2731! We did it!
0:39:27 > 0:39:28We did it!
0:39:30 > 0:39:31We did it!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34CHANTING AND SINGING
0:39:34 > 0:39:39Highest score ever! You never got above a four from Craig. It's great.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Really? Gosh. - BEEPING
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Oh, hold on a minute. That's the oven timer. I think
0:39:44 > 0:39:46the turkey's ready. Jeremy, could you do the honours?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48I can get it for you. A big moment.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50It should be ready. It's been in since Friday.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53It's coming out, everyone, here we go.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57This looks good! I'm sorry, there's been an incident.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- That looks perfect!- Well...
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Thank you, Jeremy!
0:40:01 > 0:40:02Tess. Leg or breast?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Neither, thanks. Just the veg!
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Our next couple is Katie Derham and her partner, Brendan Cole.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:40:13 > 0:40:16After two years away from the dance floor, Katie's a bit
0:40:16 > 0:40:19nervous about her Viennese waltz that's set in a wintry wonderland.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22But she's going to give it her best shot - after all,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24there's no business like SNOW business.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32After dazzling audiences in 2015,
0:40:32 > 0:40:36presenter Katie Derham is waltzing her way back onto the dance floor.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Strictly, I think, is the best thing I've ever done in my life,
0:40:39 > 0:40:41so of course I was delighted to be asked back.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43It was magical, special, exhausting,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I really couldn't have asked for a more fantastic experience.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Wow, that was really lovely. - I managed to get all the way
0:40:49 > 0:40:52to the final with Anton, which was fantastic, and I loved it.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Would I like to lift the trophy this time?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Course I would, I'm only human!
0:40:57 > 0:41:01I've gone from dancing with one ballroom legend to the other legend
0:41:01 > 0:41:04of Strictly Come Dancing, Brendan Cole. What a lucky woman I am.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06One of the things I love about Christmas is
0:41:06 > 0:41:09when we actually get a white Christmas.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11I hope our dance will be all WHITE on the night.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16It's fantastic to be back in the training room.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Yes? That's pretty.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24Anton actually did teach you quite a lot, that's quite good!
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Positivity is there, it's the Christmas special which is
0:41:26 > 0:41:28always magical.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Right, behind, right, across, in front.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34See what I did there?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39So far, I think it's going particularly well.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42However, I don't feel it's particularly white Christmassy
0:41:42 > 0:41:46in here. I've got an idea. You're going to need this.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- Look at this!- I know!- You've created a white Christmas, for me!- For you.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- Look, we have snow, we have a snowman...- Very realistic.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59We have a giant snowflake and we have us.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- Are you feeling Christmassy now? - I am. Will you dance?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05I thought you'd never ask.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Do you like my jumper? - I love your jumper.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Brendan brought my favourite thing - a white Christmas -
0:42:12 > 0:42:14to the training room. I just hope we can bring
0:42:14 > 0:42:17some of the magic of today into our dance on the night.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Dancing the Viennese waltz, Katie Derham and Brendan Cole.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31MUSIC: White Christmas
0:44:30 > 0:44:36- Beautiful dance, well done. - Thank you. Thank you.- Beautiful.
0:44:36 > 0:44:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:44:40 > 0:44:44Absolutely beautiful.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Oh, the most wonderful white Christmas.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49- Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52And you were a finalist in 2015, of course.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55And the last time you danced a Viennese waltz,
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- you topped the leaderboard. - Happy days.- Happy days.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Let's hope it's a happy night tonight, Shirley,
0:44:59 > 0:45:02- might she do it again tonight? - Oh, my goodness,
0:45:02 > 0:45:05the start in the snow globe with the turning fleckerl
0:45:05 > 0:45:08that he was doing, holding you in his arms,
0:45:08 > 0:45:11the twirling, the swirling - so romantic.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14It was just beautiful. You're so easy on the eye.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18- Isn't he?- You're not only feminine, you are stunning,
0:45:18 > 0:45:23and you have a regal look about you. You're just absolutely beautiful.
0:45:23 > 0:45:29- Everything was just fabulous for me. I loved it, Katie.- We loved it too.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31Beautiful. Bruno?
0:45:31 > 0:45:34She's the queen of the Christmas dream.
0:45:34 > 0:45:39She was floating around like a snowflake in a winter wonderland,
0:45:39 > 0:45:42but I tell you, it was extremely classy,
0:45:42 > 0:45:44so beautiful, and very, very elegant.
0:45:44 > 0:45:48- Thank you.- So elegant, always so beautifully elegant.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51Did it give you goose bumps, Craig?
0:45:51 > 0:45:54Yes, it sort of gave me goose bumps.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59Um, you're still having trouble spotting when you spin in and out.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02- She's been on the wine! - But I have to agree
0:46:02 > 0:46:04with the other judges, I thought it was a classic Viennese,
0:46:04 > 0:46:06elegant, full of sophistication,
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- lovely amount of rotation. GORGEOUS. - Thank you.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16Gorgeous. He put that one at the end. Darcey, what did you think?
0:46:16 > 0:46:19Katie, you have THE most glittering top line.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23To maintain that all the way through was so beautiful.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27You controlled all those unfoldings, all the rotation,
0:46:27 > 0:46:31recovering so well and hitting such sparkling lines,
0:46:31 > 0:46:33- it was stunning.- Thank you.
0:46:33 > 0:46:38Stunning! The judges loved it and so did we. Exquisite.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42Go and warm yourselves up with Claudia. Get the cardigan on!
0:46:42 > 0:46:44Katie and Brendan!
0:46:46 > 0:46:48I loved it! I loved it!
0:46:53 > 0:46:56It's festive! Oh, Katie...
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Thank you... Very, very well done.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Were you so happy when they said Viennese waltz?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04I have to be honest, I loved it the first time, I loved doing it now,
0:47:04 > 0:47:07- and that was just great, I did enjoy it.- Congratulations.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10- Was it a delight?- It was delightful from start to finish.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Just the intensity between us, just felt like we were the only
0:47:12 > 0:47:15two people out there, and that's a beautiful feeling. Well done.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17- Thank you.- Well done. - The scores are in.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20Will the judges please reveal their scores?
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Craig Revel Horwood...
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Darcey Bussell...
0:47:29 > 0:47:31Shirley Ballas...
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Bruno Tonioli...
0:47:39 > 0:47:40Very well done! Still to come,
0:47:40 > 0:47:43a festive performance from The Kaiser Chiefs
0:47:43 > 0:47:46and all our Christmas stars take to the floor
0:47:46 > 0:47:48for an enormous group dance.
0:47:48 > 0:47:52Jingle Bells. Yes, well done. Tess.
0:47:52 > 0:47:53Looking forward to that.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56But now, our final Christmas couple is Kimberley Walsh
0:47:56 > 0:47:58and her partner, Pasha Kovalev.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:48:01 > 0:48:04They'll be jiving as a pair of reindeer at the North Pole.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07But as it's pretty dark up there at this time of year,
0:48:07 > 0:48:09we thought we'd help them out.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20Pop star and entertainer Kimberley Walsh ended up
0:48:20 > 0:48:24a Strictly finalist when she danced in 2012.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Christmas is my favourite time of year, so what better way
0:48:27 > 0:48:30to celebrate than coming back on the Strictly dance floor?
0:48:30 > 0:48:34Grace, skill, timeless elegance, perfection.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37Last time I managed to get to the final.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41To go one better and take the Christmas trophy home would actually
0:48:41 > 0:48:43be the icing on the top of that Christmas cake.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46This Christmas, I'm going to be reunited with Pasha,
0:48:46 > 0:48:49which I am so excited about.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53In our dance, me and Pasha are going to be two jiving reindeers.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55Yeah, you heard that right.
0:48:57 > 0:49:02We are dancing jive, and we're doing it to Run Run Rudolph.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05I've got two little boys now. Bobby's three, and Cole's one.
0:49:05 > 0:49:10I haven't danced for five years, so stamina is going to be really tough.
0:49:10 > 0:49:12It's like, "Whoa, this is hard!"
0:49:12 > 0:49:16My eldest son, Bobby, came into the dance studio today.
0:49:16 > 0:49:18We're going to show you the kicks, like this.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21The thing I love most about Christmas is telling the boys
0:49:21 > 0:49:25all about how Santa rides around the world with his reindeer
0:49:25 > 0:49:26delivering presents.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32With training going well, Pasha has a surprise for Kimberley.
0:49:32 > 0:49:37- Hello, Mrs Claus!- Hello! - Which reindeer have you brought
0:49:37 > 0:49:41- to show us?- We've got Dasher and this one's Dancer.- He's big!
0:49:41 > 0:49:43They're big, aren't they? Wow!
0:49:43 > 0:49:47- Let ME do it.- OK!
0:49:47 > 0:49:49Do it. Let's hold it together.
0:49:49 > 0:49:53What's that, Dasher? Oh, you want to see our dance?
0:49:53 > 0:49:56I think it was a brilliant idea of Pasha's to bring us here
0:49:56 > 0:49:59and meet some actual reindeer because I feel
0:49:59 > 0:50:02so ready to go out there and just nail the dance.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Guys, do you think you could pass this onto Santa for me?
0:50:05 > 0:50:08All I've asked for this Christmas is one 10 from the judges -
0:50:08 > 0:50:09surely he can manage that?
0:50:09 > 0:50:11Merry Christmas, Mummy.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:50:17 > 0:50:20Dancing the jive, Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev.
0:50:22 > 0:50:27Time to load up the sleigh! Five minutes till take. Ho-ho-ho!
0:50:27 > 0:50:29MUSIC: Run Run Rudolph
0:52:19 > 0:52:21That was so good!
0:52:23 > 0:52:27- Well done!- So, so cute!
0:52:28 > 0:52:32Adorable, you two! And exhausted, I can imagine!
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- You absolutely SLEIGHED it! - Let me fix your antlers.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39- There you go.- Perfect.- Let me try and breathe.- And breed, take in air.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41Your little boys, Bobby and Cole, adorable.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44- They're going to be so proud of mummy.- I can't wait...
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Did these reindeer deliver the goods on the dance floor?
0:52:46 > 0:52:49- That was a real Christmas cracker of a jive!- It was!
0:52:49 > 0:52:54- Full of fun and cheer.- Lovely. - The content was excellent.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58Forget about the reindeer, my darling, you're more like a gazelle.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00So light, so accurate,
0:53:00 > 0:53:03so precise, always on the right spot at the right time.
0:53:03 > 0:53:08- A real Christmas treat. - A treat! A treat for us all.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Craig, do you agree?
0:53:10 > 0:53:14- Footwork was clean, precise, fast, furious, LOVED it.- Loved it!
0:53:14 > 0:53:19You know it's Christmas when he uses the L word! Darcey?
0:53:19 > 0:53:22It was certainly a high-energy pumping celebration of a jive.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26It was great. How you managed those really quick, compact,
0:53:26 > 0:53:28clean lifts all the way through as well...
0:53:28 > 0:53:32Definitely Father Christmas, he'd have you as his favourite reindeer.
0:53:36 > 0:53:37Aw! Second favourite. Shirley?
0:53:37 > 0:53:41Well, I thought you were two cheeky reindeers,
0:53:41 > 0:53:44Prancer and Dancer, you were just adorable.
0:53:44 > 0:53:49You had enough reindeer dust to fly through Christmas Eve and deliver
0:53:49 > 0:53:53that beautiful gift of that jive, with flicks and kicks and rotation.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56- And body weight forward, you had it all! I loved it.- Thank you.
0:53:56 > 0:54:00- Loved it!- Thank you. - All four loved it!
0:54:00 > 0:54:04Thank you so much, judges. I'm so glad you gave us that for Christmas.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Wasn't it lovely, ladies and gentlemen?
0:54:06 > 0:54:09Off you go, trot up to Claudia. It's Kimberley and Pasha.
0:54:19 > 0:54:25Well done, baby! Well done! Five years ago you danced.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28You've had two little boys since then,
0:54:28 > 0:54:31and we spoke earlier and you went, "The jive?!"
0:54:31 > 0:54:34That's what I thought, I thought I'll come back
0:54:34 > 0:54:36and do a nice little foxtrot or something, you know,
0:54:36 > 0:54:39after having my little one, and then they're like, "Jive."
0:54:39 > 0:54:42And closing the show, was it quite nerve-racking?
0:54:42 > 0:54:45It was just the anticipation of watching everybody,
0:54:45 > 0:54:47and I just kind of... I'm very relieved
0:54:47 > 0:54:49that we've done it, but I loved it,
0:54:49 > 0:54:51and I loved dancing with this man again.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53It was so much fun dancing together.
0:54:53 > 0:54:57- I know. Lovely reuniting. You look brilliant.- Mesmerising.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59Yes, mesmerising, but it was quite strange.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Never happened before. The scores are in.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04The judges' scores are in.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06Craig Revel Horwood...
0:55:09 > 0:55:11Darcey Bussell...
0:55:14 > 0:55:15Shirley Ballas...
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Bruno Tonioli...
0:55:23 > 0:55:27Well done. So our six Strictly stars have all had their turn on the floor
0:55:27 > 0:55:30and I hope you have room for one more performance,
0:55:30 > 0:55:34as they'll be doing a group dance at the end of the show.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39First, let's take a look at the leaderboard...
0:55:49 > 0:55:53But remember, the judges' scores are only half the story.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56Our studio audience are ready to vote for their favourite -
0:55:56 > 0:55:59and their votes could change everything.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03Now, we've given out the presents, the turkey is ready
0:56:03 > 0:56:05but I feel like we're missing something.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08MUSIC: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
0:56:08 > 0:56:10Merry Christmas, everyone!
0:56:13 > 0:56:16Well done, everyone. Terrific.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19- Father Christmas!- Look at you!
0:56:21 > 0:56:24Thank you. Thank you for everything you've done.
0:56:24 > 0:56:29You've delivered so many presents to so many children.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32Guys, thank you! You've been very busy, you've delivered
0:56:32 > 0:56:35lots of presents to lots of children.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- Do you mind doing just one more thing for us?- What's that?
0:56:38 > 0:56:39Just say this...
0:56:39 > 0:56:42Here's a reminder of all of tonight's Christmas dances.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45- Ho-ho-ho!- Thank you.
0:58:35 > 0:58:37Brilliant night.
0:58:37 > 0:58:39And still to come, we'll be announcing our winning couple,
0:58:39 > 0:58:41and seeing what happened when our Strictly stars
0:58:41 > 0:58:44rubbed shoulders with royalty at Buckingham Palace.
0:58:44 > 0:58:48But before that, singing a Christmas classic, it is the Kaiser Chiefs.
0:58:48 > 0:58:52MUSIC: Merry Christmas Everyone
0:58:54 > 0:58:59# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oooooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
0:58:59 > 0:59:01# Snow is falling
0:59:01 > 0:59:03# All around me
0:59:03 > 0:59:05# Children playing
0:59:05 > 0:59:08# Having fun
0:59:08 > 0:59:10# It's the season
0:59:10 > 0:59:12# Love and understanding
0:59:12 > 0:59:16# Merry Christmas, everyone
0:59:17 > 0:59:21# Time for parties and celebration
0:59:21 > 0:59:24# People dancing all night long
0:59:24 > 0:59:26# All night long
0:59:26 > 0:59:28# Time for presents
0:59:28 > 0:59:31# And exchanging kisses
0:59:31 > 0:59:34# Time for singing Christmas songs
0:59:36 > 0:59:41# We're gonna have a party tonight
0:59:41 > 0:59:44# I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe
0:59:44 > 0:59:46# We'll kiss by candlelight
0:59:46 > 0:59:51- # Room is swaying, records playing - Records playing
0:59:51 > 0:59:55# All the old songs, we love to hear
0:59:56 > 1:00:00# Oh, I wish that every day was Christmas
1:00:00 > 1:00:04# What a fine way to spend the year
1:00:24 > 1:00:28# We're gonna have a party tonight
1:00:28 > 1:00:32# I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe
1:00:32 > 1:00:34# We'll kiss by candlelight
1:00:34 > 1:00:38# Snow is falling all around me
1:00:39 > 1:00:44- # Children playing, having fun - Having fun
1:00:44 > 1:00:46# It's the season
1:00:46 > 1:00:48# Love and understanding
1:00:48 > 1:00:52# Merry Christmas, everyone
1:00:53 > 1:00:56# Merry Christmas, everyone
1:00:59 > 1:01:04# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooooh Ooooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
1:01:04 > 1:01:07# Snow is falling
1:01:07 > 1:01:09# All around me
1:01:09 > 1:01:12# Children playing, having fun
1:01:14 > 1:01:18# It's the season of love and understanding
1:01:18 > 1:01:21# Merry Christmas, everyone
1:01:23 > 1:01:25# Snow is falling
1:01:25 > 1:01:27# All around me
1:01:27 > 1:01:31- # Children playing, having fun - Having fun
1:01:31 > 1:01:36# It's the season Love and understanding
1:01:36 > 1:01:39# Merry Christmas, everyone
1:01:41 > 1:01:44# Merry Christmas, everyone... #
1:01:44 > 1:01:46One more!
1:01:46 > 1:01:49# Merry Christmas, everyone
1:01:49 > 1:01:57# Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh. #
1:01:57 > 1:02:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:02:12 > 1:02:14Thank you to the Kaiser Chiefs.
1:02:14 > 1:02:18Now, it's not long before we'll be announcing our winning couple.
1:02:18 > 1:02:21But first, dancing can bring such joy to people of all ages,
1:02:21 > 1:02:23and it's a great way of staying fit.
1:02:23 > 1:02:26This year, Strictly Come Dancing organised a very special tea dance
1:02:26 > 1:02:30to highlight the benefits of keeping active as you get older -
1:02:30 > 1:02:33made even more special by an invitation to the Palace.
1:02:36 > 1:02:39MUSIC: Sleigh Ride
1:02:41 > 1:02:44This year, members of the community, our Christmas celebrities
1:02:44 > 1:02:47- and Strictly professionals...- Wow!
1:02:47 > 1:02:50..were invited to a very regal tea dance.
1:02:50 > 1:02:51Back where I belong, darling.
1:02:51 > 1:02:54So glad you could make it, I cleared out my living room for us,
1:02:54 > 1:02:57and I rolled up the rug. It took a bit of doing, I won't deny it.
1:02:57 > 1:03:00I never, ever thought I'd be in Buckingham Palace.
1:03:00 > 1:03:02You see the ceilings, all the lighting,
1:03:02 > 1:03:05it is absolutely beautiful.
1:03:05 > 1:03:07You look fabulous, can I just say?
1:03:07 > 1:03:10Well, I thought I'd be seeing all these glamorous people, I thought
1:03:10 > 1:03:12I'd better dress up.
1:03:13 > 1:03:17Today's host is Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall.
1:03:17 > 1:03:21As president of the National Osteoporosis Society,
1:03:21 > 1:03:24she's highlighting the benefits of dancing as you get older.
1:03:25 > 1:03:29I think it was about 25 years ago, my mother died
1:03:29 > 1:03:34of osteoporosis, and nobody had ever heard about it.
1:03:34 > 1:03:38And I thought, "I must do something about this, and spread the word."
1:03:38 > 1:03:42- You've got to keep moving.- That's it.- You know, you start off walking,
1:03:42 > 1:03:44what about getting into dance?
1:03:44 > 1:03:47MUSIC: Rocking Around The Christmas Tree.
1:03:47 > 1:03:51- I love the foxtrot.- Oh! And that's a bit like that, is it?
1:03:51 > 1:03:53Not really, no.
1:03:55 > 1:03:58People, they've got to make that one move
1:03:58 > 1:04:02and go along to a tea dance. And go there once and you'll go back.
1:04:02 > 1:04:06It's good for your balance, it's quite good for your posture,
1:04:06 > 1:04:08it's a social side of things as well,
1:04:08 > 1:04:11and you can do it as you get a bit older.
1:04:11 > 1:04:13I mean, if you can walk, you can dance.
1:04:13 > 1:04:16I would absolutely recommend it to anybody.
1:04:16 > 1:04:19When I dance, I feel 20 years younger.
1:04:20 > 1:04:23Never been to a tea dance before, and what a fantastic day.
1:04:23 > 1:04:25I'll definitely do it again.
1:04:27 > 1:04:31You may be getting on in years, but you're never old.
1:04:32 > 1:04:33With a royal audience,
1:04:33 > 1:04:36it's time for the Strictly professionals to put on a show.
1:04:38 > 1:04:41- You're not going to do that to me, Craig?- No, darling!
1:04:41 > 1:04:44MUSIC: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
1:04:44 > 1:04:47Seeing the dancers from Strictly
1:04:47 > 1:04:50actually doing a dance was brilliant.
1:04:50 > 1:04:52How do these people do these things?!
1:04:52 > 1:04:56- Really, really out of this world. - I couldn't describe it. Superb.
1:04:56 > 1:04:59My mum actually suffers with osteoporosis,
1:04:59 > 1:05:02and I think it's really important to create awareness
1:05:02 > 1:05:04and to get people up, active and dancing.
1:05:04 > 1:05:07# ..of the year! #
1:05:11 > 1:05:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:05:16 > 1:05:18It's been the best Christmas ever.
1:05:18 > 1:05:20Ke-e-eep dancing!
1:05:20 > 1:05:22Merry Christmas, everybody!
1:05:24 > 1:05:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:05:28 > 1:05:32Absolutely amazing. What a very special occasion.
1:05:32 > 1:05:35Huge thanks to everyone involved.
1:05:35 > 1:05:37It is now the moment we've all been waiting for.
1:05:37 > 1:05:39The results are in.
1:05:43 > 1:05:45Robbie and Dianne...
1:05:45 > 1:05:50Bruno said it was like a great big Christmas turkey!
1:05:50 > 1:05:52All full of meat and crunchy bits!
1:05:54 > 1:05:56Judy and Neil, Craig said,
1:05:56 > 1:06:00"I'm amazed, the best you've ever danced!"
1:06:00 > 1:06:02AUDIENCE: Oooh!
1:06:03 > 1:06:07Colin and Amy, Darcey said, "Wonderful phrasing,
1:06:07 > 1:06:12"sweet accents. For a dance on a cold Christmas Day, that was hot!"
1:06:16 > 1:06:20Jeremy and Karen, Shirley said, "You are what Christmas is
1:06:20 > 1:06:24"all about - that wonderful feeling of sheer enjoyment."
1:06:27 > 1:06:32Katie and Brendan, Craig said, "It was a classic Viennese.
1:06:32 > 1:06:35"Elegant, full of sophistication, GORGEOUS."
1:06:40 > 1:06:43Kimberley and Pasha, Bruno said, "It was a real Christmas cracker
1:06:43 > 1:06:45"of a jive, full of fun and cheer."
1:06:48 > 1:06:52We have combined the judges' scores with the studio audience votes.
1:06:52 > 1:06:55The vote has been independently verified,
1:06:55 > 1:06:59and we are about to find out who will be taking home
1:06:59 > 1:07:01the Strictly Christmas trophy.
1:07:02 > 1:07:04I can now reveal
1:07:04 > 1:07:09the 2017 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions are...
1:07:09 > 1:07:11TENSE DRUMBEAT
1:07:13 > 1:07:16AUDIENCE CLAP ALONG
1:07:24 > 1:07:27- Katie and Brendan!- What?!
1:07:27 > 1:07:29CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:07:35 > 1:07:37Well done!
1:07:42 > 1:07:47- Katie, well done.- Brilliant. - How does it feel?
1:07:47 > 1:07:49You are Christmas Strictly Champions.
1:07:49 > 1:07:52I am so stunned, so stunned. I thought it was...
1:07:52 > 1:07:54Do you know what I thought?
1:07:54 > 1:07:57Any of these gorgeous people were going to win, not us.
1:07:57 > 1:07:59This is brilliant. It feels fantastic, it really does.
1:07:59 > 1:08:02- Wonderful job. - Congratulations, Brendan.- Well done.
1:08:02 > 1:08:05I have great pleasure in crowning Katie and Brendan
1:08:05 > 1:08:092017 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions!
1:08:12 > 1:08:15Well done! Well done!
1:08:21 > 1:08:24A huge well-done to Katie and Brendan
1:08:24 > 1:08:27and to all our other couples, for their amazing performances.
1:08:27 > 1:08:29And to top it all off,
1:08:29 > 1:08:33we just have time for one more Christmas treat for you all.
1:08:33 > 1:08:36Please welcome back our Christmas stars!
1:08:38 > 1:08:42MUSIC: Step Into Christmas
1:11:07 > 1:11:10Oh, brilliant!
1:11:13 > 1:11:17Oh, that was the best Christmas party in town!
1:11:17 > 1:11:20A big thank-you to all our Christmas couples, our judges
1:11:20 > 1:11:22and, of course, to you at home for watching.
1:11:22 > 1:11:25- And from all of us here at Strictly...- Here we go.
1:11:25 > 1:11:28BOTH: Me-e-erry Christmas!
1:11:28 > 1:11:36MUSIC: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day.
1:11:37 > 1:11:43# When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
1:11:44 > 1:11:49# I wish it could be Christmas every day
1:11:50 > 1:11:58# Let the bells ring out for Christmas. #
1:11:58 > 1:12:03CHEERING AND APPLAUSE