Christmas Special 2011 Strictly Come Dancing

Ho, ho, ho!

This is the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.

MUSIC: "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard

Please welcome your hosts,

Sir Bruce Forsyth

and Tess Daly.

Oh, I nearly let go!

There wasn't a lot of give in that, darling!

-You look gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.

-Thank you, Brucie.

Good evening, ladies, gentlemen and children.

Welcome to the very special Christmas Strictly Come Dancing.

# He's making a list

# He's checking it twice

# He's going to find out if you're naughty or... #

Nice to see you, to see you...

ALL: Nice!

And it's lovely to see you, Brucie, as always.

Did you get your Christmas shopping done?

Yes. Mind you, I didn't go mad like I usually do.

I just bought some brandy, a box of cigars and a bit of Stilton cheese.

As I said to the lady in the shop,

"It's for the kids, really, isn't it?"

They're good!

They're good, aren't they?

We've got a cracker of a show for you tonight.

I should have done that as Scrooge, shouldn't I?

Don't do Scrooge! It's too scary. It's Christmas.

We've got five brand-new Christmas celebrities

eager to serve up a festive ballroom feast.

I hope you've got room left!

Yes, and all the stars from Strictly 2011 are here,

returning to the dance floor one more time.

And they have been great, haven't they?

-Haven't they?

-They've all been marvellous.

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Shakin' Stevens.

-Oh!

-Yes!

He's performing for us later,

with a golden, Russell Grant-shaped surprise.

-Awww!

-We really are spoiling you tonight!

I'm glad Shakin' Stevens is here. I hope he doesn't pour out the drinks!

-LAUGHTER

-Quite!

Especially for Len!

Anyway, you saw them earlier. Let's meet them again.

Here they are, the stars of our Christmas show.

Actress and impressionist Debra Stephenson

and her partner, Ian Waite.

Singer Simon Webbe and his partner, Katya Virshilas.

EastEnders' Charlie Brooks and her partner, Vincent Simone.

Boxing legend Barry McGuigan and his partner, Erin Boag.

And finally,

actress and comedian Su Pollard and her partner, Anton Du Beke.

How about them?

There they all are. So many Christmas celebrities.

And Barry McGuigan is so nervous

you'd think he was going to get his chestnuts roasted by an open fire.

Don't worry, Barry. Don't worry. It's the season of goodwill.

I'm sure the judges will force themselves to be kind.

Won't you, judges?

ALL: Yes.

Wait a minute, where's Craig?

Help, help! I'm stuck!

It's a disaster!

LAUGHTER

It must be Craig dressed up as Santa!

And he's got stuck up the chimney.

Good!

Hooray! Hooray!

Wait a minute.

Oh, my goodness. What's that?

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Oh, I love it!

Oh, I love it!

You've never been prettier.

It's the Grinch!

It's the Grinch!

I've come, darling, to steal Christmas.

ALL: Boo! Boo!

-Boo!

-Boo!

All I can say is,

I wish I had some stuffing left.

LAUGHTER

Right, let's get on with the show. Never mind all this pantomime.

-I knew it would be like this!

-The phone lines are enjoying a festive break.

They won't be open tonight.

Instead, our studio audience will be voting for their favourites.

Their votes will be combined with the judges' scores.

And they are going to decide this year's Christmas Champions.

-People power!

-It's up to them. And quite right, too.

First up tonight is Simon Webbe and his partner...

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Simon Webbe

and his partner, Katya Virshilas.

I was warned by the producer

that when Simon Webbe comes onto the dance floor,

all the women in the audience are going to scream.

I said, "That's rubbish.

"He's not that ugly."

Here they are in training.

Singing hunk Simon Webbe shot to the top of the charts in 2001

as member of boy band Blue.

Make some noise for Blue!

My early days with Blue were absolutely amazing.

Apparently, we were really popular.

In 2005, we decided to take a break.

I went into a successful solo career.

# No worries, no worries

# No worries, no worries. #

See, there you go. They were the words.

This year, it was our ten-year anniversary.

We were asked to represent our country in Eurovision, which was a great, great honour for us.

Dancing on the Strictly Christmas Special, compared to Eurovision,

I think this is going to be a lot more nerve-racking

as I'm by myself - I haven't got any of the boys to back me up.

My palms are getting sweaty just thinking about it!

-Merry Christmas!

-Merry Christmas to you too.

You can tell how you'll get on with a person in the first 30 seconds.

-What did I say about moving?

-I was...

-What did I say?!

-"Don't move."

I love being told what to do. Especially by a woman.

You can stay.

-Let's go!

-I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying!

If we're talking about dancing, I'm not going to big myself up one bit.

But my mother gave birth to a mover.

OK, let's not do that.

-The Strictly Christmas Special is about having fun.

-And winning!

OK, I just had to say the fun part.

I've already practised my disappointing smile.

And my winning smile!

That was hot!

BOTH: Happy Christmas!

Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Simon Webbe and Katya Virshilas.

MUSIC: "Merry Christmas Everybody" by Slade

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

How about that?

Wonderful!

Well, Simon...

All you wanted for Christmas was Katya Virshilas.

All I wanted for Christmas was somebody like Simon!

Be careful, be careful.

While you two take a breather, it's a good time to welcome our fabulous singers,

Dave Arch and his wonderful, wonderful orchestra.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And not forgetting our judges. Welcome, judges.

And what a festive feast they are.

Craig is the Australian wine.

Len is a trifle - a bit fruity and soaked in sherry.

Alesha is a nice bit of icing on a cake.

And, Bruno, you're nuts and crackers.

And, of course...

Well, I've left you alone for a few weeks.

And we all know Bruno as the man

who put the mince into mince pies.

LAUGHTER

Oh, he's really laughing at that!

Len, what did you think?

I think, for first on at Christmas... What about it?

I'll tell you what it was. It was crisp, like fresh snow.

It was sharp like the air on Christmas morning.

It was hot like a mulled wine. And, I'll tell you...

Tutti frutti, what a booty! Cor!

Tutti frutti! That's with you for life now.

Tutti frutti, what a booty.

Right, OK. Alesha?

Strong, animalistic and totally in control.

Great movement, Simon. You totally owned it.

That was a very, very confident performance and you should be proud.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

I like that. Yes, I know.

Animalistic - that was a lovely word, Alesha.

-Bruno?

-Simon...

Behave!

I know it's Christmas. All of a sudden, it feels like midsummer.

Talk about turning up the heat!

There's a rush to turn down the thermostats!

Oh, I've had so much hot toddy, I feel dizzy.

Don't go there. Do not go there, Bruno.

Craig, what about you?

A powerhouse of strength, my darling.

It was clean, it was sharp.

Amazonian!

Amazonian. I think we'll finish on that, shall we?

Amazonian it is. It was a wonderful start.

Thank you for doing the show for Christmas time.

Off you go. Off you go, there. Up the stairs.

You stand there, honey. He's hot, like mulled wine!

I was going to say, how's the sweaty palms? I think it's us who've all got sweaty palms now.

-Definitely now! That was amazing.

-That was amazing.

You enjoyed every moment of that.

Katya's last dance, this is all down to her. I was just whipped into shape for tonight. Thank you, Katya.

She did the business, did she not?

-Did your band-mates enjoy that?

-I think so. They were the loudest out there.

-I think so!

-I think my girlfriend was high-pitched as well.

The scores are in.

It's time for the judges' scores.

Craig Revel Horwood...

Len Goodman...

Alesha Dixon.

And Bruno Tonioli...

Four nines from the judges. A very strong score.

A confident cha-cha-cha from Simon.

Did the studio audience think Simon and Katya served up a fabulous festive feast?

Or will they be left feeling a little bit Blue? We'll find out later on.

Doubt it! Remember, the studio audiences' votes, combined with the judges' scores,

will decide who takes the Christmas crown tonight.

Later on, it's a good job we kept the receipts,

because we'll be bringing back the Class of 2011.

Prepare yourselves for the greatest Christmas medley yet.

Going to be smoking. Back to you, Bruce.

Right! Now for our next couple, Debra Stephenson

and her partner Ian Waite.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Debra is... She's so good on The Impressions Show.

I'm sure you've seen it. She does a marvellous Claudia,

and her Fiona Bruce is amazing.

I said to her, "I met Fiona Bruce once."

Debra said "Did she interview you for the news?"

I said "No, she valued me on the Antiques Road Show."

Shut up! Shut up! LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

That wasn't the end of it.

That's not the end!

And I was a bit worried she might ask

if there was a date stamped on my bottom!

That was the finish!

Anyway, here they are in training.

# That don't impress me much... #

The many faces of Debra Stephenson have made a massive impression,

from Bad Girls to Coronation Street.

But her first TV appearance was way back in the '80s.

I did Opportunity Knocks when I was 14.

Did people like Cilla Black.

# Surprise surprise! #

I can laugh at myself. I have no choice!

# Surprise surprise! #

The Impressions Show for me is a job I literally

did dream of when I was a kid.

This is...EXCELLENT!

Davina McCall is always the one that I get asked to do

because people love Davina.

-SHE WHEEZES

-Strictly! I love it!

Oh! Vernon, how sweet!

Last time I met Tess I was dressed up as her on Children In Need.

Nice impression, Debra. That is uncanny.

Thanks, I've been working on it!

After studying Tess to do an impression of her,

it's going to be quite strange to hear her say,

"The scores are in! Let's see what the judges say.

# Jingle bell, jingle bell jingle bell rock... #

I'm really excited to be taking part in the Strictly Christmas Special.

Call that American Smooth, do you?

I think the American Smooth looks seamless and flawless

and actually, it's quite a lot more difficult than that.

I'm sort of that kind of smooth.

The louder you scream, the faster you go!

If feels like you're on the waltzers.

Don't spin me! Don't spin me!

I've been getting really dizzy.

-And sick.

-Hmmm. Excuse me.

I would like to win for Ian, as a Christmas gift to you.

If I can keep my turkey down, I should be OK.

What a lovely ending.

Dancing the American Smooth, Debra Stephenson and Ian Waite!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

Come on! Debra, well done, my darling!

Well done!

You'd think you've been dancing for years!

Mind you, what a partner, Ian Waite. Alesha.

Debra, you look gorgeous. Lovely lines, nice turns, good control.

I love the lifts. You look totally at ease with the American Smooth,

that was fantastic.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And Bruno?

Oh, Debra, Debra, Debra!

Light! Sparkling! Elegant! Full of flavour!

A treat for the eyes and delicious to savour.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

I loved it!

Yeah, you should make up your mind(!) Craig?

Nasty, flat thumbs when...

BOOING

Gapping you could drive a sleigh through, darling.

BOOING

I love the story, I love the elegant lines,

and fantastic, fantastic lifts. Brilliant.

CHEERING

Good at the end! I was worried for you. Now then, Len.

Like a fairy on top of the tree.

-Light and fluffy...

-Who are you talking about?

And as smooth as whip.

It was... Listen, Baby, It's Cold Outside. You warmed me up!

And I thought it was a wonderful impression of Cyd Charisse. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-I can't say higher than that.

-I asked for Ginger Rogers!

You asked for Ginger Rogers, you got Cyd Charisse.

She's lovely. Go on, off you go there.

Debra and Ian!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-The fairy on top of the tree! Gorgeous!

-Amazing!

How many hours training was that?

-Just out of interest.

-I think we got about...was it eight?

-Eight.

-Eight hours? Remarkable!

-When I wasn't laughing at her!

You play lots of different roles, but how hard was playing the role of a ballroom dancer? Feel good?

Yes, I've loved it! I've loved every minute of this.

-Absolutely fantastic.

-Scores are in!

Ladies and gentlemen, the judges' scores. Craig Revel Horwood.

APPLAUSE

Len Goodman.

APPLAUSE

Alesha Dixon.

APPLAUSE

Bruno Tonioli.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All you want for Christmas

is a couple of 10s from the judges! What about that?

A present! It's a present.

Indeed! now, it may be cold outside, but if our audience thought their American Smooth was hot, hot, hot,

like the judges, Debra and Ian may be in with a chance of the trophy!

Still to come a Christmas Hamper chock-full of treats -

including a case of Sparkling Strictly stars, a fine vintage singing legend,

and an exploding Christmas pudding!

Are you looking forward to that, Claudia?

IMPERSONATES CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN: I, personally, I can't wait.

I hear we have a surprise from The Grant,

I'm obviously really looking forward to that.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Back to you, Santa Brucie.

Thank you, our lovely Tess.

Time now for our next couple: Barry McGuigan and his partner, Erin Boag!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Barry says his favourite part of Christmas was when

his little children would wake him up at three o'clock in the morning to open their presents.

Now they're older, they still wake him up at three o'clock in the morning. Why? To open the front door.

We've all been there, haven't we? Haven't we? LAUGHTER

Here they are in training.

World boxing champion Barry McGuigan smashed his way to fame in the 1980s.

He's got him on the ropes!

In 1985 I won the World Featherweight title against the great Eusebio Pedroza.

McGuigan is the champion of the world!

19 million watched it on television, it was the greatest night of my life.

I came home on the Monday - 75,000 people gathered in Belfast to see me.

Then I went down to Dublin. 200,000 people turned out to see me.

I also went on to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and it was just amazing.

What would my boxing friends think of me on the Christmas Special?

I think they'd probably think, "What an eejit!"

But do I care? Not a jot, it's Christmas after all!

Merry Christmas!

We're dancing the quickstep, so a little block,

square man trying to be elegant.

Am I tall enough to be elegant?

-On a good day I'm 5'6. She says you're not.

-Size doesn't matter, they say!

This year, I'm not going to wear high heels. Barry's wearing the high heels!

-You're destroying my macho image!

-I know!

-On my toes?

-There you go. You see? Now we're OK!

When I turned to look at him, I had to look down there!

She's looking, "Where's he gone? Oh, there he is!"

I will never live this down!

I must look such a mutton.

I'm genuinely looking forward to it. I will be wearing my incontinence trousers and my brown corduroys.

Yes, nice!

To get it right. That's the goal.

Happy Christmas!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Dancing the quickstep, Barry McGuigan and Erin Boag!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

SONG: JINGLE BELLS

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

How about that?

What about you lot? Come on! What about it?

Barry!

Oh, let me shake him by the hand.

And Erin, what a wonderful job you've done with him!

Well, I knew you had quick feet round the ring, but round the dance floor!

I tell you, that was sensational.

Bruno, start us off.

The bells are ringing and you're off faster than Lewis Hamilton!

More spirit than a well-stocked drinks cabinet!

Your only stop was stop, change the tyres, refuel and off again!

I thought it was a fantastic quickstep, well done!

Absolutely, absolutely. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-And Craig? How about you?

-You could do with a little bit more length of bone for this particular dance.

BOOING

You lost your balance at the beginning,

which was unfortunate, your hands do need shaping, sadly, they are very spatulistic.

You need to spot on your turns.

The end position left a lot to be desired.

But great posture, I thought, fantastic rhythms,

and I absolutely loved the Charleston section into that.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

I tell you what, he's only little,

but if he got hold of you, you'd finish in an end position you'd never forget!

Now then, Len!

Knockout, I tell you! You should have danced tomorrow, of course, Boxing Day!

AUDIENCE GROANS

-Oh! And the time, my love.

-Snow, snow, thick-thick, snow!

LAUGHTER

You jingled my bells, well done!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Snow, snow, thick-thick snow! And Alesha now.

That was surprisingly good, Barry. That was by no means an easy routine.

It was full of content, you did have good posture, great timing, I thought that was wonderful.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Don't you want to go a few more rounds?

-Maybe a drink!

-Maybe a drink!

Go and have a drink, wonderful!

Barry McGuigan, Erin Boag there!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Look at you go! That was phenomenal!

Craig taking the mickey out of your hands? Let's see those fists. That's Barry McGuigan's hands!

Not your usual Christmas Day activities, fair to say, Barry.

No, different kind of dancing. Normally I have somebody chasing me.

This gorgeous girl was trying to show me round the floor. Absolutely brilliant, she's been so good.

So patient, such a great coach, and I couldn't let her down, so I'm glad I performed reasonably well.

-Great little student there, too.

-He is fabulous! A wonderful dancer.

Would you like to add the Strictly Christmas Trophy to your pile of Christmas presents?

-I'd love that title, it'd be great. I don't know that I'm in it to win it.

-Come on!

I've done my best, so, with a bit of luck.

Let's see the scores.

The judges' scores are in,

Craig Revel Horwood.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Len Goodman.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Alesha Dixon.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And Bruno Tonioli.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

36 and a Christmas gift of a 10 for you, Barry McGuigan!

Well done with the quickstep!

Barry and Erin well and truly punched above their weight,

but will this boxing champion become a ballroom champion? Find out later.

Oh, yes please!

Lots of festive floor-fillers still to come, but will they jingle your ballroom bells? Back to you, Bruce!

Thank you, Tess. Our next couple tonight is Su Pollard and her partner, Anton Du Beke.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

What a pair!

They were made for each other!

Made for each other! During rehearsals yesterday, Su gave me this three-foot-long sock.

I said, "Is that for all my presents? She said, "No, it's to keep your chin warm."

LAUGHTER Not funny!

If that wasn't enough, Su then asked me if it was true that I'd been a Redcoat. I said,

"Oh, at Butlins?" She said, "No, at the Battle of Waterloo."

LAUGHTER

Ahh! Ahh!

Here they are in training.

Style icon and comedy legend, Su Pollard has been entertaining the nation for decades.

I don't care, as long as they laugh!

I'm probably best known for a situation comedy called Hi-De-Hi.

It's me, Peggy!

And I've also done You Rang, M'Lord?

And I've also had a singing career, which I'm very pleased about.

# Taking a chance on what we feel

# We're starting together. #

That got to number two in the charts.

It was marvellous, I was in this beautiful pink woollen hat, made out of a jumper.

People ask me about my style quite a lot, and I like to think that I was Lady Gaga's mentor, bless her.

In terms of, shall we say liveliness and campness, I think I was born to wear a frock on Strictly.

I've just got to smile a lot and give people 90 seconds of fabulousness.

Hooray!

-That's it. Where are you going?

-It's going awfully well.

She's the finest dancer I've ever danced with, ever, to date.

Su epitomises foxtrot for me. Elegant sophistication and subtlety.

I've got a terrible cold. Have you?

It's unusual for me to be dancing on Christmas Day and not on a table,

either at my own house or some dive somewhere.

What are you like? This year I might even win!

Even if we don't get the chance to lift the Glitterball,

our spirits will have lifted because we'll have thought, "We've done it!" Hooray!

-Thank you! Merry Christmas! Goodbye!

-We'll see you in the bar!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Dancing the foxtrot, Su Pollard and Anton Du Beke!

SONG: WHITE CHRISTMAS

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Su Pollard, my angel!

How about... What a pair together!

She's not a sack of coal!

It's a Christmas gift!

Before anybody says a word, Su, you're my favourite.

APPLAUSE

You are! You are, how can you not be?

Anyway, Craig...Oh, wait a minute, I don't know whether we should start with Craig!

Oh yeah, well, get it over with.

It did lack some fairly fundamental and essential points within the dance.

Elegance, grace, style, fluidity.

BOOING

You also did go off on the wrong foot.

Why did you say that? Wrong foot? That put me off immediately,

I couldn't get on the right one then, could I?

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-On behalf of the British public...

-Gi's a kiss.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

I've been dying for somebody to do that! I've been dying for somebody to do that!

-You were wonderful, Su, there. That will shut him up.

-Oh, we had a laugh!

-Len, what do you think?

-Su, you came out initially,

like the Snow Queen. White and gorgeous. Then, the metamorphosis.

You turned into this gorgeous Christmas tree.

I couldn't see anything that Craig said. And then, all the time,

you had Anton like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,

guiding you round the floor, I thought it was a sheer delight and I loved it.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Alesha.

-I want to give you an extra point just for attacking Craig!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

We all do, we all do!

It was done with affection!

Su, honestly, we're used to the comedy element with you, and I thought you were elegant.

-And lovely! Like a lovely Christmas tree.

-Thank you.

-You've got me in the Christmas mood.

-Oh, I love Alesha!

-Well done!

-OK, Bruno.

-Oh, I love you, Su, because you've got such range!

You've got such range! You can do it in so many different ways!

You started, crackers on the sledge. Then you went all smitten kitten on the dance floor.

You gave body contact, you were literally glued to Anton! You didn't let him go!

-He kept saying to me, "Get a bit closer."

-You did! You liked it, actually.

It was ever so good though, Anton's been so fantastic.

-There's a mantra, what was it?

-Long and slow.

-Long and slow.

-Long and slow.

-Long and slow.

It's a bit late now, love, let's be honest!

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

You've got plenty of guts, Su, you've got plenty of guts!

Your rehearsals must have been hysterical! I wish I could have come along for a laugh.

Funniest girl I've ever met.

-Anyway, if you'll just take her up the stairs.

-Oh, hello!

LAUGHTER

Not those kinds of stairs!

Take her upstairs, to your regret!

Go on, up you go!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Come up here.

-What a beauty.

-That was more than 90 seconds of fabulousness!

But you know what? Anton's been so good and my big thing is that

I've got to do what he said because he's worked so hard with me.

And I know what I'm talking about.

-You do.

-You were great though. I've had such a ball. You want me to stop speaking. Good luck.

-LAUGHTER

-I've had such a ball with you, you are completely brilliant.

-Bless you, darling.

-And you did not let us down on the costume front, Lady Gaga eat your heart out!

-But you look pretty damn good.

-You look amazing, Tess, I've got to tell you.

We're hoping for Hi-De-High scores, from the judges!

Ladies and gentlemen, the judges have their scores.

Craig Revel Horwood.

BOOING

Len Goodman.

It's Christmas!

CHEERING

Alesha Dixon.

Sorry, Su!

AUDIENCE: Awww!

Can I change my mind?

Bruno Tonioli.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

30 out of 40, well done, you!

I haven't had 30 for about four and a half years!

Craig is off the Christmas card list.

We've heard from our judges, but will our studio audience think Su and Anton's foxtrot

was a spectacle to behold?

-Nice. Absolute beauty.

-We'll have to wait and see. Thank you, Anton.

-Pleasure.

Our stars of 2011 may be sitting comfortably for now -

but not for much longer - they'll be back on the dance floor at the end of the show.

Fancy a twirl round the dance floor, Brucie?

Any time you like, my darling.

Right, time now for our final couple, Charlie Brooks

and her partner, Vincent Simone.

CHEERING

Now then, Charlie told me that this year the EastEnders cast

will be having a traditional Christmas at the Queen Vic.

I said, "Exactly what is a traditional Christmas at the Queen Vic?"

She said, "A booze-up, followed by a knees-up,

"followed by a punch-up."

Here they are in training.

Actress Charlie Brooks has won countless awards

for playing evil EastEnder Janine Butcher,

terrorising Albert Square since 1999.

What can I say? I'm ambitious.

I got the casting and got the job when I was a mere little 17-year-old.

I think the key with Janine is people love to hate her.

Or generally, they just kind of hate her!

I don't give a monkey's!

She's mean. I don't think, and I hope, that I'm not like that.

I just got away with murder.

How do I feel about taking part in Strictly?

I feel secretly really excited.

It would just be really nice

for my nan and grandad and my little girl

to see me be happy on Christmas Day and not trying to kill someone!

-We're having a good time, aren't we?

-Yeah! I'm loving it.

-We've got the chemistry.

-He's such a flirt!

Look at the state of her! Look at the eyes. All over me.

It's Christmas, so we're going to have a crowd-pleaser moment,

so I'll do an illegal lift.

Should we not play by the rules? I'm a safe sort of girl.

The rules are made to be broken.

I'm just saying, you've never won, that's all. So...just throwing it out there!

There's more than a few things I'm nervous about.

-Why are you stuck now, all of a sudden?

-I've got cramp!

You'd think he'd make me feel better and more comfortable, wouldn't you?

I feel like I'm going to look like a big...elephant.

You don't. Well, you do a bit.

Everybody is going to have just eaten a massive Christmas dinner.

Hopefully, we'll inspire them to get up and move their bodies.

They have to. We've got an amazing dance, full of energy,

and we're going to transfer that energy into the people's house.

-That was well said.

-Give me some skin!

Dancing the jive, Charlie Brooks and Vincent Simone.

MUSIC: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, Charlie, look what you've done here, look!

Look at these people standing up!

Look at them here! They loved you. That was great! Glad it's over?

Yes, I bet you are! Vincent, good job! You've done a good job with her.

Len?

Sharp and tasty, like a pickled walnut and a bit of cheese!

Supper, Christmas night. I tell you what, that was a terrific jive.

Well done!

Absolutely! And Alesha, my love?

Fast pace with great energy.

Nice kicks and flicks, great bounce action, full of personality

and pure fun. Well done!

That was a sexy Santa!

You were flickering like a flame, a real tiramisu,

which in Italian means "pick-me-up" and I tell you,

that jive got everybody up from their sofa to celebrate!

Happy Christmas!

Absolutely.

Right, then, Craig?

One word, three syllables, darling, starting with F...

Fab-u-lous!

Well, coming from Craig, be happy! Up you go, Charlie and Vincent.

Well done! Go on! Up you go there.

Fab-u-lous!

Fab-u-lous! What's it like to hear that on Christmas Day?

I love it! Oh, that was brilliant! Thanks, guys. Thanks so much.

That had more energy than a catfight in the Queen Vic! I'm worn out watching you.

-We haven't been able to breathe!

-We still haven't recovered yet!

So nice to see a smile.

There it is - that Strictly smile!

You've won soap awards - Villain Of The Year, Best Exit...

to name a couple.

How would it feel to win our Strictly Christmas Special?

I want to win it for Vincent. He's got to win something!

-True!

-I simply have to win something.

-The scores are in!

Will the judges please reveal their scores?

Craig Revel Horwood...

Len Goodman...

Alesha Dixon...

And Bruno Tonioli...

A 10!

37 - there's the icing on the Christmas cake!

Well done, Charlie!

Did Charlie and Vincent's jive make our audience as excited as a child on Christmas morning?

All will be revealed very soon.

Right, that's it. Five Christmas crackers and they all went off with a bang.

And so has Vincent's top!

Let's see how our stars rank on the judges' jolly festive leaderboard.

Top of the tree with maximum five points,

they're tying, two at the top -

Debra and Ian and Charlie and Vincent.

Down there in the bottom spot,

it's our Su and Anton with 3 points.

Now remember, the judges' scores are only half the story.

Our studio audience are ready to vote for their favourite

and their votes might well change everything.

If you didn't get what you wanted for Christmas, don't worry. Lots more gifts still to unwrap.

But first, here's a reminder of the season's greetings from our famous five.

-There they are!

-Good dancing tonight.

-A wonderful night.

They've all been tremendous.

Right, still to come,

stars a-dancing, judges jiving, happy winners

and a real fairy at the top of the tree.

But this Strictly is the gift that keeps on giving.

While the votes are counted,

why not kick off your new novelty slippers and dance along

to one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time?

Merry Christmas Everyone - here's Shakin' Stevens!

Oh, there he is!

# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Ooh-ooh

# Snow is falling

# All around me

# Children playing, having fun

# It's the season

# Love and understanding

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Time for parties

# And celebrations

# People dancing all night long

# Time for presents and exchanging kisses

# Time for singing Christmas songs

# We're going to have a party tonight

# I'm going to find you underneath the mistletoe

# We'll kiss by candlelight

# Room is swaying

# Records playing

# All the old songs we love to hear

# Oh, I wish that every day was Christmas

# What a nice way to spend the year

# We're going to have a party tonight

# I'm going to find you underneath the mistletoe

# We'll kiss by candlelight

-# Snow is falling

-Snow is falling

-# All around me

-All around me

-# Children playing

-Children playing

-# Having fun

-Having fun

# It's the season

# Love and understanding

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Merry Christmas, everyone

CHEERING

# Snow is falling

# All around me

# Children playing

# Having fun

# It's the season

# Love and understanding

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Snow is falling

# All around me

# Children playing

# Having fun

# It's the season

# Love and understanding

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Snow is falling

# All around me

# Children playing

# Having fun

# It's the season

# Love and understanding

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Merry Christmas, everyone

# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Ooh-ooh. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

BRUCE: Wasn't he wonderful?!

Thank you...

Thank you, Shakin' Stevens

and, of course, Russell and Flavia.

They were marvellous!

Now, in our finale, you'll be seeing the stars from this year's series.

Plus the judges come onto the floor to show us how it should be done.

If they haven't forgotten!

But first, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.

The results are in.

Simon and Katya, Len said, "Tutti frutti, what a booty!"

Debra and Ian, Bruno said, "It was light, sparkling, elegant,

"full of flavour - a treat for the eyes and delicious to savour."

Barry and Erin, Len said he loved your timing -

"Snow, snow,

"thick, thick snow"!

Su and Anton, Alesha said

she wanted to give you an extra point for attacking Craig.

And it got her in the Christmas mood. Lovely!

Charlie and Vincent, Craig said,

"One word, three syllables, darling -

"fab-u-lous!"

But who impressed the studio audience the most

and will be taking home the trophy?

I can now reveal the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions are...

Charlie and Vincent!

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Finally!

BRUCE: And well done, the rest of you!

The rest of you, thank you all!

Come on over!

Didn't you do well?

How does it feel to be our Christmas Champions?

My little girl is going to be so happy! I love you, Kiki!

You took him there - his first win! You did it, Charlie!

I've never won anything - thank you so much!

-Have you enjoyed it?

-I've absolutely loved it. I've had such a brilliant time - he's been amazing.

-I've made a good friend here.

-He's a great dancer.

Well, I have great pleasure in crowning Charlie and Vincent

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions 2011!

CHEERING

There you are! Take it - hold it high!

Wonderful!

-Lovely.

-Congratulations!

-Go and get ready to dance.

-Off you go.

-Absolutely marvellous.

-They did a marvellous job.

-They're thrilled to bits.

What a show! A huge thank-you to all our couples tonight

and thanks to you at home for watching.

We have one more Christmas treat for you.

Reunited on the dance floor for the very last time -

the stars of this year's Strictly.

BOTH: Merry Christmas!

MUSIC: "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

MUSIC: "Let It Snow"

MUSIC: "Wonderful Christmas Time"

-Merry Christmas!

-Merry Christmas!

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