Top of the Pops is coming back this Christmas, with two special one-off shows, the BBC confirmed yesterday.
The first programme, to be hosted by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates, will go out on BBC1 on Christmas Day and the second on New Year's Eve.
The corporation said there were no plans to bring back TOTP, which regularly pulled in millions of viewers in its 1970s heyday, permanently.
The show was decommissioned in 2006 after more than 40 years of showcasing established and new acts.
The announcement follows growing speculation of a comeback and lobbying by the music industry and fans for the show's return amid claims of a lack of pop music on television generally.
Culture Secretary south of the border Andy Burnham has questioned where the successor to TOTP would come from, and bands including the Ting Tings have called for its return.
Last month, X Factor judge Simon Cowell said that he would like to buy the rights to the show from the BBC - and broadcast it on ITV instead.
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