TOTP to return for Christmas

Despite suggestions that this year's Top of the Pops Christmas Special was to be axed, the BBC have confirmed that the show will go ahead after all.

The show will be fronted by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates and shall feature performances by some of 2008's most successful acts.

The decision is likely to please the likes of Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, who has spoken of his desire to see the show broadcast, and Mancunian chart-toppers the Ting Tings, who have said that they would be keen to play on a re-instated show.