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Skepta, Dua Lipa and Zara Larsson to perform on Top of the Pops Christmas & New Years’ Eve specials
Pop telly favourite returns for two shows next month.
The line-up for Top of the Pops’ two festival editions has been announced, with shows broadcast on Christmas Day and New Years’ Eve next month.
Presented by Reggie Yates and Fearne Cotton, the shows will “celebrate the biggest hits and most successful acts of 2016.”
For a Christmas Day edition, performances come from Mercury Prize winner Skepta, plus the likes of Swedish sensation Zara Larsson, cheeky chappy Olly Murs and the Neil-less Clean Bandit.
The latter return for a New Year’s Eve edition, which also stars Dua Lipa, Craig David and Manchester bunch Blossoms.
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