Merry Christmas, glitterati! This year there’s a festive countdown of memorable dances to enjoy – but who will be voted number one? Tune in to find out

Tess Daly and Claudia WInkleman host the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special and will run down the best dances in Strictly history.

Strictly Come Dancing: The Christmas Countdown (BBC1, 4.45pm), Blankety Blank Christmas Special (BBC1, 7pm), Call the Midwife (BBC1, 7.40pm), Royal…

Tess and Claudia countdown the best Strictly moments ever

STRICTLY COME DANCING is back with a new Christmas special tonight. But what time is it on?

The actor narrates Quentin Blake’s Clown. Plus: Zog and the Flying Doctors and Strictly. Here’s what to watch on Christmas Day

Who wins the ultimate festive glitterball?

STRICTLY COME DANCING CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN is a festive special that will bring plenty of extra glitz to Christmas Day. Express.co.uk takes a look back at some of the best Strictly dances over the years.

Oti Mabuse will be tripping the light fantastic at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall on July 9, 2021.

‘If it’s about ballroom dancing, I’m totally not interested,’ judge told his agent

LEN GOODMAN revealed he wasn't happy to see Ranvir Singh miss out on this year's Strictly Come Dancing final, as he reflected on the series with Anton Du Beke on Good Morning Britain.

Craig Revel Horwood made it to the cookery show's final in 2007 but was beaten by Nadia Sawalha.

It seems Len is still not over Ranvir Singh's exit. And frankly, neither are we.

The end of the latest series has marked a bittersweet moment for the Strictly pros and their dance partners 

Len Goodman appeared on GMB today and took a swipe at the Strictly Come Dancing judges, calling them "stupid". Read more here.

Bill Bailey may have taken the glitter ball, but looks like these two got something else...

"I felt down, I lost confidence."

The series two winner's Jive has been voted the best Strictly Come Dancing routine in the show's history, the results of a RadioTimes.com poll reveal.