Name: 1986 Christmas Special
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1986-12-25
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Simon Bates, Gary Davies, Janice Long

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In this special Christmas Day edition Simon Bates, Gary Davies, Janice Long, and Peter Powell present the most popular hits of 1986. Including performances from The Communards, Europe, Cliff Richard and The Young Ones, and Boris Gardiner.

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