The BBC canceled the Christmas Day “Top of the Pops” show, which was a holiday TV tradition in England for 57 years.
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The program featured performances by musical talents like the Beatles -- performing"Can't Buy Me Love" in 1964."Beeb bosses felt the cost involved in creating a one-off show like this were too high to justify," according to a source.“Beeb bosses felt the cost involved in creating a one-off show like this were too high to justify,” a source told the outlet.
“Top of the Pops” began as a weekly series in 1964, featuring the Rolling Stones as its first band. It debuted its first Christmas special on Dec. 24 that year. The next year, it ran on Christmas Day. A radio program with the same name ran on BBC The series was the longest-running weekly musical show on television when it was taken off the air in 2006 amid faltering ratings.
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