8.00 pm, Christmas Day, Christmas Special with T & D and, Suzanne Shaw, Chris Fountain, Kyran Bracken, Clare Buckfield, Zaraah Abrahams, and Duncan James - the three finalists from 2008 and 2007, possibly the 6 best with the exception of Bonnie Langford.

It'll be lovely to see some of my favourite former contestant's again, before the fourth season begins .

Thank goodness, it doesn't clash with Strictly Come Dancing! I'd be in a right pickle!

Im so excited and Ive got tickets to see it!!!!!!!!!

ohhh when is being recorded, I wonder. Its hardly live on Christmas Day. Can't wait !!

next sunday cant wait

Tomorrow? Or on the 21st December?

Will you get on the PC quick and let us all know how it went.... dying to hear... cant wait for Christmas Day !!!!

are they skating in pairs still or in the teams?

I think I saw somewhere they're dancing with the Pros - not sure though

Interesting how they balance that as from the ad there are two teams. Kyran is a bit better than Chris??? Clare is quite near to Suzanne? Duncan balances Zaarah?

The economics must be interesting as they would all have to train up for just one show and couldn't do the usual xmas panto for the usual spondolicks.

Might suggest Suzanne is in next year's tour unless she just moved chicago from october to January?

I loved Kyran & Mel!! This is exciting.

i hope chris fountain or claire win, i dont begrudge kyran or suzanne there win but theres runners up were fantastic and i'd love to see them go out there and do a amazing job

I begrudge Suzanne the win, the air of desperate irritated the hell out of me.

No Bonnie? Shame!

I was rather surprised not to see Bonnie amongst the female cast, but to be honest, I'd much rather watch Suzanne, Zaraah and Clare .

I think the teams are Boys vs Girls so it'll be Kyran, Duncan and Chris vs Claire, Suzanne and Zaraah. Am very excited for it! And also extremely glad it doesn't clash with SCD although it does clash with Eastenders which is a little upsetting! lol

some nice interviews about it
http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/650...are-buckfield/
http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/650...-suzanne-shaw/
http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/650...kyran-bracken/
http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/650...-duncan-james/
http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/650...hris-fountain/
http://news.stv.tv/entertainment/650...raah-abrahams/
Chris seems the only one good good mates with the others...
its just gonna be a good entertainement show so its not gonna be particularly competitive and who wins will kinds be irrelevant the same as they all said for the tour... i hope they have fun with it and that its a good show cos the pressures off them really, its just a nice little extra for everyone...

Thanks for the interview links but just noticed that Clare is down to be skating with Pavel Aubrecht - where's Andrei?!?

I love Clare. She is a super skater.

I sense ageism issue here !! The girlies chosen are all pretty twenty somethings.

No skaters from Series 1 rules out Bonnie without ageism.

I am quite surprised that Zara has been asked back. I never thought she was that good at all, stiff yet wobbly. can't wait for the special though, oooh the Christmas outfits...!

Cant wait for the special

They have balanced their teams. Its a first second and third for each team. Claire was close to or even better than Kyran so she's a match for Chris when most girls wouldn't be. They then needed a match for Duncan - Zaraah probably isn't as good but he hasn't done the last tour so it evens out. Bonnie would be too good for Duncan?

its not about whos best or ageism, it is simply 1st 2nd and 3rd from last year and 1st 2nd and 3rd from this year... its champion of champions basically with a twist ( because they have even numbers of males and females and may never have again and as has been said it works out quite well with the teams being very balanced)... therefore bonnie cant do it, it has to be zarah... simple
Suzanne can beat Chris and Kyran and Clare probably can also, or will come very close, and Zaraah should beat Duncan...