2012 - New Year's Eve
A celebration of the year's biggest hits. Featuring Girls Aloud, Rita Ora, Robbie Williams, Ellie Goulding, Stooshe, Tulisa, the Maccabees and the first number 1 of 2013.
As we say goodbye to a fantastic and memorable 2012, Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates present a celebration of the big hits of the year, get you in the mood to celebrate New Year's Eve 2012 and most importantly showcase the first number 1 of 2013.
Getting the party started, the reunited and more glamorous than ever Girls Aloud kick off the show. MOBO winner and number 1 hit generator Rita Ora, in a fitting 'out with the old and in with the new' vibe, says RIP to the girl she used to be. The comeback kid and king of the pop charts, Robbie Williams, performs his new single, Different. Ellie Goulding gives her 2013 New Year predictions with her catchy pop hit Anything Could Happen. Soulful trio the Script perform their number 1 hit Hall of Fame and glamour girls Stooshe sing about a monster with their massive radio hit and retro-sounding Black Heart.
Just when you thought it was getting a bit introspective, funky funsters Rizzle Kicks get the whole family up and jumping about with their massive hit from the start of the year Mama Do the Hump and Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah get you to bounce, bounce, bounce around your living room. Tulisa injects some much-needed glamour and frivolity with her summer smash Young, indie kings and press darlings the Maccabees perform their big number Pelican and finally the tip for the top of 2013, young London-born lass Arlissa makes her TV debut on Top of the Pops.
All in all, Top of the Pops New Year's Eve provides the party to start all parties on the last night of 2012.