BBC One - Christmas Eve Promo - Sunday, 22 December 1996 

I was only 9 back then and remember recording Cliffhanger on vhs and watching it Christams day. I was a bit disappointed the swearing and violence was cut out and wished channel 4 had aired it instead lol. I didn't see the uncut version until years later when I got it on blu ray.

Sunday 22nd December 1996

Ahhh....Christmas 96!!! I loved it! Why? I had just left my hideous, low paid job, with the boss who would make Adolph Hitler look friendly! I had been stuck there since I was 17. Almost 9 years! There was nothing wrong with the work, it was the boss and his vile attitude and the low pay. Anywhere else I would have been well paid. So I finally took a step backwards and went to another firm, that paid way more for a lower position. Turned in my notice a week before Christmas and told him to get stuffed and walked. Best Christmas gift ever! I had three weeks of fun, zero stress and peace without worrying about having to go back there. Started my new job in January, got promotion and got married that year in 1997. It was a big upturn for me all starting from that Christmas....

Only Fools And Horses were also what Christmas was all about. As time has gone on, interest in terrestrial tv has dwindled. We dont even look at it now, everything we watch is on an app. Havent watch Christmas tv proper for a few years now.

Thanks so much for uploading this video to RU-vid this is awesome

Interestingly enough, the footage used for the Brittas promo isn't from the actual episode...

Apart from Cliffhanger, which had come to TV pretty quickly for that time, if you thought BBC1 programming is worse now at Christmas than it was in the past, this video shows that it really isn't.