Christmas got even more bizarre in 1989. The amount of airtime allocated to the Christmas ident was cut from three whole days to just two days and one evening (from Christmas Eve). Our first clip presents what we think is the first showing. Next comes the medium animation, Finally, the full animated sequence, with animated characters dropping the T, W and O into place. Finally, you probably thought BBC2 abandoned its musical "picture montage" closedowns in the mid-1980s. Not so! Christmas Eve in 1989 ended with a festive song and images of the Nativity. Roger Maude wishes us a Merry Christmas.
