Shawn Mendes, Little Mix, The Vamps, Panic! At The Disco, Alessia Cara and Dua Lipa to takeover Radio 1 on Christmas Day
BBC Radio 1 today announced the return of Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist this festive period - when some of the hottest pop acts - including Little Mix, The Vamps and Shawn Mendes - will host Christmas day shows on the station.
Published: 17 December 2016
Christmas Day morning I’m so excited to be taking over Radio 1 for a whole hour playing some of my favourite songs right now and bringing in the holiday with you. I can’t wait!
From 10am - 4pm on Christmas Day, Shawn Mendes, Little Mix, The Vamps, Panic! At The Disco, Alessia Cara and Dua Lipa will become Radio 1 presenters for the day - hosting hour-long shows that will be curated by the stars and will feature their favourite tracks - including some Christmas favourites.
Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist schedule:
- 10-11am: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Shawn Mendes
- 11am-12noon: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Little Mix
- 12noon-1pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with The Vamps
- 1-2pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Panic! At The Disco
- 2-3pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Alessia Cara
- 3-4pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Dua Lipa
Shawn Mendes says: “Christmas Day morning I’m so excited to be taking over Radio 1 for a whole hour playing some of my favourite songs right now and bringing in the holiday with you. I can’t wait!”
The Vamps say: “We’re back again on Radio 1’s Christmas Day Superstar line-up alongside the lovely Shawn Mendes and Little Mix… we’ll play you all the big party tunes and get festive on our favourite day of the year. Make sure you listen from midday!”
Alessia Cara says: “I’m going to play what I love listening to on Christmas Day, I’m going to share some stories about what I get up to on Christmas, basically we’re just going to have a great time.”
Rhys Hughes, Head of Programmes, Radio 1 and 1Xtra says: “Christmas is about people coming together, and Radio 1 will be doing just that on Christmas Day - bringing the nation together with special playlists curated by some of our listeners favourite pop acts - it’ll be a great listen.”
Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist will be broadcast on Radio 1 on Christmas Day, and will be available for download via the BBC iPlayer Radio app after broadcast for listeners to catch-up on.
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Notes to Editors
Radio 1’s Christmas Day schedule includes:
- 6-10am: Dev
- 10-11am: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Shawn Mendes
- 11am-12noon: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Little Mix
- 12noon-1pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with The Vamps
- 1-2pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Panic! At The Disco
- 2-3pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Alessia Cara
- 3-4pm: Radio 1’s Superstar Playlist with Dua Lipa
- 4-7pm: Radio 1’s Best New Pop with Cel Spellman
- 7-10pm: Radio 1’s Rock Show with Daniel P Carter
- 10pm-1am: Phil Taggart
