COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..CHRISTMAS TV.

With X Factor,Junior Apprentice, Masterchef and Strictly come dancing ending before Christmas, viewing seems bleak this year. The X Factor has followed it's sorry path to almost oblivion with Littlemix being the favourite to win. It's all down to that first single getting to Number one and the follow-up doing well to open the door to a successful first album. Excitement has been limited and the judges have not been of a very high standard Next year.....Maybe. STRICTLY. A few programmes left for the dancing extravaganza which has been more amusing than exciting and the final five are about as good as each other. The winner gets a Mirror ball and a few BBC bookings. The judges have certainly upped their game this year although in a bizarre way. Do we take this programme seriously? Of course not. It's the celebrities that count. Russell Grant was the star we watched and laughed at, but for actual Ballroom Dancing it is the professionals that should be the stars. A little more formatting required. CHRISTMAS TV. Without these familiar programmes TV this Christmas has certainly concentrated on Films, especially the animated sort. They're all over the place.Who needs to buy or rent these films when you can guarantee their appearance on TV next Cchristmas. Downton Abbey Christmas Special is on Christmas Day and Micheal Buble has a Christmas treat for an hour earlier in the week. One episode of AD FAB and that's the end of the Christmas Cherries on offer. There are a few intelligent documentaries that are worth searching out and the usual list programmes....50 famous moments....100 famous clips...you know the sort of thing. You can complain about this sort of festive treatment but I'm afraid things ain't what they used to be. We don't watch Television like we used to at Christmas, and many of us, switch channels all the time and they're plenty of channels. Ah well......Radio's good. Which reminds me you can tune in to me for the EASY LISTENING SHOW (Christmas Version) this Tuesday evening 8-10pm on TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK. AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE. I will be playing the BEST of Christmas music by Sinatra,Dino. Doris,Andy Williams,etc etc. I'll be very happy if you do!!