Favourite Christmas TV Pres?

[JetixFann450]

Since we're on the cusp of the new BBC One Christmas idents come Saturday, I thought about making a thread celebrating other TV channels which implemented their own festive tweaks to their presentation.

I'll start off with idents that I find ingeniously clever, the Cartoon Network bumpers from 2000, where they used trees, raindeers, decorations and crackers to reveal they are part of the Cartoon Network logo.

https://youtu.be/frsS7S7Bmbo

[Michael]

BBC Two had two fantastic packages in the 2010s.

This was just perfection
[media]https://youtu.be/q3uBKpnOL1k[/media]

and this was wonderful too
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F6hRlxOtAQ[/media]

[Brekkie]

My favourite of recent years is the original C4 Christmas Lights one.
https://youtu.be/cYwPCX93NKg

Sadly it only ran two years and was retired when the idents were tweaked to include the C4 logo, although I'm sure it could easily have been incorporated.

[Michael]

I have a soft spot for the C4 ones where the logo was replaced with a tree.

Such a simple idea.

https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=10042

[CCFG]

My favourite of recent years is the original C4 Christmas Lights one.
https://youtu.be/cYwPCX93NKg

Sadly it only ran two years and was retired when the idents were tweaked to include the C4 logo, although I'm sure it could easily have been incorporated.

I love the 2015 C4 Christmas idents. Their next set (Block-man will be 5 years old next year, how time flies!) should take elements from them.

[Fanoftv]

BBC Two had two fantastic packages in the 2010s.

This was just perfection
[media]https://youtu.be/q3uBKpnOL1k[/media]

and this was wonderful too
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F6hRlxOtAQ[/media]

I agree with these Michael. The paper cut was lovely, but when the mountains premiered it lifted it up another notch. There was something about that soundtrack that was a little haunting, yet strangely festive, I didn’t mind them using them for a few years (well, until the “two, two, two, two, two, two” year!).

For me I have a few because I love Christmas and the exciting presentation that we’re offered.

BBC One 2001:
https://youtu.be/a1-0dX9C1FU
The animation, the warm setting and the simple jingle made these perfect, cosy and Christmassy.

Channel 5 2001:
https://youtu.be/pQN1r1tzf4w
These were magical. The vintage style, the twinkling music and the climax was the positioning of the logo worked wonderfully.

BBC One 2010:
https://youtu.be/0N4RTVM1E2Q
I like the long form idents, but the news variant with visuals of the lights and the scaled back music was beautiful.

I could go on with many more, including the simpler idents, such as Channel 4’s stripy snowy Christmas tree logo idents and BBC One’s 1998 package, but I’ll end with something that as a channel made me interested in presentation and created such a magical feeling, CITV’s Christmas Ident 1998-2001 (with variations to the character and background):

https://youtu.be/X12Bnzb-em8

[NorthTonight]

BBC1 Christmas 1977 - simple and effective

https://youtu.be/a_Y4TEUWCUE

[Blubatt]

I have a few. Out of the ones mentioned, BBC One's 2010 look. Peak Circles era magic, for me. As well as the Channel 4 one for 2015/2016

The 1991 BBC Two Christmas look for its homage to 'A Trip to the Moon' and its memorable music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfG-YaOMzCk

The Channel 5 Christmas ident introduced in 2020 is a solid one for me as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J53JoRlU7M

[Blubatt]

Since we're on the cusp of the new BBC One Christmas idents come Saturday, I thought about making a thread celebrating other TV channels which implemented their own festive tweaks to their presentation.

I'll start off with idents that I find ingeniously clever, the Cartoon Network bumpers from 2000, where they used trees, raindeers, decorations and crackers to reveal they are part of the Cartoon Network logo.

https://youtu.be/frsS7S7Bmbo

Also, great use of Shakin' Stevens as a bonus. Best era of Cartoon Network for me

[Neil Jones]

Carlton at Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQFcxGeWGt4

They had a couple of goes at this, the second batch adding a bit more snow, bells and what not over the Carlton logo which was missing from the first stab in 1999.

And then of course when New Year came round:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hknXZ3qROsU

[Brekkie]

This look from Five in 2008 was very strong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMgH9_8v5ks

[Transmission]

I have a real soft spot for 1994 on BBC One, where the 1 was wrapped up on Christmas Eve and then unwrapped on Christmas Day:

https://youtu.be/sjSXDzzkbKs

And of course there was the classic of BBC Two in 1993:

https://youtu.be/Q8X2oA3DKiI

[Robert Williams]

I seem remember that at the time, a lot of people had a bit of a downer on BBC1's 2013 'wrapping paper' idents, but I think they are my favourites of recent times, not overly elaborate, just simple but effective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL23A85Lomg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYrNNieK__M

[Brekkie]

I agree - loved the simplicity of them. Then again I also liked the curtain idents from the year before.

[Blubatt]

I seem remember that at the time, a lot of people had a bit of a downer on BBC1's 2013 'wrapping paper' idents, but I think they are my favourites of recent times, not overly elaborate, just simple but effective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL23A85Lomg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYrNNieK__M

Have to say I was one of those people. They were warm and had some good bits, but were quite dull. 2014's set was a lot better imo. At least the programme being promoted was secondary to the tree designs themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDN4kT9A5GQ