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''''Twas the Night Before Christmas''' was a single-segment [[webcast]] story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. It was uploaded to the BBC's [[YouTube]] channel and various social media feeds in 2018.
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'''''{{'}}Twas the Night Before Christmas''''' was a [[Christmas]] themed webcast story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]].


== Summary ==
== Synopsis ==
Get in the festive spirit with a very [[Doctor Who]] [[poem]]!
Get in the [[Christmas]] spirit with a very Doctor Who [[poem]]!


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its [[magic]]al flying power. He calls the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who agrees to lend him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a news anchor reports that there have been sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky.
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his [[sleigh]] isn't working. He phones the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] for help, and she agrees to loan him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. As Santa zips around the world in the TARDIS, a TV news anchor reports that there have been multiple sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* Narrator - [[Bradley Walsh]]
* [[The Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]]
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]]
* [[Santa Claus]] - TBA
* [[Santa Claus]] - TBA
* [[Sophie Raworth]] - Herself
* News reporter - TBA
* Narrator - TBA
 
== Crew ==
''to be added''


== References ==
== References ==
* [[Santa Claus]] crashlands in [[Lapland]].
* A sign that says "[[North Pole]]" can also be seen.
** The place is filled with [[snowman|snowmen]] and [[candy cane]]s.
* Various [[snowmen]] and giant [[candy cane]]s can be seen around Lapland.
* A sign points towards the [[North Pole]].
* Santa's [[sleigh]] has lost its [[magic]]al flying [[power]].
** Santa moans that it is too late to call a [[mechanic]].
* Santa has an [[iPhone]] with a cover that reads [[Plum]].
** Santa knows the [[telephone]] number to the TARDIS.
* The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] is on an [[Planet ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)|unnamed planet]].
* [[The Doctor]] uses the [[TARDIS telephone]].
* The Doctor offers Santa to borrow [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
* A newsreporter reports about sightings of a flying [[police box]].


== Notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story is the first in the "[[Jodie Whittaker]]/[[Chris Chibnall]] era" to not feature [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Ryan Sinclair]].
* The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|poem of the same name]], and is narrated in the same way.
* The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|famous Christmas poem of the same name]], and told to the same rhythm and metre.
** This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] [[The Night Before Christmas (audio story)|audio story]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[The Doctor]] has met [[Santa Claus]] on multiple occasions before. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]'', ''[[Silent Knight (comic story)|Silent Knight]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! (novel)|Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise!]]'', ''[[The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas]]'', ''[[A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)|A Visit from Saint Nicholas]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'')
* The Doctor has met Santa many times before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]'', et al)
 
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas was a single-segment webcast story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor. It was uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel and various social media feeds in 2018.

Synopsis

Get in the Christmas spirit with a very Doctor Who poem!

Plot

On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is in a panic because his sleigh isn't working. He phones the Thirteenth Doctor for help, and she agrees to loan him her TARDIS for the night. As Santa zips around the world in the TARDIS, a TV news anchor reports that there have been multiple sightings of a police box in the sky.

Cast

Crew

to be added

References

Story notes

Continuity

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