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'''24 December''' was the traditional date of [[Christmas Eve]] on [[Earth]]. | '''24 December''' was the traditional date of [[Christmas Eve]] on [[Earth]]. In addition to being a time of celebration, many notable things that occurred on this day. | ||
In [[1783]], The [[Third Doctor]] pursued [[Casimer]] to [[Sommerton Manor]] in [[Shrewsbury]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sommerton Fetch (short story)|The Sommerton Fetch]]'') | |||
In [[1851]], The [[Tenth Doctor]] encountered the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and [[Jackson Lake]], who mistakenly believed himself to be the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') | |||
In [[1869]], The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] encountered [[Charles Dickens]] in [[Cardiff]], which was under attack from the gaseous [[Gelth]] that had come through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Rift]]. [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]], a local girl they met, sacrificed herself to trap the Gelth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') | |||
In [[1864]], The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sommerton Fetch (short story)|The Sommerton Fetch]]'') | |||
In [[1873]], The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] saved the children of [[London]] from [[Krampus]], a creature that fed on fear and sadness. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Red Christmas]]'') | |||
In [[1889]], The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') | |||
In [[1892]], The Eleventh Doctor met [[Clara Oswald]] for the second time and encountered the [[Great Intelligence]] in the form of telepathic [[snow]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | |||
In [[1906]], The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charley Pollard]] briefly visited [[Edward Grove]] and met with [[Edith Thompson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight]]'') | |||
In 1906, In an alternate timeline, Edward Grove became alive due to a [[time loop]] caused by the [[temporal paradox]] created by Edith Thompson's [[suicide]]. When the Doctor resolved the paradox by saving Edith from her recurring death, this timeline was negated. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight]]'') | |||
In [[1930]], In an alternate timeline, [[Edith Thompson]] committed [[suicide]] because [[Charley Pollard]] died in the crash of the ''[[R101]]'', creating a [[temporal paradox]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Chimes of Midnight]]'') | |||
In [[1938]], The Eleventh Doctor was stuck in a spaceship in [[Earth]]'s orbit. He escaped and fell to Earth, only to be saved by [[Madge Arwell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | |||
In [[1940]], The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] encountered the [[Home Guard]] volunteer [[Richard Charlesworth]] in [[Charnage House]] in [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (short story)|It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow]]'') | |||
In [[1941]], Madge, [[Cyril Arwell|Cyril]] and [[Lily Arwell]] travelled from [[England]] to [[Unnamed planet (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|a planet]] in [[5345]] through a present the Eleventh Doctor, posing as their caretaker, had given them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | |||
In [[1942]], [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemunde]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | |||
In [[1966]], The [[Eighth Doctor]] visited [[Whitehall]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything (short story)|For the Man Who Has Everything]]'') | |||
In [[1969]], The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] visited [[Saigon]], [[Vietnam]] during the [[Christmas]] ceasefire of the [[Vietnam War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interesting Times (short story)|Interesting Times]]'') | |||
In [[1973]], The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sommerton Fetch (short story)|The Sommerton Fetch]]'') | |||
In [[1975]], The Seventh Doctor and his companions Ace and [[Hex]] defeated the [[Kellenian]] invasion of [[Earth]] in [[New York City]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Presence (short story)|Presence]]'') | |||
In [[1983]], [[Jason Kane]], future husband of [[Bernice Summerfield]], was born in [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'') | |||
In [[1985]], The Ninth Doctor was trapped near a [[Christmas]] party at [[Sally Sparrow's aunt]]'s house in [[Devon]], when [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] "burped" and jumped ahead in time 20 years. Using [[What I Did on My Christmas Holidays|her Christmas essay]] from [[2005]], the Doctor wrote messages on the walls and in photographs during the party for [[Sally Sparrow (What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)|Sally Sparrow]] to read and recorded a video instructing her to pilot the TARDIS back to him in 2005. Sally's future self arrived in the TARDIS, telling her to hit the TARDIS [[reset button]] to bring her to the Doctor. The Doctor told the Sally in 2005 to write the essay that she would later (from her point of view) give to him first. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow (short story)|What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow]]'') | |||
In [[1987]], [[David Gilligan]] burgled several houses in the suburbs of [[Illinois]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Be Good for Goodness's Sake (short story)|Be Good for Goodness's Sake]]'') | |||
In [[1993]], The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sommerton Fetch (short story)|The Sommerton Fetch]]'') | |||
In [[2006]], The newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor crashed the TARDIS into the [[Powell Estate]]. Later that day, [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] were attacked by [[Robot Santa]]s while out shopping. When they arrived back home, they were attacked by a [[Roboform Christmas tree]]. Later that night, the [[Sycorax]] made first contact with Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | |||
In [[2007]], The [[wedding]] of [[Donna Noble]] and [[Lance Bennett]] was interrupted by Donna's sudden disappearance. She was transported to [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. When the Doctor brought her back home, she was kidnapped by Roboforms. After being rescued, they arrived at the reception, which was attacked by Roboforms and a Roboform Christmas tree. The Tenth Doctor, Donna and Lance went to [[H.C. Clements]], where they found a secret floor, which led to a secret [[Torchwood One|Torchwood]] base under the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. There, the [[Racnoss Empress]] was using technology and [[Huon]] particles from Torchwood to free the [[Racnoss]] children trapped in Earth's core. After Lance was killed by the Racnoss, the Doctor drowned the Racnoss children using the water from the [[Thames]]. Enraged, the Empress used a [[Webstar]] to destroy parts of London. The Webstar was shot down by a [[tank]] on the orders of Harold Saxon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | |||
In 2007, [[Diane Holmes]] flew the ''[[Sky Gypsy]]'' through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] in an attempt to return home to [[1953]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'', ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'') | |||
In [[2008]], A [[Titanic (spaceship)|space-faring replica]] of the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] was struck by [[meteorite]]s, sending it and its [[nuclear storm drive]] on a collision course with Earth. The survivors were being killed off by the [[Heavenly Host]] as part of [[Max Capricorn]]'s retirement plan. The Tenth Doctor, along with [[Alonso Frame]], managed to steer the ship away from [[Buckingham Palace]], where it was about to crash. During these events, [[Wilfred Mott]] briefly met the Doctor before the Doctor was teleported back to the ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | |||
In [[2009]], {{Simm|c}} was resurrected on Earth by the [[Disciples of Saxon]] and had his lifeforce sapped when his wife [[Lucy Saxon]] attempted to destroy the ritual. Lucy effectively committed [[suicide]] by doing so, creating an explosion that consumed her and the Disciples. The Master lived on, but his body was left unstable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
In [[2023]], The Seventh Doctor and Ace visited [[Los Angeles]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') | |||
In [[3181]], The Seventh Doctor and Ace visited [[Africa|Eastern Africa]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') | |||
== Alternative Timeline == | == Alternative Timeline == | ||
On Christmas Eve, 2007, in [[Donna's World|an alternate timeline]], the Tenth Doctor failed to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] and died with the Racnoss children. The Webstar was destroyed by the [[British Army]]. This [[timeline]] was later negated when Donna was run over by a [[car]], preventing her younger self from turning right, which had started the timeline in the first place. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | |||
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24 December was the traditional date of Christmas Eve on Earth. In addition to being a time of celebration, many notable things that occurred on this day. In 1783, The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. (PROSE: The Sommerton Fetch) In 1851, The Tenth Doctor encountered the Cybermen and Jackson Lake, who mistakenly believed himself to be the Doctor. (TV: The Next Doctor) In 1869, The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler encountered Charles Dickens in Cardiff, which was under attack from the gaseous Gelth that had come through the Rift. Gwyneth, a local girl they met, sacrificed herself to trap the Gelth. (TV: The Unquiet Dead) In 1864, The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. (PROSE: The Sommerton Fetch) In 1873, The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond saved the children of London from Krampus, a creature that fed on fear and sadness. (COMIC: Red Christmas) In 1889, The Seventh Doctor and Ace visited London. (PROSE: Instead of You) In 1892, The Eleventh Doctor met Clara Oswald for the second time and encountered the Great Intelligence in the form of telepathic snow. (TV: The Snowmen) In 1906, The Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard briefly visited Edward Grove and met with Edith Thompson. (AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight) In 1906, In an alternate timeline, Edward Grove became alive due to a time loop caused by the temporal paradox created by Edith Thompson's suicide. When the Doctor resolved the paradox by saving Edith from her recurring death, this timeline was negated. (AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight) In 1930, In an alternate timeline, Edith Thompson committed suicide because Charley Pollard died in the crash of the R101, creating a temporal paradox. (AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight) In 1938, The Eleventh Doctor was stuck in a spaceship in Earth's orbit. He escaped and fell to Earth, only to be saved by Madge Arwell. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe) In 1940, The Fourth Doctor and Leela encountered the Home Guard volunteer Richard Charlesworth in Charnage House in England. (PROSE: It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow) In 1941, Madge, Cyril and Lily Arwell travelled from England to a planet in 5345 through a present the Eleventh Doctor, posing as their caretaker, had given them. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe) In 1942, Oskar Steinmann supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at Peenemunde. (PROSE: Just War) In 1966, The Eighth Doctor visited Whitehall. (PROSE: For the Man Who Has Everything) In 1969, The Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith visited Saigon, Vietnam during the Christmas ceasefire of the Vietnam War. (PROSE: Interesting Times) In 1973, The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. (PROSE: The Sommerton Fetch) In 1975, The Seventh Doctor and his companions Ace and Hex defeated the Kellenian invasion of Earth in New York City. (PROSE: Presence) In 1983, Jason Kane, future husband of Bernice Summerfield, was born in England. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad) In 1985, The Ninth Doctor was trapped near a Christmas party at Sally Sparrow's aunt's house in Devon, when the TARDIS "burped" and jumped ahead in time 20 years. Using her Christmas essay from 2005, the Doctor wrote messages on the walls and in photographs during the party for Sally Sparrow to read and recorded a video instructing her to pilot the TARDIS back to him in 2005. Sally's future self arrived in the TARDIS, telling her to hit the TARDIS reset button to bring her to the Doctor. The Doctor told the Sally in 2005 to write the essay that she would later (from her point of view) give to him first. (PROSE: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow) In 1987, David Gilligan burgled several houses in the suburbs of Illinois. (PROSE: Be Good for Goodness's Sake) In 1993, The Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. (PROSE: The Sommerton Fetch) In 2006, The newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor crashed the TARDIS into the Powell Estate. Later that day, Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith were attacked by Robot Santas while out shopping. When they arrived back home, they were attacked by a Roboform Christmas tree. Later that night, the Sycorax made first contact with Earth. (TV: The Christmas Invasion) In 2007, The wedding of Donna Noble and Lance Bennett was interrupted by Donna's sudden disappearance. She was transported to the Doctor's TARDIS. When the Doctor brought her back home, she was kidnapped by Roboforms. After being rescued, they arrived at the reception, which was attacked by Roboforms and a Roboform Christmas tree. The Tenth Doctor, Donna and Lance went to H.C. Clements, where they found a secret floor, which led to a secret Torchwood base under the Thames Flood Barrier. There, the Racnoss Empress was using technology and Huon particles from Torchwood to free the Racnoss children trapped in Earth's core. After Lance was killed by the Racnoss, the Doctor drowned the Racnoss children using the water from the Thames. Enraged, the Empress used a Webstar to destroy parts of London. The Webstar was shot down by a tank on the orders of Harold Saxon. (TV: The Runaway Bride) In 2007, Diane Holmes flew the Sky Gypsy through the Cardiff Rift in an attempt to return home to 1953. (TV: Out of Time, Captain Jack Harkness) In 2008, A space-faring replica of the RMS Titanic was struck by meteorites, sending it and its nuclear storm drive on a collision course with Earth. The survivors were being killed off by the Heavenly Host as part of Max Capricorn's retirement plan. The Tenth Doctor, along with Alonso Frame, managed to steer the ship away from Buckingham Palace, where it was about to crash. During these events, Wilfred Mott briefly met the Doctor before the Doctor was teleported back to the ship. (TV: Voyage of the Damned) In 2009, The Saxon Master was resurrected on Earth by the Disciples of Saxon and had his lifeforce sapped when his wife Lucy Saxon attempted to destroy the ritual. Lucy effectively committed suicide by doing so, creating an explosion that consumed her and the Disciples. The Master lived on, but his body was left unstable. (TV: The End of Time) In 2023, The Seventh Doctor and Ace visited Los Angeles. (PROSE: Instead of You) In 3181, The Seventh Doctor and Ace visited Eastern Africa. (PROSE: Instead of You)
Alternative Timeline
On Christmas Eve, 2007, in an alternate timeline, the Tenth Doctor failed to regenerate and died with the Racnoss children. The Webstar was destroyed by the British Army. This timeline was later negated when Donna was run over by a car, preventing her younger self from turning right, which had started the timeline in the first place. (TV: Turn Left)
