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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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