Bringing together twenty-nine speakers, entertainers, and TV personalities from our roster, NMP Live is proud to present a very special celebrity reading of Clement Clarke Moore's traditional Christmas poem, A Visit from St Nicholas – more commonly known as 'Twas The Night Before Christmas.
Introduced by British stage and screen actor, Simon Callow OBE (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love) the short film features a double Olympic gold medalist; a Rugby World Cup winner; three comedians; two knights; one Dame; one Lord; one Baroness; three Britain’s Got Talent winners; one World, European and Commonwealth champion swimmer; a vicar (with a number-one pop single to his name); a Russian World chess grandmaster; three actors; a former MP; one QC; two pop stars; the World’s greatest living explorer; three magicians; one doctor and one World Cup semi-finalist England footballer!
With each celebrity reading a line from the 1823 classic festive poem, there is no other version (as far as we know) featuring as many British celebrities. So grab a warm mince pie, pour yourself a glass of mulled wine, and get in the festive mood with our very special version of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas...
Featured celebrities and speakers
A very big festive thank you to all who contributed. In order of appearance:
Simon Callow CBE – Actor, director, and writer
Brian Blessed OBE – Actor, adventurer, raconteur
Ashley Banjo – Founder of Diversity dance group and TV presenter
Lucy Porter – Stand up comedian
Johnny Ball – Iconic science and mathematics TV presenter
Alistair McGowan – Impressionist and actor
Mark Foster – Olympic swimmer and TV presenter
Shaun Williamson – Actor, best known for EastEnders and Extras
Michael Mansfield QC – Human rights defence lawyer
Jamie Raven – Magician and Britain's Got Talent runner-up
Sir Ranulph Fiennes – The World's greatest living explorer
The Reverend Richard Coles – Former pop star, turned priest and broadcaster
Baroness Michelle Mone – Entrepreneur, founder of Ultimo
Alec Stewart OBE – Former English test cricketer
Perri Kiely and Jordan Banjo – TV presenters and duo from Diversity dance group
Lord Professor Robert Winston – Scientist and broadcaster
Heather Small – Popstar and lead singer of M People
Ben Hanlin – Television magician from ITV2’s Tricked and star of Dancing on Ice 2019
Stuart Pearce – Football manager and former England player
Garry Kasparov – World chess grandmaster and political activist
Dame Kelly Holmes – Double Olympic gold medalist
Gyles Brandreth – Former MP, writer, and broadcaster
Troy – Television street magician
June Sarpong MBE – Television presenter and campaigner
Hal Cruttenden – Stand up comedian
Eamonn Holmes – Broadcaster and TV presenter
Sir Clive Woodward – 2003 World Cup-winning rugby manager
Dr Phil Hammond – GP, broadcaster and comedian