Picking up where we left off, today I bring you the TV celebs at number three that we would or wouldn’t want to get stuck under the mistletoe with. Milo Ventimiglia and Bruce Forsyth made it to number four on our list, take a look at who we have today!

3.) Hayden Panettiere
Although her last name is harder to spell than most words in the dictionary, Hayden is without a doubt one of the biggest starts of 2007. We all love her as Claire, on Heroes, and last month we discovered that she more than just a pretty face. The infamous clip of Hayden paddling out to sea in Japan to try and save dolphins from those mean old fisherman was amazing, because firstly, can you imagine Lindsay Lohan doing that? And secondly, she’s SAVING DOLPHINS? Who doesn’t love dolphins?

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There is no doubt that Christmas Day can be tough. On the surface, things look rosy… big pile of chocolates there… the waft of loads of food dancing around the house… a stack of unopened presents… booze… cigars… a whole day without work and getting it in the neck from your boss! It’s bliss! Stop. Right. There. Think about it.

Christmas day can be a long hard slog. You’re sleepy from too much food… Grandad has come round and, thanks to his deafness, is unable to hear his loud flatulence and shouting. Nana is hammered on three sherries and the room is covered in sweet wrappers and boxes which you will have to tidy. Fighting through the clouds of fart, you switch on the TV for a break from the madness… so what’s on?

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Top Of The Pops used to be big. Really big. And an integral part of our Christmas Day entertainment. So we go back to 1974 pop pickers, for this clip – Jimmy Saville (who is just frankly weird), some interesting crowd dancing and some quality glam rock (yes, that means Slade). Come on!

The soaps have always brought us back down to Earth on Christmas Day. Sandwiched in between One Foot In The Grave, or Russ Abbott or even Only Fools, EastEnders, in particular, has been a doom monger par excellence over the years. But when you talk about classic Christmas TV, this is one of the very best clips – Den and Angie, and their marriage falling apart in front of lots of people. See, told you it was cheery.

Fonejacker isn’t one of TV Scoop’s favourites, it has to be said. But plenty of people out there love it, and the Fonejacker people have sent us this little, special Christmas message. Enjoy!

No real words needed, except I don’t mind admitting that I regress into a small child when I watch this, even with Aled Jones’s pre-pubescent warblings. The Snowman has got Christmas written all over it (well, it has The Snowman written on it, but you know what I mean). Enjoy.

Yesterday we revealed that Jeremy Clarkson was the fifth TV star on our list that we both would and wouldn’t like to catch under the mistletoe. What a bombshell! (Sorry, I couldn’t help it.) However, take a look at who we’ve got today! And I promise, they’re not the same person!

4.) Milo Ventimiglia
Whether he’s playing the hot, book reading, school skipping rebel, Jess, on Gilmore Girls or the hot, power absorbing super hero named Peter Patrelli on Heroes, Milo is one of the hottest actors to ever grace the boob tube. (And my walls when I was in high school…) I can’t really think of anything that I would want to talk to Milo about other than what it’s like to be that hot, and what it’s like to pretend to have super powers for a living – but I’m sure I would think of something. OH! I know. I could ask him what it’s like to be a lacto-vegetarian! That’s something…

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One of the all-time classic Christmas sketches, Eric and Ernie were light entertainment royalty already when they invited conductor Andre Previn onto their show in the early Seventies.

It’s simple – they invite someone with a straight-laced reputation, and let Eric rip it out of them. Truly, they don’t make them like they used to.

It’s that time of year isn’t it? Do I mean the time of year when you think of your top ten “things” of all time? Do I mean Christmas? Do I mean the time when you most want to settle back and watch a great movie? No! I mean ALL of them!

I’ve been picking out good movies(*) for you for a while now, so I thought why not get into the swing of things and think about the best Christmas movies ever? It’s a big field, and it can be a little predictable, but if I promise not to have It’s A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, or White Christmas in the Number 1 spot, will you humour me? I’ve been a little more scientific than that and the results might be quite a surprise.

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Last Friday we left you with the TV stars at number six on our list that we’d love to have a moment or two under the mistletoe with. As always, I know you were probably dreaming about who on earth we had on our list today, so I suppose it would rude of me to babble on much longer and list off a bunch of teasers about who we have at number five, as clearly, you can already see their photo.

5.) Jeremy Clarkson
While he’s not my favorite lad on Top Gear, something still must be said for Jeremy Clarkson. The ladies in my office absolutely adore him, and I’ve heard a first hand story of someone who once waited on him at a restaurant and he was apparently positively lovely. If that’s not enough to make you want to get snuggly with the big JC (not Jesus Christ…or that guy from NSync), Jeremy CRIED at the end of the 24hour car race they did in one of the most recent episodes of Top Gear. If I recall correctly, he teared up and said, “This is EPIC!”

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Once upon a time, British sitcoms were really funny. They outnumbered sketch shows by 4,000:1. At the top of the heap in this golden age of the sitcom was Blackadder. Fantastically funny, Rowan Atkinson at the height of his powers and Richard Curtis and Ben Elton writing funny stuff that wasn’t coated in seven layers of marzipan and a patina of sugar, Blackadder spanned four generations and set new benchmarks in sitcommery.

Blackadder’s Christmas Carol – first shown in 1988 – was based on the old Dickens tale, and showed Ebenezer Blackadder in most a unusual mood – he’s good as gold, pillar of the community and gives all he has to the needy. Consequently, he hasn’t got a penny to his name. That is until the Ghost of Christmas pays him a visit on Christmas Eve and he sees his ancestors in all their evil glory and what would happen if he became a bad person. Enjoy!

The time has come to announce our the TV celebs that are 6th on our list of folks that we would/wouldn’t want to catch under the mistletoe. Yesterday we revealed the ladies at number seven, Billie Piper and Dr.Gillian McKeith, and today, well, take a look!

6.) Matthew Fox

Oh, Dr.Jack, what can I say? I loved you in season one, and season two, and even though we had a slight falling out in season three when you starting like that Others girl, I still heart you, Jack. While I get the feeling we may not have much to talk about, and that most girls may be wishing they were with Josh Holloway, I still would love to get stuck under the mistletoe with you. Even if it’s just to stare at you in person for a full 4 seconds whilst you desperately plan your escape.

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Yesterday we revealed that Jamie Oliver and John McCririck were the eighth celebs on our list that we would or wouldn’t want to be caught under the mistletoe with. Today we reveal lucky number 7, and let me tell you, it’s a doozy.

7.) Billie Piper

Was this a predictable choice? Yes. Yes it was. However, I’m going to be very specific about which Billie Piper I mean. I know most of you would choose the Billie that had her left butt cheek hanging out on her album cover. Or perhaps even the svelte, whip-in-hand Billie that we’ve been seeing on those “My body is a big deal” bus stop promotions for her new show Secret Diary of a Call Girl. However, personally, I would like to spend some time with the Rose Tyler, Billie. There’s just something about her Union Jack T-shirts and scrunchies that seems really pleasant. And tame. And won’t make you pay for the kiss you just gave her.

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