Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special line up 2017 CONFIRMED! Meet the celebs…

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas line up: See the celebrities who's on the Strictly Xmas special

The line up of celebrities for the Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Christmas special have been confirmed.

Deck the halls with glitter balls.. with just over a month to go until Christmas day, the line up for this year’s 2017 Christmas special has been announced.

As always, the Strictly Come Dancing Xmas Special promises to light up a magical Christmas Day on BBC One, with six of the most memorable contestants from years past returning for a festive edition of the nation’s much loved show.

But who are the returning celebrity dancers and their pro partners?

Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Christmas line up!

Jeremy Vine with professional partner Karen Clifton.

Katie Derham with professional partner Brendan Cole.

Hosts Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman
Hosts Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman

Colin Jackson with professional partner Amy Dowden.

Robbie Savage with professional partner Dianne Buswell.

Judy Murray with professional partner Neil Jones.

Kimberley Walsh with professional partner Pasha Kovalev.

The six piece will be returning back to the Strictly ballroom for the one-off special this festive period with what is sure to be a memorable new routine.

In this year’s cracker of a show each of the six couples will perform a routine which tells the story of what everyone loves about Christmas in a bid to be crowned Christmas champions 2017.

Hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, the show wouldn’t be complete without the festive foursome on the judging panel. Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli will be joined by Head Judge Shirley Ballas in her first appearance on a Strictly Christmas special.

strictly come dancing 2017 line up christmas

The judges will be on hand to score each couple and spread some cheerful joy, yet it will be down to the studio audience to vote for which dancing duo will win the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2017 and lift the famous Silver Star trophy.

The icing on top of the cake will be a music performance fit for Christmas Day and our couples will be bringing some festive cheer to some very special and deserving people.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will host the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special, which will air Christmas Day on BBC One.