We are getting closer every day to the full debut of David Tennant as the Doctor in The Christmas Invasion, and that of course also means we are getting closer to Christmas. I am trying to think of a better Christmas present that Doctor Who fans can be given for Christmas than a brand-new Doctor Who story, but its difficult. Maybe the return of the 6 missing episodes from The Evil of the Daleks or something. But it terms of what is known to be possible, this is pretty good!

And Its been awhile since we’ve had this particular gift.  It has been 40 years since the last new episode (the The Feast of Steven , episode 7 of The Dalek Master Plan) was transmitted on BBC1 for its only on Christmas Day, 1965. I wonder if Tennant will pull a Hartnell and turn around and talk to the audience at the end of The Christmas Invasion!

However, in spite of not being around 40 years ago, I do have a lot of memories of Doctor Who around Christmas time, either watching or reading stories for the first time (such as Inferno and The Myth Makers respectively on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 20 years ago). In recent years we have had some Christmas-themed Big Finish audios released in December, such as The One Doctor, which have been great to listen to at Christmas time. But, with the trailers for the Christmas special no doubt soon to hit the airwaves in both Canada and the UK, giving fans and public alike an irresistable taste and a sense of anticipation of what is to come, I have to wonder if this might turn out to be the best “Doctor Who Christmas” I will ever have.