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Calarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace intrigue Ga.
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I'm your host, Mark Frances. Royal Carols Together at Christmas
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returns to ITV tonight at twenty five past seven, with
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the Princess of Wales once again hosting the festive service
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in Westminster Abbey. Now in its fifth year, the concert
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has become a staple of the Royal Christmas calendar since
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Catherine first launched it in twenty twenty. This year's theme
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focuses on love in all its forms, celebrating people across
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the United Kingdom who are strengthening their communities through kindness
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and passion. Around sixteen hundred guests connected to those acts
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of service and care will fill Westminster Abbey, alongside members
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of the Royal Family and a number of well known faces.
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The service features the Westminster Abbey Choir with special performances
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and readings from Hannah Waddingham, Dan Smith, Kate Winslet and
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chivertel A gear four guests also shares personal stories highlighting
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efforts to build a more connected and supportive society. Reflecting
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the Princess of Wales's long standing focus on community well
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being and human connection. The Royal family's tradition of opening
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Christmas presents on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Morning, has
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its roots in German custom and centuries of royal history,
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though it is not universally loved by all members of
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the modern family. The practice dates back to seventeen fourteen,
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when King George the First, the first German born monarch
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of Great Britain, ascended the throne. Opening gifts on December
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twenty four as a long standing German tradition, and George
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the First brought the custom with him to Britain. The
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family's German ties were later reinforced when Queen Victoria married
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Prince Albert, who was born in what is now modern
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day Germany. Traditionally, the ritual takes place at dusk on
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Christmas Eve, when family members gather around the tree. In
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the German custom, the Christkin or Christ Child is said
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to deliver the presence while children wait outside the room.
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Bell has rung to signal their return, Carols are sung
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and the opening of gifts begins. The tradition has continued
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throughout generations of the royal family and was a particular
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favorite of Queen Elizabeth. According to a source quoted by
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the Daily Beast. The late Queen appreciated the custom because
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she disliked extravagance and overt expressions of consumerism, and preferred
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Christmas Day itself to retain a more sacred tone. Not
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everyone in the family is said to share the Late
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Queen's fondness for the custom. According to an insider, Kate
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has reportedly found the Christmas Eve present opening tradition weird.
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The source claimed it is definitely going to be got
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rid of. When women and Kate are officially running things.
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You can bet your bottom dollar they will be doing
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proper presents for each other and the kids there on
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Christmas Day. One of the most enduring rituals on Christmas
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Day itself is sitting down to watch the King's Christmas Message.
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For the first time, viewers of the Royal Christmas Broadcast
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will be able to watch the message in virtual reality,
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either from the setting of a luxury wooden lodge or
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in a full cinema style environment, creating what has been
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described as a more immersive viewing experience. The broadcast will
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be available using the matter Quest three virtual reality headset,
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and insider said the move reflects a long standing willingness
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to adapt to changing technology, explaining we have a great
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tradition of embracing new technologies from the very start of
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the Royal Christmas Message and are always looking to reach
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out to new audiences. Despite the use of cutting edge
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technology for the broadcast, King Charles the Third is said
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to be selective in his personal use of technology. Reports
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suggest he does not own a mobile phone, but regularly
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uses dice and air purifying fans, and is known to
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enjoy using Zoom, which he relied on heavily during the
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COVID lockdown. Over the decades, the message has often reflected
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technological change. In nineteen fifty seven, during the reign of
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Queen Elizabeth, it was televised for the first time. In
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twenty twelve to mark her Diamond Jubilee, the address was
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recorded in three dimensions. At the time, the Buckingham Palace
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spokeswoman said, we wanted to do something a bit different
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and special in this jubilee year, so doing it for
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the first time in three d seemed a good thing
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technology wise to do. The Queen absolutely agreed straight away.
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There was no need for convincing it all. She was
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absolutely ready to embrace something new in this year. The
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Royal Christmas Broadcast is a tradition that has spanned more
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than ninety years and has been delivered by four generations
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of monarchs. The message is typically a short address in
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which the reigning monarch reflects on the past year, comments
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on current events, and speaks about the meaning of Christmas.
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The tradition began on Christmas Day in nineteen thirty two,
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when King George the Fifth addressed the nation and the
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British Empire and a live radio broadcast from Sandringham. The speech,
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written by author Rudyard Kipling, was transmitted on what later
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became the BBC World Service. From that point, the Christmas
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Message became an annual fixture. The broadcast entered a new
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era in nineteen fifty seven when Queen Elizabeth I delivered
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the first televised Christmas Message, five years after ascending the throne.
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Over the course of her reign, she gave sixty three
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televised Christmas addresses, during which the format evolved from black
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and white to colour television. Originally delivered live, the message
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has usually been pre recorded since nineteen sixty. This allowed
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recordings to be distributed around the world in advance, so
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Commonwealth countries could air the broadcast at a suitable local
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time on Christmas Day. The message typically lasts around ten minutes.
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While Bridgid Kipling wrote the very first address, it is
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widely understood that modern Christmas messages are written by the
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monarch with support from close advisors and members of the
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royal household. King Charles the Third delivered his first Christmas
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broadcast in twenty twenty two, shortly after the death of
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his mother, Queen Elizabeth I. That message paid tribute to
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life and service and acknowledge to those experience grief and loss.
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The King's Christmas Message is usually broadcast at three o'clock
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in the afternoon on December twenty fifth. Over the years,
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recordings have taken place at royal residences including Buckingham Palace,
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Windsor Castle and Sandringham, continuing a tradition designed to unite
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the monarch with people at home and across the world.
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On Christmas Day, we'll have the message for you in
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this feed tomorrow afternoon. We'll be taking the morning off
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for Christmas More in just a moment. Princess Eugenie has
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been accused of delivering a subtle but stinging snub to
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Kate Middleton during her first Sandringhand Christmas. According to a
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body language expert who analyzed footage from the Christmas State
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Church walk in twenty eleven, the moment took place as
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the Royal family exited Saint Mary Magdalene Church, shortly after
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Kate married Prince William and made her debut at the
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Norfolk State. Body language specialist Judy James told The Daily
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Mail that Keith appeared quietly wounded when Princess Eugenie seemingly
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pushed past her without acknowledgment. Video footage shows Kate glancing
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towards Eugenie and what James described as an attempt to engage,
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before Eugenie moved between Kate and William without any visible interaction.
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James said, was this really a case of move over
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blue blood coming through? These are public and photographic moments
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in the royal calendar. You don't just push pass because
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you think you left your heated role turned on at home. Whatever.
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Royal author Katie Nichols previously written that Kate was given
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formal guidance on Royal protocol the ahead of a first
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Sandringham Christmas, including a manual explaining the order of precedence
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and the requirement to Curtsey to Blood Royals. When not
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accompanied by William Jimmy Kimmel is set to deliver an
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alternative Christmas message to audiences in the United Kingdom, using
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the broadcast to warn about threats to free speech and
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to criticize the political climate under Donald Trump. Kimmel, whose
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late night television program was briefly taken off the air
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earlier this year following political pressure, will appear on Channel
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four on Christmas Day. In the speech, he is expected
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to draw parallels between the first year of Trump's second
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administration and the early stages of authoritarianism. At one point,
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he will remark, from a fascism perspective, this has been
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a really great year. The message is positioned as a
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defense of press freedom and open expression, with Kimmel cautioning
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that such freedoms can disappear quickly if not actively protected.
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His own experience earlier this year is central to the address.
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In September, the show was suspended after he accused Trump's
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political movement of exploiting the killing of Charlie Kirk. Trump
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publicly welcomed the decision, which followed pressure placed on broadcast
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to ABC and its parent company, Disney. The suspension prompted
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an immediate backlash from viewers, fellow television hosts, and free
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speech advocates, and the show returned to air within days.
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In the Christmas broadcast, Kimmel is expected to acknowledge those
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who spoke out on his Behalf, a Channel four inside
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has said he says the reason that he is back
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on the air is because people spoke out and people protested.
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Kimmel echoed those sentiments during his final monologue of the
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year on his own program, telling viewers on behalf of
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all of us at the show, I just want to
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say that we appreciate your support, your enthusiasm, and not
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just for watching this year. You literally pulled us out
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of a hole, and we cannot thank you enough. He
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also stressed the importance of international audiences understanding that not
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all Americans support the current administration, saying, it is important
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that we as Americans that our friends in other countries
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know that a lot of us are not okay with
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what is happening. There is still much more good in
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this country than bad, and we hope that you will
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bear with us during this extended psychotic episode that we're
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in the middle of. Kimmel's alternative Christmas message will there
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at five forty five pm on Christmas Day, shortly after
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the King's traditional Christmas broadcast. A Channel four spokesperson said,
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Donald Trump's return to the White House and wide ranging
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impact on the world has been the story of twenty
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twenty five, and it would be hard to think of
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a better person to address it than Jimmy Kimmel, who
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has found himself on the front line of America's battle
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of a free speech. Channel four has aired alternative Christmas
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messages for more than three decades, often featuring controversial or
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unexpected speakers. Past contributors have included My Mood, Armored Dinnerjad
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Edward Snowden, the fictional character Marge Simpson, and Quentin Crisp
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and they have it. If you like to email as
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