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unusual facts about Alternative Christmas message


Wassail

In 2004, the Alternative Christmas message was presented by The Simpsons who close out with a cup of "traditional British wassail".



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Dorothy Byrne

In December 2008 she defended Channel 4's invitation to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, to deliver the channel's 'Alternative Christmas Message', saying "as the leader of one of the most powerful states in the Middle East, President Ahmadinejad's views are enormously influential... we are offering our viewers an insight into an alternative world view".