Cliff Richard Mistletoe and Wine 1990-12-25

Cliff Richard

GENRE

Pop Rock And Roll Rock Baroque Pop Christmas Music Pop Rock Schlager Soft Rock

TYPE

Person

BORN

14 Oct 1940

LOCATION

United Kingdom

PRIMARY GENRE

Pop

144

TOTAL APPEARANCES

ARTIST OVERVIEW

Sir Cliff Richard is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and as of 2026, is the third-top-selling artist in UK singles chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Read more on Wikipedia.

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Timeline

FIRST APPEARANCE

05/02/1964

I'm The Lonely One

Mimed

LAST APPEARANCE

Christmas Day 2007

Mistletoe & Wine

Live


Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Mimed

63 / 144

Live

13 / 144

Music Video

19 / 144

The Go-Jos Routine

1 / 144

Audience Dancing

3 / 144

Top 40 Breaker Clip

6 / 144

Played Over Charts

2 / 144

Repeats

36 / 144

Linked YouTube

16 / 144

Screengrabs

26 / 144

Archived - Audio

8 / 144

Archived - Video

97 / 144

#1 Performances

13 / 144

TOTP Appearances

Performance Type Guide
Episode Performance Chart #
Christmas Day 2007 Mistletoe & Wine
Live
68
The Final Countdown All My Love
Mimed
OLD
Christmas Day 1999 The Millennium Prayer
Live
2
17/12/1999 The Millennium Prayer
Live
1
10/12/1999 The Millennium Prayer
Live
1
03/12/1999 The Millennium Prayer
Live
1
26/11/1999 The Millennium Prayer
Live
2
23/10/1998 Can't Keep This Feeling In
Live
10
30th Anniversary Special We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
OLD
16/12/1993 Healing Love
Top 40 Breaker Clip
27
09/12/1993 Healing Love
Live
NEW
10/06/1993 Human Work Of Art
Top 40 Breaker Clip
29
25/03/1993 Peace In Our Time
Live
8
11/03/1993 Peace In Our Time
Live
NEW
10/12/1992 I Still Believe In You
Live
7
03/12/1992 I Still Believe In You
Top 40 Breaker Clip
9
02/01/1992 This New Year
Live
NEW
Christmas 1991 Saviour's Day
Music Video
OLD
12/12/1991 We Should Be Together
Live
19
05/12/1991 We Should Be Together
Top 40 Breaker Clip
21
12/09/1991 More To Life
Mimed
23
03/01/1991 Saviour's Day
Short Clip
5
Christmas 1990 Saviour's Day
Mimed
1
Christmas 1990 Mistletoe & Wine
Live
OLD
20/12/1990 Saviour's Day
Mimed
2
06/12/1990 Saviour's Day
Mimed
6
11/10/1990 From A Distance
Music Video
19
23/08/1990 Silhouettes
Music Video
17
22/02/1990 Stronger Than That
Music Video
19
Review of the 80s Daddy's Home
Music Video
OLD
Review of the 80s Mistletoe & Wine
Live
OLD
Christmas Day 1989 The Best Of Me
Music Video
OLD
12/10/1989 Lean On You
Mimed
28
24/08/1989 I Just Don't Have The Heart
Music Video
10
08/06/1989 The Best Of Me
Music Video
2
25 Years of Top of the Pops We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
OLD
Christmas Day 1988 Mistletoe & Wine
Live
OLD
22/12/1988 Mistletoe & Wine
Live
1
15/12/1988 Mistletoe & Wine
Music Video
1
08/12/1988 Mistletoe & Wine
Live
1
01/12/1988 Mistletoe & Wine
Top 40 Breaker Clip
7
17/09/1987 Some People
Mimed
6
03/09/1987 Some People
Mimed
15
25/06/1987 My Pretty One
Mimed
26
12/09/1985 She's So Beautiful
Top 40 Breaker Clip
33
20th Anniversary Special Devil Woman
Mimed
OLD
01/12/1983 Please Don't Fall In Love
Music Video
20
15/09/1983 Never Say Die (Give A Little Bit More)
Music Video
20
05/05/1983 All My Love
Mimed
OLD
Christmas 1982 - Part 1 Little Town
Mimed
11
16/12/1982 Little Town
Mimed
21
29/07/1982 The Only Way Out
Mimed
14
15/07/1982 The Only Way Out
Mimed
35
17/12/1981 Daddy's Home
Live
2
26/11/1981 Daddy's Home
Music Video
15
10/09/1981 Wired For Sound
Music Video
4
27/08/1981 Wired For Sound
Music Video
27
05/02/1981 A Little In Love
Music Video
15
18/09/1980 Dreamin'
Mimed Top 10 Short Clip
9
11/09/1980 Dreamin'
Mimed Top 10 Short Clip
8
04/09/1980 Dreamin'
Mimed Top 10 Short Clip
10
04/09/1980 Dreamin'
Mimed
10
21/08/1980 Dreamin'
Mimed
20
22/02/1980 Carrie
Music Video
6
07/02/1980 Carrie
Music Video
27
Christmas 1979 - Part 1 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
OLD
15/11/1979 Hot Shot
Mimed
46
13/09/1979 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
1
06/09/1979 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
1
30/08/1979 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
1
23/08/1979 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
1
09/08/1979 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
2
26/07/1979 We Don't Talk Anymore
Mimed
23
09/03/1979 Green Light
Mimed
NEW
31/08/1978 Please Remember Me
Mimed
NEW
30/06/1977 When Two Worlds Drift Apart
Mimed
NEW
07/04/1977 My Kinda Life
Mimed
15
17/03/1977 My Kinda Life
Mimed
20
03/03/1977 My Kinda Life
Mimed
45
Christmas 1976 - Part 1 Devil Woman
Mimed
OLD
25/11/1976 Hey Mr. Dream Maker
Mimed
NEW
09/09/1976 I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You
Mimed
20
26/08/1976 I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You
Mimed
26
12/08/1976 I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You
Mimed
NEW
03/06/1976 Devil Woman
Mimed
9
20/05/1976 Devil Woman
Mimed
21
06/05/1976 Devil Woman
Mimed
41
26/02/1976 Miss You Nights
Mimed
25
29/01/1976 Miss You Nights
Mimed
NEW
18/09/1975 Honky Tonk Angel
Mimed
NEW
20/03/1975 It's Only Me You Left Behind
Mimed
NEW
30/05/1974 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Mimed
20
16/05/1974 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Mimed
34
17/01/1974 Take Me High
Mimed
28
22/11/1973 Take Me High
Mimed
NEW
04/10/1973 Take Me High
Mimed
NEW
15/03/1973 Power To All Our Friends
Mimed
13
08/03/1973 Power To All Our Friends
Mimed
NEW
23/11/1972 Brand New Song
Mimed
NEW
07/09/1972 Living In Harmony
Mimed
21
31/08/1972 Living In Harmony
Played Over Charts
30
02/03/1972 Jesus
Mimed
NEW
17/02/1972 Jesus
Mimed
NEW
18/11/1971 Sing A Song Of Freedom
Mimed
29
04/11/1971 Sing A Song Of Freedom
Mimed
NEW
12/08/1971 Flying Machine
Mimed
41
04/02/1971 Sunny Honey Girl
Mimed
23
24/09/1970 I Ain't Got Time Anymore
Mimed
21
18/06/1970 Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha
Mimed
15
11/06/1970 Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha
Audience Dancing
20
18/12/1969 With The Eyes Of A Child
Mimed
20
04/12/1969 With The Eyes Of A Child
Mimed
45
12/06/1969 Big Ship
Mimed
13
05/06/1969 Big Ship
Mimed
25
03/04/1969 Good Times (Better Times)
Mimed
12
20/03/1969 Good Times (Better Times)
Mimed
13
27/02/1969 Good Times (Better Times)
Mimed
36
26/09/1968 Marianne
Mimed
NEW
20/06/1968 I'll Love You Forever Today
Mimed
NEW
11/04/1968 Congratulations
Played Over Charts
1
11/04/1968 Congratulations
Mimed
1
28/03/1968 Congratulations
Mimed
8
14/03/1968 Congratulations
Mimed
NEW
Boxing Day 1967 All My Love
Mimed
12
30/11/1967 All My Love
Mimed
9
14/09/1967 The Day I Met Marie
Mimed
14
07/09/1967 The Day I Met Marie
Mimed
15
29/06/1967 I'll Come Runnin'
Mimed
26
13/04/1967 It's All Over
Mimed
8
30/03/1967 It's All Over
Mimed
14
16/03/1967 It's All Over
Mimed
NEW
11/08/1966 Visions
Music Video
10
02/12/1965 Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
Mimed
4
18/11/1965 Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
Mimed
13
24/06/1965 On My Word
The Go-Jos Routine
14
15/04/1965 The Minute You're Gone
Mimed
2
01/04/1965 The Minute You're Gone
Mimed
3
25/03/1965 The Minute You're Gone
Mimed
9
15/10/1964 The Twelfth Of Never
Audience Dancing
14
27/05/1964 Constantly
Music Video
5
13/05/1964 Constantly
Music Video
9
06/05/1964 Constantly
Music Video
13
19/02/1964 I'm The Lonely One
Audience Dancing
10
05/02/1964 I'm The Lonely One
Mimed
20

Saviour's Day

Cliff Richard

Mimed
06/12/1990

Trivia

PERFORMANCE26/11/1999The Millennium PrayerCliff Richard is briefly interviewed by Gail Porter before performing in the studio.
PERFORMANCEChristmas Day 1999The Millennium PrayerCliff Richard introduces his studio performance and wishes everyone a Happy Christmas and a happy millennium.

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Archived Interview

This content was taken from the BBC's original TOTP2 website, which was archived and discontinued in 2007. The original content is no longer available, but the TOTP Archive has preserved it. Please note that the content may not be up-to-date and may not accurately reflect today's views and opinions.

Interview date: Circa 2002

I think its a brilliant idea. I've done a lot of duets, I'm not sure if its enough to fill an album. My only problem is that it has been done a lot. I would hate that anyone thought I'd stolen Tom Jones's idea. My favourite duet was with Olivia (Newton John). She's my favourite singer. She's got a perfect voice and she loves harmonies. My most successful song with her was 'Suddenly'. When I go on tour, I tend to keep it to myself. It sounds selfish but I've not been on tour for 10 years and I'm going to have to do a lot of tracks from my 'Wanted' album, and a lot of the songs that people know me for. I've never thrown out the hits. A lot of bands make that mistake.

I don't know if I could choose just one of my songs. Let me choose three or four...

Do you feel, after so many records, that you still have a lot to say musically? What's your motivation for not chucking it all and moving to Barbados?

In the case of 'Millennium Prayer', the media presented a story about my charity record being banned and the public heard about it without listening to it on the radio. Of course, they bought it and it was the biggest selling song of 1999. I can't find a story for the press with every single. As long as my albums can go gold every time, I'll be happy. If not, what's the point in making albums that no one listens to. 200,000 sales is good. I've met Gareth Gates and Daniel Bedingfield recently and when I told Dan that I'd had 14 No.1s in my career, he said "is that all?" It's not the No.1s that count, it's the 30+ Top 10s. The 129 releases are what's important but the world has changed so much. Dan said that his last song was No.1 and yet he thought it wasn't that good. If it's in the Top 10, it's not a flop.

My current single, 'Let Me Be The One', is an in-depth love song. It's got a Christian connotation. It was written by the guy that wrote 'Saviour's Day'. He writes about the feelings he has for God. I believe that he's talking about God's love when he talks about love. It translates perfectly. I don't know if it will make the Top 10. That's what counts - as long as I know I've made a great record. All my fans love 'Miss You Nights', I always perform it in Australia because it's the fans favourite song out there, even though it didn't chart. I still have a lot to offer, if not a No.1 record.

I must be the only person in England that didn't see any of them. I just saw the winning shot when the two of them were stood there. I thought that they both could sing. I also thought that Rik sang well too. To get to the Top 10 of 1000 people, you have to be good. I have a soft-spot for 'Unchained Melody'. It's great that he's got hold of a great song. Gareth's next record will probably go to No.1 but I say be prepared for a lesser hit.

I've already mentioned Will and Daniel Bedingfield. My favourites still go back. The new singers haven't proved anything to me yet. Pop-rock is not like Opera, which has to be sung in a specific way. We change the key and phrasing all the time in pop-rock. Gareth changes 'Unchained Melody' a fair bit. If I was at home and wanted some good pop, it would be Michael Jackson first. Plus Bonnie Raitt. I'm surprised that many people have never heard of these artists. Change the record stations' opinions! Bonnie is probably the best slide guitarist on the planet and he's got great blues vocals. I like them very much and they've done it over and over again.

I think that's inevitable but you have to face it that the Internet's not as big as they thought it would be. The Internet sales for 'Millennium Prayer' were low compared to shops. It's the future, but it's still uncharted territory. There was talk about problems at source, but I think that's been a little bit blown out. If a record doesn't sell, then it doesn't sell. I'm a big boy now, I can take it. The internet is undoubtedly the future. They're going to have to sort out how they pay people, though. Downloading songs is a major problem.

I like being asked by the Royals to do things. People keep making me angry when they're anti-monarchist. I love it when they invite a load of people, And I'm looking forward to the concert in the back garden. They've got some kind of concept for it. The Queen saw Elvis and rock 'n' roll come in. So there's talk about me doing an Elvis song, then one of my songs, then singing with S Club 7 or something. To sing behind the Palace will be fantastic! There's magic involved in it. All our history is based on Kings and Queens and we're lucky to actually have a monarchy still alive and still using the palaces. Why get rid of it? I think that it's a policy of envy. Forget it and just enjoy it. I hope it will always stay.

There's a couple of people on the religious side, like Mother Theresa. Not just because she did good things but she gave her life to it. She lived in Calcutta and gave up her life. When I met her, it was just phenomenal. The other person was Billy Graham. I find it inspiring when people remain true to what they believe. Dr Graham I have a bias to, of course, as he has a faith similar to mine. His integrity is still good.