22nd December

Coronation Street history

 * 1965 - David Barlow damages a knee ligament while playing at a charity football match, and is told that he won't be able to play football professionally again.
 * 1976 - Terry Bradshaw leaves Weatherfield bound for Lancaster (Final appearance of the character).
 * 1989 - Ken Barlow admits to wife Deirdre that he is having an affair with Wendy Crozier.
 * 1993 - Alf Roberts accidentally pushes a pensioner while arguing with Curly Watts in front of a reporter. Des Barnes lights an outside Christmas tree and blows all the fuses in the street.
 * 1995 - Steve McDonald is arrested after being caught by the police in possession of stolen whiskey.
 * 1997 - Toyah Battersby frees the live turkey the Battersbys were going to eat for Christmas (after Les killed it). Les drives over the turkey while looking for it.
 * 2000 - Martin Platt is surprised when he catches a glimpse of Rebecca Hopkins, but is unable to speak to her.
 * 2006 - Ashley and Claire Peacock and Bev Unwin scatter Fred Elliott's ashes at the Riven Tame. Bev leaves Weatherfield (Last appearance of the character).

Real world
None yet.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 22nd December on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1965, 1969
 * 1970s - 1971, 1976
 * 1980s - 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989
 * 1990s - 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 (I) (II)