Episode 5908 (6th December 2004)

Plot
Roy decides to make Christmas pudding mix for the café. He decides to put money in the mix, but he wakes Hayley. Later Janice and Angela sign up for a piece of the cake.

There is arguing as the Barlows put up their decorations. Tracy complains that Christmas will be miserable anyway. Tracy asks Steve to buy Amy an expensive present for Christmas. Steve and Karen discuss baby names. Karen wants to name the baby Leo because of his starsign.

Danny has decided to put decorations up in the factory and gives the girls the morning off to help.

Meanwhile, Maria tells Liz that she got the money from a friend. At work, Maria and Candice are discussing Claire's hair for her wedding. Maria tries unsuccessfully to replace Audrey's money. Tyrone tells Kevin and Tommy that he gave the money to Maria while discussing Christmas bonuses and lights.

Claire suggests to Fred that the butchers could do with some lights. Later Candice distracts Audrey while Maria later replaces the money. Fred puts up the Gobbling Gordon Neon sign but decides against the get stuffed catchphrase. Ashley claims it makes the butchers look like a fast food shop. They later change the sign buts it then looks like Santa is chopping Gordon's head off. As Boris goes up the ladder to change it again he falls off the ladder.

Yvonne, Claire's mum, calls round to check out the butcher's tax books.

Regular cast

 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Claire Casey - Julia Haworth
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe
 * Tommy Harris - Thomas Craig
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Ashley Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Amy Barlow - Rebecca Pike
 * Joshua Peacock - Benjamin Beresford
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall

Guest cast

 * Yvonne Casey - Yvonne O'Grady
 * Boris Weaver - Mark Hallett