The Girls Aloud Party


The Girls Aloud Party was a one-off Christmas variety show starring British girl group Girls Aloud, produced for ITV. The show was aired on 13 December 2008, in between The X Factor series finale and its results show.
All five members took part in the show, which generally consisted of the group performing songs, intercepted sketches and interaction with the audience.

Background

Girls Aloud performed some of their biggest hits, as well as some tracks from their latest album, Out of Control. James Morrison performed his track "Broken Strings" with Girls Aloud, while Kaiser Chiefs led into "Sound of the Underground" with their own track, "Never Miss a Beat". Along with performing, Girls Aloud performed comic skits in which Cilla Black and Julie Goodyear starred as Nicola Roberts's grandmother and Sarah Harding's mother.

Promotion

On 11 November, the official Girls Aloud website ran a competition in which 100 entrants would win tickets to the show. The show was filmed in London on 2 December, as stated by the announcement.
The programme was first advertised during The X Factor on 29 November 2008.

Reception

The Girls Aloud Party had approximately 8.37 million viewers.

Cast

;Special guests
The following are the special celebrity guests that appeared on the show:
;Guest performers
Notes
  1. Intro Video: "Love Is The Key"
  2. "The Promise"
  3. Christmas Sketch
  4. "Call the Shots"
  5. Memories Sketch
  6. "I'll Stand by You"
  7. Mothers Sketch
  8. Medley: "Never Miss a Beat" / "Sound of the Underground"
  9. Commentary Sketch
  10. "Love Machine"
  11. "Sound of the Underground"
  12. Dress Sketch
  13. "Broken Strings"
  14. Christmas Card Sketch
  15. "Love Is Pain"
  16. "The Loving Kind"
  17. Old Girls Aloud Sketch
  18. "Something Kinda Ooooh"