The History of Australian Television
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21 December 1974: Belinda Giblin (The Box)
21 December 1974: Carmen Duncan (Certain Women) and Paula Duncan (Number 96)
21 December 1991: Cameron Daddo (Bony) and Alison Brahe (Guess What?)
21 December 1996: Lisa McCune and Martin Sacks (Blue Heelers)
21 December 2002: Conrad Coleby (All Saints), Bree Walters (Always Greener), Rebecca Cartwright (Home And Away), Beau Brady (Home And Away)
21 December 1991: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Judith Durham, David Hobson, Suzanne Clachair, the Australian Girls Choir and Sydney Youth Orchestra. Hosted by Barry Crocker and Jackie Love.
21 December 1992: Network Ten premieres its new early morning show The Big Breakfast, hosted by Tim Bailey.
21 December 1995: The Seven Network presents the special The Search For Christmas, featuring Magda Szubanski, Andrew Denton, Gerry Connolly, Wendy Harmer, Tony Martin, Mick Molloy, Jane Turner, Marg Downey, Nick Giannopoulos, John Clarke, Judith Lucy, Rod Quantock and Kaz Cooke.
21 December 1996: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Belinda Emmett, Georgie Parker, Peter Cousens, Maree Johnson, Gregory Tomlinson, Human Nature, Julia Morris, Tony Barber, Peter Combe, Suzanne Johnston, Troy Cassar-Daly, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Victorian Boys Choir and The Wiggles. Hosted by Noni Hazlehurst and John Jarratt.
21 December 1999: The Seven and Nine networks jointly telecast the concert special Tour Of Duty — The Dili Concert For The Troops. Hosted by Roy & HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver), performers include Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, The Living End, Gina Jeffreys and James Blundell for Australian and international troops stationed in Dili, East Timor.
21 December 2002: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Rebecca Cartwright, Daniel Collopy, Belinda Emmett, Marcia Hines, Rob Guest, Katie Underwood, David Hobson, Cameron Daddo, Vika and Linda Bull and The Wiggles. Hosted by Andrew Daddo and Katrina Warren.
21 December 2006: ABC premieres two-part documentary Rugby In The Seventies, the story of the Australian rugby union team during a controversial decade in its history. Network Ten premieres pre-school series Puzzle Play.