Parties, Penguins and Pops: The Best of Tonight’s TV

It's a great night for reflecting and celebrating but it's also a great night for sitting down and enjoying what the small screen has to offer!

Top of the Pops: 2012 – New Year’s Eve – BBC One (7.00pm)

Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates take a look back at some of the biggest hits of the past year and also announce the first number one of 2013.

Happy Feet – RTÉ Two (8.30pm)

Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are just a few of the stars to voice characters in this animated arctic adventure about a penguin who can’t sing.

Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular – Channel 4 (9.00pm)

On this New Year special Alan is joined by a number of guests including television presenter Jonathan Ross, this year’s King of Comedy Jack Whitehall and X Factor contestant Rylan Clark.

Bridget Jones’ Diary – UTV (10.00pm)

It’s a film that never gets old. Renée Zellweger plays a thirty-something-year-old who has never had a serious relationship and always goes for the wrong guy.

New Year’s Eve Show Live – The Gathering – RTÉ Two (10.30pm)

This programme, from the Dublin Countdown Concert in College Green, marks the official launch of The Gathering Ireland 2013. Miriam O’Callaghan presents.