25 December

Events

 * Traditional date of Christmas Day.


 * 1851: The Cybermen created by Cybus Industries attempted to conquer Earth, but were stopped by the Tenth Doctor. (DW: The Next Doctor)
 * 1965: The TARDIS landed at a police station. The First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Sara Kingdom are arrested. (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan)
 * 2006: The Tenth Doctor stopped an invasion of Earth by the Sycorax. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
 * 2008: Astrid Peth sacrificed her life to kill Max Capricorn onboard the spacegoing replica of the RMS Titanic, also called the Titanic. The control of the Heavenly Host passed to the Tenth Doctor, and they helped him narrowly avoid a planned collision with Buckingham Palace. (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
 * 2013 - After an absence of two years, the Eleventh Doctor joined Amy Pond and Rory Williams for Christmas dinner. (DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
 * 2058 - The crew of Bowie Base One celebrated their first Christmas on Mars. (DW: The Waters of Mars)

Donna's World Timeline

 * 2008: A spacegoing replica of the RMS Titanic, also called the Titanic, crashed into London and destroyed it in a nuclear blast. (DW: Turn Left)

Behind the scenes

 * 1965 - "The Feast of Steven", episode 7 of DW: The Daleks' Master Plan was first broadcast.
 * The first part of TVC: A Christmas Story was released.
 * 1984 - Birth of Georgia Moffett (daughter of Peter Davison, later to portray the Doctor's daughter Jenny).
 * 1988 - Writer and director Terence Dudley died.
 * 1999 - Actor Peter Jeffrey died.
 * 2003 - Comic artist Art Wetherell died.
 * 2005 - DW: The Christmas Invasion was first broadcast.
 * 2006 - DW: The Runaway Bride was first broadcast.
 * 2007 - DW: Voyage of the Damned was first broadcast.
 * 2008 - DW: The Next Doctor was first broadcast.
 * 2009 - Part One of DW: The End of Time was first broadcast.
 * 2010 - DW: A Christmas Carol was first broadcast.
 * VG: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada was released.
 * K9TV: Jaws of Orthrus was first broadcast on Five in the UK.
 * 2011 - DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was first broadcast.