Alternative Christmas Message

US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel shares a deeply personal message with the nation, after being briefly taken off the air following comments made in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk

Comedian Chris McCausland calls for an end to discrimination against disabled people, and for employers and the government to support their access to jobs.

Stephen Fry delivers an impassioned plea for us all to recognise and call out antisemitism, following its alarming rise in the UK since the 7 October Hamas attacks and subsequent response from Israel

Ameca, one of the world's most advanced AI robots, delivers Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message to the nation for 2022

Olympic champion Tom Daley addresses the nation with a heartfelt message of inclusion and acceptance

A comedic parody which serves as a stark warning about misinformation and fake news in a digital age. The Queen speaks 'plainly and from the heart'. Is what we see and hear always as it seems?

John Bercow delivers the 2019 Alternative Christmas Message: a pro-democracy and pro-Parliament message of tolerance and respect

Danny Dyer delivers the 2018 Alternative Christmas Message. What does Danny think of our leaders in Westminster and Donald Trump, and who are his heroes?

Five children who survived the Grenfell Tower disaster deliver a moving message, urging other families to love and respect each other, and calling for everyone to be given a home

Brendan Cox, the widowed husband of MP Jo Cox, delivers Channel 4's 2016 Alternative Christmas Message

Abdullah Kurdi, the father of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian boy whose body was photographed on a Turkish beach, delivers Channel 4's 2015 Message

William Pooley, the NHS trained nurse who survived Ebola, delivers 2014's Alternative Christmas Message, speaking about the epidemic that has so far cost the lives of over 7000

Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who revealed the mass surveillance programmes organised by the US and other governments, gives this year's The Alternative Christmas Message

Comedian Adam Hills helped challenge perceptions of disability as part of Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. Now he presents Channel 4's alternative to the Queen's Christmas Message.

Inspirational people from 2011's most powerful and celebratory factual programming give their unique take on Christmas in a festive message titled Just Be Yourself. Featuring Katie Piper.

Vic Goddard and Stephen Drew, who featured in 2011's most powerful factual programming, give their unique take on Christmas in a festive message titled Educating Essex Christmas Special.

The message was delivered by a team of midwives as part of One Born at Christmas, a festive special based around Channel 4's hit documentary series One Born Every Minute. 

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper delivers Channel 4's traditional alternative to the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast

With relations between Iran and the West playing a central role in world affairs, Channel 4's 2008 Alternative Christmas Message is delivered by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

A British soldier who lost his arm fighting in Afghanistan

Marge Simpson was chosen to give the message due to Channel 4's recent acquisition of rights to broadcast The Simpsons.

Barry and Michelle Seabourne from Wife Swap share their Christmas with viewers. Let's hope Barry's bought Michelle a present!

Gunther Von Hagens explains why a public autopsy he conducted and his Body Worlds exhibition are a vital part of freedom of expression, and demonstrates his unique approach to dissecting a turkey

Genelle Guzman was the last survivor to be rescued from the rubble of the Twin Towers. She describes her ordeal and its aftermath, and how it has strengthened her faith.

Helen Jeffries, who lost her 14-year-old daughter Zoe to vCJD, reflects on a tragic year, when she was betrayed by bureaucracy and officialdom but heartened by the overwhelming support of the public

Neville and Doreen Lawrence, the parents of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence, deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message

A Belfast schoolgirl who broadcast a plea for peace in Northern Ireland

Brigitte Bardot discusses animal rights as she delivers Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message

Former US presidential candidate Rev Jesse Jackson calls for an end to petty politics and hypocrisy, and delivers a message to British politicians

In 1993, Channel 4 presented a very distinctive alternative to the queen's speech - a heartfelt Christmas message from New York's famous British émigré Quentin Crisp