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MUMBAI: As the year draws to a close and the festive fervour is at a high, immerse yourself in the festive spirit and join the celebrations with a range of special programming on CNN-IBN. To welcome the new year, a series of programmes will highlight all the events and news stories that made an impact on our world and left a mark on our lives in the year 2009.
As the countdown to the New Year begins, CNN-IBN will talk about all the highs and the lows of the year gone by from the world of politics, sports, business and entertainment. The exclusive programming on CNN-IBN will include
Whatever it Takes: A show which will feature the top ten news events that made an impact in 2008. The show will go on air 31st December @ 8:00 PM.
Top 10 songs of the year: This show will look at the top ten songs that rocked India in the year 2009. The show will be played on 30th December@ 10:00 PM.
Sports 365: The show will highlight the biggest events in the world of sports, from the 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships to the Sri Lanka tour of India and the Indian test cricket team?s elevation to the top spot in the year 2009. Catch the best sporting moments of 2009 on 1st January@ 7:30 PM.
CRICKET 365: A wrap-up of all that happened in Cricket from across the world and in India, from IPL Season 2 & India defeating Sri-Lanka to Sachin Tendulkar completing twenty years in cricket and his record breaking score of 30, 000 runs in international cricket. All cricket fans can watch this show on 31st December @7:30 PM.
Devil?s Advocate: the show will feature the very best of the interviews by the fiery and ferocious Karan Thapar. Watch the ?war of words? on 31st December@ 9:30 PM.
The Year that Wasn?t: This special edition of the show will wrap up all the big news of the year, the ?Cyrus Broacha? way. This show will play between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM on 31st December.
Best of Secret Kitchen: The show will feature the very best of secret kitchen shows with original customs and delicacies of various regions and cultures. The show will be aired on 3rd January ? 1:30 PM & 6:30 PM and 4th January ? 2:30 PM.
Image of the Year: These will be special segments capturing key moments of the year gone by. These special segments will be from 22nd December and 1st January.
Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief- IBN18 Network, said ?2009 has been a year full of surprises ranging from the UPA?s unsurpassed victory to the stabilizing of the world economy after the depths of recession. The special Christmas and New Year programming on CNN-IBN will reminiscence about some of these defining moments which have made an impact on the world at large and our lives?.
