Children in Need 2009
mohammad razu ahmed
Children in Need 2009 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. It culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One which began on the evening of Friday 20 November and ran through to the morning of Saturday 21 November. The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon. Alan Dedicoat read out the running totals and Peter André reported from the BT Tower. The show was broadcast from BBC Television Centre in London. Dancing Pudseys were projected on to the building. The 2009 event raised £20,309,747 by the end of the broadcast, slightly under the previous year's total of £20,991,216.
Television campaign
Artist performances
Alesha Dixon opened the show with a performance of her single "The Boy Does Nothing", accompanied by the dancers from Strictly Come Dancing
Peter Kay premiered the official single for Children in Need 2009, titled "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley".
The X Factor 2008 runners-up JLS performed "Everybody in Love"
John Barrowman performed a cover version of "Old Time Rock and Roll" in his boxers which he then signed and auctioned with all proceeds going to the cause.
Taylor Swift performed "Love Story" before donating £13,000 towards the cause
Westlife performed a cover version of "What About Now"
Pixie Lott opened the second half of the show by performing her song "Boys and Girls"
Justin Lee Collins performed a cover version of "Delilah"
Gray O'Brien performed All I Care About from the musical Chicago
Alesha Dixon performed "To Love Again"
Harry Connick, Jr.
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