Jingle Bell Ball 2012: Road To The Ball
Join Capital as we countdown to this year's Jingle Bell Ball by taking a look at how all the biggest names in hit music are preparing for the event at London's O2 Arena.
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1. One Direction mobbed on their way to O2 Arena after arriving at Heathrow airport from the US.
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2. Louis Tomlinson carries a toy lion after arrivng in London.
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3. Liam Payne carries a toy elephant after the band's arrival in the UK.
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4. Lawson's Ryan Fletcher Tease His Jingle Bell Ball Stage Outfit
"Just so you know... If it was down to me I'd look like this on stage tonight. #london02arena #jinglebellball", the Lawson bassist tweeted ahead of tonight's story. Picture: Twitter
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5. Cheryl Cole Rehearses For Her Solo Set At The Jingle Bell Ball
The 'Call My Name' star is seen practicing her dance moves ahead of her double performance at the Ball this year, both as a solo artist and alongside her Girls Aloud bandmates. Picture: Twitter
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6. Girls Aloud Rehearse For Their Live Return At The Jingle Bell Ball
The 'Something New' five-piece shared a picture of themselves with fans of them gearing up for their live show at the Capital FM event while in rehearsals. Picture: Twitter
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7. Bruno Mars Tapes A Chat Show Appearance Ahead Of The Ball
The 'Locked Out Of Heaven' singer filmed a performance for the Graham Norton Show after his London arrival ready for this weekend's huge radio event.
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8. Pink Touches Down In London Accompanied By Her Daughter
The 'Try' singer was pictured carrying daughter Willow as she left a London airport ahead of her performance on the line-up of this year's Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball. Picture: Flynet
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9. The Wanted Visit Children's Hospital In Boston Ahead Of UK Return
The 'I Found You' singers found time to visit some of their youngest fans during a visit to Boston in the US, before they catch a flight back to London for the Jingle Bell Ball.
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10. One Direction Leave The Late Show Ahead Of Return To The Jingle Bell Ball
The 'Live While We're Young' stars filmed an appearance on US chat show The Late Show With David Letterman ahead of preparing for their UK return ready to play the O2 Arena this weekend.
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11. Harry Styles Takes In The Atmosphere At Madison Square Garden
The 'Little Things' five-piece warmed up for their Jingle Bell Ball performance with a headline show at the iconic New York City venue.
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12. The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran Hangs Out With Ed Sheeran Ahead Of The Ball
The 'Chasing The Sun' singer cuddles up to fellow UK star Ed Sheeran before The Wanted return to the UK this week. Picture: Twitter
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13. The Wanted Congratulate Ed Sheeran On Grammy Nominations
The Wanted were the first people to congratulate Ed Sheeran on his Grammy nomination as they prepared to leave America for the Jingle Bell Ball. Picture: Twitter
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14. Lawson Filming Their New Video
Lawson get ready for the Jingle Bell Ball by filming their new music video for 'Learn To Love Again'. Picture: Twitter
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15. Rizzle Kicks Warm Up For Jingle Bell Ball
Harley 'Sylvester' Alexander-Sule and Jordan 'Rizzle' Stephens of Rizzle Kicks perform onstage during their December 2012 UK tour at Rock City - just days before their take to the stage at the O2 Arena.
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16. One Direction's Zayn Malik and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards Enjoy Date
Little Mix's Perrie Edwards posts a picture with boyfriend Zayn Malik following One Direction's performance at Madison Square Garden. Picture: Twitter
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17. Girls Aloud Meet The Queen
Girls Aloud get the royal seal of approval from The Queen ahead of their Jingle Bell Ball performance. The girl group are sure to delight fans at the O2 Arena in London as they celebrate their 10th anniversary. Picture: Twitter
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18. Pink Films Her New Music Video
If this photo's anything to go by, Jingle Bell Ball fans are in for a treat when Pink takes to the stage on the second night of this year's event. Picture: twitter
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19. Example And Calvin Harris Get Ready In Australia
Example and Calvin Harris go big as they prepare for the Jingle Bell Ball down under at the Stereosonic festival in Australia. Picture: Twitter
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20. Lawson Are On Their Way
The group jet into Belfast as they continue promotional duties ahead of this year's Jingle Bell Ball. Picture: Twitter
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21. The Wanted Hit Madison Square Garden
The Wanted's Nathan Sykes performs 'I Found You' as the group support Justin Bieber at Madison Square Garden in New York - just over a week before the Jingle Bell Ball.
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22. One Direction's Liam Payne And Danielle Peazer Reunite In New York
In less than a week, One Direction will make their much-anticipated return to the Jingle Bell Ball - and will Liam's on-off girlfriend Danielle Peazer be joining him at the O2 Arena? Picture: Splash
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23. Harry Styles Hangs Out With Taylor Swift In New York
While Liam was busy catching up with Danielle, Harry Styles set the rumour mill into overdrive after he was spotted on a date in Central Park with Taylor Swift. Picture: Splash
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24. Cheryl Cole Heads Out For Dinner With Boyfriend Tre Holloway
She'll be performing at the Jingle Bell Ball on Saturday before coming back the following night to sing with Girls Aloud, so it's no surprise Cheryl's currently chilling with boyfriend Tre Holloway as she prepares for the O2 Arena event. Picture: Splash
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25. Pink Performs On The X Factor
A week before she takes to the stage at the Jingle Bell Ball, Pink prepares for her performance with a live rendition of 'Try' on The X Factor. Picture: Rex Features
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26. Girls Aloud Film Music Video For 'Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me'
Will Girls Aloud be performing 'Beautiful 'Cause You Love' me at the Jingle Bell Ball? Here the girls are shooting the video for their latest single. Picture: Simone Wisbey
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27. The Script Perform At Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert
As The Script prepare to return to the Jingle Bell Ball, the Irish group delighted fans with a performance at a Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert in the US.
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28. JLS Celebrate Oritse Williams' Birthday
As they get ready to make their latest Jingle Bell Ball appearance, JLS have been preparing in style by kicking off the celebrations at Oritse Williams' birthday party. Picture: Twitter
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29. Little Mix Promote Their Debut Album 'DNA'
Little Mix have been rushed off their feet promoting their debut album 'DNA', but that hasn't stopped Jesy, Leigh-Annie, Perrie and Jade from breaking into a smile as they eagerly await their Jingle Bell Ball performance. Picture: Splash
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30. Example Announces His Engagement
As if he wasn't busy enough preparing for his Jingle Bell Ball performance, now Example's got a wedding to think about after announcing that he and Erin McNaught are engaged.
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31. Calvin Harris Jets Into Australia
In just over 18 months, Calvin's become the world's biggest DJ - and it's not without hard work. So it's nice to see the 'We Found Love' star has been putting his feet up with some peanuts while jet-setting around the world ahead of the Jingle Bell Ball. Picture: Twitter
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32. The Wanted Get Mobbed By Fans In Canada
The Wanted continue their Jingle Bell Ball preparations by supporting Justin Bieber on his 'Believe' tour. Picture: Pacific Coast News
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33. One Direction Perform On The Today Show
Ahead of their Jingle Bell Ball performance, One Direction continue to take America by storm with an appearance on The Today Show.
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34. Conor Maynard In Hollywood
When you're a Jingle Bell Ball performer you definitely take a step up in the world, so it's no surprise to find Conor preparing for his appearance at the O2 Arena in none other than Hollywood. Picture: Barcroft Media
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35. Bruno Mars Performs At The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Bruno Mars performed his new single 'Locked Out Of Heaven' during the Victoria's Secret fashion show - will the song be making an appearance during his Jingle Bell Ball performance?
