Sunday 09:15PM
COLLECTORS: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

In this glittering one-off, host Andy Muirhead and the team gather around the tree in Hobart's historic Town Hall and are joined by Christmas collectors and special musical guests.

Australian rock icon, Martin Plaza of Mental as Anything has been throwing things in suitcases for 25 years. He needed somewhere to store his compulsive op shop purchases and the suitcase collection almost started by accident. It's a great collection and he sings us a carol too!

Where does Santa go for his big sack of ideas? To Alan Griffiths who runs the Australian Museum of Childhood in Port Adelaide. Professor Adrian Franklin reveals his own Christmas collectables and Justin visits the Australian War memorial in Canberra to explore a sad but moving side of Christmas.

Join the infectious fun of Christmas decoration rivalry in the burbs as families festoon their houses with massive light collections to outdazzle each other.

Rocking horses have sparked the imagination of children for centuries. Gordon meets Melbourne's Patricia Mullins who has a spectacular collection of nodding neddies.

Featuring the Scared Weird Little Guys, The Southern Gospel Choir, a pint-sized ukulele group and a surprise visit from Father Christmas, it's shaping up to be one fabulously fun and festive collecting show.