James Richardson is joined by Kevin McCarra, Barney Ronay and Raphael Honigstein for a festive edition of Football Weekly.
On the agenda today is a comprehensive round-up of the recent Premier League action as the team wonder if Aston Villa really can compete for the title, and what else Mark Hughes has to do to get the boot.
Sid Lowe phones in fresh from watching Barcelona go 10-points clear in La Liga, and Paolo Bandini drops by to check out our flash new studio and tell us about Milan's thrashing of Udinese and their lukewarm reception of Golden Balls.
There's even an exciting behind-the-scenes video from inside the pod.
