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To promote the special, three prequels were released. The first was broadcast during the 2012 Children in Need telethon on 16 November 2012, titled "The Great Detective". [1] The Silurian Madame Vastra, her human wife Jenny Flint, and the Sontaran Strax describe a number of strange phenomena to the Eleventh Doctor, who tells the group that he has retired. [2] In the video game Constructor (1997), the Thief in the Pawn Shop can be heard mentioning a computer called the "Hokey Cokey 2000".

Marnell, Blair (26 December 2012). "Doctor Who: The Snowmen review". CraveOnline . Retrieved 29 March 2013. In the Pee-wee's Playhouse episode "Party", Pee-wee Herman and his playhouse visitors perform this dance. In the episode " Chinga" (5×10) of the TV series The X-Files, the song is featured at multiple times during the episode. a b Laughlin, Andrew (2 January 2013). " 'Doctor Who – The Snowmen' boosts Christmas iPlayer". Digital Spy . Retrieved 2 January 2013.The song was used by comedian Bill Bailey during his " Part Troll" tour, however, it was reworked by Bailey into a style of the German electronic group Kraftwerk, including quasi-German lyrics and Kraftwerk's signature robotic dance moves. [23]

Sagers, Aaron (18 December 2012). "Actress Jenna-Louise Coleman talks 'Doctor Who' ". CNN . Retrieved 7 January 2013. In addition to the three prequel mini-episodes, the cast also filmed an additional promotional video, "Songtaran Carols," which the BBC uploaded during the days leading up to the broadcast. The video featured Starkey singing modified versions of several Christmas songs in character as Strax as his castmates look on, before everyone breaks character and begins laughing. [48] Broadcast and reception [ edit ]Jeffery, Morgan (4 December 2012). " 'Doctor Who' Christmas special airdate confirmed by BBC". Digital Spy . Retrieved 27 December 2012. The Hokey Cokey, also known as Hokey Pokey in the United States [1] is a campfire song and participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well-known in English-speaking countries. It originates in a British folk dance, with variants attested as early as 1826. The song and accompanying dance peaked in popularity as a music hall song and novelty dance in the mid-1940s in the UK. The song became a chart hit twice in the 1980s. The first UK hit was by the Snowmen, which peaked at UK No. 18 in 1981. In 1986, he co-founded Propaganda Films, which became a major production company for commercials and music videos. In 2004, Bill Bailey performed a version of the "Hokey Kokey" in German and in the style of Kraftwerk, on his Part Troll tour.