Bring on the joy

Its our favourite time of the year, with plum cake, spiced cider and only good cheer on TV. A quick look at what we’ll be watching: HistoryDid you know that Christmas was banned in America in the 17th and 18th centuries? Promising other nuggets of information and alarming facts about the festival that bears little or no resemblance to today’s cel-ebrations, The Real Story of Christmas is for fact finders. The show premiered on Saturday at 9 pm.Zee CafeVictoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2011 offers all the inside action from the world’s most talked about fashion show. Taking place in New York City, the show features models like Adriana Lima and musical  performances by Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z. Aired On Saturdays at 9 pmUTV StarsSuperstar Santa, a new show, has Bollywood celebrities like  R Madhavan playing the ‘ho ho ho’man. He steps into an ordinary person’s life and tries to solve the common man’s problems. Hosted by Dilkhush Reporter, with relationships taking the centrestage. Starting from  January 1, 2012, at 7 pm. Fox TravellerDavid Rocco prepares traditional holiday favourites like stuffed and fried squid on his show David Rocco–Christmas In Tuscany. Then he jets off to Florence for some Christmas shopping. Sundays at 7 pm.