The Masked Singer Christmas Special 2025: Who are this year's festive characters?
Who's that behind the mask?The Masked Singer Christmas Special is returning to screens with four new festive characters – but who are they?
The popular ITV singing show is making its comeback on Boxing Day and now the costumes have been revealed.
Obviously, they all have a Christmas theme and none of the characters have been done on the show before.
But will judges Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan be able to guess “who’s that behind the mask?”!
Here’s who the Masked Singer Christmas Special 2025 characters are…
Mistletoe
Pucker up, as Mistletoe is here to bring you lots of Christmas kisses!
The costume comprises of a giant pair of red, glittery lips and massive sprig of mistletoe poking out of the top. The mystery singer behind the mask is also wearing red and white striped tights and a very fetching pair of green boots.
That footwear wouldn’t look amiss on an elf!
But who is behind Mistletoe? The picture doesn’t give much away, unfortunately. We can’t even tell if those are male or female legs!
Goose A-Laying
Goose A-Laying will be bringing the Cute Factor this Christmas. The giant white bird is wearing a very sweet corset and skirt, adorned with holly leaves and pretty blue bows.
She (or he!) has also got a sweet bonnet on her head, all tied up with a giant pink ribbon.
Goose A-Laying looks delighted to be on the stage. Just look at that cheery smile. Rumour has it, she also has a golden egg hidden somewhere in that costume…
Figgy Pudding
We all want some Figgy Pudding, right?! The third character to be revealed for The Masked Singer Christmas Special looks good enough to eat.
Figgy Pudding is packed with sparkling raisins, dripping with cream and has holly berries neatly perched on his or her head. And check out those shoes. They’re mini puddings, too!
We won’t stop until… we know who’s behind the mask.
Santa’s Sack
Finally, Santa’s Sack is the last character to join this year’s line-up. The red velvet sack has a white, faux fur trim and a large green present poking out the top. We assume the gift is hiding the mystery singer’s head?
The person behind Santa’s Sack is also wearing red and white striped pyjama bottoms and green elf shoes. At first glance, it’s a man. But we will have to wait and see!
Guest judges
It’s behind you! This year, you can look forward to seeing three pantomime characters in the Christmas Special, too. Christopher Biggins, Lesley Joseph, Basil Brush and Su Pollard will all be on hand to sprinkle some extra magic.
A show spokesperson said: “Also joining the show will be a host of pantomime icons, Fairy Godmother (Su), the dame (Christopher), Wicked Stepmother (Lesley) and Prince Charming (Basil) who will be spreading Christmas Cheer with clues for the panel… but will these extra presents help our panel decipher who’s hiding behind the mask?”
When is The Masked Singer Christmas Special 2025 on?
The Masked Singer Christmas Special is coming to us on Boxing Day this year. So grab yourself the choccies, pour a mulled wine and sit back.
The show will air on ITV1 and ITVX on Friday December 26, 2025, at 7.30pm. It will be on for 90 minutes, finishing at 9pm.
The great news is that the Christmas special is just a warm-up, as there is a brand new series of The Masked Singer coming in 2026.
ITV is yet to reveal the start date for the new series but, given past series’, we can expect to see it on screens in early January. Exciting!
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