AS THE That’ll Be The Day Christmas Show rock and rolls into Bournemouth today, front man Trevor Payne has spoken of his challenge to constantly reinvent one of the most successful touring shows in the history of entertainment.

That’ll Be The Day (TBTD) will celebrate 30 years on the road next year but before that he has to complete a run of 38 Christmas shows.

The festive-themed production visits the BIC Bournemouth tonight. Audiences can look forward to the ultimate Christmas party with a mix of comedy, music and nostalgia featuring Christmas classics from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Trevor who stars in, directs and produces the show, pointed out that new Christmas songs have not exactly been forthcoming in recent times.

The last true Christmas song, he says, was Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You back in 1994.

“To actually write a Christmas song these days isn’t easy: the sentiment is quite tricky because it’s all been done before.

How many times can you describe Christmas, mistletoe, berries and snow?

“We have to keep reinventing the show. This year there is slightly less Christmas content and we spend time looking back at the year.”

By the time we roll into 2015 Trevor and the TBTD gang will have done a total of 222 shows this year.

But big plans are already being set in place for next year, which will be their 30th anniversary tour.

They have booked in 240 shows followed by a big 30th birthday celebratory show at The London Palladium!

Trevor says that will be their last big anniversary as he doesn’t believe even he will be able to keep going for another ten years – even though the show might!

For now though he says he is happy to be in the business of entertaining people – and making friends!

“All we do is make friends- it’s astonishing.

“People are envious of TBTD; they don’t understand how we do so many shows.”

n That’ll Be the Day runs at the BIC tonight at 7.30pm. For more information please call BH Live Tickets on 0844 576 3000, visit bic.co.uk or visit the BIC box office in person.