On February 12, 1983, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala was officially opened
40 years of CCTV Spring Festival Gala? what classics
"Dear viewers, on this joyful New Year's Eve, all the staff of CCTV wish you and your family happiness, all the best and a happy Spring Festival." This was the first New Year greeting from the host Zhao Zhongxiang at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1983.
From 1983 to 2023, a CCTV show has accompanied several generations of Chinese on New Year's Eve for 40 years, and people affectionately call it the "Spring Festival Gala".
After 40 years of companionship, "Watching the Spring Festival Gala" has become another folk custom besides posting Spring Festival couplets and eating New Year's Eve dinner for Chinese around the world.
Year after year, the Spring Festival Gala has developed from a literary gala to a national cultural project; year after year, the Spring Festival Gala has moved from TV screens to multi-screen interaction; year after year, the Spring Festival Gala has developed from a gala to the Spring Festival There will be 25 programs called "Spring Festival Gala" before and after.
Over the past 40 years, the Spring Festival Gala has continued to develop, and the audience has higher requirements for it.
Tonight, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala will kick off again.
Let us look back on the singing and laughter brought to us by the "Spring Festival Gala" in the past 40 years.
40 years of singing
The proportion of song programs is the largest, and new features have appeared in the past two years
The Spring Festival Gala is a comprehensive party.
If you ask which type of program is the most popular on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, it should be a song program-this has been the case for nearly 40 years.
"Your figure, your singing voice, will always be imprinted in my heart!" Li Guyi sang "Hometown Love" in the first Spring Festival Gala in 1983.
Li Gu sang six songs in a row, becoming the most of the year.
Subsequently, many golden songs appeared in the Spring Festival Gala, from "Shepherd's Song" and "Ocean, My Hometown" sung by Zheng Xulan to "Clouds in My Hometown" and "A Fire in Winter" sung by Fei Xiang; from "My Chinese Heart" sung by Zhang Mingmin From "Go Home and Have a Look" sung by Chen Hong, Cai Guoqing, Jiang Tao, etc.; from "Meet Nine Eight" sung by Faye Wong and Na Ying to "Spicy Girl" sung by Song Zuying and Jay Chou.
The golden song of the Spring Festival Gala undoubtedly became the hottest song of the year, and it has been passed down to this day and has become a classic.
In the past two years, the song programs that account for the most in the Spring Festival Gala show new features: fewer solo programs and more chorus programs; more and more non-professional singers, especially film and television actors, join song programs.
According to the statistics of the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, due to the increase in the number of people, the per capita performance time of the singers on the Spring Festival Gala stage is getting less and less: in 1983, the per capita performance time was 4.5 minutes, and in 1984 it reached 5 minutes, and has been declining since then.
As a veteran singer in the Chinese music scene, Jiang Yuheng still has a fresh memory of his first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala stage, "I first appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage in 1991 and sang "Looking Back". Look at me!" That night not only made Jiang Yuheng popular, but also made this song "Looking Back Again" a classic.
In the 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Rabbit, Jiang Yuheng will sing "Cheers to the Past", but the performance format and guests have a new interpretation.
Let us look forward to this year's Spring Festival Gala "this old altar" and what "new wine" has been brewed.
40 years of laughter
Language programs are the most anticipated training for the "New Forces of Comedy"
If you ask the Chinese audience which type of program they are most looking forward to in the Spring Festival Gala, it must be a language program.
The language programs on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala are divided into skits and cross talks. In 2023, new member talk shows will be added.
Beginning in 1989, sketches replaced cross talk as the first protagonist of the Spring Festival Gala, and this situation continues to this day.
Throughout the previous Spring Festival Gala, the number of skits was the largest in 1993, reaching 9, and has remained at six or seven since then.
Although the number is far from the number of singing and dancing programs, the duration of the two is comparable, and sometimes the overall duration of sketch programs is longer than that of singing and dancing programs.
As the highest stage of Chinese literature and art, CCTV Spring Festival Gala has always been its mission to cultivate newcomers.
In fact, the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has always been a training ground for "new forces of comedy".
In the era when cross talk was the mainstream of comedy, "Ah Q's Monologue" performed by Yan Shunkai at the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1983 used the performance form of "sketch" for the first time.
The skit shows are constantly appearing in the Spring Festival Gala. Many actors have changed from veteran actors in their respective fields to "new comedy forces" because of participating in the Spring Festival Gala skits, such as Zhao Lirong who sings and criticizes operas, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao who act in movies, etc.
In the past two years, more and more film and television actors have also joined language programs, which not only enriched the stage, but also let the public see new ideas.
Experts watch the innovations in form, while ordinary people like to watch language programs mainly because they are funny.
After the Spring Festival Gala, "buzzwords" will definitely appear, such as "I miss you so much", "You have a big face and a thick neck, you are either rich or a cook", "You are so talented".
The golden sentences of the Spring Festival Gala every year will definitely spread to the streets and alleys.
In the 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Rabbit, it is estimated that eight language programs will be staged, including the happy twist sketches that the audience is looking forward to, the cross talk of Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue, and the talk show group that is popular with young audiences.
dance for 40 years
The popular dance works of the Spring Festival Gala will lead the performance market in the coming year
In the past 20 years, with the booming performance market, the Spring Festival Gala dance programs have come out of their own brand-new model - the popular dance works of the Spring Festival Gala will lead the performance market in the new year.
From Yang Liping's dance drama "Peacock" to the popular "Avalokitesvara" in 2005, to "Only This Green".
The success of these dance dramas has given new light to the road of "Spring Festival Gala + Market".
On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, dance programs are not small, ranking third in the program distribution with 12%, but the innovation of dance programs has started to develop in the past 20 years.
Over the past 40 years, the dance programs of the Spring Festival Gala have also undergone significant changes: the protagonist has changed from a dance artist to a high-quality dance group, and from an individual to a group.
Judging from the performance market, the Spring Festival Gala dance drama is undoubtedly a success.
Take "Only This Green" as an example. After the Spring Festival Gala, every place it went was full, and many viewers commented on it as "a top performance".
From offline to online, the popularity and word-of-mouth of "Only This Green" has "won numb".
Will the 2023 Year of the Rabbit Spring Festival Gala have dance masterpieces like "Avalokitesvara", "Pretty Sunset" and "Just This Green"?
It is worth looking forward to.
40 years of making stars
From who is popular and who is popular to who is popular and who is popular. Netizen comments are "counting stars"
Without the Spring Festival Gala, the combination of Fei Xiang, Song Dandan, Tai Lihua, Liu Qian, and the Auspicious Three Treasures might not be where they are today.
CCTV has selected "My Favorite Spring Festival Gala Program" since 1990. A reporter from Beiqing Daily combed through previous reports and found that the Spring Festival Gala had a strong ability to create stars in the early days of its establishment, and new "popular kings" were born almost every year.
As an artist, whoever can be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala means "witnessing a miracle".
From the 1980s to the 1990s, many singers sang a song in the Spring Festival Gala and enjoyed it for life.
For example, Su Xiaoming, who sang "Night of the Military Port" in 1986, and Fei Xiang, who became popular in the Spring Festival Gala in 1987, "Clouds in Hometown" and "A Fire in Winter" stole the limelight.
Not only singers, language programs are also important places for newcomers. The 1989 Spring Festival Gala skit "Lazy Blind Date" made Beijing artist Song Dandan popular all over the country, and the Spring Festival Gala sketch made Song Dandan on the comedy stage.
The same is true for other types of programs. The Taiwanese magician Liu Qian, who appeared in the 2009 Spring Festival Gala, unexpectedly became popular. The phrase "witness a miracle" became Liu Qian's most famous line.
On the Spring Festival Gala, audiences around the world also got to know Liu Qian and his close-up magic.
In recent years, the star-making ability of the Spring Festival Gala has gradually decreased, which is related to the adjustment of its casting thinking, from whoever gets popular to whoever gets popular.
Netizens once commented that the Spring Festival Gala was about "counting the stars"—inviting the most popular stars of the year to the Spring Festival Gala, so that stars such as Zhang Yixing, TFBOYS, and Lee Min Ho had the opportunity to be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and boost the ratings.
"Farewell tonight, farewell tonight, no matter new friends or old friends, we will invite you again next spring..." When the song "Unforgettable Tonight" tailored for the Spring Festival Gala sounds, it means that the new year has really come.
In the 40 years of the Spring Festival Gala, this song has been sung 26 times.
The 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Rabbit will still have "Unforgettable Tonight". The Spring Festival Gala is still there, and our joy is still there.
Text/Reporter Wang Lei Coordinator/Photo courtesy of Liu Jianghua/Xinhua News Agency
playlist
Chief Director: Yu Lei
Deputy Chief Director: Zou Wei
Host: Ren Luyu, Sa Beining, Nigmaiti, Long Yang, Ma Fanshu, Wang Jianing
1. Opening "Flowers in Bloom"
Singing: Jackie Chan (Hong Kong, China), Wu Dajing, Xu Mengtao, Gao Tingyu, Qin Hailu, Su Youpeng (China Taiwan), Yang Zi, Sha Yi, Wang Baoqiang, Zhao Liying, Bai Yu, Wu Lei, Ou Hao, Song Zuer, Song Yi, Wan Qian, Reyiza, Qin Lan, Zusi (Macao, China)
2. The song "Let's eat!"
Open FUN!"
Vocals: Da Zhangwei, Zhang Ruoyun
3. The song "Birds Returning to Their Nests"
Vocals: Tan Weiwei
4. Crosstalk "My Change, Change, Change"
Performers: Yue Yunpeng, Sun Yue
Magic Guidance: Jian Lunting (Taiwan, China)
5. The song "All Good Luck Comes"
Vocals: Deng Chao, Wang Erni
6. Acrobatics "Dragon Leaping in Shenzhou"
Lead dancers: Yang Hao, Li Yifan, Zhang Haozheng
Performances: Cangzhou Acrobatic Troupe, Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School, Cangzhou Vocational and Technical College, Jilin Song and Dance Troupe
7. The song "Green Water and Green Mountains"
Vocals: Huang Xiaoyun, Song Yi, Song Zuer, Shan Yichun
Huangmei Opera performances: Pan Ningjing, Zhang Xiaowei
Dance: China Post Art Troupe, School of Dance, Nanjing Institute of Communication
8. Essay "Meeting the Photo Studio for the First Time"
Performers: Yu Zhen, Sun Qian, Bai Yufan, Zhang Jianing, Ma Xudong, Lu Tengfei, Li Hongjia
9. The song "Hello, Stranger"
Singing: Mao is not easy
Performers: Li Kui, China Post Art Troupe
10. Martial arts "Yan Wu"
Performances: Zhao Wenzhuo, Shaolin Kungfu Monks, Henan Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School
[Public service advertisement 1 ""Village" Evening"]
11. Children's folk performance "My Grandpa and I Walk on Stilts"
Lead dancers: Li Yan, Zhou Mengying
Performances: Jinwa Art Troupe of Experimental Kindergarten in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province, Laizhou Chinese Martial Arts School in Shandong Province
12. Round table talk show "Give Me a Minute"
Performers: Zhao Xiaohui, Qiu Rui, He Guangzhi, Xu Zhisheng
13. The song "Several Drinks with the Past"
Vocals: Jiang Yuheng (China Taiwan), Su Youpeng (China Taiwan), Wang Zhengliang, Wang Sulong
14. Dance "Anchoring Bridge"
Lead Dancer: Zhu Jiejing (Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe)
Performer: Zhejiang Conservatory of Music
Microfilm "My Spring Festival Gala and Me"
Cast: Huang Bo, Wu Jing, Ma Sichun, Fan Wei, Shen Teng, Ma Li, Wang Baoqiang, Chun Xia, Fang Qingzhuo, Pan Binlong, Bai Yu, Rong Zishan, Jin Changyong, Bai En, etc.
15. Chorus "Good Morning, Sunshine"
Performances: folk singers from all walks of life across the country, China Disabled People's Art Troupe, Sunite Right Banner Wulan Muqi, Peking University First Hospital
16. Essay "I'm Coming Soon"
Performers: Wang Baoqiang, Yang Zi, Wang Ning
17. The song "Little Brother"
Vocals: Huang Bo
18. Creative program "Man Ting Fang·National Beauty"
Vocals: Zhao Liying
Performers: Tang Shiyi (China Opera and Dance Theater), Jiang Aidong (Beijing Dance Academy), Wang Nianci (Beijing Dance Academy), Li Yiran (China Opera and Dance Academy), Su Hailu (Beijing Dance Academy)
[Public service advertisement 2 "Flowers bloom and plant flowers, happy Chinese New Year"]
19. The song "Flowers Bloom Forget Worry"
Performers: Li Guangfu, Sun Guitian
Vocals: Zhou Shen
20. Opera "Hua Cai Pear Garden"
Performers: Du Zhe, Dai Zhongyu, Wang Shengnan, Wu Qiyu, Shi Yihong, Zhang Xinyue, Fu Jia, Meng Guanglu, Fang Xu, Meng Xianteng, Yang Xiayun, Yu Yong, Zhou Enxu, Hou Yu, Tang Chunyuan, Song Baoduan, Zhou Hongwei, Huang Yanyan, Wu Qinghua, Zheng Guofeng, Wang Binmei, Jing Xuebian, Yang Shaopeng, Lantian, Li Bo, Li Yanmao, Zheng Zhiyuan (7 years old), Shang Yijin (4 years old), Li Wenran (6 years old), Jiao Yiyang (7 years old), Guo Dingfei (8 years old), Wang Ruoning (9 years old) ), Shao Lanshu (9 years old), Wei Jiaxin (9 years old)
21. The sketch "The Pit"
Performers: Shen Teng, Ma Li, Ai Lun, Chang Yuan, Song Yang, Yu Jian
22. The song "It's Mother or Daughter"
Vocals: Huang Qishan, Xilinnayi Gao
23. Creative program "When the "God Beast" meets the God Beast"
Vocals: Ayunga, Yang Enyou, Hong Lie, Liu Chutian, Yu Xiaorui, Cao Hanxi, Zhang Xuanrui
Performances: Mengqi Children's Art Troupe, Yan'an STC Street Dance, TI Dance Troupe
24. The song "I Come in the Future"
Vocals: Ou Hao, Bai Yu, Wei Chen, Wu Lei
25. The sketch "On the Hot Search"
Performers: Sun Tao, Qin Lan, Huang Yang, Huang Cailun
26. The song "It will be fine soon"
Vocals: Xiao Ke, Sha Yi, Qin Hailu, Hu Xia, Meng Huiyuan, Li Guangjie
27. Dance "Splendid"
(Excerpt from dance drama "Five Stars Out of the East")
Lead dancer: Li Qian
Performer: Beijing Performing Arts Group
28. "Song of Blossoming Flowers and All the Way"
Performers: Lang Lang, Lu Siqing, Jin Yue, Ding Xiaokui, Dong Xiaolin, Pan Yuechen, Wu Qiong, Zhao Jienan, Chen Wei
Accompanied by: Yi Ming, Zhang Xinxin, Xu Mengdan
[Public service advertisement 3 ""Leap" to "Leap""]
29. The song "My Hometown"
Vocals: Alan Dawa Zhuoma, Daiqing Tana, Wu Tong, Ai Re, Zhang Gason
30. The song "Youth to the Sun"
Vocals: Jackie Chan (Hong Kong, China), Peng Yuchang, Jiang Yiyi, Guo Junchen, Chen Linong (Taiwan, China), Yan Mingxi (Hong Kong, China), Zusi (Macao, China)
31. The song "A Song to All My Friends"
Singing: Sun Nan, Li Hacken (Hong Kong, China)
32. The song "Homeland"
Singing: Homeland Project Choir, Minzu University of China
33. The song "Expedition"
Vocals: Liao Changyong, Wu Bixia, Wang Kai, Yu Kewei
【Zero o'clock】
Guests: Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, Zhang Lu
34. The song "New Year Bounce"
Vocals: Phoenix Legend, Dong Baoshi, Zhao Jinmai
35. "Looking at each other for 50 seconds"
Performers: Jin Jing, Zhou Tienan, Yan Peilun
36. The song "Co-produced"
Vocals: Xu Song
37. Acrobatics "Go Forward"
Lead dancers: Shi Renqi, Li Songlin, Yang Jinhao
Performances: China Acrobatic Troupe, Jilin City Song and Dance Troupe
38. Dance "Our Fields"
Performance: Liaoning Ballet
39. The song "Dream Comes True in Spring"
Vocals: Wei Song, Huo Yong, Mo Hong, Wang Li
40. The song "Unforgettable Tonight"
Performance: All cast
(The program is subject to change, subject to broadcast)
point of view
Acrobatics "Dragon Leaps Over China"
Zhongban is an ancient Chinese folk art and a precious intangible cultural heritage.
The Zhongfan, which originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties, cooperates with the majestic standing drums and opera music to present a stage of acrobatics in the national style.
Crosstalk "My Change, Change, Change"
In the cross-border performance of cross talk + magic, Yue Yunpeng has understood the "Spring Festival Gala Cross Talk".
Song "Birds Returning to Their Nests"
In 2022, Nanyin successfully applied for intangible cultural heritage. Tan Weiwei's team was invited by the Spring Festival Gala to complete the creation. "Hundred Birds Returning to Their Nests" is one of Nanyin's four famous scores. It is a piece of music that depicts the characteristics of birds and vivid scenes. One of the most culturally valuable programs, beautiful.
Talk Show Series "Give Me a Minute"
One of the most anticipated language programs of the Spring Festival Gala, the talk show debuted on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, chatting about job changes, marriage and love, etc. What kind of sparks will be created?
What kind of "laughing fruit" will there be?
Sketch "The Pit"
As a classic combination of Happy Twist, the combination of Shen Teng, Ma Li, Chang Yuan, and Allen is definitely what the audience is most looking forward to. This sketch focuses on the officialdom. What golden sentences will Director Shen (played by Shen Teng) who has just recovered from sick leave say? ?
Wushu "Yan Wu"
Last year, "Only This Green" featured "Dancing Painting" and "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
The program depicts the scene of Shaolin monks performing martial arts in the eighth year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty.
The monks fight in pairs, which makes the whole picture more dynamic.
The sketch "Coming Soon"
When Yang Zi meets Wang Baoqiang and Wang Ning, what kind of story will be staged?
When the courier brother and the online car driver meet, what kind of jokes will there be?
Song "Little Brother"
Courier brothers, takeaway brothers, online car-hailing brothers... These "little brothers" are the most common helpers in our lives. We sing them into the song to pay tribute to them who are busy living in the city. Bo will reproduce the "treadmill stage" of the 2014 Spring Festival Gala.
Ending Song "Unforgettable Tonight"
During the 40 years of the Spring Festival Gala, "Unforgettable Tonight" has been sung 26 times, of which Li Guyi participated in the singing 15 times.
This year's Spring Festival Gala, teacher Li Guyi will be absent, and this song that has been sung the most on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala will be sung by Wu Yanning, Liu Yangyang, and Wulan Tuya.
Text/Reporter Zu Weiwei Wang Lei