Is Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny live?

Closing out the year on BBC Two, the 67-year-old host has become a New Year’s Eve tradition for many. As usual, they’ll be joined by a lineup of musical guests to help everyone celebrate the arrival of 2026.





![The effective coupling [latex]\alpha_{\rm eff}(Q)[/latex]-calculated for [latex]\kappa = 0.534~\rm{GeV}[/latex]-demonstrates a transition between infrared and nonperturbative regimes, and when subjected to ultraviolet completion incorporating heavy quark thresholds, reveals the inherent limitations of any theoretical framework attempting to fully encompass the complexities of strong interactions.](https://arxiv.org/html/2512.23663v1/x2.png)


