Singers Andrea Bocelli, Glen Hansard and Imelda May set for Late Late Show

The world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, and his children Matteo and Virginia, will be among the special guests on this Friday's Late Late Show.

The Bocellis will join host Ryan Tubridy to chat about meeting the queen, family life, how faith plays an important part of their lives, the magic of Christmas, and their multi-generational talent.

They will also sing two songs from their new festive album, A Family Christmas.

Irish singers Imelda May and Glen Hansard will also be on the show to talk about the famous busk on Grafton Street for the Simon Community and how they are bringing a flavour of it to a wider audience on Christmas in Ireland with Imelda May and Friends on Sky Arts.

Glen will also share about his experience of fatherhood and how it has changed him, and Imelda will chat about acting, touring and coming home for Christmas.

The pair will join forces to perform two special duets, including their take on the Pogues' classic Fairytale of New York.

In another festive treat Glen will also reunite with Markéta Irglová as they both perform their Academy Award winning song, Falling Slowly, 15 years after its release.

Comedian, writer and actor Seán Burke will bring viewers a very special Late Late Show Christmas Carol, while Tik Tok sensation and new Blue Peter presenter Joel M will join Ryan and the audience for madcap mixture of magic and illusion.

The Late Late Show will be broadcast on RTÉ One this Friday, December 16, at 9.35pm.