The Late Late Toy Show could watch the show as it was not geo-blocked. 40,000 applications for tickets were received with only around 200 available. The show had a "Mary Poppins" theme, with Ryan Tubridy opening the show dressed as chimney sweep Bert and then tore off the costume to reveal his Christmas jumper. The 2013 toy show featured a record breaking 237 toys. Over 231 performers and demonstrators took to the stage, with 34 of them performing a special opening number from Mary Poppins. The opening song on the show was Chim Chim Cher-ee and featured Ryan Tubridy dancing. In advance, a week before
CHIM-FM by Kristen McNulty, which originally started as a show on CHIM. Today it is syndicated to Christian radio stations across Canada and internationally. Other programming aired on the station includes Charles Stanley's "In Touch" and Tristan Emmanuel's "No Apologies". CHIM-FM-5 in Red Deer, Alberta is licensed as a repeater of CHIM, but broadcasts some local programming for the Red Deer area. The transmitter operates at 93.1 FM. In 2000, CHIM's application to add a transmitter in Toronto, Ontario at 106.3 MHz was denied. In 2001, CHIM's application to add a transmitter in Vancouver, British Columbia at 92.9 MHz was denied.