60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

The 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (第60回NHK紅白歌合戦), referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009, from NHK Hall in Japan.

Performers
The singers, announced on November 23, 2009, are ordered below according to the gojūon. Names in bold letters did not perform in the preceding year's program.

Results
The winners were the white team, making it their 5th consecutive win. The table below documents the voting and points distribution:

Special guests
From the Kodomo (children's) Kōhaku Uta Gassen: Additional guests:
 * Seishiro Kato
 * Maya Sakura
 * Nozomi Ōhashi
 * Snow Prince Gasshoudan (Chorus)
 * Susan Boyle
 * Ai Sugiyama
 * Mitsuko Mori
 * Tatsunori Hara
 * Hakuhō Shō
 * Toshiyuki Nishida
 * Kyoko Fukada
 * Eikichi Yazawa
 * Shirota Yuu