 They were only used in the summer holidays from July 1998 until July 2000.Special idents were commissioned for Christmas, from 1997-1999 they consisted of a periscope type animation, with festive images appearing, and from 2000-2001 they were various idents with a small penguin and a snowman in lots of different scenarios, and in summer, when the 'CBBC HOT' name was used.An animation was also introduced for the end copyright, originally a coin spinning and falling over before turning into a thick line , this later became numerous signs moving towards the viewer in mid-1999-2002.