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Gary Oldman voices Christmas poem for MI5

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Gary Oldman reprises the role of his Slow Horses character Jackson Lamb .

MI5 asked the Harry Potter star to record the Christmas message during a break from filming.

The poem was written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823 and is titled A visit from St Nicholas .

Oldman 's version nods to the location of MI5 headquarters in central London .

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English

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