Ripper Street: To Air over Christmas Holidays on BBC (UK)

According to the twitter @RipperStreet, BBC One will begin airing Ripper Street over the Christmas Holidays in the UK. Here is the exact tweet:

BREAKING NEWS For UK audiences, #RipperStreet will premiere over the Christmas period. Merry Christmas from H Division! Please retweet.

What we know so far is that BBC America will begin airing Ripper Street in the US beginning January 19th and BBC One should begin airing Ripper Street in the UK during the Christmas period.