FESTIVE TUNES – Again, these seem to pop up every year, and different artists always have new takes on old songs. The battle to be Christmas Number 1 in the music charts is always the most important, and predictably in Britain it mostly goes to some lame pop group. Here is a list of some of the most popular:

Last Christmas – Wham! (1984)
Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens (1985)
Mistletoe & Wine – Cliff Richard (1988)
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Wizzard (1973)
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl (1987)
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid (1984, 1989 & 2004)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1972)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Perry Como et al. (1930s)
White Christmas – Bing Crosby (1942)
Winter Wonderland – Perry Como (1946)

Well, that’s it for this week! And indeed, for the year. So have a good Crimbo all, and we’ll see you in the New Year. Probably nursing a hangover ;)