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Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl: The making of the timeless Christmas masterpiece

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Christmas songs

The 20 greatest Christmas songs, ranked

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So here it is, Merry Quizmas...

QUIZ: Can you get 100% on our Christmas lyrics quiz?

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Tom Jones and Ella Fitzgerald on This Is... Tom Jones

The magical moment Tom Jones sang 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' for Ella Fitzgerald

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Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby facts: Songs, films, real name, life and death of the 'White Christmas' icon

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The day he quit The Beatles, George Harrison went home and wrote a song that'd become one of his most beloved solo tracks.

The song George Harrison wrote on the day he quit The Beatles

The Beatles

Mud - Lonely This Christmas

'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud: The making of the Elvis-inspired Christmas classic

Song Facts

The Yardbirds' 1965 breakthrough song 'For Your Love' was offered out to The Beatles first.

How a song intended for The Beatles became The Yardbirds' biggest hit

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It's been over fifty years since Queen made their major breakthrough on Tops Of The Pops in 1974.

Killer Queen: When Queen rocked Top Of The Pops and changed music forever

Queen

David Bowie and The Snowman

How David Bowie ended up introducing Christmas classic The Snowman

David Bowie

The Beatles: Now and Then

The Beatles: 'Now and Then' is up for a Grammy, but how many have they won before?

The Beatles

ELO - Mr Blue Sky

'Mr Blue Sky' by ELO: The making of Jeff Lynne's Beatles-inspired hit

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The best songs of 1964

The 30 best songs of 1964

Song Lists

Quincy Jones and his collaborators

Quincy Jones' 10 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield: Real name, songs, partners and death of the Queen of Blue-Eyed Soul

Hall Of Fame

Cher

Cher facts: Songs, age, films, husbands and children of the Goddess of Pop

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David Essex

David Essex's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

Song Lists

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen: The story of The Boss's biggest-selling album

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