The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

Marc Bolan and T.Rex

'Get It On' by T. Rex: The making of the gong-banging glam stomper

Wings - Mull of Kintyre

'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings: The making of the massive-selling Christmas number one

Paul McCartney

Wham!'s Last Christmas

'Last Christmas' by Wham!': The making of the timeless festive classic

Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

'I Believe in Father Christmas' by Greg Lake: The making of the melancholy festive classic

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

'Stop The Cavalry' by Jona Lewie: The making of the protest song turned Christmas hit

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)

'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' by John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The making of the Christmas peace anthem

John Lennon

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' by Wizzard: The making of 1973's other Christmas cracker

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

'Wonderful Christmastime' by Paul McCartney: The making of the divisive seasonal single

Paul McCartney

Noddy Holder

'Merry Xmas Everybody' by Slade: The making of the Christmas classic

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Boney M - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord

'Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord' by Boney M: The making of the masterful Christmas mashup

The Beatles - Christmas Records and Messages

The Beatles' Christmas records: The story of the Fab Four's seasonal singles

The Beatles

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson: The making of the unlikely Christmas Number 1

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Shakin' Stevens – Merry Xmas Everyone

'Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens: The making of the delayed Xmas No.1

Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid: The making of the original Feed The World hit

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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Mud - Lonely This Christmas

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

ELO - Mr Blue Sky

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

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Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Rod Stewart's 20 greatest songs, ranked

Rod Stewart

Electric Light Orchestra wanted to "pick up where the Beatles left off..." and from there Jeff Lynne took the group to global acclaim.

Electric Light Orchestra's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

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Slade in 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Slade's 15 greatest songs, ranked

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Christmas songs

The 20 greatest Christmas songs, ranked

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The best songs of 1964

The 30 best songs of 1964

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Timothée Chalamet and Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown: The cast and the real-life people they play revealed

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"His voice is the standard others can only dream to aspire to."

Freddie Mercury's isolated vocals on Queen's 'Somebody To Love' are immaculate - listen

Queen

George Harrison's, Pattie Boyd's and Eric Clapton's love-triangle has been called "one of the most mythical romantic entanglements in rock 'n' roll history".

Inside the George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd love triangle

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The greatest British Invasion artists

The 10 biggest British Invasion artists of the 1960s, ranked

The Beatles

The Beatles at the movies

The Beatles biopics: Cast, director, release date and songs for the FOUR upcoming movies

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