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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Noddy Holder

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

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Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

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

Paul McCartney

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

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

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

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

Bing Crosby - White Christmas

'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby: The making of the era-defining seasonal classic

Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

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

Mud - Lonely This Christmas

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

Bing Crosby and David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy

'Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy' by David Bowie and Bing Crosby: The making of the classic duet

David Bowie

Wham!'s Last Christmas

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

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

'The Christmas Song' by Nat King Cole: The making of the evergreen seasonal classic

The Beatles - Christmas Records and Messages

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

The Beatles

Wings - Mull of Kintyre

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

Paul McCartney

The Beatles - Free As A Bird and Real Love

'Free as a Bird' and 'Real Love': The story of the previous "new" Beatles songs

The Beatles

Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett

'Monster Mash' by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett: The making of the spooky Halloween classic

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'Perfect Day' is Lou Reed's most enduring song, and came to fruition with the help of David Bowie.

'Perfect Day' by Lou Reed: the making of rock's most earnest and enduring ballad

Here's all you need to know about 'My Generation', the ageless anthem for rebellious youth.

'My Generation' by The Who: The making of the ageless anthem for rebellious youth