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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

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The Bee Gees had Otis Redding in mind when they wrote on of their classic songs.

How Otis Redding inspired one of the Bee Gees' most beloved songs

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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

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The Bee Gees scored a major hit with a song that they originally wrote for their idols, The Seekers.

How a song intended for The Seekers became one of the Bee Gees' biggest hits

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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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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

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Mud - Lonely This Christmas

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

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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

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David Bowie and The Snowman

How David Bowie ended up introducing Christmas classic The Snowman

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The Beatles: Now and Then

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

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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

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