ARTIST: Dido SONG: Christmas Day It seemed appropriate to end this year's Christmas Song Advent Calendar on a song named after this very day - and from a lady who we'll be hearing a lot more of again next year, as Dido prepares to release her long awaited new album in March. This gorgeous festive … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 25
ARTIST: Kermit The Frog SONG: One More Sleep Til' Christmas Although it only performed modestly well at the box office on its original December 1992 release, legendary puppet ensemble The Muppets' take on Charles Dickens' popular seasonal novella A Christmas Carol, starring Sir Michael Caine in the role of Scrooge, has proved to be a timeless … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 24
ARTIST: Boney M SONG: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord Today's song is the only Christmas song that's been Christmas number one twice in the UK under two different artists. It was of course Harry Belafonte who was the first to take the original 'Mary's Boy Child' to the top for 1956. https://youtu.be/DHcsdmKkoWA Having been … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 23
ARTIST: Bananarama SONG: Baby It's Christmas We cheat slightly with the artist picture on today's song. Chiefly because this is a number from the Sara Dallin/Keren Woodward duo wilderness years of the 90s and 00s of the 80s most successful all female group, when they hadn't yet reunited with Siobhan Fahey. https://youtu.be/70rMWtXFMnw But it doesn't take … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 22
ARTIST: Katie Melua SONG: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas It seems quite fitting that, on the day 2018's Christmas number one in the UK is revealed later, that we should profile a song that almost made it over 10 years ago. Sort of. By the powers of technology, Katie Melua topped the chart the … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 21
ARTIST: Dean Martin SONG: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! It may seem ludicrous to suggest it, but one of the easiest listening of all the Christmas classics was actually recorded in a heatwave. Absolutely true. Yes, jazz singer and musician Vaughn Monroe recorded the original 'Let It Snow' back in the … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 20
ARTIST: Robbie Williams SONG: Walk This Sleigh When you consider the source of today's song - the B-side to his career defining 'Angels' in 1997 - one would naturally think that 'Walk This Sleigh' would be the Robster's festive rewriting of Run DMC / Aerosmith's seminal duet 'Walk This Way'. https://youtu.be/owQ5I5gfmnM It instead finds the … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 19
ARTIST: Kelly Clarkson SONG: Run Run Rudolph Originally recorded by Chuck Berry in 1958, 'Run Run Rudolph' takes a strong set of lungs to sing this rocking and rolling festive number. Quite appropriate then, that the original American Idol victor Kelly Clarkson took it on for her Christmas album 'Wrapped In Red' back in 2013. … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 18
ARTIST: Girls Aloud SONG: Not Tonight Santa If you ever wanted proof of how British a prospect for pop Girls Aloud were in the 00s, this saucy as a seaside postcard original number from the special Christmas bonus disc of their 2005 album 'Chemistry' should act as confirmation of this. https://youtu.be/sMgOPKas6oE With a … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 17
ARTIST: Elton John SONG: Step Into Christmas I have a small if embarrassing confession to make. You know how some people thought Destiny's Child were singing "The shoes on my feet (Alf Garnett)" in 'Independent Women'? Well, I used to think Elton John was singing 'Step Into Christmas / And eat a delicious tree.' Yes, … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 16
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