ARTIST: The Feeling SONG: Feels Like Christmas ALBUM: Feels Like Christmas (2008, Universal Island) Having just announced that they are returning after a year's hiatus with some live dates next year, it's one of our favourite 00s guitar bands The Feeling. This single came out with the full intention of being 2008's Christmas number one, … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 6
It's with great excitement 'pon de blog today, that I can announce the return of my End of Year Prizes for 2017 this Boxing Day! For those readers not familiar with this, it's my annual prize giving I do during the Christmas holidays, usually as my last blog of the year, to honour those that … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2017: The Nominations (Plus – find out how you can vote for the Reader’s Choice!)
ARTIST: Spice Girls SONG: Christmas Wrapping ALBUM: Goodbye (1998, Virgin) I mean. The Waitresses' original version was amazing anyway, but this Spice-y version - the B-side to their third Christmas chart topper in a row with 'Goodbye' - is equally brilliant. It even finds time to name check their world tour and assorted pregnancies from … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 5
ARTIST: Louis York and the Shindellas SONG: What Does Christmas Mean? ALBUM: Masterpiece Theater, Act III (2017, Weirdo Workshop) We did promise the guys from Louis York a few days ago they'd be featuring on our Christmas Song Advent Calendar this year - and here they are, with the latest single to be lifted from … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 4
Happy new week people! Time to get your week started with a smile with an all new round of Tweet Hee Hee, our weekly round up of all the funniest bits we've found on social media in the last seven days. So get your laughing gear ready as we start your week with a dose … Continue reading Tweet Hee Hee: Episode 13
Welcome back to the second showing of Musicals Week for this weekend's #StrictlyLiveBlogging, our weekly live blog of the BBC's hit celebrity ballroom series Strictly Come Dancing. With 24 hours gone since the six remaining celebrities and their professional partners treaded the boards with their musical inspired routines, the penultimate dance off of this series … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 12: Musicals Week Results
ARTIST: Britney Spears SONG: My Only Wish (This Year) ALBUM: Platinum Christmas (2000, Jive) Why this little festive gem from Oops...I Did It Again era Britney (i.e. her best era) hasn't become a classic as feted as that Mariah one is beyond me. It's lost none of it's appeal in 17 years though. 'I want … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 3
It's Saturday, and that can only mean one thing...time once again for #StrictlyLiveBlogging. Our weekly live blog of the BBC's hit celebrity dance series BBC Strictly Come Dancing, bringing you all the highs and lows of another weekend on the dancefloor. And as the final draws ever nearer, this week it's time for Musicals Week. … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 12: Musicals Week
ARTIST: Coldplay SONG: Christmas Lights ALBUM: Christmas Lights (2010, Parlophone) A recent addition to the canon of great Christmas songs. You almost need to be in the song's name checked Oxford Street in London - maybe with a mulled wine to hand - to fully appreciate this heart warming beauty from Chris Martin and the … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 2
ARTIST: Michael Bublé SONG: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas ALBUM: Christmas (2011, Reprise) Because well...it really is now isn't it? A bit of the king of Christmas music for the 21st century to start this year's calendar! https://youtu.be/bYnqRzJTOYs Don't forget to follow our Spotify playlist to ensure you're getting all the songs … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 1
