ARTIST: S Club 7 SONG: Perfect Christmas ALBUM: Never Had a Dream Come True (2000, 19/Polydor) Nice bit of numeric synchronicity for today's Christmas song. The B-side to their chart topping 'Never Had a Dream Come True', this was penned - as many of the S Club hits were - by the legendary Cathy Dennis, … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 7
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
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
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
I'm pretty sure it was Simon Amstell and Miquita Oliver, hosts of the true leading light of smart, funny 00s pop telly, Channel 4's Popworld, who openly breached the subject in one episode c. 2004/5 that they had McFly on the show that week, despite the fact they were on the week before. And were … Continue reading #CrazyStupidGig: Olly Murs – Summer Tour (Singleton Park, Swansea, 12th August 2017)
Now. A small thing we need to address. The eagle eyed amongst you may notice that this is now the penultimate week of our little New Year happiness initiative, #ProjectHappyJanuary. And that last week, by and large, should have been week 3. But, for several reasons, week 3 went otherwise awol, which I shall explain … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 3/4 (and an apology)…
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