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 did promise I had a big announcement today, so here it is! Every Christmas on my Twitter for the last few years, I have posted a Christmas song each day throughout December right up to Christmas Day. Because I'm a firm believer that the music (OK and the food) is one of the things … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017
ARTIST: Dannii Minogue SONG: Galaxy SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? It's been 10 years since Dannii Minogue last released a single proper - a collaboration with Jason Nevins that didn't do much here or in Australia called 'Touch Me Like That'. In the time since, she's been a judge on … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Dannii Minogue – ‘Galaxy’
Just as, at one time, Leigh Francis in a rubber mask on 'Bo Selecta!' ruined Craig David for a large number of people, so too, did Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley, wearing black wigs and affecting Irish accents and proclaiming that they were 'beeeautiful' on Saturday morning kid's TV, ruin one of the Emerald … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: The Corrs – ‘Jupiter Calling’
It's that time of year again people! Today and all weekend, the nation digs deep and gets ready to do all manner of crazy things to raise money for the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal, with the live telethon kicking off tonight at 7pm on BBC One. One of the longest standing traditions of … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: BBC Children in Need Singles
ARTIST: Tom Chaplin SONG: Under a Million Lights SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? For those that like keeping count, Friday 17th November 2017 will go down as the date, and thus the point, I first mentioned the C word on this here blog this year. No, not that C word … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Tom Chaplin – ‘Under a Million Lights’
ARTIST: Rita Ora SONG: Anywhere SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Rita Ora has always been something of an enigma wrapped in a riddle for me. Chiefly because I can't think of any one artist from the last 20 years who has remained so omnipresent on the charts and in the … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Rita Ora – ‘Anywhere’
Now here's a blogging DeLorean hop this weekend that will make certain readers - namely around my age - feel old. Can you believe it's 20 years to the week that a certain group of Danish Europop legends topped the charts with an ode to the world's most plastic fantastic doll? The story of Aqua … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Aqua
ARTIST: Andy Brown feat. Crissie Rhodes SONG: Landslide SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Bit of a landmark this. After being crowned with his first #SongoftheWeek back in August, former Lawson frontman and solo star Andy Brown is the first artist on this here blog to win the accolade twice. Much … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Andy Brown feat. Crissie Rhodes – ‘Landslide’
ARTIST: Melanie C SONG: Room for Love SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? For her 28th solo single (yes, it's that many now for those keeping count), the artist formerly known as Sporty's offered up one of the best cuts from her seventh studio album, 'Version of Me', that came out … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Melanie C – ‘Room for Love’
