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All the ways you can listen to Smooth Christmas

All the ways you can listen to Smooth Christmas

Gavin and Stacey is back

Gavin and Stacey is back! Fans rejoice as the cast reunites for a new Christmas special

TV & Film

Freddie / Band Aid

Queen and Freddie Mercury wanted to be part of Band Aid's 'Do They Know it's Christmas' but missed out

Queen

The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham!

The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham! - as told by Andrew Ridgeley

Song Facts

Christmas on Smooth

Christmas number ones from Queen, Shakin' Stevens and Mr Blobby

Every Christmas number one single ever, ranked from worst to best

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Christmas songs

The 50 best Christmas songs of all time, ranked

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David Bowie and Bing Crosby's duet has been called "one of the most successful duets in Christmas music history". But it nearly didn't happen.

Why David Bowie nearly refused to sing with Bing Crosby on classic Christmas duet

David Bowie

George Michael released 'December Song' in 2009

Remembering George Michael's beautiful forgotten Christmas track 'December Song' 14 years later

George Michael

Last Christmas features the music of George Michael and Wham!

Last Christmas movie: The poignant George Michael moment that made us very emotional

George Michael

Xmas movies

The 20 best Christmas movies of all time, ranked

Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

The Story Of... 'Driving Home for Christmas' by Chris Rea

Song Facts

The younger brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb would often sing with his siblings, but also had a successful singing career of his own. Pictured in New York in 1981

When Andy Gibb sang 'White Christmas' in 1981 and it was sensational

Music

Queen's Christmas song was a relative flop upon its release in 1984, but is deserving of much more credit.

Remember when Queen released an enchanting Christmas song?

Queen

'Sleigh Ride' by The Ronettes is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time.

The Story of… 'Sleigh Ride' by The Ronettes

Song Facts

'Little Miss Dynamite' Brenda Lee celebrated her recent chart success with a rockin' performance of her 1958 Christmas song 'Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree'.

Brenda Lee, 78, rocks out with Christmas chart-topper 'Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree'

Music

The Holiday cast

The Holiday cast: Where are the stars of the Christmas movie now?

TV & Film

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Unwrapping the festive debate

TV & Film

Bobby Helms recorded one of the biggest Christmas hits

The Story of... 'Jingle Bell Rock' by Bobby Helms

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Kate Bush's 'December Will Be Magic Again' is a true fairytale of a Christmas song.

The Story of… 'December Will Be Magic Again' by Kate Bush

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Love Actually was released in 2003

Love Actually cast: Where are the stars of the Christmas romcom now?

TV & Film

Michael Caine in The Muppet Christmas Carol

How Michael Caine made The Muppet Christmas Carol a perfect festive movie

TV & Film

There's a sweet story behind the deaf girl in Miracle on 34th Street

The touching story behind Miracle on 34th Street’s sign language scene

Macaulay Culkin was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame recently, and his on-screen Home Alone family were there to celebrate.

Macaulay Culkin has sweet Home Alone reunion as he gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

TV & Film

Fairytale of New York

The Story of... 'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

Song Facts

Villagers and Lisa Hannigan

Villagers and Lisa Hannigan deliver a serene cover of ‘The Little Drummer Boy’

Chill

Michael Buble is one of many singers to perform 'Winter Wonderland'

Who is Parson Brown from 'Winter Wonderland' – and is it a real person?

Elvis Presley and Kane Brown - Blue Christmas

Elvis Presley releases posthumous 'Blue Christmas' duet with Kane Brown

Elvis Presley

Bon Jovi - Christmas Isn't Christmas

Bon Jovi release new festive song 'Christmas Isn't Christmas' ahead of 40th anniversary

Music

John Travolta as Santa Claus Saturday Night Fever for Capital One

Watch how John Travolta turned back the clock for 'magical' Saturday Night Fever Santa Claus

Music

Snapper: The Perfect Tree | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2023

Watch the hilarious and heartwarming John Lewis Christmas 2023 advert starring 'Snapper'

John Lewis Christmas ads

All the John Lewis Christmas adverts ranked from worst to best

TV & Film

Wham! George Michael and Andrew Ridgley - Last Christmas

Wham's Andrew Ridgeley talks about hearing the 'Last Christmas' for the first time

George Michael

Rick Astley in Sainsbury's Christmas advert

Sainsbury’s Christmas advert features Rick Astley and a cheesy surprise

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Watch 78-year-old Brenda Lee in her first music video for 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree'

Country

Elton John - Charlotte Tilbury - Step Into Christmas

Elton John marks 50th anniversary of 'Step Into Christmas' with models Kate Moss, Jourdan Dunn and more

Elton John

M&S Clothing and Food advert, feating Meat Loaf

M&S Christmas advert: Meat Loaf's 'I'd Do Anything for Love' cover soundtracks festive promo full of stars

Music

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Mariah Carey has officially declared that Christmas time is here.

Mariah Carey gets thawed out in festive video as she declares the start of Christmas

Music

Michael Buble stars in the new Asda advert

Michael Bublé is defrosted for Christmas in Asda's new festive TV advert

Michael Bublé

Leona Lewis is bringing festive joy up and down the country this Christmas.

Leona Lewis' 2023 Christmas With Love Tour: Tickets, tour dates and venues revealed

Music

Midge Ure has revealed in a new interview that George Michael had a hand in increasing Band Aid's record sales - to the detriment of his own.

George Michael's Band Aid gesture: Midge Ure reveals Wham! star's incredible selfless act in 1984

George Michael

George Michael's family pays tribute

George Michael's family release emotional Christmas message days before anniversary of his and sister's deaths

George Michael

The remastered HD video showcases The Bodyguard star's exceptional singing voice she recorded for her studio collection One Wish: The Holiday Album, released in 2003.

Whitney Houston's stripped back 'O Holy Night' is out of this world

Whitney Houston

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'Human Nature': How a tape mixup led to Quincy Jones picking the song for Thriller

How Michael Jackson’s classic ‘Human Nature’ nearly never existed

Michael Jackson

Quincy Jones in 1981

Quincy Jones facts: Music producer's wife, children, net worth and more revealed

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Quincy Jones, the legendary producer who worked with Michael Jackson, has died

Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer who worked with Michael Jackson, has died aged 91

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Australian actor Hugh Jackman will headline BST Hyde Park in 2025. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Hugh Jackman to headline BST Hyde Park 2025

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Pop princess Sabrina Carpenter has dressed up as Sandy Olsson for a gorgeous performance of 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'.

Watch Sabrina Carpenter sing ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ dressed as Olivia Newton-John for Halloween

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This was the Bee Gees first ever national TV performance in 1960

Bee Gees first TV gig: Teenage Barry Gibb and 10 year olds Robin and Maurice sing in 1960

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Michael Jackson's Ghosts

Remembering Michael Jackson's 'Ghosts', the forgotten terrifying movie follow-up to 'Thriller'

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In 1997 at their one-off Las Vegas concert, the Bee Gees paid tribute to their late brother Andy Gibb by performing one of his own songs.

When the Bee Gees performed an Andy Gibb song as a tear-jerking tribute to their late brother

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Taron Egerton played Elton John in his 2019 biopic 'Rocket Man', and proved his singing chops beforehand with a gorgeous duet of 'Tiny Dancer' with the legend himself.

When Taron Egerton teamed up with Elton John for soaring ‘Tiny Dancer’ duet

Elton John

Strangely enough, Sting and Robert Downey Jr are the best of pals. Here's how their friendship blossomed.

How Sting and Robert Downey Jr struck up an unlikely lifelong friendship

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