Each Christmas, Kirsty MacColl’s melodic voice rings out across the UK and beyond as the world celebrates one of the most iconic festive tunes of all time.
The sense of routine runs deep. Nearly half of all purchases (49 percent) in oral care, personal hygiene, and feminine care are driven by routine, while 58 percent of shoppers say they know which ...
Russell Howard is proud of his Somerset roots. The combination of "madness" and "warmth" in his upbringing helped him take his first steps down the winding road of stand-up. Born in Bath and raised in ...
You may not know it (yet), but lots of holiday earworms have the work of a Pennsylvanian — or several — behind them. From ...
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers popularised a song that was covered by singers ranging from James Brown to Bruce Springsteen ...
Shortly behind them was Paul McCartney with Wonderful Christmastime. According to Channel 5's research, the track lands Sir ...
With the Official Christmas Number 1 results still fresh in our memory, this week’s Official Chart First Look sees WHAM! and Last Christmas ...
MICHAEL COY discusses some of the rituals associated with the winter festivities. Just like with Hallowe’en, Spain has tended ...
It was 25 years ago, in the warm, cerulean blue waters off the Mexican paradise island of Cozumel, that legendary British ...
There comes a point every festive season when it suddenly dawns on you that if you hear the same old Christmas songs one more ...
Mark Savage l BBC  KYLIE Minogue has scored this year’s Christmas number one, deposing Wham!’s Last Christmas, which topped ...
One thousand people were asked to name their favourites in everything from decorations to roast, trimmings to movie. Have a ...