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Beyoncé Childhood Family Home Goes Up In Flames On Christmas Day

Beyoncé’s family home at 2414 Rosedale Street, Houston was damaged in a fire on Christmas morning. The Houston Fire Brigade attended the blaze at around 2am on Christmas morning by…

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WHAM! Last Christmas Hits No 1 After 39 Years

by Paul Cashmere

…years, [we’ve] finally obtained Christmas Number One. Yog [George] said that he wrote ‘Last Christmas’ with the intention of writing a Christmas Number One. It’s mission accomplished!” The song was…

Tagged as: 80s, Last Christmas, pop, UK, Wham

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Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Porno For Pyros Premiere Christmas Song ‘Pete’s Dad’

by Paul Cashmere

Porno For Pyros have released a song for Christmas called ‘Pete’s Dad’. The song is about Peter Distefano’s father who has been battling cancer. ‘Pete’s Dad’ is the second dose…

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, Porno For Pyros, USA

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Slade Christmas Song Turns 50

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Slade’s Christmas hit single Merry Xmas Everybody, first topping the UK chart 50 years ago on 15 December 1973, PRS for Music reveals the…

Tagged as: 70s, Merry Christmas Everybody, pop, rock, Slade, UK

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Wham Battle Sam Ryder For UK Christmas 2023 Number One

by Music-News.com

…to Official Charts. The biggest chart race of the year sees current UK chart-toppers WHAM! take the lead for Christmas Number 1 with Last Christmas (1), but, there are a…

Tagged as: Christmas, pop, Sam Ryder, UK, Wham

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Painters & Dockers To Perform Christmas Show For The Salvos

by Paul Cashmere

Painters & Dockers will headline an event for the Salvation Army with the Musos 4 Salvos Christmas Show in Melbourne on 22 December. Painters & Dockers will perform with the…

Tagged as: Australia, Charles Jenkins, jazz, Painters & Dockers, punk, Rebecca Barnard, rock, Salvation Army

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ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, Sir Ian McKellen and Kylie Minogue Are Christmas Knitwits

by Paul Cashmere

Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA and Sir Ian McKellen have premiered the third of their Christmas “Knitting” videos with an appearance from Kylie Minogue in the first episode. This season starts…

Tagged as: 80s, Abba, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Ian McKellen, Kylie Minogue, pop

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Owen Teale Perfects Ebenezer Scrooge For A Christmas Carol 2023

by Paul Cashmere

…2023_photo_Jeff Busby_2024 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2023_Anthony Harkin, Owen Teale_c Jeff Busby A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2023_Owen Teale, Ensemble_c Jeff Busby A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2023_Owen Teale, Samantha Morley_c Jeff Busby A CHRISTMAS…

Tagged as: A Christmas Carol, Australia, Charles Dickins, David Wenham, Game of Thrones, Old Vic, Owen Teale, theatre

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Austria’s Trickster Has A Second Christmas Song ‘Silent Night vs Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’

by Paul Cashmere

Austria born, UK based musician Juergen Pichler (aka Trickster) has another Christmas song for the 2023 holidays ‘Silent Night vs Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’. Trickster filmed the video…

Tagged as: 20s, Austria, Christmas, Guy Chambers, jazz, pop, Robbie Williams, swing, Trickster, UK

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Buckcherry Release A Christmas Song for 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Buckcherry have an all-new Christmas song for the 2023 holiday season titled ‘Tell ‘Em Its Christmas’. ‘Tell ‘Em Its Christmas’ is new for Buckcherry but not their first Christmas song….

Tagged as: 90s, Buckcherry, metal, USA

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Ben Keith Christmas Album Reissued for 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Keith’s 1994 Christmas Album ‘Christmas At the Ranch’ has been reissued for the Christmas of 2023. Ben Keith was a longtime member of Neil Young’s band. In 1994 he…

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ben Keith, Christmas At The Ranch, country, Neil Young, USA

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Duran Duran Reject Christmas Song For Being Too Cheesy

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…I can’t imagine we’d do a Christmas album now.” Keyboardist Nick Rhodes added: “I celebrate Christmas the same as everyone, but it’s not something close to my heart. In a…

Tagged as: 80s, Duran Duran, pop, rock, UK

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Cher Releases Christmas Song Ahead of Christmas Album

by Paul Cashmere

Cher’s Christmas song ‘DJ Play A Christmas Song’ has been released ahead of the album ‘Christmas’ coming 20 October. Cher’s ‘Christmas’ is the 27th album for the star. It is…

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cher, Christmas, pop, USA

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Hall and Oates To Issue 2006 Christmas Album On “Snow White Vinyl”

by Paul Cashmere

The 2006 Hall & Oates Christmas album ‘Home for Christmas’ will be released on vinyl for the first time and “snow white” vinyl at that. ‘Home For Christmas’ was also…

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Hall & Oates, Home for Christmas, rock, soul, USA

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Cher in Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cher To Release Her First Ever Christmas Album

by Paul Cashmere

Cher will release her first ever Christmas album ‘Christmas’ for Christmas (well, when else?). Cher has had various Christmas songs over the years but this will be the first album…

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cher, pop, USA

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Has A Christmas Song Coming

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor is collaborating on a Christmas ballad about the “importance of belonging”. Sophie has teamed up with the James Bond theme song team of composer David Arnold and lyricist…

Tagged as: 00s, pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, UK

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Debra Lawrence in A Christmas Carol photo by Jeff Busby

A Christmas Carol To Return To The Comedy Theatre For Christmas 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The London hit production ‘A Christmas Carol’ will return to the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne for Christmas 2023. ‘A Christmas Carol’ was performed in Australia for the first time in…

Tagged as: A Christmas Carol, Australia, Comedy Theatre, theatre

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Dolly Parton On The Inspiration Behind Christmas Movie

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Dolly Parton has opened up about the inspiration behind one of the songs in her TV special Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas. The hugely-celebrated country star’s musical holiday special, Dolly…

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Christmas, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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ARIA Albums: The Christmas No 1 Goes To Taylor Swift

by Gavin Ryan

…“Blue Christmas” (HP-1, WI10-3) album dropping seven places to No.11, while rising back up is Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas”, thanks to the albums single “All I Want for Christmas is…

Tagged as: 00s, ARIA, Australian charts, Midnights, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Ella Hooper To Lead Gravy Day Christmas Choir 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Ella Hooper will be carolling Wednesday night in Melbourne as she leads the Gravy Day Christmas Choir at Fed Square. The flash-mob choir from Melbourne Indie Voices will perform Paul…

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Ella Hooper, folk, Gravy Day Christmas Choir, How To Make Gravy, Paul Kelly, rock

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UK Charts: Classic Wham! Last Christmas Is Back At No 1

by Paul Cashmere

…Christmas (20), Elton John once again with Step Into Christmas (21), Lizzo’s Amazon Music Original Someday At Christmas (22), Wizzard with I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (23), Dean…

Tagged as: 80s, George Michael, Last Christmas, pop, UK, Wham

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ARIA Albums: Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train Is The No 1 Album in Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Returning to the chart this week and taking out the No.1 slot is “Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train” set, scoring a new peak in the process. “Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train” (Gawd…

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Paul Kelly, rock

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Paul Kelly Reigns Dearly For Making Gravy Christmas Show 2022

by Paul Cashmere

…Christmas train ‘Maybe This Christmas’ opening the show, the classic ‘Silent Night’ (with Sime Nugent) included, his classic ‘How To Make Gravy’ towards the end and ‘Christmas’ from ‘last year’s…

Tagged as: 80s, Alex The Astronaut, Amyl & The Sniffers, Australia, Making Gravy, Paul Kelly, rock, The Beths

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Status Quo Restore 2008 ‘It’s Christmas Time’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Status Quo have restored their 2008 HD Christmas song video ‘It’s Christmas Time’ into 4K. “It’s Christmas Time’ was released as part of the compilation box set ‘Pictures – 40…

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Status Quo, UK

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Its Close To Christmas But “Not Yet Noddy” Holder

by Paul Cashmere

…will be published followed by ‘Rock ‘n’ Rose’ in January. Noddy’s 1973 Christmas song ‘Merry Christmas, Everybody’ by Slade is a UK Christmas classic. Noddy Holder founded Slade in Wolverhampton,…

Tagged as: 70s, Iceland Foods, Noddy Holder, rock, Slade, Suzan Holder, UK

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ARIA Album Chart: Jimmy Barnes ‘Blue Christmas’ Is Australia’s No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

…the last was “The Christmas Present” by Robbie Williams (1 week on Dec. 9th, 2019), thus making Jimmy’s “Blue Christmas” the first Xmas set at the top for this decade….

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Blue Christmas, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Paul Kelly Adds A New Carriage To His Christmas Train, Ron Sexsmith’s Maybe This Christmas’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has added, what he calls “a new carriage” to his ‘Christmas Train’ album. The new song is Ron Sexsmith’s ‘Maybe This Christmas’. “Ron Sexsmith released this song in…

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Christmas, Christmas Train, folk, Maybe This Christmas, Paul Kelly, Ron Sexsmith

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Jimmy Barnes Goes Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has a new video from his Christmas album ‘Blue Christmas’. “I’ve also just released the the video for ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ which you can watch now,…

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Blue Christmas, Christmas, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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David Wenham Rocks Scrooge In A Christmas Carol #REVIEW

by Joan Loverso

…a show tonight, the perfect venue to pay homage to a Charles Dicken’s tale, a Christmas Carol no less, a story that captures the essence of Christmas and one that…

Tagged as: A Christmas Carol, Australia, Comedy Theatre, David Denham

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The Who To Headline Nordoff Robins Christmas Show

by Paul Cashmere

The Who are headlining a special Christmas carol service over the festive season. The Who will lead music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins’ annual service with a special acoustic performance at…

Tagged as: 60s, rock, The Who, UK

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