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20.12.24 38 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives -4 26 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +1 14 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 12 Pet Shop Boys— Always On My Mind +1 04 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 03 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +1 00 Wham! — Last Christmas -2

19/12/2024 36 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 22 Pet Shop Boys -Always On My Mind 21 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 15 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +2 13 Wham! — Last Christmas -6 12 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 07 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +2 05 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells

suggestions 1970s 6-10s Banana Rock - Wombles (obvs) The Six Teens - Sweet I'm Mandy Fly Me - 10cc I can do it - Rubettes No more heroes - Stranglers Thanks for the memory - Slade Ito the Valley - Skids Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen Listen to what the man said - Wings Paper Plane - Status Quo

18/12/24 27 Wham! — Last Christmas -6 26 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 21 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 19 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 19 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +2 16 Pet Shop Boys- Always On My Mind 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 14 John Williams — O Holy Night +1 08 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 08 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 03 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles

17/12/2024 28 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 25 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 22 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 20 Wham! — Last Christmas -6 18 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 16 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +1 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 13 John Williams — O Holy Night +1 12 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 12 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 12 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +2 09 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home

Got done just outside the National Portrait Gallery last weekend by some campily over-decorated cycle taxi/rickshaw blaring it out Innocent pedestrians should be safe from Wham! whilst on public roads...

Thought he looked OK, didn't realise he was that old. He was decidedly wooden in it for a supposedly big name actor though.

16/12/24 27 Wham! — Last Christmas -1 22 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 22 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 22 John Williams — O Holy Night +1 20 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 19 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 18 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 18 Pet Shop Boys — Always On My Mind 16 The Beatles — I Feel Fine 15 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 12 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall  11 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas +2 07 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 00 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York -5 Travesty that the syrupy dross Last Christmas is everywhere for a month every year but you never hear the actually pretty good Bad Boys, Wham! Rap, etc these days Fairytale is all right but over-rated, smothering it now before it has the chance to prosper..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kc6z1p Des Buckingham out at Oxford. Like Martin at Southampton, has been unable to perform miracles with a squad that did well to secure promotion via the playoffs last season but has insufficient quality to survive in the league in which it now finds itself.

15/12/24 127 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 81 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +12 71 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 -10 35 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 33 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 16 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 15 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper -1

14.12.2024 116 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 80 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +5 71 BandAid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? -5 44 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 23 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out 23 Leon Jackson — When You Believe 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 13 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand 10 Ben Haenow — Something I Need 10 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal -5

13.12.2024 91 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? -5 90 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 70 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +5 33 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 30 Leon Jackson — When You Believe 23 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 20 Spice Girls — Too Much 20 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal 20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 20 Ben Haenow — Something I Need 20 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir — A Bridge Over You 18 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand 15 Ed Sheeran — Perfect 15 Westlife — I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun -5

12.12.2024 71 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? -5 70 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 44 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 35 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +5 35 Ed Sheeran — Perfect 34 Leon Jackson — When You Believe 33 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand - 23 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 20 Spice Girls — Too Much 20 Westlife — I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun 20 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal 20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 20 Ben Haenow — Something I Need 20 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir — A Bridge Over You 17 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I Love You 15 LadBaby — I Love Sausage Rolls 10 Spice Girls — Goodbye 10 Boney M - Mary’s Boy Child 05 LadBaby — We Built This City -5 Band Aid is obviously iconic, has a lot of legends on it and raised lot of money for chirrity, but in musical terms it's distinctly average (or, more pertinently, worse than Queen and the Beatles trio).

12.12.2024 20 Bastille — Pompeii -6 20 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +4

11/12/24 56 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 44 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 43 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 38 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand +2 38 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out +2 30 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +5 29 Leon Jackson — When You Believe 25 Wings — Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School 22 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I Love You +1 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 20 Spice Girls — Too Much 20 Spice Girls — Goodbye 20 Westlife — I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun 20 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal 20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 20 Ben Haenow — Something I Need 20 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir — A Bridge Over You 20 Ed Sheeran — Perfect 19 LadBaby — We Built This City  19 LadBaby — I Love Sausage Rolls 10 Boney M - Mary’s Boy Child 05 LadBaby ft. Elton John & Ed Sheeran — Sausage Rolls For Everyone -5

11/12/2024 33 Bastille — Pompeii -6 25 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +4 06 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human

10th December 24 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +4 24 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 21 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand 21 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I Love You +1 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 20 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 20 Wings — Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School 20 Boney M. — Mary’s Boy Child 20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 Cliff Richard — Mistletoe & Wine 20 Band Aid II — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 Cliff Richard — Saviour’s Day 20 Spice Girls — Too Much 20 Spice Girls — Goodbye 20 Westlife — I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun 20 Band Aid 20 — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal 20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 20 Leon Jackson — When You Believe 20 Alexandra Burke — Hallelujah 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 The Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 20 Ben Haenow — Something I Need 20 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir — A Bridge Over You 20 Ed Sheeran — Perfect 19 LadBaby — We Built This City 19 LadBaby — I Love Sausage Rolls 19 LadBaby — Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ 19 LadBaby ft. Elton John & Ed Sheeran — Sausage Rolls For Everyone 19 LadBaby — Food Aid 10 Military Wives With Gareth Malone — Wherever You Are -10 06 The Beatles — Hello, Goodbye Where's Wombling Merry Christmas? It's better than all bar 2 or 3 of these. Or is the point that 95% of them are awful?

Tue 10 Dec 85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 80 John Williams — O Holy Night +6 62 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 45 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -3 32 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 13 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -6

10.12.2024 41 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +4 38 Bastille — Pompeii -6 23 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human

9/12/2024 85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 66 John Williams — O Holy Night +6 65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 49 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 22 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -9 04 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night

9/12/2024 45Bastille — Pompeii -6 40 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 37 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crl33n3kd85o Ruben Selles leaves Reading to go to Hull, earning me a hit in the process

12/8/2024 70 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +1 68 John Williams — O Holy Night +5 53 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 52 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -3 47 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 40 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 22 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow 18 The Muppets Ensemble — It Feels Like Christmas -3 16 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night -3

12/8/2024 50 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human -2 46 Bastille — Pompeii -4 31 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +3 21 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +1

6/12/2024 55 John Williams — O Holy Night +4 51 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  44 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 43 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 38 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +2 37 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow 30 Thomas Oliphant — Deck The Halls  27 James Chadwick — Angels We Have Heard On High  27 Cecil Frances Alexander — Once In Royal David’s City  25 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 24 The Muppets Ensemble — It Feels Like Christmas  23 Lewis Redner — O Little Town Of Bethlehem  15 William Sandys — I Saw Three Ships  14 Jehan Tabourot — Ding Dong! Merrily On High 14 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night -9 12 James Montgomery — Angels From The Realms Of Glory 11 John Mason Neale — Good King Wenceslas  10 Vince Guaraldi — Christmas Time Is Here