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#12 – Sound Of The Underground by Girls Aloud
The reality music TV show competition dominance over the Christmas number one slot has been much talked about over the last decade or so. The statistics are striking. Since Girls Aloud reached the top...
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#11 – Wherever You Are by The Military Wives
Guilty pleasures is a concept that baffles me and infuriates me at the best of times, but when it’s used in a music based context it really makes me sad. It’s a saying that people use these days to...
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#7 – Mad World by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules
In the days to come, specifically December 23rd we will be spending some time focusing on the great Christmas chart battles. Mariah Carey vs East 17, The Pet Shop Boys vs The Pogues, and who knows,...
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#6 – Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine
By 2009 the Christmas number one had become stale, with four successive years of X Factor winners reaching the top spot by Christmas day. Shayne Ward, Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and Alexandra Burke had...
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#4 – Stay Another Day by East 17
I was taking part in a music based pub quiz a couple of months ago, when my whole perception of the past changed. Amidst the usual quiz questions involving guessing songs based on opening lines, and...
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#2 – The Top Ten Christmas Number Two Singles Ever
I’ve long thought that finishing second is the worst place to be. You win, you’re a hero. If you come third, you can chill on the podium, cigarette in hand laughing at your luck. Even if you come last...
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#1 – Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin’ Stevens
And so here we are. Just under a month of blogs, and this is it, the 26th entry in my Christmas countdown. We’ve fed the world, stayed another day, and we haven’t let the bells down in our quest for...
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The Punch-Up Episode Two – Glyn Leach
Welcome to episode two of The Punch-Up podcast with special guest Glyn Leach, the editor of Boxing Monthly magazine. You can CLICK HERE to listen/subscribe/leave a glowing five star review on iTunes...
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The Punch-Up Episode Three – Mick Williamson
Welcome to episode three of the show with Mick Williamson, the man known as the best cutsman in the boxing business. You can CLICK HERE to listen/subscribe/leave a glowing five star review on iTunes...
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The Punch-Up Episode Four – Craig McEwan
Welcome to episode four of the show with Craig McEwan, a former Freddie Roach trained middleweight boxer currently based in Scotland. You can CLICK HERE to listen/subscribe/leave a glowing five star...
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