Do they know it’s Christmas?- Band Aid (1984)
Last Christmas- Wham! (1984)
Fairy tale of New York- The Pouges (1987)
Merry Xmas Everybody- Slade (1973)
I wish it could be Christmas everyday– Wizzard (1973)
Wonderful Christmastime- Paul McCartney(1979)
Santa Claus is coming to Town- Joel Whitburn (2004)
White Christmas-Michael Buble (2011)
Sleigh Ride- Spice Girls (1996)
There’s nothing better to set a good Christmas atmosphere, whether you’re frantically late night shopping or relaxing round the fire, than your favourite Christmas tune.
There is such a wide variety of different genres ranging from slow ballads such as ‘Last Christmas’ to the Irish Folk classic ‘Fairy tale of New York’ possibly the most depressing lyrics of a song ever written? One of my personal favourite Christmas songs Is Mariah Carey’s ‘All I want for Christmas is you’. This upbeat and catchy tune has lyrics that are very relatable for women (including myself) who spend many Christmas occasions alone. This song tells a story of how you don’t care for the ‘presents underneath the Christmas tree’ and traditions such as ‘hanging my stocking there upon the fireplace’ but instead just want to be with someone on Christmas day. I find these lyrics quite amusing as these are the traditions we all do that don’t really mean anything, they are very true to life and I’m sure I’m not the only one to really enjoy this song!
One of the all-time classic Christmas songs though has to be Do They Know it’s Christmas? by Band Aid. First recorded in 1984 to raise money for the relief of famine in Ethiopia, this single became the biggest selling single of the UK singles chart selling an amazing million copies in the first week alone! It stayed at number 1 for 5 weeks making Christmas number 1. The Band Aid group consisted of 44 big chart names; including the likes of Paul McCartney and Phil Collins. In all honesty there’s not really anything that gets me in the mind-set for Christmas more than a good old Christmas song.
Love them or hate them, there really is no way to avoid hearing them. Those Christmas classics from Wham! The Pouges and Wizzard don’t seem to be getting old! And if anyone says they’re out of date then I beg to differ. From about the middle of November pretty much everywhere you go will be filled with the upbeat and catchy songs that we all know and love. If you’re hunting round the shops for them perfect presents you’ll be sure to hear these tunes, as Christmas music boosts sales... It’s been proven!
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without listening to these 10 songs that we all know and love, and it’s really only acceptable to listen to them from around 2 months of the year. so get listening to these top 10 cracking tunes! I’m sure they’ll brighten even the worst of days!
By Charlotte Hampshire
