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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION

INTRODUCTION: SAINTS AND SINGERS

THE MOST PLAYED CHRISTMAS SONGS IN THE UK IN THE 21^st CENTURY

‘DOES YOUR GRANNY ALWAYS TELL YOU THAT THE OLD SONGS ARE THE BEST?’

THE ONES I USED TO KNOW

BAND AID: PATCHING UP EGOS

IT’S ALWAYS LAST CHRISTMAS – THE WORST OF THE COVER VERSIONS

IN THE BLEAK MID-NINETIES

MARIAH CAREY – ALL SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU. AND YOU. AND YOU, TOO. PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE, IN FACT.

ROCKIN’ AROUND THE MP3

CHRISTMAS COWELLS

THE WONKIEST CHRISTMAS LYRICS

THE POGUES: GRATEFUL CARNIVORES

GOD REST YE SCARY GENTLEMEN

HERE ARE A FEW ALTERNATIVE ACTS THAT COULD ONE DAY BE SEEN AS COSY CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES

SILENT NIGHTS

‘LOOK TO THE FUTURE NOW, IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN’

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