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    Christmas

    Smooth Christmas Playlist: Listen live now!

    George Michael's family pays tribute

    George Michael's family release emotional Christmas message days before anniversary of his and sister's deaths

    George Michael

    David Bowie and Bing Crosby's duet has been called "one of the most successful duets in Christmas music history". But it nearly didn't happen.

    Why David Bowie nearly refused to sing with Bing Crosby on classic Christmas duet

    David Bowie

    The remastered HD video showcases The Bodyguard star's exceptional singing voice she recorded for her studio collection  One Wish: The Holiday Album, released in 2003.

    Whitney Houston's stripped back 'O Holy Night' is out of this world

    Whitney Houston

    The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham!

    The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham! - as told by Andrew Ridgeley

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    Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

    The Story Of... 'Driving Home for Christmas' by Chris Rea

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    There's a sweet story behind the deaf girl in Miracle on 34th Street

    The touching story behind Miracle on 34th Street’s sign language scene

    How well do you know the lyrics to Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'?

    QUIZ: How well do you know the lyrics to Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'?

    Quizzes

    The younger brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb would often sing with his siblings, but also had a successful singing career of his own. Pictured in New York in 1981

    When Andy Gibb sang 'White Christmas' in 1981 and it was sensational

    Music

    The news comes just a few weeks after Richard Curtis admitted in an interview that one of his best-know movies, Love Actually now feels 'out of date' and its lack of diversity makes him feel 'a bit stupid'.

    Richard Curtis working on new Christmas movie after Love Actually's 'non-PC' backlash

    Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' is an all-time Christmas classic.

    The Story of... 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee

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    George Michael released 'December Song' in 2009

    Remembering George Michael's beautiful forgotten Christmas track 'December Song' 13 years later

    George Michael

    What Christmas song are you?

    QUIZ: What Christmas song are you? Answer these festive questions and find out!

    Quizzes

    LadBaby - Food Aid

    Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' to be covered by LadBaby and Martin Lewis

    QUIZ: What Christmas Rom-Com should you be watching?

    QUIZ: What Christmas rom-com should you be watching?

    Quizzes

    Can you beat our Christmas lyrics quiz?

    QUIZ: Can you finish the lyrics to these Christmas hits?

    Quizzes

    Kate Winslet and Jack Black in The Holiday

    The Holiday: Kate Winslet shuts down reports of a sequel to Christmas movie

    Christmas number ones from Queen, Shakin' Stevens and Mr Blobby

    Every Christmas number one single ever, ranked from worst to best

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    The actor's comments come after filmmaker Richard Curtis gave an interview last week saying there are moments in the film he would change as they felt 'out of date' and that 'the lack of diversity' now makes him 'feel a bit stupid'.

    Love Actually: Martine McCutcheon says Christmas film's 'non-PC' aspects are 'part of its charm'

    TV & Film

    Santa Claus

    The Story of... 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town'

    Cameron Diaz and Jude Law in The Holiday

    The Holiday is getting a sequel with Jude Law and Cameron Diaz returning

    TV & Film

    Shakin Stevens

    The Story of... 'Merry Christmas Everyone' by Shakin' Stevens

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    Hugh Grant recalls the struggle of learning Love Actually dance

    Hugh Grant recalls his hatred of learning the Love Actually dance: "It was hell"

    TV & Film

    Love Actually: Where are the cast now?

    Love Actually: Where are the cast now?

    TV & Film

    Elton John famously loves the festive season.

    Elton John steps into Christmas with surprise New York shop window performance

    Elton John

    Muppet Christmas Carol

    Remembering the deleted song from The Muppet Christmas Carol you may have never seen

    Boxing Day

    Why is it called Boxing Day?

    Christmas songs

    The 30 best Christmas songs of all time, ranked

    Xmas movies

    The 20 greatest Christmas movies of all time, ranked

    Smooth Christmas

    Smooth Christmas: Here's how to listen live

    The Muppet Christmas Carol

    The Muppet Christmas Carol is coming back to cinemas with a long-lost song now included

    TV & Film

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    White Christmas The Musical cast

    White Christmas The Musical heads out on UK tour: Watch Jay McGuiness and Lorna Luft in rehearsals

    TV & Film

    John Lewis Christmas Advert 2022 and Puddles Pity Party

    Who is singing on the new John Lewis Christmas 2022 advert?

    Music

    John Lewis 2022 Christmas advert

    The new John Lewis Christmas advert is maybe their most tear-jerking yet

    TV & Film

    John Lewis Christmas ads

    All the John Lewis Christmas adverts ranked from worst to best

    TV & Film

    Whitney Houston won numerous awards for her humanitarian work.

    Remembering Whitney Houston's efforts to bring homeless children Christmas joy every year

    Whitney Houston

    'Step Into Christmas' is the 9th most played Christmas song in the UK.

    The Story of... 'Step Into Christmas' by Elton John

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    Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) / Kate Winslet / 'What If'

    Remembering Kate Winslet’s iconic ‘What If’ song from Christmas Carol: The Movie

    TV & Film

    'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was a star-studded affair, and raise millions for charity.

    The Story of... 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid

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    Xmas Songs

    7 classic Christmas songs that aren't actually about Christmas

    East 17

    The Story of... 'Stay Another Day' by East 17

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    Ed and Elton's 'Merry Christmas' single

    What songs do Ed Sheeran and Elton John parody in the 'Merry Christmas' music video?

    Ed Sheeran

    Elton John and Ed Sheeran

    Ed Sheeran and Elton John team up for 'Merry Christmas' single - watch the super festive music video

    Ed Sheeran

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    Brian Eno will credit the Earth as a songwriter

    Brian Eno credits 'The Earth' as co-songwriter on his new ambient music project

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    BST Hyde Park have revealed most of their headliners for 2023.

    BST Hyde Park 2023: Lineup, headliners, tickets, dates and start times revealed

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    Ahead of its air date on May 3, the first trailer for the series shows Ed Sheeran in tears as he struggles to come to terms with his wife's health problems and the death of his best friend, Jamal Edwards.

    Ed Sheeran breaks down over wife's pregnancy health issues in emotional new documentary trailer

    Ed Sheeran

    The greatest songs of the 1980s, ranked

    The 100 greatest songs of the 1980s, ranked

    Song Lists

    George bought a beautiful 16th century house in the Oxfordshire countryside in 2001, a place he shared with his longtime partner Kenny Goss.

    George Michael's home: Singer gives video tour of idyllic country house where he spent final hours

    George Michael

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    Shania Twain with her ex-husband Mutt Lange (left) and second husband Frédéric Thiébaud (right)

    The complicated history of how Shania Twain swapped husbands with best friend after ex cheated on her

    All the actors who have played James Bond

    All 6 James Bond film actors, ranked in order of greatness

    Michael J Fox and his family

    Michael J Fox's wife and children: A timeline of Back to the Future star's beautiful family life

    A timeline of Barry Gibb and Linda Gray's heartwarming 50-year relationship

    A timeline of Barry Gibb and Linda Gray's beautiful 50-year relationship

    George Michael appearing on 'Parkinson' in 1998 singing 'A Different Corner'

    George Michael's stunning stripped back version of 'A Different Corner' is a lost masterpiece

    Whitney and Kevin had a beautiful friendship

    Kevin Costner's beautiful relationship with "one true love" Whitney Houston revealed

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    Michael Jackson's children attended the 'King of Pop's' funeral in 2009

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    Elton John and David Furnish are proud fathers of Zachary, 8, and Elijah, 6.

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