Top 10 famous festive singles
Legendary festive hits - what are they? Today, the arrival of new music every festive season is granted. In the UK "Christmas numbers" traditionally were very important. However, for a third-party observer, the struggle for the first place may seem the race of weapons ... From new products to singles, performances in a reality show and the release of charitable compositions - it seems, the cult of Christmas numbers is not going to fade.
But not always the songs of a persistent Christmas character were such ... So, the Beatles broke into the festive charts not one, but four times with their pop huts of the 60s "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "I Feel Fine", "Day Tripper "and" Hello, Goodbye ". At the same time - without mentioning sled or snow ...
Only in 1973 the rates were raised in this annual battle for Christmas charts. In the era of civil and economic disorders, competition covered the country when the Glam Rock of the Slade group and Wizzard released their festive hymns.
Long before the battle for a britpop, two groups met with "Merry Xmas Everybody" Slade vs. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" Wizzard, racing fans against each other to decide who will receive the crown. In the end, Slade came out in the first place, but the competition became desired entertainment at a busy time ... Today we will remember the 10 memorable Christmas numbers that conquered the hearts of millions ...
Band Aid: "Do it know it's christmas?" (1984)
The opinion is widespread, allegedly charity songs are badly aging ... And this is so! The release of the single "Do thely Know Is Christmas?" He became a legendary event in the discography of the band aid ... In general, more than 3.8 million copies were sold! Excellent example of the maximalism of the 80s with good intentions ...Benny Hill: "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in The West)" (1971)
Just as classic or charity songs enter the festive charts, new items are also the favorite of the holidays! Many of these tracks fall on the top of the charts tree, but none of them compare with this audacious single of the Benny Hill comedian singles. Former milkman who became an icon of television, initially wrote a melody for his famous schuch show, and in 1971 she became a Christmas number one, where Hill exceeded the advantages of "hot rolls every morning and pyshek every evening" ...
Queen: "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975/1991)
Released shortly before the holidays, the stunning leading single "Bohemian Rhapsody" won all the lines of hit parades and never retreated back ... The song not only replenished the ranks of Christmas Number Ones in 1975, but also made the same feat of 16 years later, after the death of the frontman Queen, Freddie Mercury. This song has become the best-selling Single of Great Britain for all time, and in December 2018 it has become the most broadcast track of the twentieth century ... This is the most vivid proof that the real hit will never be fullent!Wings: "Mull of Kintyre" (1977)
This legendary composition was written by Paul McCartney and his comrades in the Wings group, Denny Lane. A pensive melody can hardly be called a festive anthem, but it has become the biggest wings hit in the UK and the first British single, sold by edition more than two million copies! Today it is firmly associated with the spirit of the celebration ...
Boney M: "Mary's Boy Child '' Oh My Lord" (1978)
This seasonal hit from the disco group Boney M is best perceived with full visual design, since the group is dressed in fur and dances under the Rhythm Calypso. Boney M has already released the Single "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in The Ring" with a million edition in 1978, and their new festive single became a doomer, uniting the anthem of the 50s "Mary's Boy Child" with an additional arrangement "Oh, my Lord »Producer Frank Fariana ...The Human League: "Don't You Want Me" (1981)
Holidays can be an emotionally hard time for all of us, so it is not surprising that so many people connect them with romantic verses and an incredibly memorable chorus of the synth-pop anthem of The Human League group. With the support of a beautiful music clip, "Don't You Want Me" has become a bright record in the Christmas ranking, heading the Britain Chart for five weeks ...
East 17: "Stay Another Day" (1994)
Many consider this ballad with seasonal classics, but others are not at all sure that it can be called a real festive song ... Member East 17, Tony Mortimer, actually wrote dark texts about his brother's death ... Nevertheless, this incorrectly understood by many pop anthem became the Third Christmas Bestseller of 1994.Girls Aloud: "Sound of The Underground" (2002)
Since at the beginning of zero, the number of singing contests has grown, the reality show stars dominated in Christmas charts. One of these became Girls aloud. It happened in 2002. The "Sound of the Underground" composition literally fascinated the public, broke back in the festive charts ...
Rage Against The Machine: "Killing in the Name" (2009)
This composition made the RATM first group that received the Christmas Number Ones reward with a single, accessible only for downloading.The Justice Collective: HE AINT HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER »(2012)
Using a micro-approach to the collection of money for charity, this chait in 2012 did not solve the problem of hunger in the world, but he really gathered funds for charity organizations ... In a supergroup that performs this track, all: from Paul Hiton and the former SPICE Girl Melanie Si Robbie Williams, as well as two original participants The Hollies - Bobby Elliott and Tony Hicks, who were the first to glorify "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother" ...