Bob Stanley
(forfatter)
,
Orlando Wells
(innleser)
The Twelve Songs of Christmas lydbok
296,-
A nostalgic journey through Britain's obsession with the Christmas number one, told through twelve iconic chart-toppersTwelve songs, seventy-five years and a nation's chart obsessionEvery December, Britain waits for the one chart result that still matters: the Christmas number one. In an age when the singles chart has lost much of its cultural power, the festive top spot remains fiercely conteste…
A nostalgic journey through Britain's obsession with the Christmas number one, told through twelve iconic chart-toppersTwelve songs, seventy-five years and a nation's chart obsessionEvery December, Britain waits for the one chart result that still matters: the Christmas number one. In an age when the singles chart has lost much of its cultural power, the festive top spot remains fiercely contested by pop stars, novelty acts, charity campaigns and the occasional underdog.The Twelve Songs of Christmas tells the story of this uniquely British obsession through a dozen chart-toppers, beginning in 1950 with Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and leading up to Wham! with "Last Christmas", which - thirty-nine years after its release - finally claimed the crown in 2023.Along the way are the Beatles' sixties dominance, Slade and Wizzard's glittering seventies takeover, Band Aid's global phenomenon, the Spice Girls' hat-trick and the reality-TV era of Christmas chart battles.Stuffed with brilliant stories, forgotten classics and seasonal nostalgia, The Twelve Songs of Christmas explores how the Christmas number one became one of Britain's most enduring musical traditions - and is the perfect festive gift for Christmas enthusiasts and music lovers alike.
Undertittel
Britain's Love Affair with the Xmas No. 1
Forlag
White Rabbit
Utgitt
29.10.2026
Lengde
5:51
Sjanger
Religion og livssyn, Kunst og kultur, Dokumentar og fakta, Politikk og samfunn
Språk
English
Format
mp3
DRM-beskyttelse
Vannmerket
ISBN
9781399643818
A nostalgic journey through Britain's obsession with the Christmas number one, told through twelve iconic chart-toppers
Twelve songs, seventy-five years and a nation's chart obsession
Every December, Britain waits for the one chart result that still matters: the Christmas number one. In an age when the singles chart has lost much of its cultural power, the festive top spot remains fiercely contested by pop stars, novelty acts, charity campaigns and the occasional underdog.
The Twelve Songs of Christmas tells the story of this uniquely British obsession through a dozen chart-toppers, beginning in 1950 with Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and leading up to Wham! with "Last Christmas", which - thirty-nine years after its release - finally claimed the crown in 2023.
Along the way are the Beatles' sixties dominance, Slade and Wizzard's glittering seventies takeover, Band Aid's global phenomenon, the Spice Girls' hat-trick and the reality-TV era of Christmas chart battles.
Stuffed with brilliant stories, forgotten classics and seasonal nostalgia, The Twelve Songs of Christmas explores how the Christmas number one became one of Britain's most enduring musical traditions - and is the perfect festive gift for Christmas enthusiasts and music lovers alike.
Twelve songs, seventy-five years and a nation's chart obsession
Every December, Britain waits for the one chart result that still matters: the Christmas number one. In an age when the singles chart has lost much of its cultural power, the festive top spot remains fiercely contested by pop stars, novelty acts, charity campaigns and the occasional underdog.
The Twelve Songs of Christmas tells the story of this uniquely British obsession through a dozen chart-toppers, beginning in 1950 with Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and leading up to Wham! with "Last Christmas", which - thirty-nine years after its release - finally claimed the crown in 2023.
Along the way are the Beatles' sixties dominance, Slade and Wizzard's glittering seventies takeover, Band Aid's global phenomenon, the Spice Girls' hat-trick and the reality-TV era of Christmas chart battles.
Stuffed with brilliant stories, forgotten classics and seasonal nostalgia, The Twelve Songs of Christmas explores how the Christmas number one became one of Britain's most enduring musical traditions - and is the perfect festive gift for Christmas enthusiasts and music lovers alike.
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