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The UKs most played Xmas songs are quite different (2008 list from here) 40s - 1, 70s - 3, 80s - 5, 90s - 1 Last Christmas - Wham!  Do They Know It’s Christmas? (original 1984 recording) - Band Aid Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade Lonely This Christmas - Mud White Christmas - Bing Crosby [accidentally reblgged this to my other (defunct) tumblr sorry for double post]

The UKs most played Xmas songs are quite different (2008 list from here) 40s - 1, 70s - 3, 80s - 5, 90s - 1

  1. Last Christmas - Wham! 
  2. Do They Know It’s Christmas? (original 1984 recording) - Band Aid
  3. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
  4. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
  5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen
  6. Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
  7. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
  8. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
  9. Lonely This Christmas - Mud
  10. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

[accidentally reblgged this to my other (defunct) tumblr sorry for double post]

    (Source: marathonpacks)

    #infographics Reblogged from marathonpacks  
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      was meaning to look this up, but soemone’s saved me the effort....am a little surprised...
    3. darklittlerooms reblogged this from marathonpacks and added:
      I also don’t think it’s...coincidence that something
    4. toffeemilkshake reblogged this from marathonpacks and added:
      The UKs most played Xmas songs are quite different (2008 list from here) 40s - 1, 70s - 3, 80s - 5, 90s - 1 Last...
    5. itsdlevy reblogged this from marathonpacks and added:
      Maybe I’ve come to expect to much from XKCD or the internet in general, but it bothers me that Randall didn’t cite his...
    6. marathonpacks reblogged this from nickminichino and added:
      As a friend of mine pointed out to...posted this photo on Facebook, this trend is as much...
    7. speakingintongues said: IS THIS AN ARGUMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE MONOCULTURE?
    8. nickminichino reblogged this from marathonpacks and added:
      Don’t get me wrong, I love taking potshots at Baby Boomers, but come on. Correlation doesn’t necessarily imply...
    9. strictlyalright said: “They’re just trying to pander to your well-documented vanity!” >
    10. marathonpacks posted this