Elvis Presley ExtractsAll taken from Derek Shelmerdine‘s bookRock’n’Roll Unravelled The following Elvis Presley extracts are taken from the pages of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled and build up to tell the story of Elvis Presley. There are only a few of Elvis items here, to give a flavour of his story; the book has a far more comprehensive…
Stories Behind Classic Christmas Songs
Stories Behind Classic Christmas Songs Fairytale of New York Happy Xmas (War is Over) I Believe in Father Christmas I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day Merry Xmas Everybody Mistletoe and Wine White Christmas FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues released Fairytale of New York in December 1987 (UK). It featured guest singer Kirsty…
Christmas Number 1s BBC York
Christmas Number 1s BBC York All this week Derek Shelmerdine, author of the book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled is taking a look at the Christmas Number 1s. Since the UK charts started in 1952, of the 60-odd #1 records at Christmas there have only been thirteen “Christmas Number 1s”, songs which could be said to be about…
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