Do we know it's Christmas?
How can we not? It must be. Our local supermarket has been playing seasonal jingles since November 1!
For me this heralds two months of suffering the insufferable all-time happy holiday favourites of Slade, Peggy Lee, Band Aid, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Rich Clifford, Nat 'King' Cole, Adam Faith, State Of The Heart, Aled Jones, Mel & Kim, Steeleye Span, The Spinners, The Weavers and Mud (to name but a few).
Christmas music is big money. Amazon.co.uk has over 6,000 CD titles matching 'Christmas' alone. Their number one best-seller (ranking 336 across all sales as early as November 2) is, apparently, The Best Christmas Album In The World Ever (from the Virgin label, at a mere £12.99). Suffice it to say, that's where I stole the above list of names. You have been warned!
