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Big rock hits from '84 including Queen, Prince, U2, Billy Idol, Van Halen and more...

The 25 best Classic Rock songs of 1984

Some of the best albums of 1998 from Catatonia, Gomez, Manic Street Preachers and The Cardigans

The 25 best indie albums of 1998

Blossoms present their highlights of 2024, including Coldplay at Glastonbury, the Oasis reunion and a famous hippo.

Blossoms present The A To X of 2024

Stars with Christmas period birthdays: Lemmy (Christmas Eve); Annie Lennox and Shane MacGowan (Christmas Day); and Lars Ulrich (Boxing Day)

Classic Rock musicians who have birthdays at Christmas

Keith Allen Mr Blobby and the Crazy Frog: they've all participated in Christmas tunes

The 10 Worst Christmas Songs

Classic Christmas movies: The Muppet Christmas Carol, Home Alone and Scrooged

20 of the best Christmas film quotes

Classic Rock Christmas heroes: John Lennon, Elton John and Freddie Mercury

The Top 10 Classic Rock Christmas Songs

Unlikely "Christmas" movies: Die Hard, The Shining and Lethal Weapon.

10 unusual "Christmas" movies

Shortest Songs Ever from the likes of The Smiths, Nirvana and The White Stripes

The best songs under 2 minutes

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