Pogues track wins Christmas poll
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Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl,  is voted favourite Christmas song in a poll.
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X Factor winner Leon Jackson is the Christmas number one, and 2006 champion Leona Lewis tops the album chart.
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Bookies take bets on an unconfirmed new version of Band Aid being Christmas number one.
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The reworked Band Aid charity single "Do  They Know It's Christmas?" has clinched the coveted Christmas  number one spot on the UK pop charts, the Official UK Charts  Company said Sunday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" led the U.S. pop album charts for a third week Wednesday, tying Elvis Presley as the record-holder for the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 with a Christmas album.
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Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S.  pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a  Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some  stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday  shopping frenzy.
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Arts & entertainment: Leon Jackson, expected to claim Christmas No 1 slot, gives first interview since his X Factor victory
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It was No. 1 in 1984, and it's No. 1 again in 2004. The star-studded re-recording of the hit charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" hit the top of the British music charts Sunday after a strong first week of sales.
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Arts & entertainment: Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt reverses decision to censor Pogues' Christmas hit Fairytale of New York
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The much coveted award was given to Scotland&#39;s art-rock band Franz Ferdinand for their 2004 self-titled album. The four-piece was in the top running for the Prize, along with the Streets and the Zutons.
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Arts & entertainment: Which carols do we love the most and why? We knocked on a few well-known doors and asked
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Twenty years on and the huge Band Aid charity single &quot;Do They Know Its Christmas?&quot; is to get a makeover. Coldplay, Travis and The Darkness are all set to lend their talents to the Bob Geldof/Midge Ure penned
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Bets are being taken on the late John Peel's favourite song Teenage Kicks being a Christmas hit.
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You don&#39;t need to buy a new black and red limited edition U2 iPod to get your hands on the collection of the Irish band&#39;s tunes designed to accompany it.
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MELBOURNE cricket fans were given a late Christmas present yesterday with a perfect start to the MCG Test. A Boxing Day crowd of 61,557 enjoyed ideal conditions, which included a smooth playing surface on the newly laid turf.
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Although it's been played many times, many ways, Nat "King" Cole's "The Christmas Song" rates as the most popular Christmas song in a survey of women ages 30-49.
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Rock group Snow Patrol sweep the board at the Ireland Music Awards, winning four honours.