Music

Brian May may be 75-years-old but shows no sign of slowing down, having just completed a very busy year. Apart from re-releasing his second solo album Another World, the guitarist performed with Queen and Adam Lambert on their massive UK and European tour. This included the iconic opening of The …

George Michael — the iconic vocalist and frontman of Eighties duo Wham! — will forever be linked to the festive season thanks to his incredible 1984 hit, Last Christmas. Each year the track hits charts time and again around the festive period, including last year when it finally reached number …

Elvis Presley spent most of his Christmases at his home, Graceland, over the years. Many of them were spent with family, friends, his wife-to-be – Priscilla Presley – and eventually his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. But just before he got engaged to Priscilla, in 1964, Elvis hosted a small, intimate Christmas …

Elvis spared no expense at any time of year, but he went all out at the holidays. Priscilla revealed his extraordinary generosity to everyone around him, as well as his love of pranking people. She said: “What do you buy the guy who has everything? Christmas for Elvis wasn’t about …

2022’s Christmas number one single will be announced later today, Friday, December 23. The reveal will begin at 4pm during BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart Show with Jack Saunders. The list of songs will be announced in descending order, so the official number one may not be revealed until closer …

There’s Sir Cliff, of course, the Bocellis and Gloria Estefan’s Estefan Family Christmas. Even The Muppets’ Christmas Carol is re-issued as a 30th anniversary picture disc. Neil Diamond has repackaged four previous festive releases for a 24-track vinyl double album (also available on CD), mixing covers including John Lennon’s Happy …

Ladbaby’s fifth Christmas song, Food Aid, featuring Martin Lewis, has been officially announced as 2022’s Christmas number one single. This award follows four massive hits over the past four years, beginning back in 2018. In the process, the husband-and-wife duo have earned a staggering amount of money for the Trussell Trust, a …

Many things have over the years become associated with Christmas. Music is perhaps one of the focal points of the festive season, and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas will no doubt be on repeat. The man who sung the song — known as the Chairman of the Board, and …

On July 31, 1969, Elvis made his return to live performance after eight years, at the International Hotel, Las Vegas. The show would launch an electrifying new phase in his career and he wanted Cissy there with him. While she was promoting The Bodyguard in 1992, Whitney recalled the moment Elvis …

After Elvis’s death, Graceland was inherited jointly by Lisa Marie, who was only nine at the time, her grandfather Vernon and her great-grandmother Minnie Mae. Lisa Marie became the sole heir after Vernon died in 1979, followed by Minnie Mae in 1980. Although the house is now a major public …