The Story of the Christmas No. 1 (eBook)

Mistletoe & Vinyl

Marc Burrows (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
288 Seiten
McNidder and Grace (Verlag)
978-0-85716-286-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The Story of the Christmas No. 1 is more than just a nostalgic music book. It subtly explores pop culture and social history, examining our relationship with Christmas, how our national identity is reflected in the music we listen to together, and how the music industry has changed. It also reveals how the Christmas No. 1 reflects the current social reality of today and how technology and culture have reshaped the way music is consumed.
Marc Burrows explores the peculiarly British cultural phenomenon of the Christmas single's chart. Why is it seen as so ubiquitous and so relatable to the audience that it's literally a plot point in Love Actually? The festive top spot was something that, prior to 1973, wasn't particularly important but has since become a cornerstone of the December news cycle and, for years, an annual cultural moment ... that may have reached the end of its life.
He traces the origins of the concept, through the Beatles and the-years-when-it-wasn't-really-a-thing, the Glam rock boom, Band Aid, novelty records, the X-Factor years and the awful Sausage Roll charity records of the 2020s, supported by interviews with figures involved in some of the most iconic hits and notable chart battles of the past half century and obsessive, in-depth research. He explores the sometimes fascinating and sometimes weird and unlikely stories behind some of the most beloved (and some of the most utterly loathed) songs in British musical history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.2.2025
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• Schlagworte: Band Aid • Bing Crosby • Boney M • British Culture • Christmas • Christmas hit • Christmas music chart • Christmas No. 1 • Christmas single • Christmas single chart • Christmas Songs • David Bowie • Do They Know It's Christmas? • festive singles chart • Glam Rock • Merry Xmas Everybody • music • Music History • Nostalgia • novelty hits • Pop culture • slade • Songs • stand-up comedian • Terry Pratchett • The Beatles • The Edinburgh Fringe • Wham! • Wizzard • X Factor
• ISBN-10: 0-85716-286-1 / 0857162861
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85716-286-1 / 9780857162861