{"id":2602,"date":"2014-12-02T16:39:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:26:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:26:10","slug":"this-weeks-music-news-dancing-on-the-ceiling-at-christmas-watching-gogglebox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/12\/02\/this-weeks-music-news-dancing-on-the-ceiling-at-christmas-watching-gogglebox\/","title":{"rendered":"This week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s music news: Dancing on the ceiling at Christmas, watching Gogglebox."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not that time of the week already, is it? Apparently it is: here is our round-up of the week\u2019s \u201d\u02dcmajor\u2019 music news, delivered in nice bitesize chunks for maximum enjoyment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The nation\u2019s favourite Christmas song<\/h4>\n<p>What is the nation\u2019s favourite Christmas song? It\u2019s a question nearly as old as time itself, but we finally have an answer: <i>Have a Cheeky Christmas <\/i>by The Cheeky Girls.<\/p>\n<p>Just kidding! It\u2019s actually <i>Fairytale of New York<\/i> by the Pogues\u2019 and Kirsty McColl, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/the-pogues-fairytale-of-new-york-voted-nations-favourite-christmas-song-9896211.html\">according to a new poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9jbdgZidu8\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>All I Want for Christmas<\/i> by Mariah Carey came 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, while Slade\u2019s <i>Merry Xmas Everybody<\/i> was 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, though, give that Cheeky Girls song a spin this Christmas. Your family will love it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lC4gc11QFJA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>BBC Sound of 2015<\/h4>\n<p>The BBC have released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-30250416\">their <i>Sound of 2015<\/i> shortlist<\/a>, which brings together some of the nation\u2019s best young artists. The ultimate goal is to pick out the one who\u2019ll have the most impact on the nation over the next year or so, which sounds like an impossible task.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <i>Sound of&#8230;<\/i> has been eerily prophetic in recent years. You can barely go 5 minutes without hearing 2014\u2019s winner Sam Smith, while previous winners Jessie J, Ellie Goulding and Adele have been equally ubiquitous.<\/p>\n<p>So, who will be dominating our ears next year? The shortlist includes spoken word artist George the Poet, grunge rockers Slaves and soul singer Kwabs. An early favourite, however, is James Bay, who has been compared to George Ezra (among others); check him out below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqiH0ZSkM9I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Teatime with Lionel Richie (at Glastonbury)<b> <\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PDZcqBgCS74\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t think of many better ways to spend a Sunday afternoon than in company of Lionel Richie\u2019s smooth tones, so Glastonbury-goers are in for a real treat next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2014\/nov\/30\/lionel-richie-confirmed-for-glastonbury-2015\">Lionel will be playing the same slot as this year\u2019s surprise favourite Dolly Parton<\/a> and is almost bound to be a hit. Unfortunately, there will be no dancing on the ceiling for those without a ticket yet: all 150,000 sold out in October. Mind you, there won\u2019t be any dancing on the ceiling for the people with a ticket either because&#8230;erm, there isn\u2019t one.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>\u00a0Take That vs. Robbie Williams \u201d\u201c Round 123,249<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sC8yjo5-abs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Poor Take That. They\u2019re already dealing with the sad loss of Jason Orange, the funniest-named member of the band. And now, they have to contend with Robbie Williams \u201d\u201c the most popular member of the band \u201d\u201c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/robbie-williams\/81408\">releasing an album on the same day as their new effort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Robbie has decided to release the appropriately-titled <i>Under The Radar: Volume I<\/i> on a whim with little to no promotion. It came out yesterday, in case you missed it!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Noel Gallagher, star of Gogglebox<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fSF-L-dPVF4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d think Noel Gallagher would get bothered everywhere he goes for writing some truly cracking tunes beloved by millions.<\/p>\n<p>But it turns out he actually gets more attention for sitting on his bum watching TV. Gallagher revealed that he was surrounded by a crowd of kids on a recent trip to eat a curry due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.co.uk\/music\/news\/a613447\/noel-gallagher-im-more-famous-for-gogglebox-than-oasis.html\">his recent appearance on <i>Gogglebox<\/i>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, there <i>genuinely<\/i> is a group of people who know Noel Gallagher better for 15 or so minutes of TV than over 20 years of brilliant music. What is the world coming to?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That\u2019s it for this week\u2019s news. Check back next week for more fun and frolics at the expense of our favourite musicians.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, round up your old albums and make a bit of cash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/sell-cds\/\">selling your unwanted CDs with musicMagpie<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not that time of the week already, is it? Apparently it is: here is our round-up of the week\u2019s \u201d\u02dcmajor\u2019 music news, delivered in nice bitesize chunks for maximum enjoyment. The nation\u2019s favourite Christmas song What is the nation\u2019s favourite Christmas song? 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