Here we go pop pickers, it's the festive mix tape. If you play them all at once you'll swear that your walking down Church Street laden down with carrier bags that are cutting off the circulation to your fingers...gotta love christmas eh?!

Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas

The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York (although this is getting as overplayed as Slade these days...but it's like, y'know, the coolest Christmas record, like, ever!)

Dean Martin - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Shakin Stevens - Blue Christmas (bollocks to Elvis!)

Jona Lewie - Stop the cavalry (a Christmas song on Stiff Records...now that's cool!)

Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Housemartins - Caravan of love

Ertha Kitt - Santa Baby

Tony Bennett - Winter wonderland (all together now..."All the Kopites are cryin...")

Frankie goes to Hollywood - The power of love (not quite Huey Lewis & the news like but that wasn't a Christmas song!)

John Lennon - Merry Christmas (war is over)

The Beach Boys - Little St Nick

Aled Jones - Walking in the air

Paul McCartney - The frog chorus (what?!)

Under the bed...Gary Glitter - Rock n' Roll Christmas...probably the last place you'd want this nonce but isn't it weird the way you never see this on Christmas compilations any more?!