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Recorded just for fun, Driving Home For Christmas became an unexpected classic that now soundtracks Yuletide traffic jams the world over.

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A humorous look at Christmas isolation, Mud’s Lonely This Christmas has become a go-to staple for the broken-hearted during the holidays.

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Sultry and seductive, Eartha Kitt caused controversy with Santa Baby. Now it’s a classic Christmas song that has birthed countless covers.

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With his version of Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett turned a minor R&B hit into one of the defining soul songs of the 60s.

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Arguably the most important indie band of them all, The Smiths wrote unique songs with an appeal that refuses to diminish.

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A song about ‘excess in America’, Hotel California kicked off one of Eagles’ finest albums – a record that has sold over 32 million copies.

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With (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding hit upon a new type of soul – one his shockingly early death left unexplored.

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A Broadway song that was a hit for Gerry And The Pacemakers, You’ll Never Walk Alone is “a modern hymn” that still has the power to soothe.

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With their unique blend of Anglo-Irish folk-punk, The Pogues created a new type of rebel music that still sounds revolutionary today.

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In writing Band Aid’s charity single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure created a gift that keeps on giving.

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