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Deeply poetic and emotionally profound, the best Damien Rice songs prove that folk balladry is the best vessel for our melancholic impulses.

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Taking even its creator by surprise, Cher’s Christmas album is as traditional as it is unexpected, bearing the pop icon’s stamp throughout.

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With Christmas 1979 approaching, Spandau Ballet made their debut live show, igniting a pop revolution soon billed the New Romantic movement.

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The best reissues of 2023 include gargantuan box sets and back-to-basics vinyl among a smorgasbord of essential releases.

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Pretenders ‘ Christmas song, 2000 Miles, sprang from tragic circumstances, yet Chrissie Hynde ‘s Yuletide staple remains a triumph.

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From festive celebrations to seasonal sass and holiday heartbreak, the best Christmas songs cover all the Yuletide bases.

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Setting out to produce a simple ‘album of good songs’, Van Morrison emerged with the painstakingly created masterpiece ‘Moondance’.

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They were rowdy, rebellious and volatile, but Shane MacGowan and co built their catalogue to last – as the best Pogues songs attest.

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Harnessing the lyrical brilliance of Irish folk and the aggressive snarl of punk, The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan created a unique style.

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The best Corrs songs grew from folk roots into pop-rock greatness, helping the group become one of the most successful Irish bands ever.

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