Graeme Thomson

In praise of seasonal chart fodder

My affection for Christmas singles is no guilty pleasure – I love them without irony or a knowing wink

The Wombles were behind the most heart-rending tinsel-tune of them all, ‘Wombling Merry Christmas’. Photo: Michael Putland / Getty Images

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