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My fellow elder emos, this is our time to rise up. Slowly, Don’t want to put our backs out.
Yes, the anthem Welcome To The Black Parade is about to turn 20. It was a real turning point for our modern definition of emo music and shot MCR to success, three albums into their career.
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I still remember crying at the original Black Parade tour and swearing to “Carry on”, bless.
Following the release of their self-titled album in 2004, Scissor Sisters came roaring back to the pop scene in 2006 with this bop and actually made it to number one in the charts.
Much to the unbridled joy of boyband lovers across the UK, Take That returned to the charts with their power ballad Patience. It was a very welcomed return for the boys and they’ll be touring the UK in 2026, too.
Turns out their fans just needed a little patience. Sorry.
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It’s been 20 years since this came out and I still don’t understand why we let him away with this but credit where credit is due, the song did reach number one in the charts in the UK.
The Black Eyed Peas have had some hits and misses but this song, in my opinion, still absolutely slaps. It’s fun, it’s fast and the lyrics are verging on nonsensical. Delightful.
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Before this song seemingly belonged to Grey’s Anatomy, it was dominating the airwaves and TV screens here in the UK. It’s arguably the song that Snow Patrol are known for more than any other but bafflingly, it only reached 6 in the charts. Wild.
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Listen, this song is not classy but it is very catchy and I remember sending it over Bluetooth to my friend because “you just have to listen to it, I promise”. It was a different time, okay?
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Fun fact: This was on my running playlists for a good 10 years. The perfect dance track and one that many of us will remember being part of our first ever club experiences.
For real ones, this song is synonymous with the Twilight film series. However, it was also an anthem in its’ own right reaching 4 in the charts and being every Muse fans’ example of how exciting their music can be.
This article was originally published in December 2020.
Red London buses, the bumbling Brit and the over-zealous American, and endless messages of goodwill and cheer: Christmas movies are often guilty of presenting a very one-note image of the festive period.
Perhaps audiences have Hollywood to blame for establishing a genre that feels like it relies so heavily on stereotypes.
“It’s funny rewatching a couple of Christmas films and reminding myself about them,” says Isibeal Ballance, the TV producer who worked with writer-director Mark Gatiss on subversive Christmas drama The Dead Room.
“The characters are always stereotypical. More so than any other time of year, these films lack nuance and get straight down to the point – the story of a character’s redemption.”
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Hugh Grant played a fictitious prime minister in Love Actually
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Whether Love Actually, Miracle On 34th Street, The Holiday or even Scrooge, characters in the most famous Christmas films appear to play into Isibeal’s argument
Over here in the UK, we’re often awkward, miserable or earnest, and over in the States, hugely vivacious, positive and romantic.
He recalls one memorable instance: “I had a shoot that started on Buckingham Palace and an American exec asked what ‘that old building’ was. So I’m not surprised that the stereotypes come out very quickly!”
Sherlock’s 2015 Christmas special The Abominable Bride
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Paddington, for one, is guilty of “ruthless use of red buses”, says Douglas, who believes the British accent often attempted by Americans in Christmas films is “inevitably a posh accent, often based on not-too intensive research by listening to old interviews with Diana or Charles, or by watching The Crown.”
What do English actors do? They’ll likely copy Sean Connery’s accent if they’re playing a Scottish character, and other actors will turn to Dick Van Dyke if they need to play British, he suspects.
Of course, there’s a comforting familiarity about certain stereotypes. “Great writing doesn’t head for cliché, but the complication is that often a story can start in a familiar place to let the audience in,” explains Douglas. “The problems start if you also finish in a familiar place.”
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Not all Christmas shows follow this cookie-cutter approach. The Dead Room is a clever example of how we can rethink Christmas drama while avoiding cliché: set in an old radio building, haunting shots show a crumbling studio, as an older man relives trauma from his past. It is perhaps inspired by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but the feel is grittier, more modern and more realistic, as an older man recounts trauma from his past.
The Dark Room starred Simon Callow in the lead role
Die Hard is perhaps the most famous example of a Hollywood Christmas blockbuster subverting expectations of the genre. Bob Clark’s thriller Black Christmas about a killer who is never caught – hardly the fairytale ending – is unusual too, much like Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: another example of a properly dark, unusually witty Christmas film.
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In the psychological horror Better Watch Out, stereotypes about Christmas are manipulated to trick the viewer into thinking they are in familiar territory. “Our goal was to get audiences comfortable, yawning, ‘I’ve seen this before…,’” Chris Peckover, director, tells HuffPost UK.
“So when the turn came it would be utterly upheaving. And then to drive the knife in, we continued with the holiday stereotypes ― characters wearing ugly Christmas sweaters, serving hot cocoa to the carollers ― to create a disturbing juxtaposition with the unfolding events. It’s the very nature of stereotypes as lazy and familiar that we harnessed.”
Sure, it plays on some Christmas cliches: there’s a toymaker at the heart of the plot and it’s set on the snow-laden cobbled streets of Victorian England, but the way director David E. Talbert has fused African prints, hairstyles, music and dance with the classic Dickensian Christmas movie aesthetic stretches the genre excitingly toward pastures new.
OK, so your household might do Christmas dinner a little differently – we’ve always been a “chicken instead of turkey” home, and have hated debates about the role of cauliflower in the meal.
But usually, the fast is planned weeks, even months, in advance. Not so for Christmas Eve, though, at least in our house.
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While friends from across Europe have standard dishes they always go for the night before Christmas, I always feel at a bit of a loss. I want something fast, something festive, and something that won’t tire me out before the main event.
Luckily, a post shared to Reddit’s r/Cooking, which reads, “I need easy ideas for Christmas Eve that are not lasagna,” has answers (good, because I’ve never made an “easy” lasagna in my life).
Here are some of the top replies:
1) “I’d go with a pot roast.”
“It’s filling, and it gets all your meat and veg in one pot.”
“It only takes about 35-45 minutes to heat up afterwards. I’ll be pre-assembling them before the service and letting them sit for an hour as everything is cooked already.”
“Yeah! We do Swedish meatballs along with a cold ham and other Swedish smorgasbord items like boiled potatoes, Jansens potatoes (or equivalent potato gratin), hard bread with Swedish cheese, lutefisk (only for the brave), gravlax, etc,” u/knifeyspoonysporky responded.
4) “In my family, we do a tamale party with beans, rice, and a few kinds of tamales.”
“Tamales! Buy a few dozen and provide salsa, guacamole, etc,” u/Extreme_Breakfast672 agreed.
5) “When my mum got older, we did soups and sandwiches.”
“We had several crockpots of different soups and a spread of several types of meat, cheese and bread/rolls, as well as the condiments, along with crisps, veggies and dips.
“Everyone was tasked with bringing something, even if it was just drinks, plates, soup bowls, etc. Both old and young enjoyed it. You can leave it out to snack on through the evening. And the cleanup is easy.”
“Yesss. Plus lots of people go crazy for it in appetisers the next day. [It also] mixes into breakfast or potato dishes.
“I leave a container of slices in a conspicuous part of the fridge just for my father-in-law. He finds it like there’s a beacon in the Tupperware lol,” replied u/toreadorable.
7) “You can do what my wife and I are doing, get takeaway Chinese food.”
8) “Have you ever done fish en papillote (fish in a bag)?”
“It’s so easy-you can prep everything ahead of time and assemble the bags earlier in the day, then bake when you’re ready to serve.
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“Here is the recipe. My family reduces the amount of Cajun seasoning and adds thinly sliced vegetables, like courgette and julienned carrots. Serve with orzo or angel hair pasta, and you have a complete meal.
“Add a salad and/or soup if you want multiple courses!”
“My family likes to do cheese fondue for Christmas Eve,” said u/april-oneill.
“Serve with a sturdy bread, cubed ham, sliced apples, and steamed vegetables (broccoli and cauliflower are good for this). It’s easy but feels festive.”
10) “We’re doing nachos! We’re non-traditional around the holidays.”
“Two kinds of meat, beans, cheese, and all the sides. Everyone can build their own.”
11) “A nice beef stew. Any leftovers can be either frozen or used within a few days.”
“I generally put beef cheeks, carrots, onions, rosemary, thyme, juniper berries, and bay leaf in a bowl filled with wine and stock the night before.
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“The following day dry the meat and veg, fry it off to give it colour, put the wine/stock in a pan and bring to a simmer for 15 min, add all your meat/veg, bring it back to a simmer, throw it in the oven with a lid for 6 hours at 140C, and crack the lid off in the last 90 minutes.
“If you’re doing dumplings, crack the lid at 60 min, and just remove fully when you add your dumplings. As a bonus, you can often reserve some of the gravy to use on Christmas Day.”
Chris Rea died today, leaving behind a legacy of 25 solo albums and several number one hits but most especially, his 1988 Christmas classic Driving Home for Christmas.
The song is regularly on Christmas playlists and is often the soundtrack of people travelling to be closer to their loved ones during the festive season. However, the story behind the song is a little more nuanced than just a festive ditty.
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Speaking to The Guardian in 2016, the singer said: “It was 1978, coming up to Christmas. It was all over for me: I was just about out of my record contract, and my manager had just told me he was leaving me.
“I just needed to get home to Middlesbrough from London, but the record company wouldn’t pay for a rail ticket, and I was banned from driving.”
He did have to take a long drive…
He went on to say: “My wife got in our old Austin Mini, drove all the way down from Middlesbrough to Abbey Road studios to pick me up, and we set off back straight away. Then it started snowing. We had £220 and I was fiddling with it all the way home.”
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A far cry from the wholesome road trip depicted in his song, their drive home was actually quite frustrating. Chris and his wife kept getting stuck in traffic, gazing over at other miserable drivers and struggling to get home.
“Jokingly, I started singing: ‘we’re driving home for Christmas…’ then, when street lights shone inside the car, I started writing down lyrics.”
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“We eventually got home at 3am. It was so cold inside the house that the snow tumbled on to the doormat and didn’t melt.
“There was one letter – from PRS America. My song Fool (If You Think It’s Over) had been a hit in the US, so there was a cheque for £15,000. We went from being down to our last £220 to being able to buy a house.”
A Christmas miracle, if you will.
The song was shelved for almost a decade
After encouragement from his bandmate Max, Chris revisited his old festive song: “I’d never intended to write a Christmas hit – I was a serious musician! So initially, the song came out on a B-side.
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“Then a DJ flipped it over and started playing it, so Max suggested we re-record it and add some strings. Max played the distinctive jazzy intro, we did a classic 1950s Christmas carol-type arrangement, and loved it. At first, it was another radio hit – but then it started re-entering the Top 40 every year.”
Once he got past his ego, Chris indulged in the song with the rest of us.
“I used to be terrified the song would ruin any credibility I had left, but now we have a laugh with it.
“If I’m ever stuck on the M25 – the Road to Hell – I’ll wind the window down and start singing, “I’m driving home for Christmas” at people in cars alongside. They love it. It’s like giving them a present.”
In a message to fans shared on Monday afternoon, the Can’t Smile Without You crooner explained that he’d recently been through “six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks”.
As a result of this, his doctor encouraged him to undergo an MRI exam “just to make sure that everything was OK”.
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He explained: “The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed,” he explained. “It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That’s the good news.”
“The bad news,” he continued, is that he has to undergo surgery to have this cancerous spot removed, although he noted that doctors “do not believe” that the cancer has spread, and he’s to undergo tests to confirm this.
“So, that’s it,” the 82-year-old noted. “No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.”
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Barry then apologised to fans who had been due to see him perform live in January, as these shows have now been rescheduled, but said he hopes to back back performing at what he described at his “home away from home” in Las Vegas by Valentine’s Day weekend.
“Something tells me that February weekend is going to be one big party!” he enthused.
See Barry Manilow’s full statement for yourself here.
The Grammy winner recently completed a run of Christmas concerts, which he was in the middle of when he was informed of his cancer diagnosis.
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Next year, he’s scheduled to hit the road for a six-date arena tour of Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff Birmingham and London, culminating in a show at the O2 Arena, for what he had previously billed as his “Last Last Concerts” in the UK.
British singer Chris Rea has died at the age of 74.
Announcing the news on Monday afternoon, a spokesperson confirmed that the musician had died earlier that day following what was described as a “short illness”.
“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris,” the statement said.
“He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today following a short illness, surrounded by his family.”
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The Middlesborough-born singer was perhaps best known for his festive hit Driving Home For Christmas, first released as a single in 1988, which has gone on to become a festive classic, resurfacing in the charts in the run-up to Christmas each year due to streaming.
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As well as a love of music, Chris was a car fanatic, with BBC News pointing out that this inspired many of his songs (not least his signature festive hit).
Over the course of his career, Chris had several hits including 1978’s Fool (If You Think It’s Over), 1987’s Let’s Dance and 1988’s On The Beach, as well as the top 10 The Road To Hell.
He also released 25 studio albums, most recently in 2019, and enjoyed back-to-back number ones in 1989 and 1991 with The Road To Hell and Auberge.
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In his lifetime, Chris was nominated three times for the Best British Male prize at the Brit Awards.
In 1994, when he was still in his early 30s, Chris was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, for which he underwent an operation to remove his pancreas, gallbladder and part of his liver. He also suffered a stroke in 2016.
Chris had been married to his wife Joan Lesley since 1968, with the pair sharing two daughters, Josephine and Julia.
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The accolade is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not least because XMAS is an Amazon Music exclusive, meaning it’s not available to stream on the most popular platforms like Spotify, Apple Music or Tidal.
Kylie is also celebrating her first UK number one in more than two decades, having last topped the charts in 2003 with Slow.
Kylie Minogue performing at the Jingle Bell Ball earlier this month
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In response to her first solo Christmas number one – and her eighth overall – the Australian pop superstar enthused: “It’s hard to put into words how special this feels. Being Christmas number one really is the most wonderful gift!
“I’m so thankful to everyone who’s been listening and sharing the love and I’m wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!”
As for the rest of the chart, Wham!’s Last Christmas gets the silver medal for this week at number two, while Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is at three.
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Rounding off the top five are Brenda Lee’s classic Rockin’ Around The Christmas Is You and Together For Palestine’s new charity single Lullaby.
Kylie is now the only woman to have had number one in four different decades – the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2020s – with only Elvis Presley, Elton John and Queen being able to boast the same.
XMAS is taken from the reissued version of Kylie’s seasonal album Christmas, which was revamped earlier this year in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
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She was previously a featured vocalist on the oft-overlooked second version of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?, which was released in 1989 and topped the Christmas chart in the UK that year, though XMAS is her first festive number one as a solo performing.
Comedian, children’s author and former Britain’s Got Talent star David Walliams has been dropped by HarperCollins UK following an investigation into his conduct.
A spokesperson for the publisher told the The Telegraph: “After careful consideration, and under the leadership of its new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new titles by David Walliams.
“HarperCollins takes employee well-being extremely seriously and has processes in place for reporting and investigating concerns.”
However, HarperCollins UK commented in their statement to The Telegraph that “to respect the privacy of individuals, we do not comment on internal matters.”
Former employees also told the publication that they were advised to work in pairs when meeting with Walliams and not to visit his home.
The Little Britain star is one of the UK’s most successful children’s authors, having written 40 books, which have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and been translated into 55 languages.
HuffPost UK has contacted Walliams’ representatives for comment.
Former Waterloo Road actor William Rush has died at the age of 31.
William was best known for his work as Josh Stevenson in the long-running BBC school drama, playing the character for four seasons between 2009 and 2013.
“As a family, our hearts are completely broken, and there are no words that can truly capture the depth of our loss,” she wrote.
“Even in our darkest moment, William gave the most precious gift of all. Through being an organ donor, he has given hope and life to other families, thinking of others right to the very end. His kindness and love will forever be part of his legacy.”
She added: “We kindly ask that our privacy be respected as we navigate this unimaginable grief. William will always be loved, always missed, and forever in our hearts.”
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Debbie signed off her message using the hashtag “#bekind”.
William Rush in character as Josh in Waterloo Road
William began his career as a child actor, appearing in shows like Grange Hill and Shameless before landing the role of Josh in Waterloo Road.
Throughout his time in the series, William’s character, Josh, was involved in several of the show’s major storylines, including coming to terms with his sexuality, issues with drug addiction and his mental health.
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He also appeared in Coronation Street, the same soap in which his mum starred as Anna Windass, and the ITV detective drama in 2014.
William was also a musician and singer, appearing on the talent search The X Factor in 2016, making it through to the infamous “six chair challenge” stage, before being cast in the Australian miniseries Friday On My Mind as the musician George Young, which marked his final on-screen role.
The prime minister was on ITV’s Loose Women to promote the government’s new scheme to halve violence against women and girls by calling out misogyny when panellist Myleene Klass asked Starmer about the US president’s remarks.
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She said: “You know someone very close, one of our closest allies shall we say, recently used the language – ‘quiet, quiet, piggy’. Would you allow for someone to speak to your daughter, your wife, your colleagues in the way that Trump spoke to a female journalist?”
The US president caused an international stir in November when he insulted a female reporter after she asked about his name being mentioned in newly released emails sent by the dead convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The prime minister replied: “No, I wouldn’t. I absolutely wouldn’t.”
“Would you class it as misogyny, is that something you would be looking at?” Klass asked.
“I would call it out,” he said. “But I would also say, part of the stuff we’re doing with teenagers is talking about behaviours they might not think are problematic but in fact are.”
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Klass said: “It’s not just online, they’re learning from the top.”
Starmer has been in a precarious diplomatic situation ever since Trump returned to office at the start of the year.
He has tried to maintain the strong international relationship between the US and the UK while dodging over their ideological differences.
Meanwhile, Trump has been accused of ratcheting up his insults towards female reporters in recent weeks, angrily claiming one was “stupid” in November and another is “ugly, inside and out”.
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