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O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:33:15 GMT

Welcome back everyone - Christmas Eve and bored of wrapping presents? Well, here's chance for the Forum Festive Frivolities to continue - come join the fun!

Hidden in a straight line across, up, down or diagonally (backwards or forwards too!) in the grid below are 30 singles titles. Each has been a #1 hit in the UK in the week in which Christmas Day fell, from the 1950s to last year,

The rules are simple:

- Find a title in the grid, give me the full title as printed in the grid, the start and end co-ordinates of the title and the title's group/singer/band name for a point;

- For a bonus, give me the year (or years - a bonus point per year) that the title by that artist was at the top in the Christmas Week chart;

- First person to tell me the year or years gets the bonus.

Then give someone else a chance, and repeat.

I'll be around to update the grid and keep track of the scores at intervals during the day. I will compile the winners towards the end of day.

NB: There are a few tricky ones in there, where a song or variant of a song was released by different artists, or where a release was a double A-side, watch out!

PS. Feel free to use any tool at your disposal to check date(s) and/or artist/s once you have found a title in the grid.

Over to you, happy hunting: @Cleoriff @Bambino @blissgirl @BobM @Cairdeas1 @gmarkj @J9el @jonsie @lewys-gp @madasaf1sh @MAKAZAGA @Martin-O2 @Mi-Amigo @MI5 @Pennywren @Projectionist @RafaC @RunrigForever @sheepdog @TallTrees and anyone else who fancies a go!

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:53:26 GMT

Z26- Z17 - Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke (2008)

(thought the singer was in the grid too, apparently not)

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:44:30 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Z26- Z17 - hallelujah

First one out of the blocks @Anonymous - have you got an artist name and/or year to get a point?

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

TallTrees — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:38:59 GMT

This will be a bit of a nightmare for me @pgn

as you will know by now I don't know song titles, movies etc..... BUT

will give it a go for Christmas ~ don't hold breath though

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:39:42 GMT

Here we go

D1 - L9 MOON RIVER - Danny Williams No 1 1961 [me bing old helps 😁]

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:43:50 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Here we go
D1 - L9 MOON RIVER - Danny Williams No 1 1961 [me bing old helps 😁]

And the first score to @Mi-Amigo and a bonus for the year:

1961

Danny Williams

MoonRiver

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:45:24 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
This will be a bit of a nightmare for me @pgn
as you will know by now I don't know song titles, movies etc..... BUT
will give it a go for Christmas ~ don't hold breath though

Go for it, @TallTrees - 28 left to get and 29 artists/dates to get

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

RafaC — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:49:20 GMT

24D - 24P: When we Collide - Matt Cardle - 2010

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:51:05 GMT

W15 - W2 WE CAN WORK IT OUT - The Beatles No 1 1965

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

TallTrees — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:53:18 GMT

YEH I found one @pgn

I hear you knocking

16K to 16Z

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:53:51 GMT

@RafaC wrote:
24D - 24P: When we Collide - Matt Cardle - 2010

Spot-on, @RafaC - point for title co-ordinates and artist, and a bonus for the year it was in the Christmas Week Singles Chart as Number 1:

2010

Matt Cardle

WhenWeCollide

P24

D24

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:55:05 GMT

Z1-Z15 - Seasons in the Sun - Westlife (1999)

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:57:13 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
W15 - W2 WE CAN WORK IT OUT - The Beatles No 1 1965

And another one and bonus to @Mi-Amigo :

1965

The Beatles

WeCanWorkItOut

W15

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:58:02 GMT

U26 - A26 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND - Girls Aloud 2002

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:58:55 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
YEH I found one @pgn
I hear you knocking
16K to 16Z

Good start, @TallTrees - do you know the year it was at the top in Christmas week, or the artist/group for the point?

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

RafaC — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:59:02 GMT

🙌

Oh my... We Can Work It Out as Christmas No1... that is amazing 🍏

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:02:37 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Z1-Z15 - Seasons in the Sun - Westlife (1999)

Yes, a point and bonus, @Anonymous:

1999

Westlife

SeasonsintheSun

Z15

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:04:48 GMT

X1 - X14 RETURN TO SENDER - Elvis Presley 1962

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

pgn — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:05:44 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
U26 - A26 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND - Girls Aloud 2002

And @Mi-Amigo whacks another one into the net:

2002

Girls Aloud

SoundoftheUnderground

U26

A26

Re: O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 2

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:07:40 GMT

I 💓 Sound of the Underground video... Thanks @pgn