O2 Community Forum 2021 - Christmas Singles Mega Word Grid Part 1

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Welcome all, another 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 31 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 back 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.

Here's an Example answer:

  R1 - L8 "Mr Blobby", by Mr Blobby, in 1993  - this would score 1 point + 1 bonus point

Over to you, happy hunting: @Cleoriff @Bambino @blissgirl @BobM @Cairdeas1 @gmarkj @J9el @lewys-gp @madasaf1sh @MAKAZAGA @Martin-O2 @Mi-Amigo 

@MI5 @Pennywren @Projectionist @RafaC @RunrigForever @sheepdog @TallTrees and anyone else who fancies a go!  (@jonsie has a buy-ball in this one, by prior arrangement )

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Here's the grid again - I might even get to update it in a bit:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

14F- 14P SAVIOURS DAY CLIFF RICHARD 1990

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After a Steward's Enquiry, @RafaC got FFF, @Cleoriff - I'll take a shot at updating the grid shortly.

[Mi-Amigo]

V22 - F22 I LOVE SAUSAGE ROLLS - LadBaby Xmas No 1 2019

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@lewys-gp wrote:

A16 - R16, "It's Only Make Believe", by Conway Twitty, in... 1955.

Love the song, just don't know the exact year 😂

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Right track and artiste, wrong year @lewys-gp 

[Mi-Amigo]

Sorry @pgn 

I posted quite a few which need checking - and also extras on Band Aid releases

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

A1 - M13 [diagonal] HERE IN MY HEART - Al Martino UK No 1 1952 [also first ever UK No 1 after UK singles chart started in Nov 1952]

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Yes, @Mi-Amigo - another one in the bag:

[Cleoriff]

You are missing mine @pgn ?

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@pgn wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

20A -20W

HE AINT HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER/ THE HOLLIES 1969

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Right title and place @Cleoriff , but not the right artist for the Christmas #1 - have another shot!

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Bill Medley, Ali campbell or Neil Diamond.

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The one in the Christmas Day/Week charts was in the 2010-decade, @Cleoriff - any help?

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Z23 - I 23 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Witney Houston Xmas No 1 1992

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Yes, @Mi-Amigo and here she is:

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@pgn wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

20A -20W

HE AINT HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER/ THE HOLLIES 1969

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Right title and place @Cleoriff , but not the right artist for the Christmas #1 - have another shot!

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Bill Medley, Ali campbell or Neil Diamond.

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The one in the Christmas Day/Week charts was in the 2010-decade, @Cleoriff - any help?

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JUSTICE COLLECTIVE   2012