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

[pgn]

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 )

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

25E 25R

WHEN YOU BELIEVE. WHITNEY HOUSTON/MARIAH CAREY 1998

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Right title, but the Christmas Week version was a different artist and almost a decade later, @Cleoriff 

[Mi-Amigo]

Y21 - Y1 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - Tom Jones Xmas 1 1966

[Cleoriff]

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[pgn]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

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@pgn wrote:

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

W18 - B18 DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS - Band Aid No 1 Xmas 1984 [original version/release]

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Good spot, @Mi-Amigo - but that's one of those tricky ones where extra bonus points are available - you have 1 bonus for 1984, can you get the others?

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Band Aid II - 1989

Band Aid 20 - 2004

Band Aid 30 - 2014

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You've got two of them now, @Mi-Amigo - one of the three dates you give does not match my list,

Keep going!

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

25E 25R

WHEN YOU BELIEVE. WHITNEY HOUSTON/MARIAH CAREY 1998

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Right title, but the Christmas Week version was a different artist and almost a decade later, @Cleoriff 

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LEON JACKSON 2007

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Sorry Opting out now @pgn .  I'm just getting the same songs that others have got so I'll leave it for now.

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OK @Cleoriff - Thanks for joining, maybe it'll quieten later and a quiet cuppa and a biccie with the grid can help (D#1 proofed it last night for me and was stumped by some!).

[pgn]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

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

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Stormin' it today, @Mi-Amigo:

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Sorry Opting out now @pgn .  I'm just getting the same songs that others have got so I'll leave it for now.

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OK @Cleoriff - Thanks for joining, maybe it'll quiten later and a quiet cuppa and a biccie with the grid can help (D#1 proofed it last night for me and was stumped by some!).

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But there are two I have re-guessed @pgn. They need checking please.

[pgn]

Yes, @Cleoriff - 2012 The Justice Collective HeAintHeavyHesMyBrother A20 W20

[Mi-Amigo]

X1 - X16 MISTLETOE AND WINE - Cliff Richard [can`t stand it] Xmas No 1 1988