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 )

[Mi-Amigo]

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]

[Cleoriff]

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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.

[pgn]

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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?

[Cleoriff]

We need a grid on every page please.

[pgn]

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@RafaC wrote:

@lewys-gp 😂
@pgn 🙌

14F to 14P - Saviour's Day by Cliff Richard, 1990

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Slam-dunk for @RafaC with title, artist and date, and pipped at the post by @Cleoriff I think - will check the post times shortly:

[lewys-gp]

Great answer that, @Mi-Amigo. Going to give it a play now, now that it's been guessed!

[Mi-Amigo]

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

[Cleoriff]

25E 25R

WHEN YOU BELIEVE. WHITNEY HOUSTON/MARIAH CAREY 1998

[Mi-Amigo]

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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

[Cleoriff]

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