Christmas Archives

Danny Dyer will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message this year and use the opportunity to slam British politics. The film actor and current EastEnders cast...

Charlotte Krol - 21st December 2018

Music News

Check out Big Narstie’s alternative Christmas message

Big Narstie has delivered a Christmas message that touches upon humour, death, and charity. The rapper, whose real name Tyrone Lindo, appeared as a guest...

Charlotte Krol - 21st December 2018

NME Blogs

A rummage through the bulging stocking of 2018’s Christmas cover versions

Blossoms – 'Wonderful Christmastime' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTUYdCmbM1o Who did the original? Paul McCartney recorded the Chrimbo perennial in 1979. What’s it like? Cool Like Yule! Stockport's Blossoms are no...

Gary Ryan - 18th December 2018

Blogs

Seasonably Rich: How much are musicians making from our favourite Christmas songs?

Let [the royalties] snow, let it snow

Sam Moore - 18th December 2018

NME Blogs

50 last minute Christmas gift ideas under £50

Christmas is coming and let's be honest, none of us have finished our shopping. Some of us haven't even started; but don't worry! If...

Hannah Mylrea - 17th December 2018

NME Blogs

Christmas songs: 60 amazing indie tunes for the Yuletide season

Christmas songs hit the radio like clockwork every year, and they're always exactly the same ones. Like the perennial arrival of mulled wine, stilton...

Larry Bartleet - 14th December 2018

NME Blogs

Does this scientifically perfect Christmas song make you happy or furious?

What’s the perfect Christmas song? ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’? WRONG. It contains 0.34 too few mentions of snow. ‘Fairytale Of New...

Mark Beaumont - 14th December 2018

Blogs

Can you complete the lyrics to these Christmas songs?

Christmas songs are a festive minefield. Are you an aficionado who can recite The Pogues classic 'Fairytale of New York' even after you've slipped...

Jordan Bassett - 10th December 2018

NME Blogs

The worst Christmas Number Ones of all time

Every year, artists across the land battle for the Number One spot on the Friday before Christmas. Queen, Whitney Houston and The Beatles have...

Helen Meriel Thomas - 7th December 2018

Blogs

The 17 best remixes of 2017

2017 has been a great year for killer new tracks, which can mean only one thing: sick remixes of said killer new tracks. Behold!...

Jordan Bassett - 25th December 2017

NME Blogs

Skrrrahh, pap, pap, ka-ka-ka! Big Shaq is here to deliver NME’s Alternative Queen’s Speech

Man’s Not Hot – he’s only taken off his jacket because his mum told him. Why? Because Big Shaq, man of the moment, is...

Jordan Bassett - 25th December 2017

Videos

Watch Craig David read you ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Christmas is only a matter of hours away, so by now the presents should be wrapped and the family arguments over board games will...

Hannah Mylrea - 24th December 2017

News

The greatest on-screen Santas

Who are the greatest on-screen Santas? Like, obviously all are excellent in their own jolly way – but some have squeezed their portly bellies into...

Jordan Bassett - 24th December 2017

NME Blogs

Quiz: Did this happen in 2017 or not?

2017. The year that Brexit took the mantle of most annoying "will-they won't-they" couple from Ross and Rachel. The year we could have been...

Hannah Mylrea - 24th December 2017

TV Blogs

The best one-off specials on telly this Christmas

It's almost the most wonderful time of the year! While we wait for TV's airing schedule for the Christmas period to be revealed, here...

Larry Bartleet - 24th December 2017