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Brian May has given Steve Vai the gift of a lifetime. It’s a Red Special replica, custom built by Andrew Guyton, with some signature Vai-style twists on the Queen guitarist’s DIY custom electric ...

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Bono revisited a classic holiday song he knows intimately, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” with Imelda May during Dublin’s annual Christmas Eve charity event, the Busk. Imelda May sang the first ...

For Baby Boomers, Christmas music wasn’t just background noise—it was a shared cultural experience shaped by radio countdowns, vinyl records, and televised holiday specials. While today’s playlists ...

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Concerns have been raised Labour's Employment Rights Bill could prevent people from singing Christmas songs in pubs over alleged 'racist origins', including festive favourites such as Jingle Bells.

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