I’ll Be Gone (M Rudd) – Spectrum 1971 Formed in Melbourne in 1968 by ex-Chants R&B/Party Machine member and expat…

In the Summertime (R Dorset) –The Mixtures 1970 Lead singer and songwriter Ray Dorset (below) wrote the song that became…

Introduction Welcome back to 4TR for another year, to all our readers here and overseas thanks for your continued support,…

I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Perry Como 1946 I’ll Be Home For Christmas was recorded by Bing Crosby in…

2000 Miles – The Pretenders 1983 Christmas songs are usually positive, life-affirming, and family-friendly, they celebrate the mutual sense of…

Frosty The Snowman – The Ronettes and Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love 1963 Phil Spector was famous…

White Christmas – Bing Crosby 1941 This song won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1942 when it appeared…

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Christmas songs have been a European and particularly American tradition for centuries, and…

ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You (1977), The Winner Takes It All (1980), One Of Us (1982 ) The Swedish…

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Ship Song (N Cave) (1990) and Into My Arms (1997), West Country…