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    It's that time again, time to look back on what we have achieved on this blog throughout 2017. Looking at view numbers, records and just seeing how far we've come in just 12 months.


    1)  There have been 39 posts made to this blog in 2017.
      • That's 0.75 a week.
      • The third highest number of posts ever in a single year.
      • Over twice as many posts as 2016 (17).

      2) The months with the most posts:
      • August (7) 
      • December (6)
      • June (5)

      3) The months with the most views:
      • April (5,822) 
      • June (5,074) 
      • September (3,484) 
      4) The most views came from (All Time) :
      • Facebook (2,226)
      • Twitter (1,518)
      • Google (1,129)
      5) Countries most viewed by (All Time): 
      • United States (33,219) 
      • United Kingdom (15,253)
      • Israel (14,732)
      6) Brands Worked With - 11!
      That's more than the previous 4 years combined, almost 1 post a month was sponsored and without them, I probably wouldn't be writing this blog still, so thank you.

      It's been a bit of a slow one this year what with uni ending, a new career beginning along with a whole bunch of other stuff, but this blog will not end anytime soon and I will devote as much of my time as I can to keeping it alive.

      All Statistics Are Correct At The Time Of This Post And Do Not Include This Post Itself


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      5. White Christmas - Bing Crosby (1942)


      White Christmas is one of the oldest commercially released Christmas Songs and the best selling Christmas song of all time... well, actually it's the best selling single ever. Having sold over 150 million copies worldwide. This song is a classic, it's calm and relaxing, it's iconic. Crosby's deep, soothing voice help me sleep at night. It doesn't really, except it does.

      4. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney (1979)


      A simple, cheerful Christmas song by perhaps one of the most iconic musicians of all time. The less-depressing of the 2 Christmas songs released by former Beatles members. What's even more impressive is that McCartney recorded the song entirely alone with no help from his frequent collaborators, Wings, even though they do appear in the music video.

      3. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994)


      Although I'm not a huge fan of Mariah Carey as a person I do love this song. Carey co-wrote the song that showcases her high-pitch and strong vocals brilliantly. Upbeat, dance-y and a song that almost everyone knows the words to. She must make a bomb every single Christmas from the sales of this track. Makes me jealous but who cares, I got my Star Wars advent calendar and a light up jumper so sucks to be her.

      2. Christmas Time - The Darkness (2003)


      You never get bored of an alternative, rock-based Christmas song. The darkness offers a loud, fast-paced song which I still can't figure out if a happy or sad one... either way, it's good. It may be an obvious money-grab by a popular at the time band but who cares, it's a decent song. You'll have to make do with this crappy still as publisher, Rhino, don't allow their music video to be embedded in other sites, the bastards, click here to listen.

      1. Fairy Tale Of New York - The Pogues (1987)


      If this isn't your favourite Christmas song then get out. Never has such a happy song been about a terrible relationship coming to an end around Christmas time. When we have Christmas music on at work in December I always ask for this song on repeat because it's the best ever in the world ever forever ever. Plus it's pretty much the only track which doesn't stop halfway through. Again, the wonderful guys over at Rhino don't let us embed so enjoy an even crappier quality still and watch the video here.

      What's your favourite Christmas song? Let me know in the comments below.


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      Christmas Who? - Spongebob Squarepants

      Spongebob Squarepants was by far one of my favourite shows as a kid. I even had a costume... and underwater-themed room. Heck, even my first email address has "Spongebob" in it. Spongebob has been going for nearly 20 years now so there have been many Christmas specials in that time. My favourite is where Sandy first tells Spongebob of the Christmas traditions on land. He takes these and puts on a spectacle for the rest of the town and gets them all excited from the visit of Santa Claus, there's even a classic tune or 2. But he doesn't turn up...

      Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire - The Simpsons


      The Simpsons first aired as an independent show way back in 1989. The first one being, oddly, this Christmas special. It was originally meant to be the 8th in the first season but due to delays, they had to air the Christmas special first, on the 17th of December 1989. Homer is distraught t find out that he won't be getting a Christmas bonus this year so is forced to take up a job as Santa in a mall to pay for his family's Christmas. I like this episode because it deals with the real issue of families struggling with money, especially around Christmas time.

      The One with the Holiday Armadillo - Friends

      Friends is a classic. 10 seasons of pure gold, each episode better than the last. Ross is looking after his son Ben and wants to teach him about his Jewish heritage. Ross wants to dress up as a Christmas character but the shop is all out of costumes because of it being so close to Christmas leaves him having to dress up as an Armadillo to teach his son! I would give anything to find out who came up with that plot-line and how. 


      Blackadder's Christmas Carol - Blackadder

      If you're familiar with the Blackadder series you will know that it follows many incarnations of the Blackadder family where Edmund Blackadder is one of the most miserable and cruel people on the planet. Blackadder's Christmas Carol, on the other hand, follows a good and kind Ebenezer Blackadder in stark contrast to the original Christmas Carol. Blackadder is visited in the night by a ghost who shows him just how terrible his ancestors were... but it has a slightly different effect.


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