18 December 2017

Monday

2017-12-18

Music

 * Spotify announces that Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You is the most streamed Christmas song worldwide, followed by Wham!'s Last Christmas.
 * Top 10 in full:
 * 1) Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You
 * 2) Wham! – Last Christmas
 * 3) Michael Bublé – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
 * 4) Justin Bieber – Mistletoe
 * 5) Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me
 * 6) Andy Williams – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
 * 7) Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (1984 Version)
 * 8) The Pogues – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
 * 9) Bing Crosby – White Christmas
 * 10) Frank Sinatra – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
 * In the UK Singles charts Ed Sheeran and Eminem are fighting it out for the 2017 Official Christmas Number 1.

TV

 * BBC One 2.30 pm Escape to the Country - Herefordshire. Ginny Buckley helps a couple with £500,000 find a country home in rural Herefordshire. While in the county, Ginny samples a potent yet palatable drink produced by one pioneering farm there.2017-12-18 Mary BErry Xmas Party.jpg
 * BBC One 8.30 pm Mary Berry's Christmas Party. In a one-off television treat, Mary opens her kitchen to some of TV's best-loved faces as they join her in cooking delicious party dishes especially for her Christmas party table.