And when it's time to usher in the New Year - what better way to do it than with the Sounds of the 80s New Year’s Eve ... tracks for our "ultimate" Christmas list. This year, why not find ...

The only song on any Christmas list ever that doesn’t make my eyes roll to the very depths of my skull if I hear it played before 1 December. For that reason alone, it shoots straight into the ...

It was also the last decade to spawn multiple cast-iron classic Christmas hits, many of which can be heard on BBC Radio 2's festive edition of Sounds of the 80s. So crack open a selection box ...