THEY are the unwanted Christmas extras that no one looks forward to.

Tacky, cheesy and irritating are some of the polite descriptions of the “popular” festive tunes which are wheeled out year after year.

Whether it’s Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine, Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime or The Cheeky Girls’ Have A Cheeky Christmas, there is simply no escape as they seem to be played to death in every single shop you go into.
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