"worldwide and became the second most watched movie of the year. The next single, ""Stop"", peaked at two, breaking the sequence of number ones. ""Viva Forever"", another number one, was the last single before Geri Halliwell's departure from the group in May 1998. As a four-piece, the group released ""Goodbye"" in late 1998. It topped the UK Singles Chart and became their third consecutive Christmas number-one – equaling the record previously set by The Beatles. Before the split of the Spice Girls, Brown went on to release music with Virgin Records, the label she was signed to when a member"
"to have ever been Christmas number one twice, in both 1975 and 1991. At the turn of the 21st century, songs associated with reality shows became a frequent source of Christmas number ones in the UK. In 2002, ""Popstars The Rivals"" produced the top three singles on the British Christmas charts. The ""rival"" groups produced by the series—the girl group Girls Aloud and the boy band One True Voice—finished first and second respectively on the charts. Failed contestants The Cheeky Girls charted with a novelty hit, ""Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)"", at third. Briton Will Young, winner of the first"
"result of its popularity, the song was released in 1997 in Australia, receiving a gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and in North America, entering the top five in both, Canada and the United States. ""2 Become 1"", released as the group's third single on 16 December 1996, it was generally well received by music critics and was a commercial success. It topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks, becoming the group's third consecutive chart-topper, their second million-selling single, and their first Christmas number-one single in the United Kingdom. In July 1997, the song was released"
"tribute to Geri Halliwell, and when it topped the UK Singles Chart it became their third consecutive Christmas number-one – equalling the record previously set by the Beatles. Later in 1998, Bunton and Chisholm appeared at the 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards without their other band members, and the group won two awards: ""Best Pop Act"" and ""Best Group"" for a second time. In late 1998, Brown and Adams announced they were both pregnant; Brown was married to dancer Jimmy Gulzer and became known as Mel G for a brief period. She gave birth to daughter Phoenix Chi in February"
"million copies in eight weeks. Popular artists from the 1980s made successful returns, including Duran Duran, The Cure, Depeche Mode and Morrissey, all of whom released top ten singles. After appearing in the reality television show ""I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!"", Peter Andre re-released his 1996 hit single ""Mysterious Girl"", this time getting to the top spot. Twenty years after the original, the Band Aid single ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" was re-recorded and was the best-selling single of the year, holding the Christmas number 1 spot. The song sold over a million copies in a month."
"Christmas in the Aire Christmas in the Aire is the third Christmas album and twenty-first studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 1995, and was the biggest-selling holiday album in the United States that year with sales of 1,844,000 according to Nielsen/SoundScan. ""Christmas Lullaby"" was the only track from this album included in the group's 2004 compilation ""Christmas Celebration"". On December 15, 1997, ""Christmas in the Aire"" was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies in the United States. As of November 2014,"
"Triad (band) Triad was a Swedish pop band consisting of the trio Janne Bark, Lasse Lindbom and Niklas Strömstedt. Triad is most famous for their 1987-1988 Swedish number-one single hit ""Tänd ett ljus"" (""""Light a Candle""""), one of the Swedish classic songs for the Advent season, just prior to Christmas. The outro includes Christmas and New Year's greetings in different languages. The single topped the Swedish singles chart on 6 January 1988. The song charted at Svensktoppen for eight weeks during the period 20 December 198714 February 1988. It has been subject to many cover versions. The band was formed"
"Christmas number one by the Pet Shop Boys' cover of ""Always on My Mind"". MacGowan was reported to have said ""We were beaten by two queens and a drum machine"". MacColl later said that she did not feel they were really in competition with the Pet Shop Boys as they were doing a completely different kind of music. The song was re-released by the Pogues in the UK in 1991 (reaching #36), and again in the UK and Ireland for Christmas 2005, reaching number three in the UK. All proceeds from the latter release were donated towards a mixture of"
"until 1991. Many songs this year competed for the Christmas number one single, and the entire top 3 from 1984 re-entered the chart this year; Paul McCartney's ""We All Stand Together"" at number 32, Wham!'s ""Last Christmas"" at number 6, and Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" at number 3. There were also attempts from Bruce Springsteen with a cover of ""Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"", and ventriloquist Keith Harris released a cover of ""White Christmas"" with his green puppet Orville the Duck. However, the Christmas number one went to Shakin' Stevens with the song ""Merry Christmas Everyone""."
"chart-topper ""Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"". Many popular children's TV characters would try to claim the Christmas number one spot after this. In 1997, the Teletubbies who reached number one the previous week failed to gain it with their single ""Say Eh-oh!"". They came second in the charts to The Spice Girls second of three consecutive Christmas number ones, with ""Too Much"". Later on at the turn of the millennium, Bob the Builder was successful in achieving a Christmas number one in 2000, with ""Can We Fix It?"". However, Bob the Builder did have another number one single"
"group's second consecutive Christmas number-one single. The song was certified platinum in the UK. In the US, ""Too Much"" peaked at number nine on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, their fourth and so far last top-10 single there. The song also peaked at number nine in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The third single from ""Spiceworld"" was ""Stop"". Critically, the song received mainly positive reviews from music critics, mostly praising the Motown-inspired music and production. It was released on 9 March 1998 and peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, ending the Spice Girls' streak of consecutive number-one singles on"
"not included in the recording), while ""God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"" dated back several centuries. Paul O'Neill explained the story behind Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 in an interview published on ChristianityToday.com: On the week ending January 6, 1996, ""Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)"" (with the artist listed as ""Savatage"") both debuted and peaked at No. 34 on ""Billboard""'s Hot Adult Contemporary Track Chart. With the artist name changed to Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the song charted on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 again in the first weeks of January 1997 and January 1998, peaking at No. 49 both times. The song also charted on ""Billboard""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s"
"they agreed to record an a cappella Christmas album called ""An Evening in December"". The album sold well in the Contemporary Christian market, and the trio was offered the opportunity to accompany five-time Grammy Award-winning Christian vocalist Sandi Patty on her 150-city ""Let There Be Praise"" tour. Their first album of non-Christmas music, ""Undivided"" (1986), was followed by ""Something Takes Over"" (1987) and ""God Is Good"" (1989). The two Christmas music collections, ""An Evening in December"" Volume I (1985) and Volume II (1987), have long been bestsellers in the group's catalog. Many comparisons have been made to the group's style"
"followup to his chart topper ""Right Here Right Now"" peaking at number two, marking his third consecutive top three hit. 1999 emphasised the trend away from girl groups, with solo acts and boy bands dominating the charts. B*Witched, with a fourth and final release from their début self-titled album, ""Blame It On The Weatherman"" became the first (and only) girl group for their first four releases to début at #1; their success declined quickly thereafter. The Spice Girls, with four remaining members, reached number one with their first single without Geri Halliwell, claiming the official number one Christmas single at"
"charts. Of these, six reached Number One: ""Someone Else's Star"" (1995), ""Rebecca Lynn"" (1996), ""So Much for Pretending"" (1996), and ""Sittin' on Go"" (1997). ""So Much for Pretending"" is the longest-lasting of these four, with a two-week stay at Number One. Two additional Top Ten hits, 1996's ""I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore"" ""From This Moment On"" with Shania Twain, and 1997's ""Love Is the Right Place"", peaked at #4 on the same chart. White has also charted a Christmas single, 1999's ""Holiday Inn"", as well as two guest singles. The first of these was a multi-artist charity single"
"by Diana Ross, ""Christmas Island"" (1996) by Jimmy Buffett, and ""These Are Special Times"" (1998) by Celine Dion. This trend has continued with ""Save This Christmas for Me"" (2001) by Johnny Logan, ""Christmas Is Almost Here"" (2002) by Carly Simon, ""December"" (2003) by the Moody Blues, ""It's Christmas, Of Course"" (2007) by Darlene Love, ""A Winter Symphony"" (2008) by Sarah Brightman, ""Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon"" (2009) by REO Speedwagon, ""Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)"" (2010) by Daniel Powter, ""Happy Christmas"" (2010) by Jessica Simpson, ""Hear the Bells"" (2011) by Vanessa Carlton, ""Ugly Sweater Party"" by the a"
"during Christmas 2007. A total of 19 achieved this without being officially re-issued (on downloads alone). Two of these (by Mariah Carey and The Pogues), reached the Top 5. Eleven Christmas hits returned to the Top 75 for Christmas 2008, nine in 2009, eight in 2010 and twelve in 2011, with the Mariah Carey and Pogues songs faring best each year. The first unsigned artist to break the top 5 was Alex Day, who reached number 4 with his single ""Forever Yours"" in the Christmas chart, beating Coldplay and Olly Murs, following a large-scale social media campaign. In February 2013,"
"ensured the group became the first act to have their first four singles all reach number 1. This was followed by ""Spice Up Your Life"" in October, and ""Too Much"" in December, which once again gave them the Christmas number one single. They had now become the first act to have their first six singles reach number 1, but this run would be broken in 1998, with ""Stop"" only reaching #2. Spice Girls also had great success on the album charts as 'Spice and 'Spiceworld' were two of the top five best sellers of 1997. The Backstreet Boys released their"
"Christmas single which was their remix version of the classic, ""We Three Kings"" which was on the album ""Joyful Christmas"" featuring many other Christian artists. ""Jesus Freak"" was released in 1995, and it achieved the highest first-week sales of any Christian release in history, reaching No. 16 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The album, which was ultimately certified double platinum, was certified gold within thirty days of its release. This album was a fusion of the musical stylings, with a more pop-rock oriented sound combined with hip hop. ""Jesus Freak"" marked a milestone in the group's commercial career as they signed"
"the importance of contraception. Its Big TV!-directed music video, which features the group performing against time-lapse footage of Times Square in New York City, was completely shot against a green screen at a studio in London. The backdrop was later superimposed. Released as the group's third single on 16 December 1996, it was generally well received by music critics and was a commercial success. It topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks, becoming the group's third consecutive chart-topper, their second million-selling single, and their first Christmas number-one single in the United Kingdom. In July 1997, the song was released"
"Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album is the nineteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, their twenty-fifth album overall, released in 1998 on the band's Chicago Records label. It is an album of Christmas songs. The album was re-issued by Rhino Records in 2003 as What's It Gonna Be, Santa? with six additional, newly recorded tracks. Produced by Roy Bittan, the original album – featuring Chicago's interpretations of well-known Christmas classics plus one original tune (co-penned by Lee Loughnane) – was very well received upon its release in August 1998, peaking at #47 in the"
"two music videos led to a complete album of Foxworthy's ""music comedy"" to be released in 1996. ""Redneck Stomp"", ""Redneck Games"", ""Redneck 12 Days of Christmas"", and ""'Twas the Night After Christmas"" all charted on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1995 and 1996. ""Redneck 12 Days of Christmas"" was the highest-charting, reaching number 18 in early 1996 and re-charting several times for each subsequent Christmas until 2000. As listed in liner notes. As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 715,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Crank It Up: The Music Album Crank It Up: The Music"
"of 1998 with four consecutive top three singles. ""We Like To Party"", hit number three early on in the year, ""Boom Boom Boom Boom"" and ""We're Going To Ibiza"" both became one week chart toppers for the group and ""Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)"" became another number three hit for the group in December. Their songs filled European holiday discos throughout the year. Three of their singles made the Top 40 best-selling singles of the year list. Novelty acts found great success during 1999. Chef, a character from the popular animated television show, ""South Park"" hit number one in"
"In 1999, they were ranked sixth in ""Forbes""' inaugural Celebrity 100 Power Ranking. They produced a total of nine number one singles in the UK—tied with ABBA behind Take That (eleven), The Shadows (twelve), Madonna (thirteen), Westlife (fourteen), Cliff Richard (fourteen), The Beatles (seventeen), and Elvis Presley (twenty-one). The group had three consecutive Christmas number-one singles in the UK (""2 Become 1"", 1996; ""Too Much"", 1997; ""Goodbye"", 1998); they only share this record with The Beatles. Their first single, ""Wannabe"", is the most successful song released by an all-female group. Debuting on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart at number"
"album for 15 years, Two further singles were released from the album, the re-recording of ""Dirty Ol' Man"" and new song ""Hurry Hurry"". In 1996 they released a new best of album, ""Best & New Hits: When Will I See You Again"", which included four re-recorded hits and six new songs. A seasonal album, ""Christmas With The Three Degrees"", was also recorded in 1998. This album included a cover of Wham's ""Last Christmas"", which was released as a remixed dance single which gave the group their 15th (and final) UK top 60 single, reaching #54. Scott, Holiday and Garrison continued"
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays ""Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"" is a song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on November 29, 1998 as the first and only single from their second studio album, ""Home for Christmas"". The song charted at #37 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. The single was also the second from NSYNC's European seasonal album, ""The Winter Album"". A cappella group Pentatonix covered the song in their 2016 Christmas album, ""A Pentatonix Christmas"". Stephen Thomas Erlewine reviewed the song in the context of ""Home for Christmas"", and gave the following review: The video for the track"
"""Christmas in the Aire"" is the fifth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 3,740,000 copies according to SoundScan. Christmas in the Aire Christmas in the Aire is the third Christmas album and twenty-first studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 1995, and was the biggest-selling holiday album in the United States that year with sales of 1,844,000 according to Nielsen/SoundScan. ""Christmas Lullaby"" was the only track from this album included in the group's 2004 compilation ""Christmas Celebration""."
"1998, and at the same time becoming the group's third consecutive number-one hit. The single also performed well internationally, peaking within the top 10 in The Netherlands, Iceland, Ireland and Scotland, and the top 40 in Belgium and Sweden. A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured All Saints sitting and lying down in an open top car while singing the song. There was also clips of a group of people walking down the street wearing matching outfits, various people being silly with the phone, break dancing in the street and a woman playing golf on top"
"including the inspirational ""Light a Candle"" and Donny Hathaway's underrated R&B effort ""This Christmas."" This surprisingly restrained effort will make fans of schlager-pop divas feel like all their Christmases have come at once."" ""Our Christmas"" debuted at #2, before rising to #1 on December 4, 2008, where it remained for 3 weeks and was certified platinum. Our Christmas Our Christmas is the first of two joint albums released in 2008 by Swedish artists Sanna Nielsen, Shirley Clamp & Sonja Aldén released through Lionheart International. The album was a commercial success peaking at #1 and was certified platinum in 10 days"
"went to number one on 29 December 1990, becoming that year's Christmas number one and replacing the previous week's UK number one, ""Ice Ice Baby"" by Vanilla Ice. A week later ""Saviour's Day"" dropped back down to number three, and spent only one more week in the top 40 at number twenty. The final charted spot in the top 100 was on 19 January 1991, when ""Saviour's Day"" was at number 53. The song was Richard's second solo Christmas number one in the UK, after ""Mistletoe and Wine"" in 1988. In 2005, ""Saviour's Day"" was one of two songs by"
"LeAnn Rimes, for her album ""What a Wonderful World"" (this cover version peaked at No. 3 on ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart, No. 48 on ""Billboard"" Country Singles chart, and No. 30 on ""Billboard""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Holiday Songs chart) <br> 2006 Rhonda Vincent, for her album ""Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection"" <br> 2007 Hannah Montana for the ""Disney Channel Holiday"" soundtrack <br> 1910 Fruitgum Company, for their album ""Bubblegum Christmas"" <br> 2008 Davie Allan & the Arrows, for their album ""Fuzz for the Holidays"" <br> 2009 Lotta Engberg (titled ""Julen Är Här""), for the album ""Jul hos mig"" <br> 2011 Vanessa Neigert, for"
"No. 2 with their debut self-titled album, after the success of their No. 4 hit from 1997, ""Truly Madly Deeply"". Simply Red topped the albums chart with their new release ""Blue"". Extending the success of pop acts on the albums chart during 1998 was singer Jane McDonald whose debut self-titled album topped the charts for 3 weeks. She released one single from the album, ""Cruise Into Christmas"", a special release for the festive season which made No. 10 on the singles chart. Age records were broken in 1998 at both ends of the spectrum. Billie became the second youngest solo"
"Be There"" in October; and ""2 Become 1"" in December, also a million seller, the year's Christmas number one single and the UK's fastest selling single of 1996. The Spice Girls debut album 'Spice' was also the fastest selling album of 1996, shifting over 1.8 million copies in just 7 weeks. It was also the Number 1 album for Christmas 1996. Oasis smashed the record for most weeks in the singles chart (previously held by Adam and the Ants in 1981) with 134 weeks, thanks to mass waves of re-entries of songs from their back catalogue throughout the year. 1996"