Gone are the days when new songs would do battle to become the Christmas number one, such as Slade versus Wizzard in 1973, Shakin’ Stevens versus Aled Jones ... Spotify or Apple Music’s ...

Aled Jones became a household name in 1985 ... with The Snowman cemented in the public’s psyche as a Christmas classic. Created by the late illustrator and novelist Raymond Briggs and first published ...