1986 in British music cover of the disco song "Don't Leave Me This Way". The band included singer Jimmy Somerville who had previously enjoyed success with Bronski Beat, and later started a solo career. The Christmas number one single was something of a surprise, a re-issue of Jackie Wilson's 1957 single "Reet Petite". Wilson had died in 1984, but the song been re-issued after being used in a television advert for Levi's, with a new video made of a Claymation version of Wilson. Having first been released 29 years earlier, it broke the record for the longest time between a single being released and
Baby It's Christmas Baby It's Christmas "Baby It's Christmas" is a song recorded by British girl group Bananarama, released on 13 December 2010 as a digital EP in the UK and most European territories. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number#19. The song reached #19 in the UK Indie Chart. The song is Bananarama's first Christmas record, excluding their contribution to "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It is an original Christmas song written by group member Sara Dallin and producer Ian Masterson. The song was originally only planned to be included on a USA digital compilation album "Super Dance Christmas Party