Alvin Stardust Alvin Stardust was a guest act on the "Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show" in 1981. The singles "I Feel Like Buddy Holly" (written and produced by Mike Batt) and "I Won't Run Away" reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1984. "So Near To Christmas" was a minor hit, No. 29, in the same year. He participated in "", the UK qualifying heat of the "Eurovision Song Contest", in 1985, with the song "The Clock on the Wall". He finished in third place behind Vikki and Kerri Wells. He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in
Alvin, Texas were established in the area. The Santa Fe Railroad eventually expanded into the area, and a settlement was established along the railroad. Alvin was originally named "Morgan" by the town's residents in honor of the settlement's original resident, Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan; upon discovery that the name Morgan had been taken, the town named itself after Morgan's first name. The town was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. Alvin Morgan received a land grant from the state of Texas prior to 1891. On July 25, 1979, Tropical Storm Claudette stalled over Alvin