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
Stardust (song) the writing of the song's lyrics, was titled "Stardust". Carmichael referred to his song as "Stardust" in a 1936 letter to M.B. Yarling of the Sears & Roebuck Company's Radio and Publicity Dept. He also referred to the song as "Stardust" in his memoir "The Stardust Road" while relating the story of its composition. In his book "Stardust Melodies: The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs", Will Friedwald states, "the correct title is given as two words, 'Star Dust'". The 1927 recording on Gennett by Hoagy Carmichael and His Pals was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame