Thank God It's Christmas Thank God It's Christmas "Thank God It's Christmas" is a Christmas single by the British rock band Queen. It was written by lead guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Released on 26 November 1984, the single spent six weeks in the UK charts over Christmas 1984 and new year of 1985, and peaked at number 21. The song was not originally released on any Queen studio album, appearing only on Queen's "Greatest Hits III", released in 1999, and as the B-side of the single "A Winter's Tale" from the 1995 album "Made in Heaven". However, the track was finally
Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway key objective of the Wickham railcars was to provide rolling stock for the "School Train". A few flat wagons were also modified for transporting passengers. These were for instance used for the "Picture Train", to transport passengers to and from the island’s cinema. There were also two unusual rail vehicles for carrying passengers on an incline. Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway The Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway was a 19.7 km (12¼ miles) long industrial railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point on Christmas Island. The standard gauge track with 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) gauge was laid