Tess Daly has the gossip ahead of the Strictly Grand Final!
Wham! legend Andrew Rideley picks his final Tracks of My Years and there’s the latest Strictly Come Dancing gossip from Tess Daly ahead of Saturday's live show
Wham! legend Andrew Ridgeley chooses his Tracks Of My Years all this week.
As part of Wham!, Andrew and childhood friend George Michael soundtracked the early 80s and sold over 30 million records worldwide between 1982 and 1986.
β€Last Christmas’ - one of their biggest hits - was held off the top spot in 1984 by Band Aid’s β€Do They Know It’s Christmas?’, and actually only got to Christmas number one last year. Now the story of the song is being explored in a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two programme called β€WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped’. There’s also a commemorative EP of the classic song out in December to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
After Wham! Andrew’s career took many turns, from professional racing car driver to acting and his own solo music. Hear him talk about that and much more as he picks his final two choices today.
Plus Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly gives us the latest ballroom gossip ahead of the latest Strictly live show
Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk
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Jamiroquai
Cosmic Girl
- Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
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Kylie Minogue
Step Back In Time
- Kylie Minogue - Rhythm Of Love.
- Pwl Records.
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Sam Fender
People Watching
- People Watching.
- Polydor.
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Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Pet Shop Boys
All The Young Dudes
- Nonetheless (Expanded Edition).
- Parlophone.
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Stevie Wonder
What Christmas Means To Me
- 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
- Hitsville.
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Robbie Williams
Forbidden Road
- Better Man O.S.T..
- Sony Music Entertainment.
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Tight Fit
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Chegger's Choice (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Kim Wilde & Mel Smith
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
- NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Never Too Late
- Elton John: Never Too Late O.S.T..
- EMI.
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Toploader
Dancing In The Moonlight
- Onka's Big Moka - Toploader.
- Sony Soho Square.
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Michael BublΓ© & Carly Pearce
Maybe This Christmas
- (CD Single).
- Warner Records.
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David Tomlinson & Dick Van Dyke
Let's Go Fly A Kite
- Classic Disney Volume 2 (Various Artists).
- Walt Disney Records.
- 14.
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SΓ©rgio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mas Que Nada
- Mundo Latino (Various Artists).
- Columbia.
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Paul McCartney
Wonderful Christmastime
- The 7" Singles Box.
- MPL.
- 7.
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Tears for Fears
Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad
- Songs For A Nervous Planet.
- Concord.
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Darlene Love
Christmas (Baby Please Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)
- A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
- Phil Spector Int.
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Cynthia Erivo
Defying Gravity (feat. Ariana Grande)
- Wicked O.S.T..
- Universal.
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Wham!
Last Christmas
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Gwen Stefani
Bouquet
- Bouquet.
- Interscope.
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Diana Ross
Not Over You Yet (Metro Radio Edit)
- Every Day Is A New Day.
- EMI.
- 12.
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XTC
The Disappointed
- Nonsuch.
- Virgin.
- 6.
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Deacon Blue
Late '88
- The Great Western Road.
- Cooking Vinyl.
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