'It always brings back memories': Radio DJs on their favourite Christmas song

We ask DJs Tom Dunne, Ciara Revins, Dan Hegarty, and Simon Murdoch about their favourite festive songs and why some hold such a special place in our hearts

DJs Tom Dunne, Simon Murdoch, Ciara Revins and Dan Hegarty share their favourite festive songs.

The famous Christmas Song has been with us for longer than you might think. According to tradition, Christmas carols in English first appeared in a 1426 work of a chaplain named John Awdlay, who lists twenty-five 'carols of Christmas' which were probably sung by groups who went from house to house. 

While many in those early choral crews might have looked like the lads from Slade, it’s safe to say that the airs they sang did not lead off with someone screaming ‘It’s Christmas!’ followed by a chunky glam rock guitar riff.