Bruce Springsteen and the Vietnam war

Bruce Springsteen's Vietnam intro to 'The River' is one of the most tear-jerking moments in rock

The Stranglers - 'Golden Brown'

'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers: The making of the strange punk waltz

George Harrison in A Hard Day's Night

How The Beatles' George Harrison coined the word "grotty" and deconstructed influencer culture in 1964

The Beatles

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margaret in Viva Las Vegas

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret's dance scene in Viva Las Vegas is still mesmerising to watch

Elvis Presley

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl: The making of the timeless Christmas masterpiece

David Bowie and The Snowman

How David Bowie ended up introducing Christmas classic The Snowman

David Bowie

Noddy Holder

'Merry Xmas Everybody' by Slade: The making of the Christmas classic

Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash

Relive Roy Orbison singing 'Pretty Paper' on The Johnny Cash Show at Christmas

Roy Orbison

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

'Wonderful Christmastime' by Paul McCartney: The making of the divisive seasonal single

Paul McCartney

Andy Williams' TV specials were a joy

Why Andy Williams is the underrated King of Christmas music

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' by Wizzard: The making of 1973's other Christmas cracker

Song Facts

Simon & Garfunkel's soundtrack for 1967 coming of age comedy-drama The Graduate became instantly iconic.

The Graduate: Simon & Garfunkel's iconic soundtrack revisited

Elvis Presley at Christmas

How Elvis Presley made the biggest-selling Christmas album of all time

Elvis Presley

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)

'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' by John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The making of the Christmas peace anthem

John Lennon

Some ultra rare Bob Dylan recordings from 1973 have been secretly distributed across the UK and Europe to beat the "use it or lose it" copyright law.

Ultra rare Bob Dylan studio recordings from 1973 surface after fifty years

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

'Stop The Cavalry' by Jona Lewie: The making of the protest song turned Christmas hit

Song Facts

Despite many believing their to be resentment between John Lennon's sons, Julian Lennon said rumours of a feud between him and half-brother Sean Lennon are "such bull."

Julian Lennon clarifies alleged feud with brother Sean is "such bull"

John Lennon