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The Christmas Edition!

OJ brings you a Christmas One Hit Wonders special, packed with festive gems as Radio 2 presenters share their favourite seasonal hits, alongside insight from Carrie and David Grant.

OJ’s Christmas One Hit Wonders is a packed hour-long festive special diving into some of the biggest, best and most bizarre seasonal hits, ranging from 1953 to 2009.

Radio 2 presenters share their memories of these unlikely chart-toppers, while OJ dips into classic archive material from Top of the Pops and beyond.

Expect festive flashbacks from The Mike Flowers Pops, Chef (Isaac Hayes), Mr Blobby, Dora Bryan and more – plus a chat with vocal coaches Carrie and David Grant, best known for Fame Academy and Pop Idol.

How many One Hit Wonders do you remember from over the years? The songs from artists who were huge in the charts... but only managed it once!

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email [email protected].

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57 minutes

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Christmas Day 202503:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Gayla Peevey

    I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

    • Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time (Various Art.
    • Rhino.
    • 5.

  • Nizlopi

    JCB Song

    • (CD Single).
    • FDM.

  • Dora Bryan

    All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle

    • (Single).
    • Fontana.

  • The Idols

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

    • The Pop Idol: The Idols - Xmas Factor.
    • S Records.
    • 1.

  • The Woolpackers

    Hillbilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll

    • NOW 100 Hits Forgotten 90s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 13.

  • The Waitresses

    Christmas Wrapping

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Chef & Isaac Hayes

    Chocolate Salty Balls

    • Chocolate Salty Balls.
    • Universal Music Enterprises.
    • 1.

  • Craig Phillips

    At This Time Of Year

    • Maxi.
    • A&G.
    • 1.

  • The Mike Flowers Pops

    Wonderwall

    • (CD Single).
    • London.

  • Bo’ Selecta!

    Proper Crimbo

    • Proper Crimbo.
    • Bellyache Music.
    • 1.

  • Aled Jones

    Walking In The Air

    • I Believe.
    • Telstar.

  • Malandra Burrows

    Just This Side Of Love

    • Just This Side Of Love.
    • EMMERDALE.

  • Mr Blobby

    Mr Blobby

    • Chegger's Choice CD2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
    • 9.

  • Bobby Helms

    Jingle Bell Rock

    • Billboard Greatest Xmas Hits.
    • Rhino.

  • Cuban Boys

    Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia

    • Eastwood.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 7.

  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • The Anthology, A Musical Journey.
    • BMG.

  • Queen + The Muppets

    Bohemian Rhapsody (Muppet Version)

    • Bohemian Rhapsody.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 Dec 202502:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Christmas Day 202503:00
    BBC Radio 2

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

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