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Military Wives & Italian Donkey in Race for U.K.’s No. 1 Christmas Single

The U.K.'s ever-idiosyncratic Christmas singles market is producing its usual entertaining race for Yuletide chart honors, with contestants including a choir of soldiers' wives, the latest YouTube s… ...
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Military Wives, Italian Donkey Song, Nirvana: The Always Entertaining & Bizarre Race For UK’s No. 1 Christmas Single

The U.K.'s ever-idiosyncratic Christmas singles market is producing its usual entertaining race for Yuletide chart honors, with 2011's contestants including a choir of soldiers' wives, a 1960s song… ...
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The Wild Ride of “Dominick the Donkey”—the Holiday Earworm You Love to Hate

Everyone loves Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. He’s got the whole underdog thing going for him, and when the fog is thick on Christmas Eve, he’s definitely the creature you want guiding Santa’s sleigh ...
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Donkey declines to jump fence, uses problem-solving skills instead

RONCO SCRIVIA, Italy, Jan. 6 (UPI) --A donkey at an Italian sanctuary showed off his superior problem-solving skills when two of his comrades jumped a fence and he apparently didn't feel like hopping.