^^^ Easily the best Christmas tune ever made (whisks me right back to '88 and precious time with my grandad), followed by A Winter's Tale by David Essex, and John and Yoko's effort.
Cliff is delightful. He used my agency for his press releases during the noughties. Always paid on time and always conducted his affairs in person or on the phone. In short, a thoroughly decent chap.
The guy infuriates me. I understand in his early days that disclosure of his sexuality, would have been suicidal for his career, but he's had plenty of time to rectify that and yet he still lives in a see through closet.
At the end of the day, it's his (and God's) business. He has a legion of adoring fans and has done very nicely in life. For me, he is one of the good guys. And his handwriting is magnificently caligraphic.
Like Sir Starmer being a dirt box puller , he doesn't think its anyone else's business . Lord Ali is his dirty secret