25 December – I will start a fight tonight
It's always good to see instruments on a stage, and even better of the singers are playing them. And it's a bonus if they're...
24 December – Like a silent movie that I’m not watching...
To be true to your own country's sound or not? That is the question. If you do, you get kudos in your own country...
23 December – Let’s forget yesterday
Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand?
Our...
22 December – Look, the swallows high in the sky
As we know, next year's contest - a riotous cavalcade of quality song if ever there was one - will be in the Netherlands....
21 December – What a warm midsummer night
Do you wonder why some songs change the language they're sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the...
20 December – Yes, yes
Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there's a...
18 December – You came here in the night
Have you ever liked one of those songs that the fans think will win by a country mile, only for it to not quite...
16 December – We’ll dance together in that dream
Some countries have flirted with that first win, but it's never actually happened. But as we often say, past form is no guide to...
14 December – Light me up Light me up, now
Our friends in Poland 'get' the Junior version of our favourite TV show. Back-to-back wins are testament to that. But the big one is...
12 December – Oh paradise, where are you?
All countries have good times and bad times at our favourite TV show. Those that were doing well in the 1990s might be having...