14 December – I’m a grain of sand in a sand...
You must remember those debut performances that mark out a country from the rest. Like Serbia winning at their first attempt as an independent...
12 December – It seems I’ve been led astray
Such is the lottery of the birthday feature, that one day we're plumbing the depths of the 1970s, and next we're bang up...
11 December – Girl’s eyes, so many skies
I know you like the variety of tunes we have on this site. We don't always pick your Euphorias or your songs about phoenixes....
9 December – You’ve become an obsession
Picture the scene. You're a writer of credible music. This thing called Eurovision comes your way and you decide to have a crack at...
8 December – I don’t need a visa and I don’t...
Unless you've been living in a cave on Ganymede, you'll know that we're off to Lisbon for two weeks of European lunacy. It's about...
7 December – There’s a part of me that can’t be...
It's always an interesting thing to watch when following the progress of fan favourites through the Eurovision season. The song gets picked and immediately...
6 December – It’s who dares, wins
It's a special day for one particular country, so I couldn't let it pass without a birthday article. In 1917, our dear dear friends...
5 December – I will do everything bigger
I couldn't let today pass and ignore today's birthday. It's not often I'm in bits when I watch a performance, but this just has...
3 December – I’m your wife and I eat out of...
Never forget your history is something I often write, and today is no exception. Remember, there were not only contests in the 20th Century,...
2 December – It’s cold, cold, cold
That's a very apt line for December, unless you're in that European outpost they call Australia. Well, maybe there are bits of 'Europe' that...