Christmas
LadBaby Cooks-up U.K. Christmas No. 1 With ‘Sausage Rolls’
LadBaby lands the coveted U.K. Christmas No. 1 with “Sausage Rolls For Everyone” (FRTYFVE) featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John, setting a new chart record in the process. “Sausage Rolls” accumulates 136,000 chart sales, the OCC reports, and is LadBaby’s fourth consecutive Christmas leader, an effort that surpasses the previous record of three, jointly held by The Beatles and Spice Girls. Of its one-week total, 85% of the “Sausage Rolls” total is made up of digital downloads, with proceeds benefiting foodbank charity The Trussell Trust. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Before now, LadBaby (the YouTuber husband-and-wife duo of Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne) has had top spot at Christmas with “We Built This City” (in 2018), “I Love Sausage Rolls”...
Adele Unwraps U.K.’s Christmas No. 1 With ’30’
Adele’s 2021 Christmas present is a No. 1 in her homeland. The pop superstar’s latest album 30 retains top spot to rule the Official U.K. Albums Chart over Christmas, her second festival leader after 25 took the trophy in 2015. For its fifth straight frame at No. 1, 30 rakes in 70,800 full-week chart sales including 62,000 physical copies, the OCC reports. With that achievement, 30 draws level with Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour as the longest-running No. 1 album of the year, though Sour’s reign was completed in several stints. Adele’s fourth album holds off former leaders from Ed Sheeran (equals via Asylum), ABBA (Voyage via Polar) and Michael Buble (Christmas via Reprise), respectively, while Andre Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra’s Happy Together (Decca) lifts 6-5, for a new peak. Explore...
Rihanna, Britney Spears, Billie Eilish & More Celebrate Christmas 2021
Merry Christmas 2021! Dozens of music stars took to social media over the weekend to spread yuletide cheer ahead of the new year. Artists like Rihanna, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and many others shared festive posts on Instagram in celebration of Christmas on Saturday (Dec. 25), including sweet family photos and videos, hilarious childhood throwbacks, and inspiring messages in celebration of the holiday season. “My favorite time of year,” Eilish captioned a wintery photo gallery filled with snapshots of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, colorful lights and beautifully wrapped gifts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rihanna and Dua Lipa gave fans a peak into their childhood by sharing adorable photos of themselves sitting on Santa’s lap ...
Spreading holiday joy through charitable giving with cryptocurrency
The holidays are the perfect time of the year for giving back, and the rise of cryptocurrencies has created even more opportunities for charitable initiatives. This was highlighted during Giving Tuesday 2021, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving which saw over $2.4 million raised in cryptocurrency from the nonprofit fundraising platform The Giving Block. As crypto philanthropy becomes a new subsector of the cryptocurrency economy, some in the industry believe that crypto donations will only continue to increase. Alex Wilson, co-founder of The Giving Block, told Cointelegraph that last year the organization raised about $4 million in crypto donations, noting that this year, over $100 million in crypto donations will likely be received. According to Wilson, this growth is partly due to the fact th...
Bitcoin battles bears ‘on offense’ as Christmas delivers a $50K BTC gift
Bitcoin (BTC) held $50,000 into Dec. 25 as BTC bulls avoided an unwelcome Christmas Day surprise. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Bears become bulls” short term? Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD maintaining $50,000 support into the weekend, having ranged after local highs above $51,500. The pair was calm as the holiday season got underway, with thinner liquidity yet to show itself in the form of volatile price moves. With most taking a break from trading and analysis, the nearest target to the upside remained the $1 trillion market cap valuation level at $53,000. For popular trader Pentoshi, a point of friction could come in the form of sellers actively driving down BTC/USD to liquidity at $46,000, only to then...
Child prodigy with 162 IQ wants cryptocurrency for Christmas and gets it
The wish of owning cryptocurrencies this Christmas came true for a 12-year-old schoolkid with an intelligence quotient (IQ) higher than Albert Einstein. Barnaby Swinburn, a resident of Bristol, England had asked for two Christmas presents, a Mensa test for testing his IQ and a cryptocurrency portfolio. According to BristolLive, Swinburn scored the highest possible score of 162 on the test, beating Einstien’s IQ of 160. As a result, the schoolboy became a member of the high-IQ society, which intakes the top 2% of the highest Mensa scorers. Speaking about cryptocurrencies, Swinburn’s mother Ghislaine said: “He’s been watching the markets. He’ll be getting an envelope with money in it for Christmas which he’ll turn into cryptocurrency.” However, the Swinburn family is yet to reveal the ...
Christmas: Sanwo-Olu, Anglican Archbishop Call For Unity and Peace
Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares •2022 will bring freshness in infrastructure, says Governor Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has implored Nigerians to be united, saying in unity “we all can make great things happen.” Speaking after a Christmas Day Service held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos on Saturday, Governor Sanwo-Olu urged Nigerians to continue to live in peace and harmony, as well as obeying all the COVID protocols. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who took the Old Testament reading from Isaiah 9:2-7 during the Holy Communion Service officiated by the Archbishop, Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos and Bishop of Lagos Diocese, The Most Revd (Dr) Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye, encouraged people to continually pray for Nigeria and the leadership of the co...
‘Twas the Night before Christmas: A Cointelegraph Story
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the Twittersphere Not a troll was stirring, not even a financier; The crypto was HODLed in cold storage with care, In hopes that Satoshi would soon reappear; The newbies avoided FUD and slept in their beds, While visions of lambos danc’d in their heads. And Pomp being occupied, and Schiff spewing crap, Weren’t calling attention to traders stacking sats. When in the trends came mentions of Nakamoto, I had to be sure it wasn’t just FOMO. Away to my portfolio my fingers did fly, And checked on the prices — man, were they high! Then, for a moment, I thought I was wrong. But no — a huge bull run, and eight altcoins going along. Who could have done this? Who answered my prayer? I knew in an instant the answer: Michael Saylo...
Nuevo Elemento, Sech & More: Here’s the Ultimate Noche Buena Playlist
If you’re looking to add new Christmas songs to your Noche Buena playlist or new versions of the classic songs you already love, we’ve got you covered. Panamanian artist Sech kicked off the holiday season with a heartfelt and nostalgic original track titled “Carta Navideña,” which he performed for children who are battling cancer at Fanlyc Hospital in his native Panama. “Christmas is for sharing,” the chart-topping artist wrote on social media. “Thank you, Fanlyc, for opening your doors and the incredible work you do with this children.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Los Dos Carnales released their version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in their norteño style and in Spanish. And both Nuevo Elemento and Victoria La Mala dropped...
See Lizzo Transform Into a Very Festive ‘Mrs. Grinch’ for Christmas
Lizzo is celebrating Christmas early and in style this year. On Wednesday (Dec. 22), the Grammy winner showed off her stylish Mrs. Grinch costume in a series of posts she shared on Instagram. “YOU’RE A BAD B—H… MRS. GRINCH,” she captioned the first snapshot. In it, Lizzo is adorned in full Christmas glam with matching candy-cane nails, a green wig and a mini Christmas tree headdress topped with festive ornaments. Instead of traditional green Grinch attire, Lizzo opted for dazzling red. She captioned her second Mrs. Grinch post, an up-close and personal video, writing, “IMA REAL ONE… I DONT FW [f–k with] THEM.” Explore Explore Lizzo See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The hitmaker completed her holiday series with an additional photo set, which she captione...
Remember That Unofficial Mariah Carey Ornament From Last Year? Mariah ‘Fixed It’
Mariah Carey, Queen of Christmas, can now say she has an official Christmas tree ornament — and an entire line of holiday-related goodies — with her stamp of approval. On Tuesday (Dec. 21), the singer hopped on Twitter and shared that there’s a new ornament of her likeness available for purchase through Target. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In the announcement, Carey shared an image of a tweet exchange between her and a fan that went viral, which featured a photo of an unofficial ornament of Carey on the Twitter user’s 2020 Christmas tree. “My husband and I exchange Christmas ornaments every year and this year her got me @MariahCarey which is very festive!” the Twitter user wrote. Carey, unimpressed with the ornament, replied, “This is…Not approved. (But it’s the thought that ...
Mariah Carey’s Kids Shower Her With Confetti to Celebrate Her ‘Christmas’ Return to Hot 100 No. 1
Mariah Carey is back at No. 1 again, with her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spending a sixth week atop the Billboard Hot 100. And just because No. 1 is a familiar spot for the Queen of Christmas doesn’t mean she isn’t celebrating the song’s latest return to the top. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Yaaaas! I can’t even know what to say,” Carey says in a celebratory voice note she tweeted out Monday (Dec. 20). “The kids [10-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan] just woke me up with confetti … and [boyfriend Bryan] Tanaka brought in two mimosas – one for him, one for me. We’re celebrating. This type of news, it’s never like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so bored of this news.’ To have another Billboard Hot 100 [No. 1] with a song that means so much to me, I can’t even, I can...
