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Having been played almost 65,000 times on American radio stations since 1 October, Sleigh Ride, composed by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish, tops the ASCAP [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers] list of the most popular Christmas tunes of the year. This is the second consecutive year in which Sleigh Ride has achieved this distinction.
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On her Black Star tour, Avril Lavigne plays at The Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Built To Spill play a concert in Seattle, Washington, USA, as part of the 10-year anniversary celebrations of music streaming service Rhapsody.Christmas In Chicago, a show starring Donny And Marie Osmond, plays the second of nineteen nights at The Oriental Theatre, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
It is announced that The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N'Roses, The Beastie Boys, The Small Faces/Faces, Donovan and Laura Nyro will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, next year.
My Morning Jacket play at The Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA, supported by Delta Spirit.
On their Closer To The Edge tour, 30 Seconds To Mars play the second of two nights at The Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, USA.
On their Made In Germany tour, Rammstein play the first of two nights at The Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.
Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of British electronic group Underworld are appointed as music directors of the London Olympics by The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, London, England, UK.
Lindy Butcher, 39, slips on vomit in The Loft Bar at a Whitesnake gig in the Liesure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK. Claiming to have suffered bruising and soreness to her knees and muscle spasms between her ribs after the incident, she will sue Newport Council for compensation.