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Woolworths Christmas Special

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Features

The Woolworths Christmas Special Magazine was a magazine that was produced by Smash Hits for the UK High Street Store Woolworth.

 

It was produced in the style of a normal Smash Hits Magazine, with Interviews, Adverts and Lyrics, and was given away free in the store in December 1983.

 

This was the first time that Woolworths did this.

 

They only did it again one more time the following year in 1984.

Credits

Price - Free    Pages - 48

Cover Photo - (Unknown)

Front Cover

Boy George and Annie Lennox

Photographers

Jannette Beckman - Culture Club (Page 12)

Frank Griffin - Culture Club (Page 13)

Chris Craymer - wham (Page 20)

Eric Watson - Jeffrey Daniel (Page 21)

Tony McGee - David Bowie (Page 43)

Golden Boys (Spandau Ballet),

Body Talk (Wham and Jeffrey Daniel)

TV Fun with Madness

Lyrics

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind

Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart)

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

The Beatles - Penny Lane

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Eurythmics - Who's That Girl

Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

David Bowie - Let's Dance

Posters

Culture Club

Sting

Simon Le Bon

Eurythmics

Links

Happy Reading

Adverts

Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace Album

Nick Heyward - North Of A Miracle Album

Barry Manilow - A Touch More Magic Album

Dionne Warwick - So Amazing Album

Alan Parsons Project - The Best Of Album

Sky - Cadmium Album

Air Supply - Making Love Album

Staying Alive - the Soundtrack Album

Level 42 - Standing In The Light Album

Rainbow - Bent Out Of Shape Album

Shakatak - Out Of The World Album

Roxy Music - The Atlantic Years Album

The Shadows - XXV Album

Visage -Fade To Grey Album

The Jam - Snap Album

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Nocturne Album

James Last - Plays The Greatest Songs Of The Beatles Album

Annabel Etkind - A New Romance Album

roman Holiday - Cooking On The Roof Album

Felicity Kendal -  Shape Up And Dance Vol I Album

Bryn Yemm - How Do I Love Thee Album

Imagination - Scandalous Album

Verity - Interrupted Journey Album

The Kinks - Dead End Street Album

Musical youth - Different Style Album

Genesis - Genesis Album

Chas And Dave - Christmas Jamboree Bag Album

A Very Merry Disco Christmas Compilation Album

Chas and Dave - Getcha Album

St Winifred's School Choir - It's A Small Small World Album

The Shadows - Another String Of Hot Hits Album

Geoff Love Orchestra - A String Of Pearls Album

Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight Album

Val Doonican - 20 Shades Of Green Album

Al Martino - Love Songs Album

Kenny Rogers and Dottie West Album

Tim Heart and Friends Album

Ken Dodd - Very Best Of Album

Renato - Save Your Love Album

The Beatles - Rock 'n' roll Music Vol I Album

Tight Fit - Back To The 60's Compilation Album

Bing Crosby - White Christmas Album

Petula Clarke - An Hour In Concert Album

Crystal Gayle - 20 Love Songs Album

Kenny Rogers - Eyes That See In The Dark Album

Dayle Hall & John Oates - Rock 'N' Soul Part 1 Album

Eurythmics - Touch Album

Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Album

Dayle Hall & John Oates - H2O Album

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Album

Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock Album

JoBoxers - Like Gangbusters Album

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Album

Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie Album

Bucks Fizz - Greatest Hits Album

Don Williams - Love Stories Album

Images - Beautiful Instrumentals Album

Hooked On Classics 2 Album

Elaine Paige - Stages Album

Cool Heat Compilation Album

Hooked On Classics 3 Album

Hooked On Classics Album

Rock Symphonies Album

The Two Of Us - Great Love Songs Compilation Album

Smokey Robinson - Hits Album

Themes Compilation Album

Classic Rock Compilation Album

John Williams - Bridges Album

The Love Songs Compilation Album

Last Night Of The Proms Album

Barbara Streisand - Yentl Album

Imaginations Compilation Album

Johnny Mathis and Natalie Cole - Unforgettable Album

Shakin' Stevens - The Bop Wont Stop Album

Abba - Thank You For The Music Album

Michael Jackson - Thriller Album

Adam Ant - Strip Album

Paul Young - No Parlez Album

Wham - Fantastic Album

Chas and Dave - Mustn't Grumble Album

Chas and Dave - Chas And Dave Album

Chas and Dave - Jamboree Bag 2 Album

David Grant - David Grant Album

Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love Album

Spandau Ballet - True Album

Elvis - Images Album

Vic Damone - A Time For Love Album

The Fabulous Jim Reeves Album 

The Yarbirds - The Yarbirds Album

Great British No 1's Vol 3 Compilation Album

Glen Miller and His Orchestra  - Miller Magic Album

The Dubliners - The Dubliners Album

Mario Lanza Collection Album

Sounds Of The Sixties Album

Bandstand Grand Album

Beach Boys Album

Roger Whitaker Album

Mantovani Orchestra Album

A Schubert Souvenir Mozart Serenades Album

Million Sellers Of The Forties and Fifties Album

Homer And The Barnstormers Album

Themes Orchestra - Star Wars Cassette Album

Themes Orchestra - My Fair Lady Cassette Album

Themes Orchestra - Switched On Classics Cassette Album

Themes Orchestra - Classic Russian Themes Cassette Album

Themes Orchestra - Espania Cassette Album

Themes Orchestra - Soul Cassette Album

Themes Orchestra - Supersonic Fireworks Cassette Album

U2 - Live Under A Blood Red Sky Mini Album

U2 - Boy Album

U2 - October Album

U2 - War Album

Classic Themes Album

Paul Leoni - Flights Of Fantasy Album

Love Classics Album

From The Guitar Man  With Love Album

Sound Waves Album

In Touch: 28 Messages Of Love Album

Legends: 28 All Time Country Greats Album

It Takes Two: 28 Songs Of Love For Two Album

Quite Moments: 28 Instrumental Songs Of Love Album

Night Life: 28 Sweet Soul Classics Album

Duran Duran - 7 and the Ragged Tiger Album

The Golden Classics Album

Disco Album

The Messiah Album

Country Album

Military Greats Album

The Instrumental Collection Album

Piano Magic Album

Big Band Gold Album

Competition

Both Smash Hits and Woolworths ran a Competition that was advertised in the Christmas Special and the 8th December - 21st December 1983 issue of Smash Hits.

 

You answered the questions and sent them in and you were in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes

8th December - 21st November 1983

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