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Glory, glory as 'Hallelujah' dominates Christmas chart

5885 days ago

The Independent — Hallelujah, "Hallelujah". The X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke won the battle for Christmas No 1 with her cover of Leonard Cohen's song – beating a version by Jeff Buckley, who drowned aged 30 in May 1997, into second place. more info

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Sing Hallelujah! It's number one

5886 days ago

NME — A host of records were toppled on the UK singles chart today as X Factor winner Alexandra Burke raced to number one nabbing the coveted Christmas top spot with her cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. more info

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Leonard Cohen - Alexandra Burke Takes Xmas Number One

5886 days ago

ContactMusic — X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah beat Jeff Buckley's re-released version of the classic track to take the Christmas number ... more info

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Leonard Cohen - Pm Among Alexandra Fans

5887 days ago

ContactMusic — Gordon Brown will be among the millions buying X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's single, he has admitted.The prime minister revealed his plans to buy the single ... more info

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Andy McSmith: Cohen's verses can be cut to fit

5887 days ago

The Independent — Writing "Hallelujah" cost the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen a lot of time and pain. He just kept on writing verse after verse, for years on end, until he had completed about 80. Then he threw most of them away. more info

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Andy McSmith: Cohen's verses can be cut to fit

5887 days ago

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Versus Cancer Stages Christmas Party In Manchester

5888 days ago

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Versus Cancer, the charity set up by ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, celebrated a successful year last night (December 18) with a hometown christmas party.Held at Manchesterâ€™s Moho Live, the evening saw a blend of new and established talent, DJ... more info

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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen on Hallelujah

5888 days ago

The Telegraph Blog — There has been a lot said about Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' ... some of it by me. But here is what the man himself thinks. more info

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The Hallelujah chorus: Three versions of same song vie to be Christmas number one

5888 days ago

The Daily Mail — The song was completed 24 years ago by Leonard Cohen - a process which took him two years - and it looks certain to be both No. 1 and No. 2 in the charts this week. more info

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"Hallelujah" Could Be UK's Christmas No. 1 And No. 2

5889 days ago

Stereogum — After X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover of "Hallelujah" went to No. 1 in the UK, Jeff Buckley fans started an Internet campaign to push her American Idol-style rendition from the top spot and replace it with Buckley's more haunting take. Read t... more info

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