We’ve got 10 photos from the Sunderland Echo archives. That’s one for each year from 1980 to 1989.
But who remembers what the Christmas number 1 was for each of those years?
Sing along to this seasonal step back in time and find out more.
5. Brilliant breakfasts in 1984
Who remembers the Joplings Christmas breakfast in 1984? Or maybe you have memories of Band Aid and Do They Know It's Christmas at number 1. Photo: Sunderland Echo
6. Tunes from 1985
Members of Roker Avenue, Monkwearmouth, Salvation Army Band playing Christmas carols in Mowbray Park in 1985. And while we are on a musical theme, did you love Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin Stevens? It was number 1 at Christmas that year. Photo: Sunderland Echo
7. D-I-S-C-O in 1986
Washington School's three legged disco at the 1986 Christmas party. Were you in the picture? Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite was the number 1 single at Christmas that year. Photo: Sunderland Echo
8. Santa in Ryhope in 1987
Santa Claus visited Ryhope Co-op Superstore in 1987 and said hello to, left to right: Dianne Carrick, Mark McLaren grocery manager, and Jackie Caffrey. The Pet Shop Boys and Always On My Mind was the Christmas number 1. Photo: se