Tuesday 11 December 2012

11th December Sugababes Advent Calendar


The Telegraph - Christmas songs advent calendar: Day 10. The Sugababes - New Year


Christmas songs advent calendar: Day 10. The Sugababes - New Year

Each day in December, we pick our favourite Christmas songs. Today, Bernadette McNulty chooses the Sugababes's 2000 hit New Year.

Boot-cut jeans and smudged eyeliner: the Sugababes at Party in the Park 2001.
Boot-cut jeans and smudged eyeliner: the Sugababes at Party in the Park 2001. Photo: Brian Rasic / Rex Features
A relentless tearjerker from the pouty North London teenagers off their debut album. Sneakily giving the song a title that makes it last throughout the festive season, this updates old school girl-group harmonies from Christmas classics by the likes of the Ronettes with a clunky drum beat. The original trio sulk their way through the video in boot-cut jeans and smudged eyeliner. Bernadette McNulty