When it comes to Christmas music, you only need one hit ... The fourth song on the list is "Stop the Calvary" by Jona Lewie. The song, released in 1980, has been streamed 90 million times.

And for artists whose careers have run dry since their festive hits (Jona Lewie, The Waitresses etc), Christmas can be the gift that keeps on giving. Revenue can come from Christmas compilations ...

Let's take a look at where the singers of Christmas one-hit wonders are now. Jona Lewie's Stop the Cavalry has an incredibly catchy chorus, and it peaked at number three when it was released in 1980.

Jona Lewie had a small U.K. hit in 1980 with You ... Though written about WWI, the lyrics of "wish I was home for Christmas" was a sentiment shared by current members of the military and anyone ...

or when Mariah Carey’s "All I Want For Christmas is You" starts playing in every Subway and H&M across the land. From Wham! to Slade, East 17 to Paul McCartney, and Jona Lewie to Wizzard ...

Nice to see Jona Lewie's Stop The Cavalry charting so highly, which - save the line "wish I was at home for Christmas" - has nothing to do with the festive season. Still, we're sure Jona doesn't ...

If the current official chart is to be believed, what is played at Christmas can get a wee bit... repetitive. No disrespect ...

It consistently appears in the top 10s of Christmas song rankings, and more than 50 years in, the 1963 staple shows no signs of wearing out. RO 7) ‘Stop the Cavalry” – Jona Lewie It was “j ...

Legend holds that singer Jona Lewie never intended this anti-war anthem to be a holiday song, but its fate was sealed by sleigh bells, brass band interlude, lyrics about being "home for Christmas" and ...

In an interview for Channel 4's 100 Greatest Christmas Moments, Lewie said that the song was never intended as a Christmas hit, and that it was a protest song. But the line 'Wish I was at home for ...