British rockers Coldplay love writing Christmas songs, but have given up because they are so bad at it. The Yellow hit makers have decided to stick to recording cover versions of classic festive hits instead.

Festive music fans have given the U.K. charts a Christmas overhaul after sending eight classic hits back into the top 40. Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You leads the seasonal favorites at number eight, up from 23 last week,

Atlantic Records has announced the forthcoming release of P.S. I Love You - Music From The Motion Picture, the original motion picture soundtrack to the Warner Bros. Pictures/Alcon Entertainment romantic comedy/drama.

Longtime Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron has been forced to pull out of the reformed Irish folk rockers' North America tour, after learning he has throat cancer. Chevron reveals the bad news on the band's website, explaining he was diagnosed with the disease a month ago.

Elton John's jewelry stylist has gifted the rocker with a $40,000 diamond-encrusted Tiret watch for his 60th birthday. The one-of-a-kind timepiece features a face made from rare precious stone Aventurine.

The Pogues were forced to pull the first of three shows at New York's Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday night to allow frontman Shane MacGowan to recover from a stage fall. The Fairytale Of New York singer suffered severe damage to his knee ligaments after taking a tumble from the stage during a show in Boston, Massachusetts on March 11

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter is an eclectic musical homage to the legendary songwriter benefiting AIDS research and relief. On April 25th Shout! Factory will release the videos from this successful benefit project on DVD for the first time, combined with a newly remastered CD in the same package. Red Hot + Blue brings together a diverse group of A-list artists including U2, The Neville Brothers, Sinead O'Conner, Tom Waits,

Happy Birthday to country singer Deana Carter (1966), English actress Julia Ormond (1965), Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons (1965), Pogues bassist Cait Cait O'Riordan (1965), "Kids in the Hall" alum Dave Foley (1963), R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe (1962), Cocteau Twins keyboardist Robin Guthrie (1962), "Max Headroom" actor Matt Frewer (1958), guitarist John McLaughlin (1942), actress Dyan Cannon (1937), football coach Don Shula (1930), actress Jane Wyman (1914), and English scientist/philosopher Isaac Newton (1643; d. 1727).