All we want for Christmas is an old festive song

Key PAU task
Question 1
a) True. Of the 20 most-played Christmas songs during the past ten years, the most modern –
Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" – dates from 1994
b) False Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
c) True Chris Rea's "Driving Home For Christmas" reached just number 53 in 1988. Yet, now seventh in the most-played list,
d) True At this time of year people are putting together lots of Christmas party playlists

Question 2
a) The people who wrote or sung or played the music in songs are paid every time their record is played on the radio.
b) Songs are available on the internet and you can choose the songs you want to have and listen to and download them to create your own album

Question 3
a) pen/penned
b) breadth
c) charts/Charts

Question 4
a) The song “All I want for Christmas” was first sung by Mariah Carey in 1994.
b) According to Martin Talbot, five or ten years ago, people would have had to buy a Christmas hits package, but now it was more democratic. People could choose what they liked.
c) If a three-minute song is played once on BBC Radio One, both writers and performers can earn £37.50.
OR
If a three-minute song is played once on BBC Radio One, both writers and performers will be paid £37.50.