Christmas Endeavours - Revision history

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	\|The Above And Beyond Newcomer		\|The Above And Beyond Newcomer
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	\|Lottie Dewhirst		\|Lottie Dewhirst
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	Every year, towards the end of the Autumn Term, URY has this awful habit of doing ~~two~~ "festive" "things".		Every year, towards the end of the Autumn Term, URY has this awful habit of doing three "festive" "things".

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	== URY Winter Formal==		== URY Winter Formal==
	The URY Winter Formal is a yearly dinner organised by the social secretaries that usually takes place in the Christmas/Winter season. The 2025/2026 Winter Formal was renamed 'The Winter-ish Formal' due to it being postponed by two months over the winter break. Despite this the formal was a major success and many fond memories were made. Ned Connors (the secretary at the time) busted out some sick 'white boy' moves on the hard stone floor of Dusk to Zara Larsson's 'Midnight Sun'.		The URY Winter Formal is a yearly dinner organised by the social secretaries that usually takes place in the Christmas/Winter season. The 2025/2026 Winter Formal was renamed 'The Winter-ish Formal' due to it being postponed by two months over the winter break. Despite this the formal was a major success and many fond memories were made. Ned Connors (the secretary at the time) busted out some sick 'white boy' moves on the hard stone floor of Dusk to Zara Larsson's 'Midnight Sun'.

			The formal also marked the start of the URY Winter Awards which showed appreciation for the most involved members of URY

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			\|News
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			\|Ellen Parker
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			\|The Benson Boone Award For Music
			\|Sunny Fry
			\|Caitlin White
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			\|Lexi Bush
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			\|The Couldn't Have Done It Without You Award
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			== URY Winter Formal==
			The URY Winter Formal is a yearly dinner organised by the social secretaries that usually takes place in the Christmas/Winter season. The 2025/2026 Winter Formal was renamed 'The Winter-ish Formal' due to it being postponed by two months over the winter break. Despite this the formal was a major success and many fond memories were made. Ned Connors (the secretary at the time) busted out some sick 'white boy' moves on the hard stone floor of Dusk to Zara Larsson's 'Midnight Sun'.

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2016-12-07T11:18:36Z

Christmas Panto

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	! Guest Star		! Guest Star
	! Notes		! Notes
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			\| 2016
			\| Beauty and the Beast [https://www.mixcloud.com/URY1350/the-ury-pantomime-2016-beauty-and-the-beast-02122016/]
			\| Gareth Jones
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	\|-		\|-
	\| 2015		\| 2015

8796: /* URY Christmas Single */

2016-12-07T11:16:35Z

URY Christmas Single

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	! Notes		! Notes
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			\| 2016
			\| Baby It's Cold Outside
			\| Cover of the Michael Buble and Idina Menzel cover of the song written by Frank Loesser. Entirely produced by URY. Possibly the one with the best singing. [https://youtu.be/QI4mNAPsxxw]

			Cast (in approximate order of appearance): [[Alex Light]], [[Georgie Norgate]], [[Marco Bolt]], [[Harriet Peck]], [[Jack Rewcroft]], [[Neave Spikings]], [[Ayesha Breithaupt]], [[Timothy Pilbeam]], [[Danni Boxall]], [[Kirsty Taylor]], [[Peter Rogers]], [[Nelson Autefault]], [[Victoria Seveno]], [[Will Batchelor]], [[Marco Ross]], [[Jack Staples-Butler]], [[Dominic Gould]], [[Hector Macduff]], [[Burbs]], [[Kaja Harton]], [[Naomi Gildert]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2015		\| 2015
	\| All I Want for Christmas is You		\| All I Want for Christmas is You
	\| Cover of Mariah Carey's Christmas hit		\| Cover of Mariah Carey's Christmas hit. Entirely produced by URY. [https://youtu.be/oqjOFarl-mI]

			Cast (in approximate order of appearance): [[Stephen Clarke]], [[Kat Spencer]], [[Alex Light]], [[Hector Macduff]], [[Timothy Pilbeam]], [[Katy Sandalls]], [[Danni Boxall]], [[Grace Levy]], [[Simon Asaert]], [[Naomi Gildert]], [[Heather Baker]], [[Kaja Harton]], [[Alex Light]], [[Andy Durant]], [[Peter Rogers]], [[Chris Wall]], [[Qumarth Jash]], [[Dominic Gould]], [[James Rudge]], [[Jonathan Rukundo]], [[Caitlin Quinlan]],
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	\| 2014		\| 2014
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	\| Recreating the opening song to the movie ''Love Actually'' Which itself is a cover of the song "''Love is All Around''" but this has more christmas.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWiOggaWkZU]		\| Recreating the opening song to the movie ''Love Actually'' Which itself is a cover of the song "''Love is All Around''" but this has more christmas.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWiOggaWkZU]

	Cast (in approximate order of appearance): [[Andy Durant]], [[Alex Light]], [[Harry Whittaker]], ??, [[Jay Glover]], [[Adam Brain]], [[Joe Willis]], [[Naomi Gildert]], [[Mat Carrington-Mackenzie]], ??		Cast (in approximate order of appearance): [[Andy Durant]], [[Alex Light]], [[Harry Whittaker]], [[Ali Woods]], [[Jay Glover]], [[Adam Brain]], [[Joe Willis]], [[Naomi Gildert]], [[Mat Carrington-Mackenzie]], [[Kat Spencer]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2013		\| 2013
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	[[Category: URY History]]		[[Category: URY History]]


	== Christmas Panto ==		== Christmas Panto ==

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	\| 2015		\| 2015
	\| Oliver Twist		\| Oliver Twist
	\| ~~TBC~~		\| David Benson Phillips
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	\| Outright cover. The music video was produced by YSTV. We don't talk about it. [https://ystv.co.uk/watch/URYXmas/URYXmas2010/]		\| Outright cover. The music video was produced by YSTV. We don't talk about it. [https://ystv.co.uk/watch/URYXmas/URYXmas2010/]
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	\| 2010		\| 2010?
	\| I Go To York Uni, It's True		\| I Go To York Uni, It's True
	\| Little is known of this parody of All I Want For Christmas Is You - not even the source of the vocals. However, we can learn a valuable lesson - the only thing that has changed ever since is that you can't get olives in YUSU Bars anymore.		\| Little is known of this parody of All I Want For Christmas Is You - not even the source of the vocals. However, we can learn a valuable lesson - the only thing that has changed ever since is that you can't get olives in YUSU Bars anymore.

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	\| Christmas is All Around		\| Christmas is All Around
	\| Recreating the opening song to the movie ''Love Actually'' Which itself is a cover of the song "''Love is All Around''" but this has more christmas.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWiOggaWkZU]		\| Recreating the opening song to the movie ''Love Actually'' Which itself is a cover of the song "''Love is All Around''" but this has more christmas.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWiOggaWkZU]

			Cast (in approximate order of appearance): [[Andy Durant]], [[Alex Light]], [[Harry Whittaker]], ??, [[Jay Glover]], [[Adam Brain]], [[Joe Willis]], [[Naomi Gildert]], [[Mat Carrington-Mackenzie]], ??
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2013		\| 2013
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	\| Merry Christmas Everyone		\| Merry Christmas Everyone
	\| There are rumours an alternate version consisting entirely of the URY Computing Team exists, but was never allowed to see daylight. Entirely produced by URY. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6m1Y0Uu6DE]		\| There are rumours an alternate version consisting entirely of the URY Computing Team exists, but was never allowed to see daylight. Entirely produced by URY. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6m1Y0Uu6DE]

			Cast (In approximate order of appearance): [[Rob Stoneduck]], [[Rachael Venables]], [[Ben Bason]], [[Will Chalk]], [[Kirsty Rogers]], [[Andy Durant]], [[Tom Haines]], [[Robyn Haycock]], [[Wil Bennett]], [[Stephen Clarke]], [[Tom Edwards]], [[Anthony Williams]], [[Matt Windsor]], [[Ellie Wright]], [[John Wakefield]], [[Rebecca Elson]], [[Charles Lewis]], [[Will Edwards]], [[Steffan Woodruff]], [[Lloyd Wallis]], [[Karl Bos]], [[George Lane]], [[Hannah Smith]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2011		\| 2011

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	Usually, these songs are covers of traditional Christmas tunes. Although sometimes they will be parodies relevant to the University of York, or even completely original compositions. As of 2013, all of these are available in URY's Central Music Library.		Usually, these songs are covers of traditional Christmas tunes. Although sometimes they will be parodies relevant to the University of York, or even completely original compositions. As of 2013, all of these are available in URY's Central Music Library.

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	Of course, what radio station would be completely without a Christmas Panto? Featuring a "Celebrity" guest, each year we put our own spin on popular pantomimes.		Of course, what radio station would be completely without a Christmas Panto? Featuring a "Celebrity" guest, each year we put our own spin on popular pantomimes.

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