The Music Quiz: Which Christmas-related pseudonym does Bob Dylan use?

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Bob Dylan pictured in 1965 at a meeting with the British press. Photograph: H. Thompson/ Evening Standard/ Hulton Archive/ Getty Images

Tony Clayton-Lea

Wed Nov 19 2025 - 04:36

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture

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