Being born on Christmas Day means that your birthday is totally overshadowed by the festive celebrations. While everyone sits down to open gifts and overindulge it is easy to forget that for some people the day is a double celebration. Express.co.uk takes a look at some well known faces form different walks of life who all share one thing in common - a Christmas birthday.
Shane MacGowan - Born 1957
It is fitting that the man behind one of the best loved Christmas tracks of all time was born on Christmas Day. Shane, who died last month, was born in Kent to Irish parents, and spent his early childhood in Tipperary in Ireland. He moved to England with his family at age six and a half. He found fame as the frontman and songwriter for The Pogues and their track Fairytale of New York is one of the most popular festive singles ever.
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Annie Lennox - born 1954
Mum of two Annie was born in Scotland and first shot to fame with the Eurythmics before finding solo success. Her androgynous look made her a fashion icon and her hits include tracks such as Sweet Dreams and Little Bird. Last year, the Eurythmics briefly reformed as they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
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Helena Christensen - born 1968
Danish supermodel and photographer Helena shot to fame in the 90s alongside fellow supers such as Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. She famously starred in the steamy music video for Chris Isaak's song Wicked Game, which later featured on MTV's Sexiest Video of All-Time, and was voted number four on VH1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments. It made number 13 on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos.
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Justin Trudeau - born 1971
Dido - born 1971
Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, better known as Dido, sold 21 million copies of her debut album No Angel which contained the massive hit Thank You. She has a novel workaround for her Christmas birthday. Following the example of Paddington Bear she also celebrated an "official birthday" on 25 June.
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