Man breaks world record by singing Christmas tunes for 42 hours By Talker News Dec 17, 2025 8 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dave Purchase broke a world record for singing Christmas songs for 42 hours straight. (Liz Tonkin via SWNS) By Talker By Filipa GasparA man has broken a Guinness World Record after singing Christmas tunes for 42 hours straight without losing his voice. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAms2G6 !FC492D6 DA6?E 2=>@DE EH@ 52JD D:?8:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^`a^`d^49C:DE>2D\EC66\E92E\DFCG:G65\HH::\8@6D\FA\7@C\`_dE9\J62C\:?\2\C@H^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmr9C:DE>2Dk^2m 4=2DD:4D 7C@> |2C:29 r2C6J E@ (92>P :? 2? 2EE6>AE E@ 92G6 9:D ?2>6 :? 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