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Sunderland band Toy Dolls took a quirky children's song, Nellie the Elephant , into a punk rock anthem.
The track became a sensation when it was released on a small Newcastle -based label, Volume Records .
It sold 530,000 copies and reached number four in the UK pop charts in Christmas 1984 .
It was pitted against one of the best-selling songs of all time, Do They Know It's Christmas ? by Band Aid .
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