Agree with Carter and CharltonDan that Xmas is commercialised bollocks. I absolutely hate it, and when I become dictator of this country its getting banned. Full Stop!
I ignore all the religion (it's winter solstice to me) and over the top commercial rubbish (just don't buy it) but seeing kids opening presents, secret santas, being with family, a full Xmas dinner and a few drinks, meeting up with the in-laws on Boxing day, doing the silly and very difficult picture quiz my father in law does every year, popping into friends for a xmas drink, being at home in a snug warm house when it is cold outside, going for a long walk to walk off all that food and drink, being reminded by my mum and dad of christmas's past and presents I had as a kid and the time that my older brother got shed loads of presents and spent the day putting wrapping paper in a brown ale bottle.....
Much better than new year but I know AKFA sees Xmas and new year as the same thing. : - )
Why oh why does everyone go on about Pouges/Kirsty McCall? It's crap. Absolute shit. Emperors New Clothes. Same people reckon that Teenage Kicks is the best single ever. Bollocks, that' crap too. Just because John Peel said so I guess? ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
As for Christmas pop songs my top 3 are:
3) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses ( Really badly covered by Spice Girls)
2) I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake - Ok maybe an anti Christmas song really but the use of Sergei Prokofiev's Troika is beautiful. It speaks out against the commercialism of Christmas.
1) Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade. The best Christmas pop song ever - FACT. Means more to you I guess if like No. 2 you remember it first time around. Very evocative for me - when Christmas was really Christmas.
i find it funny that Dave Hill of Slade is now a Jehovahs Witness and so even though is part of the greatest Christmas song ever written doesn't celebrate himself anymore!
As a complete sucker for Christmas songs (nearly 15 hours worth on the iPod) might I recommend:
Natty Christmas - Jacob Miller We Three Kings - The Roches To Heck With Ole Santa Claus - Loretta Lynn Christmas Evermore - Mary Margaret O'Hara Joy - Jewel Here Comes Fatty Claus - Rudolph & Gang and of course anything by Bing, Frank or Nat
[quote][cite]Posted By: NorthStandUltra[/cite]Any Chris Moyles show listeners here, if so, the only Christmas song is Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey!
everyone sing la la la, la la la!
Of course, if you don't listen then you have no idea what I'm talking about :0)[/quote]
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I ignore all the religion (it's winter solstice to me) and over the top commercial rubbish (just don't buy it) but seeing kids opening presents, secret santas, being with family, a full Xmas dinner and a few drinks, meeting up with the in-laws on Boxing day, doing the silly and very difficult picture quiz my father in law does every year, popping into friends for a xmas drink, being at home in a snug warm house when it is cold outside, going for a long walk to walk off all that food and drink, being reminded by my mum and dad of christmas's past and presents I had as a kid and the time that my older brother got shed loads of presents and spent the day putting wrapping paper in a brown ale bottle.....
Much better than new year but I know AKFA sees Xmas and new year as the same thing. : - )
Best song - The Band Christmas must be tonight.
As for Christmas pop songs my top 3 are:
3) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses ( Really badly covered by Spice Girls)
2) I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake - Ok maybe an anti Christmas song really but the use of Sergei Prokofiev's Troika is beautiful. It speaks out against the commercialism of Christmas.
1) Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade. The best Christmas pop song ever - FACT. Means more to you I guess if like No. 2 you remember it first time around. Very evocative for me - when Christmas was really Christmas.
Probably why it is rarely aired.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlpCBek1_M
Silly - Miss Piggy's version of Santa Baby
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MHPKvMvMLLw
Like Chirpy's three favourites as well, although I quite like Fairytale of New York too, even if it does get overplayed a bit.
Natty Christmas - Jacob Miller
We Three Kings - The Roches
To Heck With Ole Santa Claus - Loretta Lynn
Christmas Evermore - Mary Margaret O'Hara
Joy - Jewel
Here Comes Fatty Claus - Rudolph & Gang
and of course anything by Bing, Frank or Nat
everyone sing la la la, la la la!
Of course, if you don't listen then you have no idea what I'm talking about :0)
Nope and I now know that you are mentally unstable!
I'm changing the locks at home! ;o)
I'll sing it to you later :0)
everyone sing la la la, la la la!
Of course, if you don't listen then you have no idea what I'm talking about :0)[/quote]
Fantastic - just downloaded from itunes. - Thanks
i) The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
ii) Err...