Re: Xmas songs : Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:51 pm  

2000 Miles is a shocking omission from this thread IMO.

But the daddy of them all is the Spinal Tap classic Christmas With The Devil......

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Re: Xmas songs : Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:58 pm  

Santa Came on a Nuclear Missile "Healther Noel", from the album American Song Poem Christmas Album. A classic of its genre http://www.filmcement.org/rummage/archives/000154.html

Santa Came on a Nuclear Missile "Healther Noel", from the album American Song Poem Christmas Album. A classic of its genre http://www.filmcement.org/rummage/archives/000154.html

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Re: Xmas songs : Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:46 pm  

El Barbudo wrote:

I can't be doing with any songs that are laden with transparent schmaltz, fake sincerity or baby-Jesus-ness.

Hence, I'm fine with a little light nonsense from Slade, Wizzard or even Dean Martin ... but want to vomit when I hear Johnny Bleedin' Mathis wheedling out "When a child is born". It's even worse if you actually listen to the words.

Bowie and Crosby, please, no, take it away.
Poor old Bing, not knowing if he's on this earth or Fuller's, wondering who this plonker is that's singing with him.

"Fairytale of New York" ... well, I could never understand how a decent singer like Kirsty McColl could tie up with such a bunch of talentless deadbeats as The Pogues. (From which you'll gather that I don't like that one either).

Cliff Richard should put his mistletoe and wine in a blender and pipe the result up his septuagenarian @rse.

Miserable old git? Yes, now feck off my doorstep.

You have now lost all credibility when it comes to music matters.

You may not like them but to call them talentless

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:00 am  

Some personal favourites already mentioned, such as Fairytale of New York, Christmas Wrapping and the wonderful I Believe in Father Christmas.

I also enjoy Wombling Merry Christmas and Step into Christmas.

Great annual income for the writers of some of these songs!

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:26 am  

I forgot Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling"

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:42 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I forgot Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling"

I don't mind that one, actually. It seems to be quite widely derided, but I think it's ok. I like Chris Rea's 'Driving Home For Christmas' as well - particularly when I am actually driving home for Christmas.

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:49 am  

Rock God X wrote:

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I forgot Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling"

I don't mind that one, actually. It seems to be quite widely derided, but I think it's ok. ..

I don't recall it being derided, on what basis? It's a great tune, sung well, so i presume it can only be the preposterous story of the song? It's not meant to be true, but I reckon deriders would find far more suitable targets in the original version of the story

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:52 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I don't recall it being derided, on what basis? It's a great tune, sung well, so i presume it can only be the preposterous story of the song? It's not meant to be true, but I reckon deriders would find far more suitable targets in the original version of the story

A lot of people I know don't like it and I've heard a couple of radio DJs mocking it. My claims are no more scientific than that.

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:53 am  

Also a good call on Driving Home for Christmas. Good whilst driving, but not once home!

Re: Xmas songs : Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:05 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I forgot Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling"

a quite like that tune
.. only found 1 radio station over here that actually plays christams tunes ... and then its only 1 an hour...