On the back of Mkmel's thread I thought I'd flip it !

This is criminally underrated and just a great piece of music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr_zo8ivUCY

No.

I hate them all... Even the Slade one, and I'm actually a big fan of Slade.

Like I said on the other thread Greg Lake's I believe in Father Christmas is a beautiful song with a message....I quite like Christmas.

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:47 pm

No.

I hate them all... Even the Slade one, and I'm actually a big fan of Slade.

grumpy fekker

Chris De Burgh "a space man came travelling" is not bad but I have said it once and will say it again Kirsty McColl and The Pogues with "A Fairytale of New York" is the best ever

Fairytale of New York
Anything off the Phil Spector Christmas album
2000 Miles
The Wedding Present's version of Step Into Christmas
I Was Born on Christmas Day
Little Donkey

Another vote for Greg Lake.

https://youtu.be/BdalBvgNAxI

Another personal favourite of mine which you seldom hear these days

I do like I Believe In Father Christmas. I saw Greg Lake at a concert in Salisbury Cathedral late-ish December many years ago. He was part of the Ian Anderson Band on that tour. He sang IBIFC beautifully, all the more so because of the setting. He also sang a wonderful version of the ELP song Lucky Man,

Anyway - back to the thread. Although this song was never particularly “cool” nor its singer artistically feted, I think it’s a lovely Christmas song.

https://www.google.com/search?q=david+e ... e&ie=UTF-8

The Pogues fairy tale of New York is a classic, TBH I quite like the Band Aid effort makes you think how lucky we are the chimes in it are haunting.

Fairytale of New York is a great song.
Also Jethro Tull "Christmas Song" which is satisfactorily miserable.

I'm rather partial to this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQN ... =scamparoo

I know, I know.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:21 pm

Chris De Burgh "a space man came travelling" is not bad but I have said it once and will say it again Kirsty McColl and The Pogues with "A Fairytale of New York" is the best ever

It's a real shame that the BBC have chosen to amend the lyrics of Fairytale to make it more "acceptable"

My joint favourite along with Fairytale Of New York is A Great Big Sled by The Killers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-nse84xIpE

Atm it's 42 vs 13 in favour of Christmas songs you hate

Says it all really

Dingle bells

mkmel wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 6:46 pm

Atm it's 42 vs 13 in favour of Christmas songs you hate

Says it all really

it does, shows you are all a bunch of grumpy buggers

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 6:03 pm

Fairytale of New York is a great song.
Also Jethro Tull "Christmas Song" which is satisfactorily miserable.

Jethro Tull's 'Solstice Bells' is a great tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJS9Tjj ... Tull-Topic

The Town Hall Band by Helen Love
Santa's a Scotsman by Scottish Quest All Stars

I'm not a big Dylan fan but hey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQ ... bDylanVEVO

FTofNY is untouchable as the best but I like Johnny Mathis, When A Child Is Born and Bruce, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
Johnny.
https://youtu.be/gjYWYJudTPE

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:01 pm

FTofNY is untouchable as the best but I like Johnny Mathis, When A Child Is Born and Bruce, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
Johnny.
https://youtu.be/gjYWYJudTPE

That is a truly beautiful song, and a fantastic voice.

FTofNY
Must be Santa by Bob Dylan
Christmas in LA by The Killers (and , first album aside, I usually can't stand The Killers)

Off the top of my head Mary's Boy Child by Boney M on the nice list.

I wish It Could Christmas Everyday by Wizzard on the naughty list.

Jingle Bells by the Macc Lads,classic.Merry ******* Christmas

"Reet Petite" by the dart player Jocky Wilson, I bloody love novelty songs.

Oh what fun it is to see Burnley win away

Christmas Wrapping -The Waitresses is my all time favourite and any Motown Christmas song reminds me of mine and Mrs KC’s first Christmas in our first house in Coventry.

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:01 pm

FTofNY is untouchable as the best but I like Johnny Mathis, When A Child Is Born and Bruce, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
Johnny.
https://youtu.be/gjYWYJudTPE

"The production on that album is amazing ..."

Solstice Bells, as mentioned earlier, by Jethro Tull.
The album it's off, 'Songs From The Wood', is one of my favourites by any artist.

Another for Winters Tale by David Essex - Don't know why but it just gives me that glow.
Guadete by Steely Span but mainly because my wife hates it!

In terms of Christmas Carols that take me back

Holly and the Ivy
and O Come oh come Emmanuel

Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry

Can I have Altogether Now by The Farm? Song about the football match played in No Mans Land between the trenches on Christmas Day.

A couple that never grow old.

The Darkness-Christmas Timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVg1toMzuo

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-PyWfVkjZc

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:48 pm

Like I said on the other thread Greg Lake's I believe in Father Christmas is a beautiful song with a message....I quite like Christmas.

My favourite Christmas song ever Steve. Stands up in its own right as a song regardless of Christmas. There is a cynicism in it that you don’t normally get in these songs.

They sold me a dream of Christmas,
They sold me a silent night,
They sold me a fairy story,
Till I believed in the Israelite.

Marvellously cynical about the commercialism of Christmas. All ending with:

Be it heaven or hell the Christmas you get you deserve.

The video is great too. Unfortunately Greg is no llonger around to sing it.

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:00 pm

"Reet Petite" by the dart player Jocky Wilson, I bloody love novelty songs.

You and the TOTP director.

Kingsleyclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 03, 2022 4:15 am

Christmas Wrapping -The Waitresses is my all time favourite and any Motown Christmas song reminds me of mine and Mrs KC’s first Christmas in our first house in Coventry.

Brilliant, I put a link to that earlier in the thread.

Home for Christmas, by one of the finest female singers ever

Kate Bush

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-PAKOt7sM

Hope that works. As mentioned earlier Greg Lake with Ian Anderson. beautiful well crafted and beautifully played song.

Quite like Run Run Rudolph by Keith Richards (Obvs orig by Chuck)

I always have a laugh when the Slade one booms out. It's a great song that was written, by Noddy Holder's own admission, during a meaningful, lunch time session in a Wolverhampton boozer It now makes him over a million a year in royalties.
My favourite is probably the Johnny Mathas "When a child is born."

A lot of people like that Jonah Louie one "Stop The Cavalry"

Fairytale of newyork (unedited version)
Wizard - i wish it could be Christmas everyday

And loads more because I love christmas

Spike wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:49 pm

Oh what fun it is to see Burnley win away

2000 Miles by The Pretenders is decent

houseboy wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:42 am

My favourite Christmas song ever Steve. Stands up in its own right as a song regardless of Christmas. There is a cynicism in it that you don’t normally get in these songs.

They sold me a dream of Christmas,
They sold me a silent night,
They sold me a fairy story,
Till I believed in the Israelite.

Marvellously cynical about the commercialism of Christmas. All ending with:

Be it heaven or hell the Christmas you get you deserve.

The video is great too. Unfortunately Greg is no llonger around to sing it.

Without doubt Ian it is the best Xmas tune.

chadders wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:23 am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-PAKOt7sM

Hope that works. As mentioned earlier Greg Lake with Ian Anderson. beautiful well crafted and beautifully played song.

Quite like Run Run Rudolph by Keith Richards (Obvs orig by Chuck)

Thanks for posting that Chadders I've never seen that before...Ian Anderson on there is beautiful

Rudolph the red nose reindeer

Jesus was a Capricorn - Kris Kristofferson.

chadders wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:23 am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-PAKOt7sM

Hope that works. As mentioned earlier Greg Lake with Ian Anderson. beautiful well crafted and beautifully played song.

Quite like Run Run Rudolph by Keith Richards (Obvs orig by Chuck)

Thank you so much for posting that, Chadders.. Filmed on the same tour I saw in Salisbury. It was quite a show, but I remember best IBIFC and Lucky Man.
RIP, Greg.

Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte

https://youtu.be/mkq4AlQyIkA

Hark The Herald Angels sing - still makes me feel warm, ever since Junior/Infant School.