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Suitably inspired by the "What are you listening to" thread, name your Top Christmas tunes here.
My top three are as follows:
1. Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty McColl
2. I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake
3. Merry Xmas (War is Over) – John LennonMy eclectic choice:
1) White Christmas – Bing Crosby
2) Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty McColl
3) Do They Know It’s Christmas – Ban Aid1. Fairytale of new york
2. Hark the herald angels sing. Nat king cole
3. frosty the snowman – Phil spectorJohn Lennon close too
Suitably inspired by the "What are you listening to" thread, name your Top Christmas tunes here.
My top three are as follows:
1. Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty McColl
2. I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake
3. Merry Xmas (War is Over) – John LennonNot bad choices GH, however I had you down as a Mistletoe & Wine man myself. Would swap your second choice for Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M with Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer just missing out.
1. Fairytale of New York
2. Do They Know it’s Christmas
3. Little Drummer Boy – Bing Crosby & David Bowie (I know it’s a cover)Lee
I would concur with Grasshopper’s 3 songs, although I have Greg Lake’s ditty rated about 2lbs ahead of The Pogues et al.
I also like Benny Hill’s "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" – Christmas No.1 in 1971
I also rate Mr Blobby ahead of all past, present, & future X-Factor winners!
My top three are as follows:
1. Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty McColl
2. Merry Xmas (War is Over) – John Lennon
3. I wish it could be Christmas everyday – WizzardI fear I must be alone in my hatred of the Pogues tune.
I can honestly say if I could choose a song to be erased from history so I could never hear it again, it would be this.
To quote a line from the one of the greatest sitcoms of all time; "I would rather have a pineapple violently inserted into my rectum" (than listen to it)…
Sorry guys – had to get that off my chest!
I fear I must be alone in my hatred of the Pogues tune.
“Hatred” would be too strong, but I’m also not very keen on it at all, to be truthful. I don’t think it represents the Pogues at their best, and it sure as hell doesn’t Kirsty MacColl. I can at least reconcile myself to the not insignificant fact that the ongoing download sales of Fairytale… continue to swell the coffers of the Justice for Kirsty Campaign, though. Good.
As for my favourite three Winterval songs, I give you;
I Was Born on Christmas Day – St Etienne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKm_zrxL0p0
WARNING: video contains a pre-fame light entertainerJust Like Christmas – Low
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-rvWoVX3t0All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit – Half Man Half Biscuit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na12OyJEgJ8gc
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As much as i am not a fan of George Michael i do like Whams Last Christmas although in the video of the song the bloke who came to the Log Cabin with his GF had a pretty crap Xmas as he got dumped.
1) A Christmas Carol (Tom Lehrer)
2) Fairytale Of New York (Kirsty and Pogues)
3) Stop The Cavalry (Jona Lewie)
Three very different takes on the Christmas theme, but it seems like all are still relevant today.
I can’t believe for the life of me nobody’s mentioned The Pretenders ‘2000 miles’
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=30kXXTdmGCo This is a beautiful version.
It’s the only xmas track I can listen to out of season without wanting to kill myself.Well done The Young Fella for revealing Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie as the name escaped me.
The rest are knowhere!
The Young Fella
Glad too see somone else appreciates Tom Lehrer’s wry observations on Christmas. I listened to some of his stuff on youtube yesterday and so much of his acerbic observations are spot on to this day.
1. Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty McColl
2. I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake
3. Christmas Carol – Tom Lehrerwith an honourable mention for
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Roy Wood
Rob
Just dug out my Sufian Stevens box set of Songs for Christmas [singalong in stereo and hi fi!]..it’s only allowed out at Christmas and I’d forgot about it ..it even has a song book, a poster and stickers..
Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PJx_F2pKq … re=relatedRockin’ around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w05oOXJPHbQMerry Christmas – The Ramones
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PKvvy-0cz … re=relatedWot no Slade?
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