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Good Christmas songs
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:32 pm
by Undie
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:55 pm
by Psmith
That's sexy.
It's hard to think of many.There's always
The Ronettes and Frosty
https://youtu.be/OESKV4NR3po
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:55 pm
by Gaspode
That Phil Spector album was a must Chez Gassy for years, sadly not now.....
The Kinks - Father Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watchS?v=fPPCPqDINEk
I've said it before and I will say it again. Sir Ray is a far better song writer than Lennon or McCartney...
Simply having a wonderful Xmas time.......My arse!
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:53 pm
by Psmith
That Kinks link didn't work for me so I found another.
Whilst looking I found this.(good to dance to)
https://youtu.be/nud2TQNahaU
The Waitresses
Christmas Wrapping.
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:27 am
by Undie
I have the Kinks one on my christmas playlist, my OH isn't so keen as it's not full of Slade and Band Aid
I wasn't aware of the Kinks one until a few years ago I just put it on the playlist and left it, Evie was singing to it later on. It's a cracking tune.
All of the above also feature in my playlist
I found myself watching A Very Murray Christmas last night and I really enjoyed it's irreverence.
Bad Santa is only a day or so away
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:41 am
by Phillip Phlopp
The most cynical Christmas song must be the Pretenders' 2000 Miles.
I think they must have had a message from their management to knock out a Christmas tune and they took bits from a few dozen places and diced and spliced this beauty...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SkWIqQ3oLY
Taking the pish, yes, but it's a good tune.
Pogues and Kirsty McCall anyone? Live version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrAwK9juhhY
I miss Kirsty <sniff>
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:45 am
by Maximus
If I remember, my James Brown Christmas song advent calendar didn't go down so well here although, to be fair, his Christmas songs tend to be more about James Brown than Christmas anyway.
There are lots of good ones out there. I'm not a big Donny Hathaway fan but I like this one - very Stevie Wonder:
Donny Hathaway- This Christmas
The incomparable Jimmy Smith on organ for a jazzy Christmas workout:
Jimmy Smith - Jingle Bells
Esquivel and his unique space-age lounge sound:
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Esquivel and his Orchestra
There has to be one:
Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:59 am
by RockitRon
I'll have to find some time to work my way through this thread - looks promising.
In the meantime, I've just noticed that Radio 2's album of the week is the excellent JD McPherson's "Socks"
Hey Skinny Santa
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:12 pm
by Claude Balls
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:24 pm
by Undie
Are you fucking mental, I could have heard that then
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 5:52 pm
by Redpig59
Undie wrote: ↑Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:24 pm
Are you fucking mental, I could have heard that then
Ditto
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:12 pm
by Claude Balls
Harrumph!
Season of goodwill my arse!
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:52 pm
by Phillip Phlopp
I likes a bit of Queen, me.
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:25 pm
by Redpig59
Phillip Phlopp wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:52 pm
I likes a bit of Queen, me.
Pfft!
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:42 pm
by Gaspode
Move aside Kirsty and Shane there's a new kid on the block....
Fairytale Of The Black Country - Tom From West Brom
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:33 am
by Psmith
Brenda Lee
Rocking around the Xmas tree
https://youtu.be/is4NQkUN3AI
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:59 am
by RockitRon
A rare Bert Jansch song for Christmas, by Sarah McQuaid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_48v2BGxsAA
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:09 am
by Julian Mince
The Only Christmas song of merit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47A1XbA2Dag
Oh hang on, here's the other one, and if anyone suggests that the Spice Girls version is better, a virtual kicking will be forthcoming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:23 am
by Redpig59
Re: Good Christmas songs
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:47 am
by Gaspode
I really do not like that song but it does hold some wonderful memories for me. Christmas 1977 spent in a remote farm house on Llandefalle Hill near Brecon.