Bah humbug.
Whilst I agree there are many”toppermost of the poppermost” Xmas toons about – Phil Spector album being a prime example – my number 1 would be
Bad News – Cashing In On Christmas
(no youtube link because my phone is very annoying)
Ooh, now we’re talking! I busted open the Christmas record cases on Thursday, and there are several LPs in them bought this year and as yet unspun. Today I put on an album by Gladys Knight and the Pips, which includes this lovely version of Do You Hear What I Hear?
There’s a version of Christmas Wrapping on Kylie’s festive offering. It features some rather rubbish interjections from Iggy Pop. I won’t post it, ‘cos this is favourites thread.
I too,like JackTheBiscuit,love “Christmas Wrapping” so I’ll go with another goodie
I like most versions of “Sleigh Ride” so I’ll post this one for you all to enjoy
My favourite ever version of Sleigh Ride is by Geoff Love & His Orchestra (as featured a couple of years ago on Car Boot Christmas). It’s bloody lovely.
Yup, Jack, you’ve nailed it in one. Christmas Wrapping is festive without being cloying, and one of the best basslines ever. I’d also add, as runners-up, Tom Petty’s ‘Christmas all over again’ and Tom McRae’s take on ‘Wonderful Christmastime’.
I love all the faves, being an unapologetic Christmas lover. But you can’t beat Rosemary Clooney’s “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” (Tracey Thorn, who I adore, didn’t get near it on her Christmas album)…
Christmas is in full swing over here, and struggling around in 30++ degree heat listening to glum versions of Silent Night and Little Drummer Boy does nothing to improve your mood, I can tell you. Hence this:
The Waitresses is the correct answer. If anybody sees my white-vinyl-with-holly-leaf-label 12″, stolen from a party in Reading c.1989, cash offers for a safe return, no questions asked. I miss it at this time of year.
My fave indie-folkers The Retrospective Soundtrack Players (the artists previously known as The Dawn Chorus) made a concept album called ‘It’s a Wonderful Christmas Carol’ in 2014 featuring guest spots from Frank Turner and Chris T-T, and every track is magnificent.
‘Christmas Day’:
A late entry at number 3 is last year’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings album ‘It’s a Holiday Soul Party’.
“You took my dreams from me when I first found you /
I kept them with me babe – I put them with my own”
I’ve heard “Fairytale of New York” too often – playing over the tannoys of a hundred stores in December, these past 29 years. And I’ve got sick of it. Which is a pity, because it really is a very fine song.
I remember when it came out, too. Felt like something special to see them on TOTP; like the good guys had somehow sneaked in. Who knew it would become a standard like Slade or Wizzard’s seasonal hits?
Fairytale of New York is definitely mine. Time and familiarity haven’t worn it out. It remains a bittersweet masterpiece that always brings a flutter to my heart. Beautiful song.
Fairytale is magnificant, but somehow it doesn’t feel like a Christmas song to me – even though it is. Just too wonderful. I can hear it and not think of Christmas.
Somehow a Chistmas song has to also be a bit naff.
So it has to be EITHER the Waitresses, or the one everyone hates but I genuinely do not get tired of hearing. Rave on Roy Wood…
As Xmas is officially completely fab, then even the shit songs are OK, unless they’re ringing thru’ Boots on October 9th..
The John Fahey Xmas albums are all essential, but my small favourite is a compilation of frothy pop nonsense, featuring Shoes, Matthew Sweet and the song below.
The album is called Yuletunes and it’s on Black Vinyl and can prob be found for sevenpence ha’penny somewhere…
Another vote for Mary Gauthier: a Xmas song that can be sung on any day of the year.
Could it be the fact that it’s 10 degrees minutes out there today in Kärrtorp that makes me so fond of these two songs?
Christmas in de tropics – De Paur Chorus
Lord Nelson – A Party for Santa Claus
This exquisite song is a more accurate reflection of Yule in these parts. So many fine versions: Chrissie’s with the Blind Boys of Alabama is one of the best
You put on Happy Birthday by Altered Images and at the “Happy Birthday!” bits you drunkenly shout “Jesus!”, thereby achieving the double whammy of paying tribute to the magic carpenter and awarding yourself the ace Xmas pressie of a duet with C.P. Grogan..
Have an Up MC. Such a wonderful song. I believe he went on to become a novelist.
Wait! Just Googled. A novelist and a record company executive! I am surprised.
I have always imagined him sitting in a log cabin somewhere writing very home-spun books about small town life.
Of course the best one of all is Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms. Which has a nice tie-in to the Christmas Movie’s thread, being used as the backing to the slightly woozy opening tower block fall at the start of Lethal Weapon:
Tom Waits Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis generally gets an airing around 3:00 am Christmas morning when the wine bottle is empty and everyone has pissed off to bed.
And if the mood has gone particularly maudlin , I’ll follow it with the Blue Nile’s Family Life…
There are very few songs that I know the lyrics to, I just can’t seem to memorize lyrics even to my favourite tunes. For that reason this is my favourite Christmas song – because even I am able to remember the words to it! Also; it’s just lush and lovely in that lovely American so-what-if-it’s-corny kind of way.
A pedant writes: Dickie Valentine wasn’t American – born in Marylebone in 1929, died in a car crash travelling between gigs in Wales in 1971. He was my mother’s favourite singer when at his peak in the 1950’s.
Ah, apologies – although I didn’t really think of the singer when I wrote that, I just think that the song itself sound very American. The lyrics especially, the imagery doesn’t scream “Britain” to me. But maybe that says more about me than British Christmas! 🙂
Marvelous, Ivylander! You can always be relied upon lesser-known pearls.
You may be interested to hear, @Jackthe biscuit, that last night SVT showed a Kylie Minogue Xmas spectacular, filmed at the RAH. The girl certainly knows how to put on a show. A paty and a half. Chrissie Hynde appeared to sing a duet of 2000 miles but most interesting was that Kylie did a no holds barred, roof raising version of Xmas Wrapping.
Has it now entered the mainstream Xmas songbook?
One song that certainly has is Ron Sexsmith’s beautiful Maybe this Xmas.
Kyle’s version of Xmas Wrapping is from her Christmas album, which came out last year (I have it on snow white vinly, obvs). The song also features Iggy Pop, although his contribution isn’t exactly stellar.
Al.ways struck me as a single that the record company wanted rather than the band, so Chris & Glenn knocked it out in a ‘will this do’ kind of way. I’d agree that it is probably the least wonderous song Squeeze have ever released.
That’ll be Christmas or St Stephens Day Massacre be Thea Gilmore
Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry or Gibbons/Grohl/Lemmy
and which version of Marshmallow World? … Tim Wheeler & Emmy the Great I think
And to bring together a strand from the Jerry Lewis thread, here from A Very Murray Christmas is the wonderful Jenny Lewis. There was also a poor Fairytale in which Jenny was by far the best thing. And Miley Cyrus was good.
And now I have finished work and its Christmas! Well it will be when I get home.
Mike H has picked Mary Gauthier and Hubert has bagged Over The Rhine, so I’m offering a tune released but a few weeks back. It is nonetheless excellent:
Dean Owens and the Whisky Hearts – Home For Christmas
Well it’s Christmas Day and having just heard this for the first time this year and enjoyed it immensely (was this Yoko’s finest hour?) I declare the best Christmas song is…
Moose the Mooche says
Turn it up! Bring the Noise!
Bingo Little says
It’s a bit obvious, but it really doesn’t get any better than this…
Rigid Digit says
Bah humbug.
Whilst I agree there are many”toppermost of the poppermost” Xmas toons about – Phil Spector album being a prime example – my number 1 would be
Bad News – Cashing In On Christmas
(no youtube link because my phone is very annoying)
Moose the Mooche says
We’re rocking all the way to the bank.
LesterTheNightfly says
Here you are Mr Digit
minibreakfast says
Ooh, now we’re talking! I busted open the Christmas record cases on Thursday, and there are several LPs in them bought this year and as yet unspun. Today I put on an album by Gladys Knight and the Pips, which includes this lovely version of Do You Hear What I Hear?
Moose the Mooche says
“Busted open”? They get closed?
minibreakfast says
There’s a version of Christmas Wrapping on Kylie’s festive offering. It features some rather rubbish interjections from Iggy Pop. I won’t post it, ‘cos this is favourites thread.
LesterTheNightfly says
I too,like JackTheBiscuit,love “Christmas Wrapping” so I’ll go with another goodie
I like most versions of “Sleigh Ride” so I’ll post this one for you all to enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW5ZVOmjAEA
minibreakfast says
Ooh, I like that a lot. Groovy and twinkly!
minibreakfast says
My favourite ever version of Sleigh Ride is by Geoff Love & His Orchestra (as featured a couple of years ago on Car Boot Christmas). It’s bloody lovely.
Bingo Little says
This is a classic:
This is the very spirit of an Xmas at Casa Little, home invasions and all:
On a more modern tip, I’m quite partial to this:
Locust says
I just found this rather amusing “songified” Home Alone video:
corganiser says
Yup, it is the waitresses. You’ve nailed it.
badartdog says
no no no. I hate that bloody Waitresses song.
It’s this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewG5xsNz5No
minibreakfast says
Thanks for posting this. I don’t own a copy yet, but I love it.
ruff-diamond says
*cough*greenvinly*cough*
And yes, Badartdog is right – this is THE one.
TrypF says
Yup, Jack, you’ve nailed it in one. Christmas Wrapping is festive without being cloying, and one of the best basslines ever. I’d also add, as runners-up, Tom Petty’s ‘Christmas all over again’ and Tom McRae’s take on ‘Wonderful Christmastime’.
Seamus says
The Fab 4/Jingle Bells
ivylander says
The album I play year after year is the Staple Singers’ ’25th Day of December’. Good from start to finish, but this is an especially good one…
Twang says
I love all the faves, being an unapologetic Christmas lover. But you can’t beat Rosemary Clooney’s “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” (Tracey Thorn, who I adore, didn’t get near it on her Christmas album)…
https://youtu.be/8She_uExh2s
Declan says
Same here. This is a lovely one, and as a change from the ubiquitous Bing.
BTW Redbone’s Christmas Island is one of the great Christmas albums.
davebigpicture says
No Tull @Twang? Ignoring the overrated Ring Out Solstice Bells, I’m going to post what I post every year, Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow.
Twang says
Good point Dave. This is my favourite Tull Christmas song – Ian Anderson typically cleverer and more contrary than everyone else.
mikethep says
Christmas is in full swing over here, and struggling around in 30++ degree heat listening to glum versions of Silent Night and Little Drummer Boy does nothing to improve your mood, I can tell you. Hence this:
dai says
Much as I dislike the fairly ridiculous ELP, I heard Greg Lake’s “classic” for the first time this year today, and began to come over all festive
bobness says
… is the correct answer.
That or “White wine in the sun” by Tim Minchin.
dadwardo says
Bursts into tears. Good one.
Mike_H says
“Christmas In Paradise” by Mary Gauthier.
This is my favourite “Bah Humbug” song.
(Terry Allen – X-mas on the Isthmus)
fentonsteve says
The Waitresses is the correct answer. If anybody sees my white-vinyl-with-holly-leaf-label 12″, stolen from a party in Reading c.1989, cash offers for a safe return, no questions asked. I miss it at this time of year.
My fave indie-folkers The Retrospective Soundtrack Players (the artists previously known as The Dawn Chorus) made a concept album called ‘It’s a Wonderful Christmas Carol’ in 2014 featuring guest spots from Frank Turner and Chris T-T, and every track is magnificent.
‘Christmas Day’:
A late entry at number 3 is last year’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings album ‘It’s a Holiday Soul Party’.
Ain’t no Chimneys in the Projects:
Almost Simon says
Always loved this one………..
Almost Simon says
This one too……………..The Greedies!
hubert rawlinson says
The Waitresses is an excellent choice.
I’m rather fond of this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-qXw3zstkPg
Carl says
Are you going to see them in April next year?
I have my ticket for Cecil Sharp House.
hubert rawlinson says
Will check as am up in Yorkshire, however trips down are not unknown. Thanks @Carl
Gary says
How come we got this far without no one posting Eric’s classic?
walker1 says
Is this a Christmas record or a winter one?
This is undeniably Christmas
KDH says
Both great, but I think this is the highlight of that album:
Native says
Love the whole album – including this version.
Marwood says
Always had a soft spot for Greg Lake’s “I believe in Father Christmas.”
And those lines in Fairytale of New York when Kirsty slaps down the self-pitying drunk:
‘I could have been someone’
‘Well so could anyone.’
duco01 says
“You took my dreams from me when I first found you /
I kept them with me babe – I put them with my own”
I’ve heard “Fairytale of New York” too often – playing over the tannoys of a hundred stores in December, these past 29 years. And I’ve got sick of it. Which is a pity, because it really is a very fine song.
Marwood says
I remember when it came out, too. Felt like something special to see them on TOTP; like the good guys had somehow sneaked in. Who knew it would become a standard like Slade or Wizzard’s seasonal hits?
mikeyp40 says
Remains a wonderful song.
Put it this way, if you heard it for the first time today you would probably think it a thing of wonder.
Twang says
I agree, I love it every time I hear it.
Arthur Cowslip says
Fairytale of New York is definitely mine. Time and familiarity haven’t worn it out. It remains a bittersweet masterpiece that always brings a flutter to my heart. Beautiful song.
paulwright says
Fairytale is magnificant, but somehow it doesn’t feel like a Christmas song to me – even though it is. Just too wonderful. I can hear it and not think of Christmas.
Somehow a Chistmas song has to also be a bit naff.
So it has to be EITHER the Waitresses, or the one everyone hates but I genuinely do not get tired of hearing. Rave on Roy Wood…
https://youtu.be/IM_H4CAAYxc
count jim moriarty says
IMHO FONY is not a Christmas song, in the same way that Stop The Cavalry is not a Christmas song. They are songs that mention Christmas.
nogbad says
As Xmas is officially completely fab, then even the shit songs are OK, unless they’re ringing thru’ Boots on October 9th..
The John Fahey Xmas albums are all essential, but my small favourite is a compilation of frothy pop nonsense, featuring Shoes, Matthew Sweet and the song below.
The album is called Yuletunes and it’s on Black Vinyl and can prob be found for sevenpence ha’penny somewhere…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-ywyZcl4U
Festive fun to one and all !
Kaisfatdad says
Another vote for Mary Gauthier: a Xmas song that can be sung on any day of the year.
Could it be the fact that it’s 10 degrees minutes out there today in Kärrtorp that makes me so fond of these two songs?
Christmas in de tropics – De Paur Chorus
Lord Nelson – A Party for Santa Claus
This exquisite song is a more accurate reflection of Yule in these parts. So many fine versions: Chrissie’s with the Blind Boys of Alabama is one of the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMVAiu_V9Vw
Sewer Robot says
You put on Happy Birthday by Altered Images and at the “Happy Birthday!” bits you drunkenly shout “Jesus!”, thereby achieving the double whammy of paying tribute to the magic carpenter and awarding yourself the ace Xmas pressie of a duet with C.P. Grogan..
Moose the Mooche says
I put on Mary Mary by the Mokess and shout CHRISTMAS after the title.
minibreakfast says
Currently listening to Andy Williams’ Christmas album and sipping a large sherry. I’m 42, you know.
Moose the Mooche says
I just noticed that the Torero Band album says “Revolution One” on the front. What the parp is that?
minibreakfast says
So it does! Will have to put this on next, Andy’s rum-pum-pum-pumming already.
Moose the Mooche says
Christmas is gonna be –
Parp-sho-bee-doo-wop
Al-right!
GCU Grey Area says
Sherry is gert lush. At least, dry ones are. Manzanillas and finos.
British sherry. As sold in VG and Spar shops, back in the day. Bring your own bottle, ten bob a pint. One of my nans loved it.
Rigid Digit says
This is possibly one of those “so bad it’s brilliant” (or maybe not)
Twisted Sister – Heavy Metal Christmas
If that has piqued your interest, there is a whole album to “enjoy”
Kid Dynamite says
Do Slayer count? Altogether now…raining blood from a lacerated skyyyyy
bricameron says
count jim moriarty says
Emphatically NOT a Christmas record. It’s an anti-war song that happens to mention Christmas.
As I stated earlier…
bricameron says
Bob looks like David Sylvian here!
Kaisfatdad says
Not many ancient carols or merry wassailers been mentioned yet. Here are the Span to help put that right.
And I’ve made a playlist with al the songs mentioned so far that I could find and will continue to update. Perfect for that long Xmas drive….
MC Escher says
This is just lovely. From the same LP on which the Waitresses song originally appeared (“Ze Christmas Record”, white vinly too).
David SIgerson “It’s A Big Country”. The song “Driving Home For Christmas” wishes it could be:
Kaisfatdad says
Have an Up MC. Such a wonderful song. I believe he went on to become a novelist.
Wait! Just Googled. A novelist and a record company executive! I am surprised.
I have always imagined him sitting in a log cabin somewhere writing very home-spun books about small town life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davitt_Sigerson
MC Escher says
Thanks KFD.
Of course the best one of all is Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms. Which has a nice tie-in to the Christmas Movie’s thread, being used as the backing to the slightly woozy opening tower block fall at the start of Lethal Weapon:
Morrison says
Love this.
James Taylor says
I love anything JT does
Mohair-Sam says
Tom Waits Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis generally gets an airing around 3:00 am Christmas morning when the wine bottle is empty and everyone has pissed off to bed.
And if the mood has gone particularly maudlin , I’ll follow it with the Blue Nile’s Family Life…
walker1 says
Family Life is brilliant – and partly responsible for my lovely wife telling me that I enjoy “sad, slow, depressing music.”
Gatz says
@mohair-sam @walker1 Bit late with this, but you might enjoy the One Track Minds podcast in which David Quantick explains to an audience (which inclcuded me) why Family Life is ‘the record that changed my life’ http://www.onetrackminds.uk/home-1/2016/10/13/podcast-episode-4-david-quantick-on-family-life
walker1 says
Thanks for the heads up @Gatz – as I said sad, slow and depressing (but still utterly lovely).
Lando Cakes says
Christmas Wrapping is, of course, the right answer.
However, I’m also very fond of this – Joy by Tracey Thorn:
Twang says
Mmmm will be playing her Christmas album at the weekend.
Lando Cakes says
And I can’t get enough of Sufjan Steven’s Sister Winter (Ms Thorn’s version also fab):
Uncle Wheaty says
As always the true path to enlightenment lies in the path of Prog Rock chaps.
Here is the proof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCEdrnaFlY
ruff-diamond says
Proof cemented by this – Chris Squire & Alan White’s Run With The Fox:
Kaisfatdad says
What is Xmas without some cajun fiddling and accordion?
Johny Allen – Christmas time in Louisiana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVb178Ta-Fo
(Thanks Fatima for reminding me of this one!)
anton says
It may have got unseasonably mild but I’m off to see Low tonight;
Kaisfatdad says
Love that Low song and not just because it mentions Stockholm!
They have a new Xmas song out too and it is also rather lovely.
Locust says
There are very few songs that I know the lyrics to, I just can’t seem to memorize lyrics even to my favourite tunes. For that reason this is my favourite Christmas song – because even I am able to remember the words to it! Also; it’s just lush and lovely in that lovely American so-what-if-it’s-corny kind of way.
count jim moriarty says
A pedant writes: Dickie Valentine wasn’t American – born in Marylebone in 1929, died in a car crash travelling between gigs in Wales in 1971. He was my mother’s favourite singer when at his peak in the 1950’s.
Locust says
Ah, apologies – although I didn’t really think of the singer when I wrote that, I just think that the song itself sound very American. The lyrics especially, the imagery doesn’t scream “Britain” to me. But maybe that says more about me than British Christmas! 🙂
Kaisfatdad says
Mistletoe, Xmas pud, Santa and ….. The Fall.
Where would the festive season be without them?
And this gem from Denmark’s Raveonettes deserves a mention too.
ivylander says
And then this…
Kaisfatdad says
Marvelous, Ivylander! You can always be relied upon lesser-known pearls.
You may be interested to hear, @Jackthe biscuit, that last night SVT showed a Kylie Minogue Xmas spectacular, filmed at the RAH. The girl certainly knows how to put on a show. A paty and a half. Chrissie Hynde appeared to sing a duet of 2000 miles but most interesting was that Kylie did a no holds barred, roof raising version of Xmas Wrapping.
Has it now entered the mainstream Xmas songbook?
One song that certainly has is Ron Sexsmith’s beautiful Maybe this Xmas.
minibreakfast says
Kyle’s version of Xmas Wrapping is from her Christmas album, which came out last year (I have it on snow white vinly, obvs). The song also features Iggy Pop, although his contribution isn’t exactly stellar.
Moose the Mooche says
Pop’s idea of wrapping is usually those frightful cellophane trousers.
*shudders*
minibreakfast says
It’s not on YouTube, but here they are on spotty:
fentonsteve says
Even the Spice Girls have had a go at Christmas Wrapping. It wasn’t, I need not tell you, as good as the original.
garyjohn says
A Christmas song which comes within touching distance of capturing the optimism, reflection and poignant regret associated with a family celebration.
Rigid Digit says
John Otway – OK Father Christmas
Jorrox says
How could a band as good as Squeeze make such a crappy xmas record?
count jim moriarty says
Al.ways struck me as a single that the record company wanted rather than the band, so Chris & Glenn knocked it out in a ‘will this do’ kind of way. I’d agree that it is probably the least wonderous song Squeeze have ever released.
minibreakfast says
Until I saw the word Squeeze in your post I assumed that Hoddle and Waddle had released a Christmas record.
count jim moriarty says
Don’t even think it, Mini…
Deviant808 says
“Just me and Leonard Cohen for Christmas”
(“Happiest Time Of The Year” – Helen Love)
Johnny Concheroo says
Here’s mine
Phil Pirrip says
Decisions, decisions.
That’ll be Christmas or St Stephens Day Massacre be Thea Gilmore
Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry or Gibbons/Grohl/Lemmy
and which version of Marshmallow World? … Tim Wheeler & Emmy the Great I think
paulwright says
As well as Kylie, Glee did Christmas Wrapping. I wouldn’t link, but its Brittany (played by Heather Norris) – the best thing in Glee.
Rigid Digit says
The Darkness attempt to become a Christmas staple.
One of the last great Christmas songs, or just a thinly veiled nob gag?
paulwright says
Does it need to be either or?
Moose the Mooche says
Probably inspired by the following exchange by two people at their record company:
“The Darkness want to make a Christmas record”
“Oh no! Don’t let the bell-ends!!”
Sewer Robot says
🤚
paulwright says
And to bring together a strand from the Jerry Lewis thread, here from A Very Murray Christmas is the wonderful Jenny Lewis. There was also a poor Fairytale in which Jenny was by far the best thing. And Miley Cyrus was good.
And now I have finished work and its Christmas! Well it will be when I get home.
Colin H says
Spare 4 minutes for this, it’s brilliant – the Minnows, from Belfast.
Carl says
Mike H has picked Mary Gauthier and Hubert has bagged Over The Rhine, so I’m offering a tune released but a few weeks back. It is nonetheless excellent:
Dean Owens and the Whisky Hearts – Home For Christmas
Carl says
I just remembered another classic. Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas From The Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dkAQ9KFArw
fentonsteve says
There’s a great version of this by Jill Sobule on her It’s The Thought That Counts EP.
Kaisfatdad says
Agreed. Jill does the song proud.
Carl says
Excellent.
It’s not I song I imagined anyone covering, but she retains the spirit of the original while changing things enough to “make it her own”.
Uncle Mick says
Oh, if i must….
ruff-diamond says
Enough of this miserablism! Santa is coming on his bison sleigh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5-DP_jaq4I
Shonen Knife – Space Christmas
Wayfarer says
Anything from the Roches – Christmas isn’t Christmas without it.
Junior Wells says
Backdoor Santa by Clarence Carter always makes me laugh as I’ve a vulgar sense of humor.
However, mooching around on YouTube this parody of the Dylan Christmas album had me spluttering my coffee
Kaisfatdad says
Have an Up, Junior. That made me smile. A small classic of DIY film-making.
Moose the Mooche says
I’ve no idea what you mean about Backdoor Santa. Some people have their chimneys blocked up, so there’s no other access.
chilli ray virus says
A family favourite …
Mike_H says
This is a nice mellow one.
(Charles Brown – Merry Christmas Baby)
Declan says
The original German of this is better than the rather anodyne English version which hit #14 in 1988. Frohe Weihnachten.
KDH says
I don’t know what my all-time favourite is, but this year my most played is The Unthanks sublime version of “2000 Miles”.
nickduvet says
Well it’s Christmas Day and having just heard this for the first time this year and enjoyed it immensely (was this Yoko’s finest hour?) I declare the best Christmas song is…
Happy Christmas everyone