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Old 06-12-2004, 13:10
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the slade classic. i read something somewhere about it getting to no 1 years ago in something like june in somewhere like norway.it rocks ! i like the music itself and not the fact its a xmas song. has there been a better one since 1973?

the pogues/kirsty mcoll - fairytale of new york,is ok too( did anyone see shane mcgowan on the frank skinner show a few weeks ago? lets just say he likes a drink or two ]
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Old 06-12-2004, 21:42
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'course theres better, try the xmas no 1 from 1974, a certain mud song'
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Old 06-12-2004, 21:47
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Originally Posted by xjem
'course theres better, try the xmas no 1 from 1974, a certain mud song'
you must be talking about the elvis imitators doing lonely this christmas, very average indeed, next you'll be telling me you like shaking stevens. nope slade rock all the rest are imitators
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Old 06-12-2004, 21:54
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Got to be this one from "Hot Pantz"

"Give U one 4 Christmas"

Link: http://www.gutrecords.com/giveu1/


!!!!! OOOOO-ERRRRR !!!!!
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Old 07-12-2004, 01:53
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My favourite two Xmas Songs are "I with it could be Xmas Everyday" by Wizzard and The Pogues - Fairytale of New York. Happy memories of standing around in a big circle at the end of the college Xmas bash with all your mates, arms around each other all staggering drunkenly an singing, it truly is Xmas lol
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Old 07-12-2004, 02:38
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Originally Posted by DelboyOnline
Got to be this one from "Hot Pantz"

"Give U one 4 Christmas"

Link: http://www.gutrecords.com/giveu1/


!!!!! OOOOO-ERRRRR !!!!!
hehe was the first time i heard it
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Old 07-12-2004, 04:06
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Originally Posted by willhung
My favourite two Xmas Songs are "I with it could be Xmas Everyday" by Wizzard and The Pogues - Fairytale of New York. Happy memories of standing around in a big circle at the end of the college Xmas bash with all your mates, arms around each other all staggering drunkenly an singing, it truly is Xmas lol
Pogues with Kirsty Mcall fairy tale of ny, exellent choice
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Old 07-12-2004, 04:52
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One of my favourite Christmas songs is: I Believe In Father Christmas by Greg Lake.

Mind you, I love all the songs they play when you are doing your pressie shopping. Slade, Wizard etc. It really get's me in the festive mood.
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Old 07-12-2004, 09:03
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Christmas begins when you see Wham's Last Christmas..
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Old 07-12-2004, 13:21
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What about the all time classic - Cheeky Christmas by The Cheeky Girls?
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Old 07-12-2004, 20:46
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Top 3 for me:

1. Pogues: Fairytale Of NY
2. Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody
3. Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas? (original)

Also like Gary Glitter's, Wizzard's, John Lennon's, Paul McCartney's and Mud's Xmas songs.
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Old 08-12-2004, 14:17
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Nobody has mentioned Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone.

You lot have no taste!
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Old 08-12-2004, 17:28
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The best has to be Jona Lewie Stop The Cavalry closely followed by Greg Lake.
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Old 08-12-2004, 18:10
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Its got to be Wham - Last Christmas, its by far the best xmasy song, close behind are Band Aid, East 17 and Mariah Carey i think.
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Old 13-12-2004, 19:48
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Step Into Christmas by Elton John - one of my favourites. Regretfully, the rest of my favourites are all played to death, by the time I'm halfway through my advent calender I've had enough of them.
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Old 13-12-2004, 19:56
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Mariah Carey song is best that she sings
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Old 13-12-2004, 20:40
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Top 2 for me
1) First Noel- Charlotte Church is amazing.
2) Walking in the Air- Aled Jones
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Old 13-12-2004, 23:10
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White Christmas by Bing Crosby
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Old 14-12-2004, 22:14
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Originally Posted by Soaps'r'us
What about the all time classic - Cheeky Christmas by The Cheeky Girls?
That was the number one in vh1's top 10 christmas turkeys show earlier tonight!
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Old 14-12-2004, 22:16
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Originally Posted by 1996PK
Nobody has mentioned Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone.

You lot have no taste!
I don't think anybody's mentioned "Driving Home For Christmas" either...
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Old 15-12-2004, 13:19
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when u work in a shop at this time of year it makes you cringe everytime you think of a christmas song. I had to listen to the same cd for 8 and a half hours last saturday. But my personal favs are fairytale of new york and spaceman came travelling by chris de burgh.
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Old 15-12-2004, 16:29
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when i clicked this, i just knew it would be slade agree with wezzo's 1,2,3 mind.. the pogues just does it for me that lil bit more.

don't agree with the john lennon runner up tho.. presuming you're talking about Imagine, i find it probably the worst song ever written. (oh thats so gonna win me some friends on here... i also hated goldeneye on the n64 *gulp*)
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Old 15-12-2004, 16:37
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Originally Posted by pHo
when i clicked this, i just knew it would be slade agree with wezzo's 1,2,3 mind.. the pogues just does it for me that lil bit more.

don't agree with the john lennon runner up tho.. presuming you're talking about Imagine, i find it probably the worst song ever written. (oh thats so gonna win me some friends on here... i also hated goldeneye on the n64 *gulp*)
Probably means the John Lennon Xmas classic - Happy Xmas (War is over), this was (badly) covered last year by the Pop Idol 2 finalists.

Other xmas songs that I have heard on the radio today....

Stop the Calvary - ??
Santa Claus is comin to town - Bruce Springsteen
I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake
All I want for Christmas is you - Mariah Carey
Please come home for Christmas - Bon Jovi
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Old 15-12-2004, 17:15
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The most recorded Christmas song is apparently "Silent Night" but I can't remember anybody having a big hit with that as a single... can anyone?

The version sung on last week's Songs of Praise by Aled Jones & Hayley Westenra was rather nice but they didn't release it as a single as was rumoured a while back, only as a track on Aled's new album.

Oh, there's a nice video of it here. (8 MB but it soon streams)

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Old 15-12-2004, 17:30
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Originally Posted by d'@ve
The most recorded Christmas song is apparently "Silent Night" but I can't remember anybody having a big hit with that as a single... can anyone?

The version sung on last week's Songs of Praise by Aled Jones & Hayley Westenra was rather nice but they didn't release it as a single as was rumoured a while back, only as a track on Aled's new album.

Oh, there's a video of it (Songs of Praise, at the top) and "Silent Night" follows Hayley's "Mary did You Know?") here. The S of P version is better than the Christmas Mania version.
Bing Crosby reached number 8 with Silent Night in 1952!...www.everyhit.co.uk
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