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Never mind the Pogues & Kirsty McColl - This is the best Christmas song ever
Greg Lake - I believe in father Christmas 1975
They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on Earth But instead it just kept on raining A veil of tears for the Virgin's birth I remember one Christmas morning A winters light and a distant choir And the peal of a bell and that Christmas Tree smell And their eyes full of tinsel and fire They sold me a dream of Christmas They sold me a Silent Night And they told me a fairy story 'Till I believed in the Israelite And I believed in Father Christmas And I looked at the sky with excited eyes 'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him and through his disguise I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave New Year All anguish pain and sadness Leave your heart and let your road be clear They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on Earth Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell The Christmas you get you deserve. Last edited by Smoochy : 13-12-2005 at 18:56. |
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Lol...absolutely NOT!!!
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Originally Posted by Smoochy
Greg Lake - I believe in father Christmas 1975
They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on Earth But instead it just kept on raining A veil of tears for the Virgin's birth I remember one Christmas morning A winters light and a distant choir And the peal of a bell and that Christmas Tree smell And their eyes full of tinsel and fire They sold me a dream of Christmas They sold me a Silent Night And they told me a fairy story 'Till I believed in the Israelite And I believed in Father Christmas And I looked at the sky with excited eyes 'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him and through his disguise I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave New Year All anguish pain and sadness Leave your heart and let your road be clear They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on Earth Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell The Christmas you get you deserve. |
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That Sergei Prokfiev knew how to write 'em.
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you do know its really jingle bells
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Don't listen to the others Smoochy. I agree with you; Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas 1975 is the best Christmas record. Well, certainly in the top three, coz I have a version of Oh Holy Night by Jon Anderson which is equally stunning. And for sheer Christmas party mood The Must Have is Noddy screaming out It's...Christ....mas on Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody.
Wishing you The Joy of The Season |
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Don't listen to the others Smoochy. I agree with you; Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas 1975 is the best Christmas record.
Wishing you The Joy of The Season Those who think Fairytale of New York is the best dont seem to understand the meaning of Greg Lake's song to appreciate it. Happy (Festival of Lights) Holiday and a guid New Year to you to. |
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Nah. The best Christmas song is "No Christmas" by The Wedding Present:
-------------------------------------- I wonder if you're going to ask me why I lied? I wonder if you're going to show you're angry with me I wonder if I could explain this if I tried I wonder if I'm going to know when you forgive me When you forgive me, you forgive me, you forgive me Will you stay with me, you stay with me, you stay with me? And all those awful things you said at first Don't shout, I understand, you're pretending To punish me, well I'm listening so do your worst I don't doubt that you're mad but it can't be ending It can't be ending, it can't be ending, can't be ending You're still pretending, still pretending, still pretending Don't say we've reached the end. You can't be right For goodness sake you must know I care about you Please stay my best friend one more night I couldn't face another day alone without you Alone without you, alone without you , alone without you I care about you, I care about you, I care about you Alone without you, alone without you , alone without you I care about you, I care about you, I care about you --------------------------------------- You can always rely on David Gedge for a bit of festive cheer
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Nah. The best Christmas song is "No Christmas" by The Wedding Present:
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'Fairytale of New York' is a total 'muso's' song. It's as is you're supposed to like it because it's a Christmas song by a 'proper' band. I don't hate it, not by any means, but I really dislike the reason why I believe some people like it.
That Greg Lake song is very good by the way. |
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I still prefer Wizzards - I wish it could be christmas everyday, even prefer it over slades merry christmas everybody
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'Fairytale of New York' is a total 'muso's' song. It's as is you're supposed to like it because it's a Christmas song by a 'proper' band. I don't hate it, not by any means, but I really dislike the reason why I believe some people like it.
That Greg Lake song is very good by the way. could it be that its just an honest and well written tune
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Thank's
Those who think Fairytale of New York is the best dont seem to understand the meaning of Greg Lake's song to appreciate it. Happy (Festival of Lights) Holiday and a guid New Year to you to. You are saying that because i dont agree with you im not able to understand another song arent you? Well if thats the case i say that because you dont like FTONY you cant understand what its like to fall in/out of love!! Just as silly as your point i think? |
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i dont know how you did it but youve made the pogues seem pretentious and arty farty
could it be that its just an honest and well written tune ![]() |
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Nooo!!! My best mate was in the video for that. You mean someone's actually heard of it.
Like the total indie saddo I am I bought all the singles on the day they were released (I think they were all deleted after one week, so you had to be quick ![]() "No Christmas" is just brilliant. The b-side featured a quite awful cover of Elton John's "Step Into Christmas", which is a really crap Christmas tune anyway. |
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There was Christmas rap called Rent-A-Santa by Chris Hill back in 75 who use snippets of music from other artists which was very good you know, it was out at the same time as I Believe In Father Christmas which has real meaning.
Fairytail Of New York is only liked for it's sentimental reasons, I liked it back in 87, but now get pissed off with it's over exposure. |
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Oh yes. Twas the last of the Weddoes' 12 "Hit Parade" singles, where they released one single a month for a year.
Like the total indie saddo I am I bought all the singles on the day they were released (I think they were all deleted after one week, so you had to be quick ![]() "No Christmas" is just brilliant. The b-side featured a quite awful cover of Elton John's "Step Into Christmas", which is a really crap Christmas tune anyway. Do you know the video? If so watch out for the same person in kids' show 'Tracy Beaker' on a TV near you soon! Or don't. |
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I agree absolutely 100%. You can't beat "I Believe in Father Christmas" for lyric, sentiment, melody and arrangement.
As has already been said, "Fairytale of New York" is more appreciated these days for its sentimental value. It was popular at the time of its release and has been one of those songs that is played every year since but without achieving the regard that it has been held in over the past 5 years. As for party songs, I've always preferred "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" to "Merry Christmas Everybody" which is one of the few Christmas songs I genuinely loathe. |
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i dont know how you did it but youve made the pogues seem pretentious and arty farty
could it be that its just an honest and well written tune ![]() That's how I see it - and it's a bit more poignant since Kirsty MaColl died, but I've always loved it. Second favourite is Happy Christmas (War is Over) and I like When a Child is Born as well. Can't say I'm a huge fan of Slade or Wizard. |
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Do you know the video? If so watch out for the same person in kids' show 'Tracy Beaker' on a TV near you soon! Or don't.
I hate to say it but he looks a bit gormless in that video... |
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noway at all the pouges are way better than that, by then way when do they relese the song this year soon?
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I'm guessing he's the guy in the green jumper in the video, having a bit of a miserable Xmas with his girlfriend (and a little girl).
I hate to say it but he looks a bit gormless in that video... Of course, he's not gormless really. It's just his marvellous acting skills. |
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As I said, it's the reason (I believe) some people like it that bothers me. I don't really mind the song in truth.
only kidding btw elp
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That Sergei Prokfiev knew how to write 'em.
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