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Xmas

So this is a short summary of my favourite Christmas related songs, some old, some newer but all touched by that special Christmas Magic....

To be clear form eth start, the greatest ever Christmas Song is by a clear mile, The Pohgues' "Fairytail of New York", re-released mant times, with some of eth more controversial words dubbed or ignired. It is a true timeless classic in my opinion


After the Pogues come a couple of real classics that I just love to love, ironically both released in the same year - if my memory serves me well. Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" and Wizzard's "I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday".



Hanging around in the late 1970s we have John Lennon's 'Happy Xmas (War is Over)', another all time classic - I guess...


and we have the 'Christmas Wrapping' by the Waitresses.


Moving around in time again to about 1980, I have to include Jona Lewie's 'Stop the Cavalry', a big hit at the time and much better than Paul McCartney's take on the same subject a few years later.


Another step forwards in time gives us the Darkness' "Christmas Time (Don't let the Bells End)", high camp but great fun...


Back to the Seventies now with a blast of "I Believe in Father Christmas" from old rocker Greg Lake from supposed super group Emmerson, Lake & Palmer


Next is "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" recorded by David Bowie and Bing Crosby 1977 for Crosby's UK Xmas TV special. The song wasn't released as a commercial single until 1982, and a video clip of their duet from the TV special became an MTV staple for the remainder of the 1980s.

What amuses me about this is that it is so clear that Cosby has no idea of wo Bowie was, yet he steals the show...

Finally here's a piss take on the whole thing


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