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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

296.0. "And So This Is Christmas..." by SUBURB::SCOTTV (Heavy Plant Crossing) Thu Dec 15 1988 15:28

    
    
       I know you'll all hate me for doing this, but shall we get *really*
    naff and have some suggestions of people's favourite Christmas
    records over the years ?
    
    Mine Are:
            Merry Christmas, War is Over - John and Yoko,
    
            The Pipes of Peace - Wings,
                                                      
            Wonderful Christmas Time - (Wings again?),
    
            So Here It Is Merry Christmas - Slade,
    
            I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Wizzard,
    
            A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh,
    
            That One By Greg Lake that I can't Remember The Name Of
    
    
    
    That's all I can Think of at the moment!!
    
    
    Merry Christmas!
    
    
    Vicky
    
            
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296.1now playing at all good pubs and supermarkets everywhere45306::BRIGHTYou mean you CHOSE this colour??Thu Dec 15 1988 15:439
As well as those in .0 I suggest

Stop the Cavalry : Jona Lewie  (if that's how you spell it)

and the Greg Lake one which is 'I believe in Father Christmas'

*Are* there any others??

Steve.
296.2Pogue Mahone !AYOV27::IBROCKThu Dec 15 1988 16:255
    
    
    Fairy Tale Of New York  -  The Pogues Featuring Krsty McColl
    
    	
296.3This years contenders are.....YUPPY::FELLMAZZERThu Dec 15 1988 16:269
    Re -1
    
    *Are* there any others??
    
    You've forgotton ' Silent Night' by Bros!!!!!
    How could you????:-):-):-)
    
    Mazzer
    
296.4santa claus you **** wheres my ******* bike?GAO::DKEATINGThu Dec 15 1988 16:3212
    Don't talk to me about bl$$dy Christmas songs...why just this
    week someone,either from personnel or security,got the bright
    notion of continually playing christmas songs over the tannoy
    here. Well as it just happens one of the speakers is right over
    my desk(head actually). Hearing these songs again and again was
    cracking me up...so after putting up with it all day monday and
    tuesday I've finally managed to get my friendly electrician to
    disconnect the wires to my speaker. Guess the final straw was
    hearing a country and western version of 'I say momma kissing
    Santa Claus...' song by some kid girl or other!!!!AAARRRRGGGHHHH!
                                            
    - Dave K.
296.5By a what?EUCLID::OWENIn a Locst wind coms a RATTLE AND HUMThu Dec 15 1988 16:4810
    Some good ones.
    
    Father Christmas - The Kinks
    
    Grandma got runover by a Raindeer - ?
    
    
    Fun tunes
    
    Steve O
296.6Winters Tale ?? David Essex ....TRUCKS::STONEOne Day, doubtless, cloudless brightThu Dec 15 1988 16:579
	re .0,

	Just a small point, 'Pipes of Peace' is by Macca himself not Wings.

	Great song though.


							Graham.

296.7Quick cancel my flightRTOEU::PSMITHProstitution is killing home sexThu Dec 15 1988 16:587
    
    Off the tracks a bit, but this morning I heard on our local radio
    a jolly little tune by Cliff Richard (could'nt crack the name although
    wine was mentioned). Question is this likey to be played to death
    over the xmas period ? thanks
    
    	- Paul -
296.8Its MY record player and thats YOUR record :-)45610::STREETRBeer today, gone tomorrowThu Dec 15 1988 17:173
    Yep... Mistletoe & Wine.....the wife has actually BOUGHT it!
    
    Ray.
296.9more X-Mas rockHAZEL::STARRLike a fool, fell in love with you...Thu Dec 15 1988 17:4317
Some other good ones....

the entire Phil Spector Christmas LP (Darlene Love, Ronettes, etc...)
the entire Motown Christmas LP (Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops, etc....)
"Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You" - Billy Squier
"Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2
"Run Run Rudolph" - Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Dave Edmunds, Bryan Adams
(all different versions)
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - John Cougar Mellancamp
"Silent Night" - Elvin Bishop
"Christmas With The Devil" - Spinal Tap

Many, many more including songs by Queen, Foghat, Elton John, Stevie Nicks,
Sting, and many more I can't think of right now....

Alan S.
296.10Another vote for CliffMARVIN::MACHINThu Dec 15 1988 18:056
    I thought Cliff Richard did do a good one once. Can't remember the
    name of it though.            
    
    Ken Dodd must've done one.
    
    Richard.
296.11CR is No 1!VANGRD::BELLThere must be some kinda way outa here!Thu Dec 15 1988 18:318
    Yea that Cliff Richard one 'Mistletoe and Wine' is the UK No 1 at
    the moment. 
     
    I heard a beautiful track yesterday morning on the Simon Mayo breakfast
    prog. The 'B' side of ENYA's new single is a version of 'Silent
    Night' in Gaelic. All of you over in Galway should enjoy that one.
    
    Richard Bell
296.12...the list goes onHYEND::SCHILTONSue Chilton dtn 297-5154Thu Dec 15 1988 20:509
    re.9
    >>"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2
    >>"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - John Cougar Mellancamp
    
    Some of my faves too, along with "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
    - Bruce & the E Streeters, and "Do They Know It's Christmas" by
    Band-Aid.  Also like the David Bowie-Bing Crosby version of "The
    Little Drummer Boy"
    
296.13Noch MalMUNEDU::LACEYThis is Stranger than i thoughtThu Dec 15 1988 20:566
    
    
    	Havn't the Eurythmics just released a Chrimbo type record ?
    
    
    	Grub.....
296.143 moreGUCCI::SDTEMPThu Dec 15 1988 23:555
    
    "2000 Miles" - The Pretenders
    "Merry Christmas, Baby" - Bruce
    "Gabriel's Message(?)" - Sting
    
296.15A vote for the classicsAYOV27::GHERMANGeorge Herman 823-3016Fri Dec 16 1988 00:558
    "White Christmas" by either Elvis or Bing.
    "Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole
    
    (and Elmo and Patsy had Grandma run over which is on Dr. Demento's
    Chrismas album)
    
    George
    
296.16What a J ArthurRTOEU::PSMITHProstitution is killing home sexFri Dec 16 1988 12:085
    
    God I've seen Cliff's video now - yuk
    
    
    	- Paul -
296.17RussiansSUBURB::SCOTTVHeavy Plant CrossingFri Dec 16 1988 15:037
    
    
       Thinking about it, `Russians' by Sting always conjures uo
    `Christmassy' feelings for me, was it released at Christmas??
    
    Vicky
    
296.18 and now thisAYOV18::IMACDONALDFri Dec 16 1988 15:522
    Do they know its xmas (Band Aid)
     
296.19RDGENG::KEDMUNDSBut I haven't got an fm2r...Fri Dec 16 1988 18:006
296.20pretty one...HAZEL::STARRLike a fool, fell in love with you...Fri Dec 16 1988 18:275
Another favorite I thought of:

"Please Come Home For Christmas" - The Eagles

Alan S.
296.21BRSDV0::MACFADYENRoderick MacFadyenMon Dec 19 1988 14:543
    Could we append this entire note to 174, please.
    
    Rod
296.22goonish!!YUPPY::OGLETue Dec 20 1988 07:135
    "I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas"
    
           courtesy Sellers, Secombe & Milligan.
    
    
296.23Band Aid Is The True Christmas SpiritYUPPY::ANDERSONRWed Dec 21 1988 15:0311
    
    
    Re .17, .19  Russians borrows from Prokoviev's "Leuitenant Kije"
    which was also the basis for Greg Lake's hit.
    
    Squeeze had a brilliant non-hit called "Christmas Day" out about
    four or five years ago.
    
    Greetings ! (Seasonal of course)
    
    Rob
296.24Bing Crosby ? NAH !!!MUNTRA::TOWNSHENDMy Doctor says...Thu Dec 22 1988 10:037
    
    Christmas just wouldn't be the same without a regular play of 
    "The Yobs Christmas Album"...By The Boys...
    
    Great !
    
    John
296.25Wot about WHAM?LARVAE::BRIGGSThey use computers don't they?Tue Jan 03 1989 20:317
    Well, what about Wham and Last Christmas. I hated Wham, and I hate
    George Michael but I have to say that I think that song's great.
    
    I reckon if you get the NOW Christmas Album youv'e got a representative
    set of the good Christmas stuff.
    
    Richard
296.26can a blue man sing the whites?CHEFS::IMMSAIs there life after breakfast?Fri Jan 06 1989 16:005
    "Santa Claus is back in town" - Elvis singing the blues (which of
    course was the only thing he knew how to do properly, and how!!
                                 
andy