christmas songs

we've done this before, i know, but i never tire of it. (plus i am making my definitive christmas playlist and i'm quite genuinely scared of forgetting something.) what is your favourite?

here is one from twee twinkly sufjan stevens. listen to what happens from 8:07... [:eek]

LWTUA?

All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day by Hurts is my favourite xmas song of recent years

closely followed by Low - Just Like Christmas

and not forgetting Geraldine.

Thanks But No Thanks wrote: LWTUA?

All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day by Hurts is my favourite xmas song of recent years

closely followed by Low - Just Like Christmas

yes, LWTUA. i don't like it, i don't think.

i was just wondering whether to include that hurts song on my compilation. it might get edged out by chris rea.

low's is my favourite christmas song EVER. oh i love it.

here's a good 'un:

this was on at my house non-stop last crimbo:

and this is a bit lovely too:

hm ... neither of those did an awful lot for me on first listen. maybe got a bit more into the emmy the great and tim wheeler one by the end

Almost forget this one these days

Red Flag - Black Christmas

'Last Christmas' - 7th Heaven (Wham cover...there's also an unplugged version of this same cover version which is nice too).

'All I want for Christmas is you'- Michael Buble (I don't really like the original version by Mariah Carey, but there's a few cover versions of this song that I like.)

Saint Etienne. Again.

bloodynora wrote: we've done this before, i know, but i never tire of it. (plus i am making my definitive christmas playlist and i'm quite genuinely scared of forgetting something.) what is your favourite?

here is one from twee twinkly sufjan stevens. listen to what happens from 8:07... [:eek]

Flamin heck this is twelve minutes long. I suspect more people will have a listen if you mention that what happens around 8.07 is the chorus to LWTUA with a sort of christmas-y chime to it, and it's not as bad as that description might suggest.

NotAMod wrote:

This song would be very ironic, where I live.

'Peace and Love for Christmas'

'Santa Baby'

There was always Christmas time to wipe the year away

one of my little brothers suggested that kate bush song, which i'd never heard of. but i'm not keen, so it's OUT.

you're all bastards anyway, because none of you reminded me about half man half biscuit.

'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence'- Ryuichi Sakamoto

Frosty the Snowman - Cocteau Twins Silent Night - Richard Hawley

St Ettienne did a lovely version of Driving Home for Christmas in Edinburgh last week.

The best Christmas album is A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector and the best track on it is Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes.

Can't post links, Youtube blocked at work, but ...

Pogues & Kirsty - bit obvious, but it's a stonewall classic Jonah Lewie's Stop the Cavalry Bing Crosby & David Bowie doing Little Drummer Boy - just lovely!

hawley, cocteaus, shane 'n' kirsty - yep, yep, yep.

you're right about the spector album, biggy, but i think darlene love's christmas (baby please come home) *just* pips it for me.

btw, did you know dicky moo was supporting st etienne in his guise as scritti politti guitarist?

Yes that's one of the reasons I went. They were fabulous, especially DM.

Biginoil wrote: Yes that's one of the reasons I went. They were fabulous, especially DM.

Thanks Col I appreciate that

Spin off from the Butthole Surfers.

'Christmas'- Ace

Digi Mike wrote:

Biginoil wrote: Yes that's one of the reasons I went. They were fabulous, especially DM.

Thanks Col I appreciate that

I'm confused. Digi Mike are you Dicky Moo? You play guitar with Scritti Politti? Or have i got the wrong end of the stick?

Debaser wrote:

Digi Mike wrote:

Biginoil wrote: Yes that's one of the reasons I went. They were fabulous, especially DM.

Thanks Col I appreciate that

I'm confused. Digi Mike are you Dicky Moo? You play guitar with Scritti Politti? Or have i got the wrong end of the stick?

he snot dicky moo. i think he's being daft and pretending he thought DM stood for Digi Mike. what a silly sausage!

(dicky also used to play with frank sidebottom's oh blimey big band, for those who might be interested in that sort of thing.)

Ah, thanks for clearing that up. I can sleep easy tonight now.

Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas

K.C.