tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post8043223989421940482..comments2024-03-28T10:35:59.966+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Your favourite Christmas song of all time.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38235774034580404652018-12-18T17:00:46.436+00:002018-12-18T17:00:46.436+00:00Sean - Thanks for keeping me honest! I was typing...Sean - Thanks for keeping me honest! I was typing while in a blur...<br /><br />Vince Guaraldi Trio. Whole CD is on Youtube.<br /><br />The two jazz tunes that get a ton of play at wintertime, here, are: <br /><br />Linus and Lucy <br /><br />Skating<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3HzQXzHOYg<br /><br /><br />Lovely little melodies...<br /><br />I think I'll take a crack at Linus and Lucy on the piano... though I play at a very low level, lol. It is a fun song. Especially so while watching the Charlie Brown cartoon.<br /><br /><br /><br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-48360301960912156572018-12-18T13:36:59.055+00:002018-12-18T13:36:59.055+00:00D'oh!
My list of '70s festive tunes omitte...D'oh!<br />My list of '70s festive tunes omitted "When A Child Is Born" by Johnny Mathis, the UK Christmas No.1 in 1976. I regard 1976 as my favourite childhood Christmas for various reasons, so forgetting about Johnny Mathis was unforgivable.<br /><br />Red, we're all aghast you've never heard of Slade's 1973 classic, but I'd never heard "Feliz Navidad" until 2014. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38601876939573284392018-12-18T05:30:29.037+00:002018-12-18T05:30:29.037+00:00* Not to the extent that the soundtrack makes seas...* Not to the extent that the soundtrack makes seasonal radio much...<br />(Apologies for the typos)<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-44412702618526908892018-12-18T05:28:25.540+00:002018-12-18T05:28:25.540+00:00Charlie, Vince Guraldi no? (Vivaldi's Winter g...Charlie, Vince Guraldi no? (Vivaldi's Winter gets played a fair bit around Christmas, but its not very jazzy)<br />Some of those Charlie Brown cartoons were on tv here back in the day, but I don't recall them being really big here. Not to the extent that the soundtrack mkes seasonal radio muc (if at all).<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-63576708204104400022018-12-18T02:32:13.661+00:002018-12-18T02:32:13.661+00:00"I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus" seems ..."I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus" seems to have been release in every decade since the 50's. The Ronettes' version from the, previously mentioned, Phil Spector Christmas album is probably my favourite, although poor old Amy Winehouse did a nice cover. The Jackson 5 version is disqualified because of the nauseating spoken intro.<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3861728396036688242018-12-17T22:50:13.833+00:002018-12-17T22:50:13.833+00:00Oh my stars... how could I forget Charlie Brown CH...Oh my stars... how could I forget Charlie Brown CHristmas and that superlative jazz sound track?<br /><br />The TV program is probably in the Top-5 of Christmas shows besides It's a Wonderful Life and The Christmas Story (You'll put your eye out with BB Gun kid! LOL!)<br /><br />My question is if UK dudes know the show or the soundtrack by Vince Vivaldi? It is endlessly played on radio during the season. "Lucy and Linus" has probably been attempted by every kid taking a piano lesson? Snowflakes is also frequently played! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-50468544207552006682018-12-17T17:30:31.146+00:002018-12-17T17:30:31.146+00:00Pete, I'm listening to Kung Fu Christmas even ...Pete, I'm listening to <i>Kung Fu Christmas</i> even as I type.<br /><br />Red, thanks for those recommendations. I can confidently say it's not Christmas in Britain until we hear Slade.<br /><br />Colin, you are right, I had totally forgotten that <i>Wonderful Christmas Time</i> came out right at the tail end of the 1970s. And I can only apologise profusely to Harry Belafonte for forgetting about him.<br /><br />MP, I had previously been unaware of <i>Heat Miser</i>. I have now educated myself on the subject.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-83920642575683126932018-12-17T16:16:51.244+00:002018-12-17T16:16:51.244+00:00It's gotta be Greg Lake, hasn't it?
Actual...It's gotta be Greg Lake, hasn't it?<br />Actually, my fave as an adult is National Lampoon's 'Kung Fu Christmas'<br />Go look it up on youtube - a blaxploitation classic!pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-14283443150076518332018-12-17T15:20:17.502+00:002018-12-17T15:20:17.502+00:00Steve- that Slade song is completely new to me; th...Steve- that Slade song is completely new to me; thanks for revealing it to this oblivious soul.<br /><br />I'd echo Sean regarding the Phil Spector Christmas album from the 60's. Absolutely magnificent; scintillating performances by the Ronettes, Crystals and Darlene Love. The included version of "Marshmallow World" remains at the top of my Christmas listening list.<br /><br />Also a big fan of the Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping". An 80's highlight for certain. <br /><br />Many of my favorite Christmas tunes were discovered by listening to Dr. Demento in the 70's. Loved the Chipmunks, but also check out "Green Christmas" by Stan Freberg: <br /><br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5IXlfJSEi4<br /><br />Also Yorgi Yorgesson "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas":<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_7coicdXWg<br /><br /><br /><br />Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76093020252351438322018-12-17T14:06:04.008+00:002018-12-17T14:06:04.008+00:00No Christmas songs from the '50s? What about H...No Christmas songs from the '50s? What about Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child" - it was the UK #1 for SEVEN WEEKS in 1957. And I think "Winter Wonderland" also comes from the '50s.<br /><br />A classic from the '60s is "Holly Jolly Christmas" sung by Burl Ives, from the 1964 TV special Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer. <br /><br />Some festive songs from the '70s not mentioned are:<br />Lonely This Christmas - Mud<br />In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield<br />Step Into Christmas - Elton John<br />Gaudete - Steeleye Span<br />It's Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Christmas - Dana<br />Ring Out Solstice Bells - Jethro Tull<br />Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M<br />...and I must correct you, Steve - Macca's "Wonderful Christmastime" is from 1979 not the '80s.<br /><br />Some '80s songs not mentioned are:<br />2000 Miles - Pretenders<br />Blue Christmas - Shakin' Stevens<br />Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel Smith & Kim Wilde<br />Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard<br />Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas - Gary Glitter <br /><br />From the '90s:<br />Saviour's Day - Cliff Richard<br /><br />And a great Christmas song from the 21st century is Enya's "White Is In The Winter Night" from 2008 - instantly catchy and Christmassy but very under-rated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81455862995579503132018-12-17T00:48:14.279+00:002018-12-17T00:48:14.279+00:00Heat Miser!
M.P.Heat Miser!<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-8697483407987330852018-12-17T00:40:39.501+00:002018-12-17T00:40:39.501+00:00I suspect the Santa, in the Youtube Video of "...I suspect the Santa, in the Youtube Video of "Hardrock, Coco, and Joe" was Rick in disguise. Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-41484873570907359312018-12-16T22:53:49.333+00:002018-12-16T22:53:49.333+00:00Dangermash, Sean and Charlie, thanks for those lin...Dangermash, Sean and Charlie, thanks for those links. I feel those songs have redefined my view of Christmas.<br /><br />Charlie, I've never seen those clips before or heard the songs. I must confess that, if I'd seen the first one as a child, it would have traumatised me. Santa looks like the sort of man who'd eat human flesh.<br /><br />Sean, after you pointed out that I'd already done a Rick Jones poll in the past, I felt it best not to do another one but, as demand is clearly still high, I shall launch one on Tuesday. At last, the public shall have their say.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-31698160042940612092018-12-16T22:12:58.341+00:002018-12-16T22:12:58.341+00:00So I am not sure how wide spread the two following...So I am not sure how wide spread the two following songs are in the UK nor the USA. I can only say that for the first 10 years of my life or so, when I watched TV, the 2 following songs / stop-action puppet songs were song twice a day, every day, on the most watched shows in Chicago land. Everyone who was a kid in the 1960s knows them truly well around Chicago land. Talk about nostalgia and Christmas... WOW. <br /><br />They must have been shown in other parts of the country or Anglo world?<br /><br />Hard Rock, Coco, and Joe<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKGonDIq8gw<br /><br />Suzy Snowflake <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaUBpsn4QjQCharlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-49763517212278455802018-12-16T22:07:49.561+00:002018-12-16T22:07:49.561+00:00It's time to call a R!ck J@nes "time out&...It's time to call a R!ck J@nes "time out" until after the Holidays. <br /><br />Somehow between/ among him, Infinity Stones, Thanos, Adam Warlock I am actually considering reading a nice, bland Justice League of America with Snapper Carr. Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54867587962184291302018-12-16T20:51:57.921+00:002018-12-16T20:51:57.921+00:00I feel I should take some offence at the suggestio...I feel I should take some offence at the suggestion that knowing the greatest Christmas song ever is I Believe In Father Christmas, marks me out as grumpy. But it's a fair point.<br />While we are on that subject, Rick Jones is still an annoying turd.Timothy Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455609500395912042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-15479045326208775872018-12-16T20:25:37.330+00:002018-12-16T20:25:37.330+00:00The best Christmas record is undoubtedly Santa Dog...The best Christmas record is undoubtedly Santa Dog by the Residents (the original 1972 version) Steve.<br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6UoYi1EADs<br />They had Christmas in the '60s - the Phil Spector Christmas Album proves that.<br /><br />What happened to the second Rick Jones poll? Some claim the public has changed its mind and I hear its the only way to break the impasse...<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-92070767403045791862018-12-16T18:55:53.324+00:002018-12-16T18:55:53.324+00:00I have two favourites:
The awesome mashup that is...I have two favourites:<br /><br />The awesome mashup that is I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day<br />https://youtu.be/oyuxPjnFqyA<br /><br />And Stevie Riks' version of Do They Know It's Christmas<br />https://youtu.be/-B8k1kyPJVQdangermashnoreply@blogger.com