Both in response to the commercialism that has become what is Christmas today.
Interestingly enough, while searching YT for these, came up with the two of them performing together, sans walls of Moog but still Lake's velvet voice, never saw this until now:
I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake - Ian Anderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqwqknq7nuI
Re: Your favourite Christmas song?
Posted: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:57 am
by Brah
Brah wrote:
Brah wrote:Nothing newer than the 50s and done by only the Ray Coniff singers, resplendent in their glorious and syrupy reverb.
Steve1960 wrote:For me it has to be Slade. I have played it 100's of times and it still makes me laugh on Christmas Day.
Does he ride a red nose reindeer, does he turn upon his sleigh, do the fairies keep him sober for a day
What will your daddy do when he sees your momma kissing Santa Claus oohhhhh
Hehehe.... everything pre-recorded, even the Lead Guitar (Noddy Holder) doesn't bother pretending to play for half the track. Then at the end the drummer comes in live and starts 'giving it some'....
No soppy mawkish nonsense, just a lot of fun. No wonder that track has stood the test of time and 40 years later is something of a fun Christmas party anthem...
Wonderful, thanks for posting. Haven't heard that for so long. It ... ... er, literally started making my hair stand on end (if that makes sense). I suppose it resonates that much...
Re: Your favourite Christmas song?
Posted: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:01 pm
by x9200
JR8 wrote:
Brah wrote:Jethro Tull - Christmas song
Both in response to the commercialism that has become what is Christmas today.
Wonderful, thanks for posting. Haven't heard that for so long. It ... ... er, literally started making my hair stand on end (if that makes sense). I suppose it resonates that much...
The other one:
Is played together with the usual carol pulp in the Cold Storages.
Re: Your favourite Christmas song?
Posted: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:36 pm
by Brah
Noddy Holder - that's a name I hadn't heard for ages, haven't checked the clip yet I IIRC he was in Slade, I had Sladist back in the early 70s, great album.
Re: Your favourite Christmas song?
Posted: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 9:15 pm
by nanana
my personal favourite...is mariah carey the original singer?
Re: Your favourite Christmas song?
Posted: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:12 pm
by Brah
Brah wrote:Noddy Holder - that's a name I hadn't heard for ages, haven't checked the clip yet I IIRC he was in Slade, I had Sladist back in the early 70s, great album.
I can confirm this now.
Posted two songs from that album in the Music thread.
Funny how so many hits that didn't make it so big when they came out, when reincarnated, are never as good as the originals. There are many cases of this. For the Music thread.
