tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post6172293931686930040..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: My 2013 Xmas playlist (sorted alphabetically by song)Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9453331065028350592013-12-02T16:37:58.332+00:002013-12-02T16:37:58.332+00:00"B, Xmas music is like Brussel sprouts or min..."B, Xmas music is like Brussel sprouts or mince pies and sherry"<br /><br />But I like sprouts, so long as they are not overcooked.<br /><br />"As regards Little town of Bethlehem there are several versions that sing the words to the tune of The House of the Rising Sun"<br /><br />DBCR, that's a brilliant find, I shall go seek.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-63039414567981473082013-12-02T14:27:40.861+00:002013-12-02T14:27:40.861+00:00DBC, no, Dylan's version of LToB is fairly str...DBC, no, Dylan's version of LToB is fairly straight.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50202604872863625922013-12-02T14:14:15.443+00:002013-12-02T14:14:15.443+00:00You're lucky not to have stumbled across the S...You're lucky not to have stumbled across the Sherman record.His ninth gift of Christmas lodged in my unconscious and surfaces unbidden.I am worried that my last words will be "A pair of teakwood shower clogs."<br />As regards Little town of Bethlehem there are several versions that sing the words to the tune of The House of the Rising Sun (best known by Bob Rivers).Does Dylan do this I wonder? Never heard his myself.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-79867255856647544022013-12-02T10:24:32.663+00:002013-12-02T10:24:32.663+00:00McH, nah, I don't like that one.
D:"... ...McH, nah, I don't like that one.<br /><br />D:<i>"... would certainly make my Christmas CD"</i><br /><br />Wot? How do you mean "would"? You mean you don't have a Xmas CD? I've got those 136 songs on a CD on repeat/shuffle in a boom box in my kitchen and it plays non-stop for the whole of December (until somebody turns it off in exasperation).<br /><br />D, every year I buy myself another Xmas CD or box set and sift through them, so far I've not stumbled across any of those. Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-21325380684936511162013-12-02T09:53:01.490+00:002013-12-02T09:53:01.490+00:00How about some traditional satire about the commer...How about some traditional satire about the commercialisation of Christmas: Alan Sherman's cheerful "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas " (1963) or Stan Freberg's bilious "Green Christmas"(1958) so cynical I am surprised it was n't denounced as unAmercan by somebody like Mr Tweedly on Freberg's "Elderly Man River". Don't say you've never heard of them ;they were hits and are on the Net! (So at Christmas 1958 you'd have got Freberg's and Berry's classic offerings)DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-39494404023286075402013-12-02T04:37:27.732+00:002013-12-02T04:37:27.732+00:00Sorry, Mark, didn't mean to be cryptic. I thou...Sorry, Mark, didn't mean to be cryptic. I thought you'd already be familiar with it. "Gaudete" is mediaeval Latin Christmas carol which has been covered by Steeleye Span, the Kings Singers and the Mediaeval Baebes.<br /><br />It was a Christmas top twenty hit for Steeleye Span in 1973 reaching number 14. It's in Latin and they did it a capella. <br /><br />See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN9AJj9rtlk<br /><br />Cheerful but atmospheric.<br /><br />Apparently Erasure have recently issued a synth-pop take on it. I guess they're looking for a Christmas hit too.<br /><br />See http://diffuser.fm/erasure-gaudete-video/<br /><br />Sounds okay to me. But who knows if it has what it takes. <br /><br />Anyway I loved the Steeleye Span version and it would certainly make my Christmas CD.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296053477905542366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-18105262601361284262013-12-01T22:19:21.090+00:002013-12-01T22:19:21.090+00:00Don't forget BB King's hymn to seasonal ov...<br />Don't forget BB King's hymn to seasonal overspending, played, with a seeming absence of irony, in shops up and down the country...<br /><br /><i>It'll take the next six months to pay my bills -<br />When I think about it folks it gives me chills<br />But I don't care 'cause Christmas comes but once a year. </i>Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-56196588248261440412013-12-01T21:28:25.805+00:002013-12-01T21:28:25.805+00:00D, come on, show your hand, song titles?D, come on, show your hand, song titles?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-60569137497966358842013-12-01T20:41:44.125+00:002013-12-01T20:41:44.125+00:00Gaudete. Steeleye Span, Kings Singers or Mediaeval...Gaudete. Steeleye Span, Kings Singers or Mediaeval Baebes all do a good job.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296053477905542366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7054091191885930932013-12-01T19:02:58.230+00:002013-12-01T19:02:58.230+00:00B, Xmas music is like Brussel sprouts or mince pie...B, Xmas music is like Brussel sprouts or mince pies and sherry. You're not actually supposed to enjoy it.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-41946883227857510572013-12-01T18:52:21.746+00:002013-12-01T18:52:21.746+00:00OMG you have my least favourite Christmas song eve...OMG you have my least favourite Christmas song ever at no 73. Every year I see how close I can get to Christmas Day before I hear the bloody thing on some shop PA system. Only once have I ever made it to Christmas Day. This year I heard it in October FFS. Bah humbug!Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20948157626786911622013-12-01T18:34:12.549+00:002013-12-01T18:34:12.549+00:00Prog, thanks but there's no singing on it!Prog, thanks but there's no singing on it!Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-53052907932257525502013-12-01T16:50:21.158+00:002013-12-01T16:50:21.158+00:00In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield
http://www.youtub...In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYK2Gzri8Lk<br /><br />ProgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-51951688276473415682013-12-01T15:32:56.997+00:002013-12-01T15:32:56.997+00:00TS, I've checked on YouTube, crikey that song ...TS, I've checked on YouTube, crikey that song is depressing, so no thanks. I prefer "I'm gonna lasso Santa Claus" which is the same general idea but a sight more cheerful.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-60728219697686085592013-12-01T15:24:53.630+00:002013-12-01T15:24:53.630+00:00I'm probably comparing it with the one on the ...I'm probably comparing it with the one on the Spector album.<br /><br />Do you know The Little Boy that Santa Clause Forgot by Nat King Cole? It's crushingly sad, and quite brilliant.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20654524984374544572013-12-01T14:19:55.071+00:002013-12-01T14:19:55.071+00:00TS, it's a splendid version, and has a couple ...TS, it's a splendid version, and has a couple of awful gear changes for good measure.<br /><br />If you want bad versions of FTS, may I refer you to the Beach Boys, Billy Idol and the Jackson 5?<br />Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-53088500562353079542013-12-01T14:17:32.102+00:002013-12-01T14:17:32.102+00:00I thought I was the only person with a Jan and Dea...I thought I was the only person with a Jan and Dean record (the marvellous Surf City, written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys). That's a terrible version of Frosty the Snowman, though.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-69557831935205453072013-12-01T13:11:03.826+00:002013-12-01T13:11:03.826+00:00DBC, I've got RRR by CB on a CD somewhere, to ...DBC, I've got RRR by CB on a CD somewhere, to be honest, his version is not very god IMHO.<br /><br />In turn, I refer CB's version of "Merry Xmas baby" and the LJ song I'd never heard of.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80450792860144206182013-12-01T13:03:29.035+00:002013-12-01T13:03:29.035+00:00PS That's Chuck Berry of course!PS That's Chuck Berry of course!DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5149449132176885502013-12-01T13:02:39.261+00:002013-12-01T13:02:39.261+00:00What not the original 1958 version of 'Run Rud...What not the original 1958 version of 'Run Rudolph Run' by Chick Berry, a curiosity for not being by the man himself, though sounding like it?<br />Also recommended the straight blues'Merry Christmas Baby' by Charles Brown and, for later' 'Happy New Year Darling' by no less than Lonnie Johnson himself.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-27984333681964662592013-12-01T11:30:28.803+00:002013-12-01T11:30:28.803+00:00That's a lovely song, but it's not very Xm...That's a lovely song, but it's not very Xmassy, it doesn't have sleigh bells or church bells on it, or even a kid' choir in the background.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-530593633728121332013-12-01T10:49:52.835+00:002013-12-01T10:49:52.835+00:00How could you leave this on out
http://www.youtube...How could you leave this on out<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-nrBwfbAOo<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com