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21st century Christmas songs
Posted by Tim Turner on 8 December 2008 - 12:01am.
I spent this evening at the superb Light of Day gig at the Half Moon in Putney, where (among many other highlights) Badly Drawn Boy played Donner And Blitzen, his Christmas song from the ‘About A Boy’ soundtrack.
The performance cemented the song’s place as one of my all-time favourite Christmas songs, and the only one of them to be recorded since the turn of the century. My list, like most people’s I suspect, consists mainly of songs from the 70s and 80s - The Pogues, Elton, Wizzard, Slade, Greg Lake, The Pretenders, you know the songs I’m sure.
So here’s my question for the Word massive: what are the classic Christmas songs of the 21st century, apart from BDB’s? There must be one or two...
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Mike Oldfart one with the recorder Dulce in summat, I bit a girl on the bum at a party in Hamilton when that was in the hit parade
This Is Simple
You just go out tomorrow and buy Songs For Christmas by Sufjan Stevens theres a sackful of great christmas songs on this album.
The whole 5 disc album is on amazon for £13.98 If that is too much christmas cheer just pick the tracks you want it is so eclectic there is bound to be something you will like here is the link.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-For-Christmas/dp/B001MYBMR8/ref=dm_cd_albu...
Happy Christmas fuzzyface santa ho ho ho
Thanks, but no thanks
I bought mine on Friday from the mighty Fopp in Manchester.
Price? A mere £13
I have a soft spot for Mele Kalikimaka as a Christmas song and KT Tunstall has done a fine version.
Christmas in Las Vegas by Richard Cheese
This isn't an official clip it was an entrant in a contest. Like the city itself the song isn't for everyone.
"It's Bethlehem with bling"
A few goodies
ipod xmas by Hello Saferide
Crackers by Maia Hirasawa
The Christmas Song by The Ravonettes
21st Century Christmas Man
Music by King Crimson, lyrics by Pete Sinnedfield:
Gold, Frankin', Turkey, Myrrh,
Desert God whose children fear,
Bethlehem's poor housing plan,
21st Century Christmas Man.
Plum pud, mulled wine,
brandy chaser, Stilton, Brie,
thin choccy mint, chestnut, ham.
21st Century Christmas Man
Death Star, Great Escape,
Sofa straining, Queen is late,
Too much eaten, Seltzer's taken,
21st Century Christmas Man.
Lend a festive ear to these
Some seasonal bootleg remixes - well worth a wallop
http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/2007/12/countdown-to-christmas-pt-4-snow...
And if you're prone to a mashup / bootleg
the Santastic compilations are fun. This year's is at http://www.santastic4.com/
I particularly like Voicedude's All The Little Things
DJ Schmolli's Pumping up Christmas http://www.vjbrewski.com/santastic4/09%20-%20DJ%20Schmolli%20-%20Pumping...
and Divide and Kreate's Blitzkrieg Santa http://www.vjbrewski.com/santastic4/17%20-%20Divide%20&%20Kreate%20-%20B... are fun too
oooh modern classics
Rufus Wainwright - Spotlight On Christmas
Girls Aloud - Count The Days
The Knife - Christmas Reindeer
Flaming Lips - A Change At Christmas
Killers - Great Big Sled
Low - Just Like Christmas
Plus:
Goldfrapp - Winter Wonderland
Kylie - Santa Baby
Glasvegas - Silent Night
Blur - Wassailing Song
Gabriella Cilmi's...
...Warm This Winter is very good: -
EDIT: Whoops - I didn't know it was an old Connie Francis song, honest: -
Ken Levine
This is funny. Painful but funny.
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2007/12/o-holy-night.html
"A beautiful Christmas song for you to celebrate the season. Feel free to sing along."