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[Misc] Do they know it's Christmas?



Weststander

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
69,325
Withdean area
I agree.
It will be played to death here. I was at a party a couple of years ago and a fellow Brit played Slade, Merry Christmas Everybody. There were 4 of us singing & dancing with a group of Aussies watching on.
They had never heard it……🤯🎅🏼🎄

Same here, the Carey dirge was just an inconsequential 90’s Xmas song, no more important than others of the time. A zzzz re-release not so long ago has turned it into god status.

Slade’s tune …. great memories of Xmas Eve’s in the 80’s clubbing in Brighton, going mental with 2,000 others at Midnight :bowdown:
 






Albion my Albion

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NSC Patron
Feb 6, 2016
19,663
Indiana, USA
How many sleeps to go til the crimbo hollibobs?!

My son played in a band called "Crimbo Holibobs." They refused to do any songs by Bing Crosby, Mariah Carey or Darlene Love.
 




Muzzman

Pocket Rocket
Jul 8, 2003
5,455
Here and There
I hardly ever watch TV live anymore, leave it at least 20mins and you can either FF the ads when they come on or skip them altogether when streaming. I did catch the 'Very' ad the other day though... that Slade song makes me angry when it's played too early. There are tonnes of non-specific Christmas songs you can use to get you in the mood without resulting to those in-your-face tracks that, at the time of their original release, came out around a week before 25th December. These are songs should not be played in November.
 








Fignon's Ponytail

Well-known member
Jun 29, 2012
4,478
On the Beach
Chan 5 shiwing Christmas movies. Its November FFS.
I used to like Xmas, but then the wife started watching "Christmas in July" on some obscure channel a few years ago.

Now, whenever I come home from work, there is usually some cheap, crappy made for TV film on, no matter what month - and I hate Xmas. Its totally taken away that excitement you feel once you get to December. Just doesn't feel like a special time of year anymore.

Told her so many times that once its Dec 1 then its time to start thinking about it, but she wont listen. At least I still get my way with the decorations going up the first weekend of December...no earlier.
 












crodonilson

He/Him
Jan 17, 2005
14,062
Lyme Regis
Brilliant news.

Will be an epic contest for Xmas number one between this and LadBaby.
 


lawros left foot

Glory hunting since 1969
NSC Patron
Jun 11, 2011
14,081
Worthing
Playing in ASDA this morning.

Answer: "No, because it's only 5th November."


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Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
NSC Patron
Oct 27, 2003
21,526
The arse end of Hangleton
Already getting bored of all the Christmas stuff. Looking on the bright side though - popping along to Homebase might get you some cheap Christmas decorations now they've gone bust.
 




Gwylan

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
31,830
Uffern
Halloween seems to be the official starting pistol for Xmas now.
Or earlier. I was in a cafe on 29 October and they were playing Christmas records. By the time they reached Coming Home for Christmas, I was ready to smash something.

Mind you, this was in Worthing, so I should be grateful they weren't playing Vera Lynn
 


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