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5. Cliff Richard - New Years Prayer (for the gut wrenching "and lead us not into the time of trial" part)

It's called "The Millenium Prayer" for Cliff's sake.

Everyone knows that the Pogues one is the best, but I do enjoy the Mike Oldfield version of In Dulci Jubilo, especially when the electric guitar comes in at the end and also Bowie and Bing doing Little Drummer Boy, the video being a particularly cheese-fest.

I'd forgotten about the Beck track, was it ever released properly? I think I got it on a free CD on the front of Select magazine.

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I'd forgotten about the Beck track' date=' was it ever released properly? I think I got it on a free CD on the front of Select magazine.[/quote']

It was on a compilation called "Just Say Noel".

Tracklisting was -

1. The Little Drum Machine Boy - Beck

2. Christmastime - Aimee Mann With Michael Penn

3. Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope - Sonic Youth

4. Christmas - The Posies

5. Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa - The Roots

6. Merry Christmas Baby - Southern Culture On The Skids

7. Christmas - Remy Zero

8. Gloria - Elastica

9. Christmas Is Quiet - Wild Colonials

10. Thanks For Christmas - XTC

11. The Closing Of The Year - The Musical Cast Of Toys Featuring Wendy And Lisa

12. Amazing Grace - Ted Hawkins

My personal favourite review on amazon.com of it is -

* This is Christmas?, November 11, 1998

Reviewer: A music fan

"This is some of the most ditastefull holiday music I have ever heard"

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Fairytale of New York - Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl

Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John & Yoko

Thank God It's Christmas - Queen

I wish it could be Christmas everyday - Roy Wood & Wizzard

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade

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It's called "The Millenium Prayer" for Cliff's sake.

Everyone knows that the Pogues one is the best' date=' but I do enjoy the Mike Oldfield version of In Dulci Jubilo, especially when the electric guitar comes in at the end and also Bowie and Bing doing Little Drummer Boy, the video being a particularly cheese-fest.

I'd forgotten about the Beck track, was it ever released properly? I think I got it on a free CD on the front of Select magazine.[/quote']

You're right and I am ashamed of myself.

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The Muppets Christmas Carols is a must for getting into the festive spirit.

agreed. we're marley and marley wooooooooooooooooo. love that line "when a cold wind blows it chills you, chills you to the bone".

my fave crimbo classic is frank sinatras "christmas waltz".

fairytale in new york is awesome though. i never tire of it. and whats that steeleye span one?

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Craig Phillips - At This Time Of Year. (Big Brother 1 winner)

The thought that he got a £500,000, 5 - album recording contract and gave singing out of tune a bad name must make him happy every Christmas.

Punk as fuck.

Read this if you're in need of a laugh -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1021337.stm

"When I heard Craig sing I was amazed. Now I am convinced we've got a number one Christmas single on our hands,"

It got to number 86 or something.

He does DIY shows on daytime TV nowadays.

Back to the Christmas songs, though -

Fairytale of New York is unbeatable. It has everything you need in a Christmas song.

I love Jimmy Dean from the Manics' version of "Last Christmas."

I love the galloping bassline and chiming bells on "Do They Know It's Christmas" (The original version of course)

John & Yoko do a great job with War Is Over.

And Roy Wood and Noddy Holder always make you feel Christmassy.

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in no particular order:

I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake

A spaceman came travelling - Chris de Burgh

Happy Christmas (war is over) - John & Yoko

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirstie

Itll be lonely this Christmas - Mud

Anything from Phil Spectors Christmas album

The Power of Love - FGTH (1984 i think, the year my 1st ever boyfriend dumped me on Christmas eve!)

And just for my mum, since its Christmas her favourite

Johnny Mathis - When a child is born ;(:puke:

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