colgraff Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 As a rule, I loathe Christmas songs, mostly from having to grind them out year after year but there are a few (very few) that I enjoy playing: Christmas Wrapping - a cool bass line, a simple melody and it isn't too 'full on' Fairy Tale of New York - even though I usually have to sing the Kirsty MacColl section, I still like it. "The boys of the New York PD choir..." line sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. Thank God It's Christmas - not Queen's greatest effort, but I'm a sucker for JD bass lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Well, as we only need to play it for a few gigs a year, and the punters love it, Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody gets my vote purely for the fun and singalong factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep. A relative newbie on the Xmas songs list, but I just love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 One band briefly played Springsteen's Santa Clause Is Coming To Town and another played Chuck Berry's Run Run Rudolph. Apart from those I've never played any Christmas songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I've played one or two. We're trying to sort a couple out for this year. Slade gets the universal thumbs up but the drummer doesn't want to do Mud's "Lonely this Christmas" which is my favourite Christmas record. He's made a counter-suggestion of Wizzard, which I loathe. Used to do a very punk version of "Silent Night". I'd like to do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Another one for fairytale of New York. I charted it out for the band, took me forever and I loved it even more when i finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnefc42 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 A Merry Jingle - The Greedies (Lizzy/Pistols collaboration from the late 70s) 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynottfan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 https://youtu.be/S_piFS2Z8_U Still enjoy this one from a band that really could have been.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Wizzard!! It's a bonkers song; so much fun to play and it's got some real balls to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 [quote name='pnefc42' timestamp='1449342897' post='2922811'] A Merry Jingle - The Greedies (Lizzy/Pistols collaboration from the late 70s) [/quote] I do love that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1449372264' post='2923020'] I do love that one. [/quote] Funny. I was just about to suggest it to you... Love it! http://youtu.be/ZN2bcS9shuY Edited December 6, 2015 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 If we are to look at this from a punters perspective, it's really got to be Wizzard, followed straight on by a cranking version of Slade...then drop the gear & run (?).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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