I voted no two times, because I don't live in the UK and many people own the song already.

 

Plus Gary Barlow writes brilliant songs.

These Anti X Factor Christmas Campaigns have now become very dull.

 

It seems to be thought of as clever, to try to get someting that is not in the

least 'Christmassy' to No.1, at Christmas.

 

At least it would make more sense if it were an attempt to get Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas',

to No.1. (Or, 'The Little Drummer Boy', by The Harry Simeone Chorale).

 

But, it is all very silly, to try to get old Rock Songs to No.1, for Christmas.

 

It is now just as boring as Simon Cowell's X Factor Ballads......

Post of the year

It would be nice to see 'Fairytale Of New York' at No.1, too.

 

However, it has been a Hit several times.

 

I regard this Christmas Song as being just as good. I listened to it

for the first time today.

 

The Guy has an excellent voice. The Video is set in a Victorian Town, at Christmas.

 

The Single has a lovely Chorus, & it has a lot of backing Singers.

 

I've only heard it once, & it sounds like Christmas Classic, already, as far as I am concerned:,

 

MY FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR - THE FLORIN STREET BAND

 

Edited October 18, 201113 yr by zeus555

The problem with FONY is that it's been a hit too many times and sold truckloads (must be close to million now?)

 

I wish there was a re-recording or sth - Pogues featuring PJ Harvey ;)

It would be nice to see 'Fairytale Of New York' at No.1, too.

 

However, it has been a Hit several times.

 

I regard this Christmas Song as being just as good. I listened to it

for the first time today.

 

The Guy has an excellent voice. The Video is set in a Victorian Town, at Christmas.

 

The Single has a lovely Chorus, & it has a lot of backing Singers.

 

I've only heard it once, & it sounds like Christmas Classic, already, as far as I am concerned:,

 

MY FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR - THE FLORIN STREET BAND

 

 

:D I agree. This is such a wonderful modern feelgood xmas song and would love to see it do well :)

 

I voted no two times, because I don't live in the UK and many people own the song already.

 

Plus Gary Barlow writes brilliant songs.

 

He has yet to prove himself as a songwriter for others though (granted - his writing for TT is very good). Writing for others - he's yet to have a song reach number 1. This MIGHT be a good time for a campaign to work given that people may have the awful RFYL still fresh in their memory.

 

IF there were to be a campaign - then I agree - a Christmassy song should be chosen. My favourite, given that its Christmas and our troops are abroad - would be Jonah Lewie's 'Stop The Cavalry'. I already have it but I'd probably download it again - if the money were going to a good cause.

 

Kath

And I thought Mimi and Bieber had it in the bag this year :lol:

The problem with FONY is that it's been a hit too many times and sold truckloads (must be close to million now?)

 

I wish there was a re-recording or sth - Pogues featuring PJ Harvey ;)

 

When I read that I had flashbacks to the RATM thread where GRIMLY FIENDISH kept calling Sony 'Fony'. Took me a while to realise you were talking about Fairytale Of New York :lol:

 

I think the easiest way to finally make FONY a UK #1 would be to have a Facebook campaign to get it to #1 in June-August when sales are low. Nero only sold 46.7k to get to #1, FONY could easily top that with a big enough Facebook page. It'd be incredibly out of place obviously but it's sold too much to be anywhere near in the running for Xmas #1 even with a big campaign behind it. (Unless, as you say, a new 'version' is recorded - or they could do a remix of it and get everyone to buy that as it would be combined to the original).

Edited October 18, 201113 yr by Bré

I don't mind the song but no and no. The former may change if Craig wins X-Factor though :lol:

It seems the X Factor single is released for the week before the Christmas chart week this year :o This could bode very well for Nirvana as the XF sales will be much lower in week 2.

One time it was fun and special, two or three times to do an Xmas campaign just to block the XF song from number 1 is stupid and boring.

 

At least if there's a campaign I'd rather support a campaign to get a REAL Christmas song to number 1 on the Xmas week.

Yes

 

No

 

I don't think such campaign will work anytime soon unless there will be a strong organised force behind it.

What would really be lovely is if artists actually bothered releasing stuff around Christmas again so it could at least look like there's a battle on. But since XF is now a foregone conclusion, no one bothers. 2003 was great because the list of contenders was HUGE.

Yes and yes.

 

Said it before that RATM succeeded and BITW failed because RATM was a rebellious rock song, while BITW was just annoying.

 

Smells Like Teen Spirit is a classic rock anthem, many people including myself have fond memories of it. Would love to see it get to No. 1, would be a great way to mark Nevermind's 20th anniversary year as well, with a victory over manufactured tripe!

 

I think it will succeed if it's support keeps growing at the current rate.

One time it was fun and special, two or three times to do an Xmas campaign just to block the XF song from number 1 is stupid and boring.

 

At least if there's a campaign I'd rather support a campaign to get a REAL Christmas song to number 1 on the Xmas week.

 

I would agree with that.

Last year it was John Cage's 4'33" in the 'Cage against the machine' campaign. *Very* clever name but it didn't exactly get it very far.

Never mind Smells Like Teen Spirit, why not just have a campaign to download the most obvious Christmas record of all, namely Slade?

I voted no and no. I won't be buying (what's the point?) and I doubt it will get off the ground really. Rage was a one-time thing. I doubt the public appetitie for this sort of campaign is anywhere near as big as it was in 2009 and the floppy 2010 efforts will have turned a lot of people off.

No (well, probably not) and no. This is an all-time classic song for me, but YAWN.

 

Maybe try with this instead? :

 

A wasted opportunity not to finally get Fairytale Of New York to Christmas Number One.

 

Now THAT would make sense!!!!

 

Fully agree. It would be a fitting final tribute to the wonderful Kirsty MacColl, too. I hate Nirvana, hate SLTS... and I dread to think what shite the XFactor rabble will foist on us.

To be honest it should be a Christmas song that's being campaigned, plenty of new xmas ones, and ones that have previously flopped that could do with being championed.

Although Smells Like Teen Spirit is a classic and would be equally deserving of the top spot.

Not sure if it would work again though.

Edited October 18, 201113 yr by Mark.

It seems the X Factor single is released for the week before the Christmas chart week this year :o This could bode very well for Nirvana as the XF sales will be much lower in week 2.

 

Nevermind (see what I did there?), this seems to have just been a mistake on ManicKangaroo's behalf.