Barry Blue and Lynsey De Paul - Happy Christmas To You From Me

 

Date of release : 28 November 1975

 

Never heard this! Is there a chart run or did it not chart?

Never heard this! Is there a chart run or did it not chart?

 

This single wasn't in UK chart.

Thought so, was searching polyhex and all!

Linda Bennett - An Old Fashioned Christmas (Daddy's Home) (1975)

 

 

I love it, don't why some blogs called it "Worst Christmas Song ever".

Edited September 23, 20213 yr by Last Dreamer

 

Rarely hear see this being played.

 

 

Well I never! I don't recall ever hearing that Barry Blue/ Lynsey De Paul record and it's quite good (and I always rated their joint songwriting from 1972 through to 1975)! I'm guessing it got lost in the 1975 Xmas rush, given we had I Believe In Father Xmas, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mamma Mia and errr Laurel & Hardy. That said there was also the hideous Renta Santa, Christmas In Dreadland, and Make A Daft Noise For Christmas which are guilty of Crimes Against Christmas and yet were all clogging up the charts! I blame Radio One for not playing it and record buyers for buying the rubbish that was out.....!

 

That Carpenters record is gorgeous and charted in 1972 and 1990, so def deserves to get played instead of The Usual Suspects all the bloody time.... :lol:

Well I never! I don't recall ever hearing that Barry Blue/ Lynsey De Paul record and it's quite good (and I always rated their joint songwriting from 1972 through to 1975)! I'm guessing it got lost in the 1975 Xmas rush, given we had I Believe In Father Xmas, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mamma Mia and errr Laurel & Hardy. That said there was also the hideous Renta Santa, Christmas In Dreadland, and Make A Daft Noise For Christmas which are guilty of Crimes Against Christmas and yet were all clogging up the charts! I blame Radio One for not playing it and record buyers for buying the rubbish that was out.....!

 

John, you forgot about Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas and Carpenters version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town".

 

Unfortunately now we have only "overplayed to death" songs every year instead fresh Christmas tunes.

John, you forgot about Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas and Carpenters version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town".

 

Unfortunately now we have only "overplayed to death" songs every year instead fresh Christmas tunes.

 

Yes, I'm guessing Dana had the "nice xmas tune" market sewn up on radio so they weren't keen to playlist another that might be seen to be in the same genre :(

Dana still gets the odd spin on radio 2 in December!