I dare say this has been done before, but here is my album of Christmas Songs (pre 2000 of course):

 

1. Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day

Fantastic Xmas song. Only made No.37 in December '93. Who knows, maybe one day it will peak higher.

 

2. Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

Again, a chart flop, but a classic.

 

3. Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

OK, it's starting to get over-played at Crimbo now, but anything with the late great Kirsty MacColl in it gets a thumbs up from me.

 

4. Saint Etienne - My Christmas Prayer

The B-Side of #1 above. A great cover of the long forgotten Billy Fury track from '59.

 

5. Jona Lewie - Stop The Calvary

Arguably a more credible festive offering than most. Made No.3 over Christmas 1980.

 

6. Whigfield - Last Christmas (Dance Remix)

Yes OK, I'm very sad, but I can't help but love this version. No it's not better than the Wham original, but I've heard it so often...

 

7. Mr Hankey - Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo

:lol: Made No.4 in December 1999. Well, it makes me laugh.

 

8. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord

God knows why I like this :lol:

 

9. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

From the great Christmas album from Phil Spector originally released in '63 (or so I believe).

 

10. Sugababes - New Year

OK, it's not pre-2000, but it's from 2000. Does this classify as "retro". A great great song, shame it missed the Top 10.

 

11. Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again

This doesn't get played that often surprisingly.

 

12. Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Well a Christmas album wouldn't really be complete without this.

tbh im really bored of crimbo songs.... ive said it before, i cant understand why in this cut throat commercial age contemporary acts dont try a crimbo song, they can be real earners and ive sick of the usual suspects.

 

you have an interesting set of choices there, mr hanky is priceless! :lol: , still love the waitresses and kate bush..

tbh im really bored of crimbo songs.... ive said it before, i cant understand why in this cut throat commercial age contemporary acts dont try a crimbo song, they can be real earners and ive sick of the usual suspects.

 

maybe because they know its very sad and tacky (unless for charitee obv or american)

 

you have an interesting set of choices there, mr hanky is priceless! :lol: , still love the waitresses and kate bush..

 

wont the ting tings get around to covering christmas wrapping tho at some point in the future....well is ze innit - almost the tom tom club :lol:

 

 

maybe because they know its very sad and tacky (unless for charitee obv or american)

wont the ting tings get around to covering christmas wrapping tho at some point in the future....well is ze innit - almost the tom tom club :lol:

 

oh i dunno... theres plenty of tacky tracks around anyway, crimbo songs dont have to be tacky..

 

oh lord... you have a point, the ting tings could be seen doing cristmass wrapping... i hope not, it was bad enough when the spiceys did it.

oh i dunno... theres plenty of tacky tracks around anyway, crimbo songs dont have to be tacky..

 

oh lord... you have a point, the ting tings could be seen doing cristmass wrapping... i hope not, it was bad enough when the spiceys did it.

 

but then again it would just sound almost like the original

 

otoh - a recent interview i read with Jules de Martino from ting tings was like a fantasy band thing where you had to make up your ultimate band from various band memebers - tina weymouth was chosen and de Martino said that Tina's like Katie's hero and that she was very into all that tom tom club stuff - how obv was that answer!!!!

but then again it would just sound almost like the original

 

otoh - a recent interview i read with Jules de Martino from ting tings was like a fantasy band thing where you had to make up your ultimate band from various band memebers - tina weymouth was chosen and de Martino said that Tina's like Katie's hero and that she was very into all that tom tom club stuff - how obv was that answer!!!!

 

so why do it?... i dont see any pointin releasing a cover that sounds exactly like the original... but then again the tingtings have a growing army of fans.... the waitresses didnt.

so why do it?... i dont see any pointin releasing a cover that sounds exactly like the original... but then again the tingtings have a growing army of fans....

 

well i dont think they would cover that record - more likelt in this age of radio 1 live launge it would have to be something like mary's boy child mixed with ra-ra-rasputin (but done in a tom tom club style :lol: )

 

me thinks i may have to have knowledge of john barrowman or seal's recent albums here as i think this conversation may go onto a why do they do covers that sounds exactly like the original kinda thread instead....