3. JONA LEWIE - "STOP THE CAVALRY"

 

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Entered chart w/e 29/11/80

 

Reached No.3 w/e 13/12/80

 

Weeks on chart : 11

 

Not strictly a Christmas song, but still a classic. I never tire of hearing it.

 

Other festive No.3s :

 

Jimmy Boyd - "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (1953)

 

Mel & Kim - "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" (1987)

 

 

Its one of those songs that only loosely touches on the concept of xmas like Fairytale of New York but it is a great record

Its one of those songs that only loosely touches on the concept of xmas like Fairytale of New York but it is a great record

 

indeed, last year i ran a thread on 'when is a crimbo record not a crimbo record' and these two featured highly.

 

tbh i find it rather dated, and its more a protest record about (what was then) a serious threat of nuclear war.

 

i prefer him as 'terry dactyle', seaside shuffle was great!

Its one of those songs that only loosely touches on the concept of xmas like Fairytale of New York but it is a great record

 

I love this song. Whether it be for Christmas or not! This and FONY are my favourite Christmas songs by a long way.

 

Norma