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The death of the Christmas single?

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  • 11-12-2011 2:10pm
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    Ghost Buster
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    Have we seen the death of the traditional Christmas single? The last commercial Christmas songs which get repeat plays year after year have been Maria Careys "All I want for Christmas" and Chris Rea "Driving home for Christmas". I honestly cannot think of any more recent than that which can sustain repeat plays every year.
    Am I right and why is this?


    Oh but a special mention to South parks "Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo"


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    [Deleted User]
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    The death of the Christmas single came once X-Factor started releasing manufactured pop bollox in an attempt to get Christmas #1.


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    fergiesfolly
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    While trying its best to destroy the music industry, X Factor has inadvertently destroyed the traditional Christmas single market. So... silver lining and all that ;)


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    ScumLord
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    It deserves to die.


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    Mint Sauce
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    This year, buy Nirvina.

    ;)


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    Nerdkiller1991
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    irish-stew wrote: »
    This year, buy Nirvana.

    ;)
    I'm way ahead of ya.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc4G0eP84iE


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    mike65
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    The X Factor is to blame for this, not that things were great just before with ****e from Boyzone, Spice Girls, Westlife etc clogging up the charts at this time of year.

    The actual Chrimbo No 1 is often not any good. Its the songs which didn't top the chart that are the best - Pretenders - 2000 Miles, Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry, Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas and so on.


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    Dotrel
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    Ghost Buster wrote: »
    Have we seen the death of the traditional Christmas single? The last commercial Christmas songs which get repeat plays year after year have been Maria Careys "All I want for Christmas" and Chris Rea "Driving home for Christmas". I honestly cannot think of any more recent than that which can sustain repeat plays every year.
    Am I right and why is this?


    Oh but a special mention to South parks "Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo"

    Pop music died several years ago (and with it the Xmas #1). X-factor just put the final nail in the coffin. Hard to believe the xmas #1 was an anticipated event once. Nowaday's everyone is more media savvy and they realise it's all just a load of bollocks.


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    Ellis Dee
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    There hasn't been a decent Christmas single since Shane McGowan and the late Kirsty MacColl did "Fairytale of New York".:D

    And that must be 20 years ago.:)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHyuraau4Q


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    [Deleted User]
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    F*ck Nirvana, buy local - buy the Saw Doctors :p

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItVEhL-T7qQ


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    Dotrel
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    Ellis Dee wrote: »
    There hasn't been a decent Christmas single since Shane McGowan and the late Kirsty MacColl did "Fairytale of New York".:D

    And that must be 20 years ago.:)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHyuraau4Q

    Here's a list
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_ones

    Whether you liked the act or not it seems like the Xmas #1's were all fairly genuine attempts .... up until Mr.Blobby 1993. It's like a light went off in some PR's head that people will buy any old crap.


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    razorblunt
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    Coldplay's Xmas lights isnt too bad.


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    razorblunt wrote: »
    Coldplay's Xmas lights isnt too bad.

    Coldplay?

    Might as well listen to paint dry.


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    Dotrel
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    F*ck Nirvana, buy local - buy the Saw Doctors :p

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItVEhL-T7qQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np-6kh0S7J8

    I prefer Groundskeeper Willie's version.


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    ancapailldorcha
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    I wouldn't soil my hard drive with that Saw Doctors Sh!te.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    razorblunt
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Coldplay?

    Might as well listen to paint dry.

    Agreed but as recent Xmas songs go it isnt bad.


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    brummytom
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    F*ck Nirvana, buy local - buy the Saw Doctors :p

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItVEhL-T7qQ
    I'm seeing them in a few hours, but I can't listen to that song without the Groundskeeper Willie version popping into my head!


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    razorblunt
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    brummytom wrote: »
    I'm seeing them in a few hours, but I can't listen to that song without the Groundskeeper Willie version popping into my head!

    Duuuuuuuuunnnnnnntooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!


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    Nerdkiller1991
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    razorblunt wrote: »
    Duuuuuuuuunnnnnnntooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
    NEXT!


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    Micky Dolenz
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    I like Galway


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    cruizer101
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    Cliff Richards christmas time is recent enough too.

    But even ignoring the christmas number 1 slot, don't even think Mariah's All I want for christmas got there, there is a lack of good christmas songs at all. Pretty much all the chrismas songs I can think of are from years ago. Maybe its just that the sound of pop years ago was much more suited to christmas songs.


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    kelle
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    Ghost Buster wrote: »
    Have we seen the death of the traditional Christmas single? The last commercial Christmas songs which get repeat plays year after year have been Maria Careys "All I want for Christmas" and Chris Rea "Driving home for Christmas". I honestly cannot think of any more recent than that which can sustain repeat plays every year.
    Am I right and why is this?


    Oh but a special mention to South parks "Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo"

    That Christmas single by Darkness was more recent, 2003

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhuoY5h2kE


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    Dotrel
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    kelle wrote: »
    That Christmas single by Darkness was more recent, 2003

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhuoY5h2kE

    Any top selling xmas song that can sneak "Bell end" into its lyrics deserves praise .


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    Teyla Emmagan
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    Ghost Buster wrote: »
    Have we seen the death of the traditional Christmas single? The last commercial Christmas songs which get repeat plays year after year have been Maria Careys "All I want for Christmas" and Chris Rea "Driving home for Christmas".

    Mariah Carey's greatest hour.


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    mike65
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    Ah the Darkness, they need a revival.


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    Latchy
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    cruizer101 wrote: »
    Cliff Richards christmas time is recent enough too.
    Getting the christmas no 1 spot is an obsession with him .


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    Zebra3
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    The death of the Christmas single came once X-Factor started releasing manufactured pop bollox in an attempt to get Christmas #1.

    Nope, it was when mongs started buying the crap.


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    Insect Overlord
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Ah the Darkness, they need a revival.

    New album due out in 2012, I believe! They played a few gigs in Ireland earlier this month.


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    Ghost Buster
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    razorblunt wrote: »
    Coldplay's Xmas lights isnt too bad.

    Its ok but will it get played next year...or the year after?


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    WoollyRedHat
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    The Christmas single for the most part was a 70's fad... for the most part there hasn't been an genuine, orginal christmas tune in well over a decade.


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    Ally Dick
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    The Darkness "Don't Let The Bells End" was class. Imagine deliberately putting the words "bell end" into a song on purpose. Class


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