You ruined Christmas!

ardle1

X Factor do me a favour and move your schedule, you have ruined the Christmas music market! All the real stars and all the 'oldies', don't put any effort into bringing out a Christmas song anymore, and all because they know that some 'strager' from x factor is probably going to be Number 1 in the charts....... Ahhhhhhh sorry about that rant, but I feel a little bit better now.

Fr. Ned

ardle1 wrote: »

X Factor do me a favour and move your schedule, you have ruined the Christmas music market! All the real stars and all the 'oldies', don't put any effort into bringing out a Christmas song anymore, and all because they know that some 'strager' from x factor is probably going to be Number 1 in the charts....... Ahhhhhhh sorry about that rant, but I feel a little bit better now.

You're right though.
Can't wait until that crap is over, my missus is a huge fan and every Saturday night is the same....it'd drive you to drink......

Pen.Island

All the best songs are classics, not because of the x factor.

Coldplay tried making an xmas song but it was boring.

Skill Magill

And then there's : Christmas no 1 2009 : Rage Against the Machine "Killing in the Name"

Hope !!

The Backwards Man

There hasn't been a decent Christmas No.1 since 1990. Let it go, man. Don't worry about it.:)

padma

tbh most current bands and current musicians are in the music business as pirates, seeing how much they can hustle from the industry or looking to be famous. The music they produce isn't worth the money they think about.

nelly17

I think that kind of helps make the point because they know if its not going to be Xfactor for no one its going to be some re-hashed rock/metal tune bought out of a spite campaign so why should any decent self respecting artist make an effort to compete

Pen.Island

nelly17 wrote: »

I think that kind of helps make the point because they know if its not going to be Xfactor for no one its going to be some re-hashed rock/metal tune bought out of a spite campaign so why should any decent self respecting artist make an effort to compete

Gary Jewel had xmas no.1 years ago. Was just a normal song.

Nodin

We need a song that reflects the spirit of the season and peoples real experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ7pgElCPXE

SilverScreen

padma wrote: »

tbh most current bands and current musicians are in the music business as pirates, seeing how much they can hustle from the industry or looking to be famous. The music they produce isn't worth the money they think about.

This is a ridiculous statement. Only a small minority of bands and musicians are in it purely to make money, i.e. the one's clogging up the charts with huge marketing behind them. There's far more music out there than that.

Pen.Island

How do you explain the lack of quality xmas movies then?

brevity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMj4Q6EVOW0

kneemos

The Vintage TV music channel is mostly Christmas free oasis in a sea of nauseating sentimental feel good shiny packaged crap on every other channel.

PointLe55

The Backwards Man wrote: »

There hasn't been a decent Christmas No.1 since 1990. Let it go, man. Don't worry about it.:)

that East 17 one wasnt too bad....

SilverScreen

Has there ever been a decent Christmas number 1? I just think they should get rid of music charts altogether, other than being a marketing opportunity they're completely pointless.

flanders1979

Maybe you should turn off the telly.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Skill Magill wrote: »

And then there's : Christmas no 1 2009 : Rage Against the Machine "Killing in the Name"

Hope !!

Only in Britain, though. Irish weren't up to it.

SilverScreen

Ah Rage Against The Machine, "Fisher Price My First Political Rock band"

Pumpkinseeds

A lot of chart stuff has been awful for years, I blame Stock Aiken and Waterman, that was when the rot set in. Christ on a bike there's no end of boy bands out there. I've been leaving the radio on low for our foster kitten in her safe room to keep her company and I've no idea who half the people are. Don't really care either, pi$$es me off to hear someone slaughter a decent song with a diabolical cover version.

PointLe55

Eminem had two christmas No 1's (in Ireland), Stan and Lose Yourself.
That Matt Cardle tune wasnt too bad, prefer the original, but

dark crystal

X Factor didn't ruin anything. Most of the Christmas no. 1's in the years preceding the show were awful too.

Cowell actually stepped out of the Christmas no.1 race for the last few years (releasing winner's singles a week earlier) and the songs that did make no.1 weren't exactly future classics. I couldn't even tell you what was Christmas no. 1 in the UK last year.

4zn76tysfajdxp

SilverScreen wrote: »

Ah Rage Against The Machine, "Fisher Price My First Political Rock band"

Nothing worse than a shit music elitist.

D1stant

I'm trying to understand the link between Christmas number 1 and music.

SilverScreen

Adonis Tall Public wrote: »

Nothing worse than a shit music elitist.

I was joking, they were great at Oxegen a few years ago.

Victor

padma wrote: »

tbh most current bands and current musicians are in the music business as pirates, seeing how much they can hustle from the industry or looking to be famous. The music they produce isn't worth the money they think about.

You may have got some of your words mixed up.

While there are many 'groups' or artists in the charts, there are few(er) bands or musicians.

Capt'n Midnight

The Backwards Man wrote: »

There hasn't been a decent Christmas No.1 since 1990. Let it go, man. Don't worry about it.:)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_ones :eek:

Dancing With Myself

ardle1 wrote: »

X Factor do me a favour and move your schedule, you have ruined the Christmas music market! All the real stars and all the 'oldies', don't put any effort into bringing out a Christmas song anymore, and all because they know that some 'strager' from x factor is probably going to be Number 1 in the charts....... Ahhhhhhh sorry about that rant, but I feel a little bit better now.

Simon Cowell should let the music industry sort itself out like true capitalism

SCOOP 64

With most new xmas songs you only like them 10yrs or so later, mainly for nostalgia reasons.. at the time you think what crap.

ofcork

Pen.Island wrote: »

Gary Jewel had xmas no.1 years ago. Was just a normal song.

Cover of a tears for fears song mad world.

blaze1

mattcardle1 wrote: »

X Factor do me a favour and move your schedule, you have ruined the Christmas music market! All the real stars and all the 'oldies', don't put any effort into bringing out a Christmas song anymore, and all because they know that some 'strager' from x factor is probably going to be Number 1 in the charts....... Ahhhhhhh sorry about that rant, but I feel a little bit better now.

fixed your Username Op. :pac:

Muise...

I like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2wybAIAHU

losthorizon

Is it Christmas yet?

https://isitchristmas.com/

the_syco

Skill Magill wrote: »

And then there's : Christmas no 1 2009 : Rage Against the Machine "Killing in the Name"

This year it's Highway to Hell; https://www.facebook.com/acdcxmas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEPmA3USJdI

http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/12/14/cultural-studies-the-highway-to-pop-hell-is-faved-with-acdc-and-well-aged-rage-at-pre-fab-pop-stars/

The Backwards Man

PointLe55 wrote: »

that East 17 one wasnt too bad....

Had my first shift to that song. Dunno which was worse.:pac:

ardle1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

There hasn't been a decent Christmas No.1 since 1990. Let it go, man. Don't worry about it.:)

Ah c'mon, what about 2004!

camel jockey

ardle1 wrote: »

X Factor do me a favour and move your schedule, you have ruined the Christmas music market! All the real stars and all the 'oldies', don't put any effort into bringing out a Christmas song anymore, and all because they know that some 'strager' from x factor is probably going to be Number 1 in the charts....... Ahhhhhhh sorry about that rant, but I feel a little bit better now.

Check out Christmas FM, there have been playing new Christmas songs (as well as the classics).

It's not really the X-Factor's fault though. If you really want to blame somebody, blame those that buy the singles. They wouldn't produce a number 1 if there weren't people buying it.

Capt'n Midnight

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

With most new xmas songs you only like them 10yrs or so later, mainly for nostalgia reasons.. at the time you think what crap.

Nope, just nope.

Either it's a good song that can stand by itself or it's an attempt to cash in

Charity records -
1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
1989 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
2004 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" PR - where are they now ?
1997 Various (for Children in Need) "Perfect Day" Not a Christmas song.

OK Christmas songs.
1978 Boney M "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord"

Good christmas No 1's of the last 50 years.
1973 Slade "Merry Christmas Everybody"
1987 The Pogues Ft.Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_ones



UK list adds another two OK No 1's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christmas_number_one_singles_%28UK%29 but most of the time when there's a difference their No.1 is more likely to be a charity/cash in record than ours.
1957 Harry Belafonte "Mary's Boy Child" (later covered by Boney M aka Frank Farian aka Franz Reuther )
1976 Johnny Mathis "When A Child Is Born (Soleado)"



UK No 2's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_number_two_singles_in_the_UK
some of the recent stuff is just :eek:

McLoughlin

A bunch of Wexford musicians have got together to write a christmas song and are aiming to reach the number one spot on sale from Itunes tomorrow.

Check out All The Lights by The Red Chair Collective



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

lertsnim

Who really gives a toss about what the charts show as being popular? They have always been full of ****e. It's not a recent thing.

osarusan

Where's Cliff Richard when you need him?

SilverScreen

osarusan wrote: »

Where's Cliff Richard when you need him?

Not sure which I'd rather hear, Cliff Richard or the latest X-Factor winner.

ardle1

McLoughlin wrote: »

A bunch of Wexford musicians have got together to write a christmas song and are aiming to reach the number one spot on sale from Itunes tomorrow.

Check out All The Lights by The Red Chair Collective



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVsIKPuavmk[/QUOTE]

Yeah not bad,nice 'Christmasy' vid..... 1min32sec into it, don't want to meet that one eyed monster on a country road in the dark!!

Dreams_R_Like 55degree Angles

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

UK No 2's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_number_two_singles_in_the_UK
some of the recent stuff is just :eek:

Jimmy Osmond's Long haired lover from Liverpool bet off My Ding-a-ling for the Number one spot in 1972:eek::eek::eek:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpuRC-IV7dY

:pac:

Gokei

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_ones :eek:

We flew too high with queen in 1991, by fúck, we've been paying for it. Absolute gash since.

RikkFlair

osarusan wrote: »

Where's Cliff Richard when you need him?

In a cryogenic freezer, due to be thawed any day now...

FURET

SilverScreen wrote: »

Has there ever been a decent Christmas number 1? I just think they should get rid of music charts altogether, other than being a marketing opportunity they're completely pointless.

Christmas No. 1, 1984:

gugleguy

RikkFlair wrote: »

In a cryogenic freezer, due to be thawed any day now...

Is it one of those with the label "Break glass in case of Christmas meltdown!"?

Capt'n Midnight

Gokei wrote: »

We flew too high with queen in 1991, by fúck, we've been paying for it. Absolute gash since.

It wasn't a Christmas song either.

just saying