Non-Christmas Songs that remind you of Christmas

Yeah, not a Christmas tune for me.

Theres a new thread, songs with no association with or mention of christmas, but which can be associated with Christmas.

Littlehorny wrote: »

Spice Girls song Two Become One was the Christmas number 1 in 1996 and is always played on the Christmas music channels but it's not one bit Christmassy as a song imo.

yeah, theres plenty of christmas No's 1's that have been treated like that on the various music channels. Saw the flying pickets 'only you' on regularly last year which had zero connection (IIRC) to christmas other than being a christmas No.1 or to flip that thought, does being christmas No.1 lift you into the very bracket of being a christmas song?

DvB wrote: »

yeah, theres plenty of christmas No's 1's that have been treated like that on the various music channels. Saw the flying pickets 'only you' on regularly last year which had zero connection (IIRC) to christmas other than being a christmas No.1 or to flip that thought, does being christmas No.1 lift you into the very bracket of being a christmas song?

Oh for me Only You is def a Christmas song, because of The Office finale which was set at a Christmas Party.
I prefer Yazoo's version though !

Batgurl wrote: »

Speaking of Christmas songs...

Settle a debate between me and my mother:

‘Somewhere only we know’ - the Lily Allen version of the Keane song, used in the John Lewis ad.

Christmas song or not a Christmas song?

For me, the original Keane song doesn't remind me of Christmas, but if I hear the Lily Allen version, then it does as I associate that one with the John Lewis Ad. Actually most of the songs used in the John Lewis ad make me thing of the specific ad they were in and therefore Christmas

Frankie Goes to Hollywood's The Power of Love is not a Christmas song but has a winter video and is always classed as one because of it.

pigtail33 wrote: »

For me, the original Keane song doesn't remind me of Christmas, but if I hear the Lily Allen version, then it does as I associate that one with the John Lewis Ad. Actually most of the songs used in the John Lewis ad make me thing of the specific ad they were in and therefore Christmas

I have both versions on my spotify list and when the Lily Allen version comes on I wouldn't think of Christmas but when the song is on telly with the video showing how they made the brilliant John Lewis ad then it does turn into a Christmas song:)

Littlehorny wrote: »

Spice Girls song Two Become One was the Christmas number 1 in 1996 and is always played on the Christmas music channels but it's not one bit Christmassy as a song imo.

I did work experience in a supermarket just before Christmas and it wasn’t something I enjoyed every evening when it was about going home time 2 become 1 used play. I loved it at the time.

Leon Jackson ‘’When you believe’’(Winner if the X-factor)
I remember I went to Limerick Christmas shopping on about the 22nd/23rd of December just when the schools close for Christmas holidays.
There was such an atmosphere around the place.
I was in The Crescent and I queue up for over half an hour to buy DVD’s and bought the single from a stand at the till in HMV/Virgin Mega Store.
Remember those days The X-Factor was popular, DVD’s/CD’s were selling, massive queues of people on top of one another with out masks inside in shops and shopping centers were really busy.

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Leon Jackson ‘’When you believe’’(Winner if the X-factor)
I remember I went to Limerick Christmas shopping on about the 22nd/23rd of December just when the schools close for Christmas holidays.
There was such an atmosphere around the place.
I was in The Crescent and I queue up for over half an hour to buy DVD’s and bought the single from a stand at the till in HMV/Virgin Mega Store.
Remember those days The X-Factor was popular, DVD’s/CD’s were selling, massive queues of people on top of one another with out masks inside in shops and shopping centers were really busy.

Hated the fact for a few years the christmas No.1 was practically reserved for the x-factor winner though. Funnily enough other than rage against the machine getting it as a protest vote kind of thing I cant remember any of them since before x-factor, (Mad world, the last one that springs to mind) though that may be an age thing more than anything else.

*edit*
went back & checked the list of christmas no.1's & actually remember a couple (since x-factor started), clean bandit & Ed Sheeran, the rest I had no idea of... shame, I remember growing up and the christmas TOTP being a real big deal to see wjho got the coveted No.1 spot... now its always had its novelty ones, but it just seems so less a big deal now... I blame x-factor for that.

'Put a little love in your heart' - Al Greene and Annie Lennox, it's linked to the Scrooged Movie but it isn't a Christmas song as such.

'Only You' by Yazoo as others have said simply because of The Office finale.

Smell the glove wrote: »

It was released in November for the Christmas market. It's a song associated with Christmas but has nothing to do with Christmas.

Rupert does look like he is permanently wearing a red Christmas jumper. Thats about it.

Rather bizarrely it is from a Rupert short movie released on the bill with Give My Regards to Broad Street:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_My_Regards_to_Broad_Street_(film)

Batgurl wrote: »

David Essex - A Winters Tale.

Only ever plays at Christmas but no mention of the holiday in the song. I remember getting it as a cassette tape in a selection box when I was younger, so it has double Christmas meaning to me

Omg I had that selection box too, think it was a square Mars one. I remember stupid details. The cassette was black with gold writing

Only you - the song from the office Christmas special. Can still remember the first time I saw that special - brilliant stuff

Keeping the dream alive by freiheit - first heard this on tubridys radio show last year - he described it as a christmassy atmosphere type song - if you don’t know this google it!

Winters tale - David Essex - always loved this and I associate it with late December early Jan more than Christmas itself - I think it was a Christmas number one though?

The power of love - Frankie goes Hollywood - the song is not overly christmassy but the video is

2000 miles by the pretenders - it’s not the Christmas build up until I hear this - usually in one of the big shopping centres in mid November - great song

And finally - one of the few pleasures of the busy period of work leading up to Christmas is to play driving home for Christmas by Chris rea on your way home!!

Any opinions on Chris De Burgh's, A Spaceman Came Travelling?

I love it and its not Christmas without it but I'm not sure Main Stream Religion would agree with the premise of the story as told by Chris

My OH put it on when we were not long together and I thought "wtf is that, the lady in red guy has a Christmas song" . I love it now. It's a real belter. Also strangely brings back memories of Club 92 in leopardstown.

Jude13 wrote: »

My OH put it on when we were not long together and I thought "wtf is that, the lady in red guy has a Christmas song" . I love it now. It's a real belter. Also strangely brings back memories of Club 92 in leopardstown.

To be fair to Chris De Burgh his back catalogue before 'Lady in red' is actually quite good, I loved 'Spanish Train' when I heard it first & to this day still give it a listen when it comes up on my iTunes or suchlike.