The death of the Christmas single?

Ghost Buster · 11-12-2011 02:10PM #1

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"

11-12-2011 02:13PM

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

fergiesfolly · 11-12-2011 02:18PM

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

ScumLord · 11-12-2011 02:27PM

It deserves to die.

Mint Sauce · 11-12-2011 02:31PM

This year, buy Nirvina.

Nerdkiller1991 · 11-12-2011 02:34PM

irish-stew wrote: »

This year, buy Nirvana.

I'm way ahead of ya.

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

mike65 · 11-12-2011 02:34PM

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.

Dotrel · 11-12-2011 02:35PM

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.

Ellis Dee · 11-12-2011 02:39PM

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

11-12-2011 02:47PM

F*ck Nirvana, buy local - buy the Saw Doctors

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

Dotrel · 11-12-2011 02:48PM

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.

razorblunt · 11-12-2011 02:51PM

Coldplay's Xmas lights isnt too bad.

11-12-2011 02:55PM

razorblunt wrote: »

Coldplay's Xmas lights isnt too bad.

Coldplay?

Might as well listen to paint dry.

Dotrel · 11-12-2011 02:56PM

Deleted User wrote: »

F*ck Nirvana, buy local - buy the Saw Doctors

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

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

I prefer Groundskeeper Willie's version.

ancapailldorcha · 11-12-2011 02:57PM

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

razorblunt · 11-12-2011 03:00PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Coldplay?

Might as well listen to paint dry.

Agreed but as recent Xmas songs go it isnt bad.

brummytom · 11-12-2011 03:00PM

Deleted User wrote: »

F*ck Nirvana, buy local - buy the Saw Doctors

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!

razorblunt · 11-12-2011 03:01PM

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!

Nerdkiller1991 · 11-12-2011 03:05PM

razorblunt wrote: »

Duuuuuuuuunnnnnnntooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

NEXT!

Micky Dolenz · 11-12-2011 03:07PM

I like Galway

cruizer101 · 11-12-2011 03:07PM

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.

kelle · 11-12-2011 03:15PM

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

Dotrel · 11-12-2011 03:21PM

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 .

Teyla Emmagan · 11-12-2011 03:30PM

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.

mike65 · 11-12-2011 03:55PM

Ah the Darkness, they need a revival.

Latchy · 11-12-2011 03:59PM

cruizer101 wrote: »

Cliff Richards christmas time is recent enough too.

Getting the christmas no 1 spot is an obsession with him .

Zebra3 · 11-12-2011 04:32PM

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.

Insect Overlord · 11-12-2011 04:41PM

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.

Ghost Buster · 11-12-2011 05:47PM

razorblunt wrote: »

Coldplay's Xmas lights isnt too bad.

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

WoollyRedHat · 11-12-2011 05:52PM

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.

Ally Dick · 11-12-2011 06:36PM

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

The death of the Christmas single?

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