Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Non-Christmas Songs that remind you of Christmas

Options
135

Comments

  • Options
    #62
    Nedington
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Nedington


    Together in electric dreams has a Christmasy sound to it


  • Options
    #63
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,443 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Loughc wrote: »
    So absolutely E17 - Stay Another Day is not a Christmas song but it is always played at Christmas due to it being a Christmas number 1.

    You're on thin ice now. The video has fake snow, church bells and the guys dressed in white snow suits.
    Couldn't be more Christmassy :D


  • Options
    #64
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Heroditas wrote: »
    You're on thin ice now. The video has fake snow, church bells and the guys dressed in white snow suits.
    Couldn't be more Christmassy :D

    That’s not the original video for the song. They filmed a brand new video for it when they realised they could tap into the Christmas market for the song. (And they added the bells too)


  • Options
    #65
    Batgurl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭Batgurl


    Has Stop the Calvary been mentioned here yet? If I recall there is no mention of Christmas anywhere in that song but somehow we only play it during the festive season.


  • Options
    #66
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,860 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Look what ye made me do ha

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78yYSVGjSLvtSqTsLoFEdT?si=hwCP23NTQYGSADlgPL0umQ

    Feel free to add any song you feel is a Christmas song is not


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #67
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    All of Morrissey's You Are the Quarry. Someone got it for me for Christmas in 2004 and I had it on my headphones non stop because I was a moody teenager.


  • Options
    #68
    Littlehorny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭Littlehorny


    Batgurl wrote: »
    Has Stop the Calvary been mentioned here yet? If I recall there is no mention of Christmas anywhere in that song but somehow we only play it during the festive season.


    Does it not have the line "wish I was at home for Christmas" in it?

    I'm going to have to play this later to check :)


  • Options
    #69
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    Littlehorny wrote: »
    Does it not have the line "wish I was at home for Christmas" in it?

    I'm going to have to play this later to check :)

    Yes it does. It wasn't meant to be a Christmas song. It was an anti war song but when the record company heard that line I'm nearly certain they put the sleigh bells on it and released it at Christmas time.


  • Options
    #70
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    Mutleyboo wrote: »
    Pipes of peace is a Christmas song to me but I don't think it is an actual Christmas song. It was released in December which is probably the association. I played it loud today and got away with it ðŸ˜

    It was released around Christmas time and the video was about the Christmas Day peace truce between german and British soldiers during the first world war where the soldiers stopped fighting and had a game of football.


  • Options
    #71
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Batgurl wrote: »
    Has Stop the Calvary been mentioned here yet? If I recall there is no mention of Christmas anywhere in that song but somehow we only play it during the festive season.

    One line mentions it

    "Wish I could be home for Christmas"

    Boom.... Christmas tune!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #72
    DavyD_83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭DavyD_83


    Batgurl wrote: »
    Not sure if this counts but I can’t hear Wet Wet Wet’s song ‘Love is all Around’ without singing the wrong (Billy Mack) lyrics :D

    That and ‘Lemon Tree’ by Fools Garden.

    “I wonder how, I wonder why, Santa and his reindeer are able to fly...”

    Weird, Lemon Tree is a summer song for me. Obviously Dustin's 'Christmas tree' homage was fill Christmas


  • Options
    #73
    Scribbler100
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭Scribbler100


    I always associate Paul Young's version of "Love of the Common People" with Christmas. No reference to Christmas, but snow is mentioned, as is the warmth of home and family.


  • Options
    #74
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    Scribbler100 wrote: »
    I always associate Paul Young's version of "Love of the Common People" with Christmas. No reference to Christmas, but snow is mentioned, as is the warmth of home and family.

    Always thought there was a hint of Christmas about it too.


  • Options
    #75
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Scribbler100 wrote: »
    I always associate Paul Young's version of "Love of the Common People" with Christmas. No reference to Christmas, but snow is mentioned, as is the warmth of home and family.

    Yeah, i know where your coming from with that, not in the least a Christmas song but gives off a strong whiff of it for some reason... have a vague recollection it was on the christmas music channels too, though I am open to correction on that.

    Great tune too.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • Options
    #76
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 28,055 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    What I find strange is that Only You by Flying Pickets seems to be accepted as part of the Christmas song 'canon', because it was a Christmas #1, even though it isn't chrimassy.

    But that doesn't seem to be the case with the previous Christmas #1s, Dont You Want Me & Save You Love.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • Options
    #77
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    What I find strange is that Only You by Flying Pickets seems to be accepted as part of the Christmas song 'canon', because it was a Christmas #1, even though it isn't chrimassy.

    But that doesn't seem to be the case with the previous Christmas #1s, Dont You Want Me & Save You Love.

    As mentioned above, I think its inclusion in the office Christmas special may have an influence on that perception.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • Options
    #78
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 28,055 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    DvB wrote: »
    As mentioned above, I think its inclusion in the office Christmas special may have an influence on that perception.

    Yes, interesting angle, though it was the original Yazoo version played in The Office though?
    But on the usual Christmas playlist is the Flying Pickets 'a capella' version which was a Christmas #1 in 1983 rather than the original Yazoo version.

    There seems to be something about the song that made a deeper impression over and above other non-christmassy sounding Christmas #1s, which is possibly one of the reasons it was picked for the Office special - which may well then have solidified its place in the canon.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • Options
    #79
    yerwanthere123
    Registered Users, Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Murder On The Dancefloor', remember it constantly being on the radio in the run up to Christmas 2001.

    Quite a few others from 2001 actually, Stereophonics version of 'Handbags and Gladrags', iio's 'Rapture' and Samantha Mumba's take on 'Lately', all songs released late in the year that always give me the Christmas feels.

    'Stan' by Eminem is about as un-Christmassy as you can get but (I think) it was Ireland's Christmas No.1 back in 2000, so that's another one. S Club 7's 'Never Had A Dream Come True', also from the year 2000. Oh childhood!


  • Options
    #80
    Littlehorny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭Littlehorny


    ^^^ Forgot about that S Club 7 song alright.
    Pure rip off of East 17's idea. Put the band in a few snowy scenes, stick big furry coats on them and look all lovingly into the camera :)


  • Options
    #81
    matchthis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭matchthis


    https://youtu.be/bqIxCtEveG8

    Even part of my playlist, wasn’t new when I heard it, but gave off a cold/ warm vibe like the blast of a heater above the door on a shop


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #82
    PaulT21
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭PaulT21


    Just a general question on a Christmas Classic,:D

    Walking in the Air and particularly the Ryan Sheridan Version

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EDWfLOWjTc

    What do people think of this ?

    Personally, I like it but I'm not overly keen on changing classic songs in general.:mad:

    That said, some reworks are often better than the originals.:(

    Conflicted on a beautiful Sunday morning:confused::D


  • Options
    #83
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,307 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Littlehorny wrote: »
    ^^^ Forgot about that S Club 7 song alright.
    Pure rip off of East 17's idea. Put the band in a few snowy scenes, stick big furry coats on them and look all lovingly into the camera :)

    Even though I agree - I kinda like it none the less!?

    Does anyone here watch the music channels on the run up to Christmas ? - all day long they play Christmas music videos

    All the classics like simply having a wonderful Christmas time or stop the cavalry. And of course Mariah - all I want for Christmas usually is the number 1 Christmas video.

    It’s just occurred to me I could probably watch them whenever I liked on YouTube :-)


  • Options
    #84
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,307 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Another one I like but which is v much a Christmas song is U2s cover of I believe in Father Christmas.


  • Options
    #85
    Batgurl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭Batgurl


    I challenge anyone to listen to this decidedly non-Christmas song and not think of Christmas :D

    (Another gem from a random Spotify playlist)

    https://youtu.be/PcxlAIZaE1o


  • Options
    #86
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    PaulT21 wrote: »
    Just a general question on a Christmas Classic,:D

    Walking in the Air and particularly the Ryan Sheridan Version

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EDWfLOWjTc

    What do people think of this ?

    Personally, I like it but I'm not overly keen on changing classic songs in general.:mad:

    That said, some reworks are often better than the originals.:(

    Conflicted on a beautiful Sunday morning:confused::D

    I actually really like the ryan Sheridan version and its on my playlist despite being determined not to like it!


  • Options
    #87
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    I always thought the music in Bruce Springsteen' Hungry Heart is Christmassy.


  • Options
    #88
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,443 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Loughc wrote: »
    That’s not the original video for the song. They filmed a brand new video for it when they realised they could tap into the Christmas market for the song. (And they added the bells too)

    Don't ruin it for me! :D

    (never knew that by the way)


  • Options
    #89
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Heroditas wrote: »
    Don't ruin it for me! :D

    (never knew that by the way)

    If I wanted to ruin it for you I’d tell you the meaning behind the song :P


  • Options
    #90
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Loughc wrote: »
    If I wanted to ruin it for you I’d tell you the meaning behind the song :P

    If they read the thread from the start its already there!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #91
    Indestructable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭Indestructable


    Caravan of Love by the Housemartin's. Was probably released around Christmas but not particularly Christmassy.


Advertisement