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I’m not a big fan of Christmas songs that go on and on about snow and whatnot because it’s summer here now and it doesn’t snow here in winter, let alone summer! The problem is though that whenever someone attempts to write an Aussie Christmas song, it’s so tryhard and embarrassing that I can’t listen without cringing and feeling an urgent need to stuff a barbecued shrimp up my nose.
Still, I try my best to put my prejudices aside in favour of providing you with some halfway decent Christmas songs and so you may find a few snow references here, and for that I both apologise and say ‘you’re welcome’.
Let It Snow – A Fine Frenzy (it’s got snow, obviously, but it’s still quite lovely)
Xmas Duel – The Hives & Cyndi Lauper (this one is just rude!)
In Excelsis Deo – There Will Be Fireworks (this is WONDERFUL and courtesy of the fabulous Tart)
Snow Angels – Boca Chica (no mention of Christmas, but it has sleighbells!)
George Bailey – Carolyn Sills (festive ode to ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’)
Thank you for allowing me to take a break from (once again) trying to hear what other people hear in Wilco’s current album. Even though I am in the northern hemisphere, snow is a rarity where I am too. I am just glad it is cold and rainy the past week. The gloom puts me in a mood to make festivity.
These are wonderful, and yes, I love “In Excelsis Deo”! Cyndi Lauper still has the pipes, doesn’t she?
It’s funny, rain and gloom makes me feel anything but festive! I guess if that’s the norm in your part of the world around Christmas time though it’s only natural that it makes you start feeling that festive vibe.
And yes, Cyndi’s still got it! I heard this track on Triple J, our most alternative radio station (ie. the only one that will play songs with swear words in them!) and as I listened to the lyrics I thought ‘my god, who the hell is this?!’ As soon as they told me it was Cyndi Lauper I thought ‘well, ok, that makes sense!’ She was never afraid of doing things a little differently, was she?
I heard “Six White Boomers” for the first time yesterday. As much as I like Rolf Harris (REALLY), it’s a bit of a stretch really. There has to be someone who’s written a great Australian Christmas song?
Ugh, ‘Six White Boomers’ is just wrong, isn’t it? Even the title sounds slightly off.
The only decent Aussie Christmas song is ‘How To Make Gravy’ by Paul Kelly – I’ll post it over the weekend. It’s not a happy one, so you’ll probably quite like it (and I mean that in the nicest possible way!)
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