Xmas Carols you don't hear in Aus.
Dec 17th 2011, 10:33 am
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Xmas Carols you don't hear in Aus.
Reading the thread about what you miss about the UK....after all this time here I can say I miss certain Xmas Carols. Seems a silly thing to miss but personally I reckon the Xmas Music and Carols everywhere in the UK are far more prevelent than here in Aus. Which is one of the major factors for me in making Xmas a far low key and less meaningful event here in Aus.
I do miss the British Xmas but not enought to willingly fork out 4K Aud plus just to expereince one.... I'd still much rather go back in the summer months.
Heres Two Songs I cant recall hearing at all in Aus..If I have it's a rare event. .
Caviet I dont go to shopping centers very often. Certainly dont here them on the radio.
I do miss the British Xmas but not enought to willingly fork out 4K Aud plus just to expereince one.... I'd still much rather go back in the summer months.
Heres Two Songs I cant recall hearing at all in Aus..If I have it's a rare event. .
Caviet I dont go to shopping centers very often. Certainly dont here them on the radio.
Dec 17th 2011, 1:24 pm
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Re: Xmas Carols you don't hear in Aus.
Havent heard this one here and certainly not this version.
Dec 17th 2011, 4:19 pm
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Thank god I don't have to listen to the little drummer boy or little donkey- I hate them. (Little Donkey was forced on me by working at a pre-school.) The Bing Crosby/David Bowie version of drummer boy is played here, and it is truly awful.
Give me King's College Choirboys doing Adeste Fidelis any day.
Give me King's College Choirboys doing Adeste Fidelis any day.
Dec 18th 2011, 2:47 pm
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The little drummer boy was being played in the reception of my dentists this morning.Desperado by the Eagles was on while I had a wisdom tooth pulled.All good now and glad to have the sucker out.
Dec 19th 2011, 9:58 am
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Re: Xmas Carols you don't hear in Aus.
Reading the thread about what you miss about the UK....after all this time here I can say I miss certain Xmas Carols. Seems a silly thing to miss but personally I reckon the Xmas Music and Carols everywhere in the UK are far more prevelent than here in Aus. Which is one of the major factors for me in making Xmas a far low key and less meaningful event here in Aus.
I do miss the British Xmas but not enought to willingly fork out 4K Aud plus just to expereince one.... I'd still much rather go back in the summer months.
Heres Two Songs I cant recall hearing at all in Aus..If I have it's a rare event. .
Caviet I dont go to shopping centers very often. Certainly dont here them on the radio.
I do miss the British Xmas but not enought to willingly fork out 4K Aud plus just to expereince one.... I'd still much rather go back in the summer months.
Heres Two Songs I cant recall hearing at all in Aus..If I have it's a rare event. .
Caviet I dont go to shopping centers very often. Certainly dont here them on the radio.
Dec 19th 2011, 7:41 pm
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So hang on, what is a quintessentially Australian carol?
I thought they were all copied from the lands of snow and fir trees?
I thought they were all copied from the lands of snow and fir trees?
Dec 19th 2011, 9:24 pm
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At Southern Cross station there are a few of the old chestnuts being played/blown by a duet...blowing their own trumpets...get it...blowing their own trumpets...
We have Christmas carols every Christmas Eve and our compere (we're on the second one now since the first retired) runs through just about every known popular carol known to Christendom -with a few new ones as well.
And if he leaves any out, then I run through them at home....my wife has a bit of a titter. (I used to dread Christmas as it was yours truly who got dicked to sing 'Once in Royal David's City..' but now there is no pressure..)
Dec 19th 2011, 9:55 pm
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Re: Xmas Carols you don't hear in Aus.
Our mob has been discussing a caroling outing... with one particular set of neighbours we would like to sing to.
Background: The kids went trick or treating at halloween (knowing there were other kids in the house they went to) and the grumpy father came to the door and yelled at the kids "you've got the wrong house".
So we thought we'd go and sing a range of different carols with the same lyrics over and over...
ie: (To the tune of Noel...) "Wrong house, wrong house, wrong house..."
You get the idea.
See... the spirit of Christmas is alive and well here in lovely Ostraylear.
Background: The kids went trick or treating at halloween (knowing there were other kids in the house they went to) and the grumpy father came to the door and yelled at the kids "you've got the wrong house".
So we thought we'd go and sing a range of different carols with the same lyrics over and over...
ie: (To the tune of Noel...) "Wrong house, wrong house, wrong house..."
You get the idea.
See... the spirit of Christmas is alive and well here in lovely Ostraylear.
Dec 19th 2011, 10:05 pm
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Dec 19th 2011, 10:44 pm
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Re: Xmas Carols you don't hear in Aus.
Our mob has been discussing a caroling outing... with one particular set of neighbours we would like to sing to.
Background: The kids went trick or treating at halloween (knowing there were other kids in the house they went to) and the grumpy father came to the door and yelled at the kids "you've got the wrong house".
So we thought we'd go and sing a range of different carols with the same lyrics over and over...
ie: (To the tune of Noel...) "Wrong house, wrong house, wrong house..."
You get the idea.
See... the spirit of Christmas is alive and well here in lovely Ostraylear.
Background: The kids went trick or treating at halloween (knowing there were other kids in the house they went to) and the grumpy father came to the door and yelled at the kids "you've got the wrong house".
So we thought we'd go and sing a range of different carols with the same lyrics over and over...
ie: (To the tune of Noel...) "Wrong house, wrong house, wrong house..."
You get the idea.
See... the spirit of Christmas is alive and well here in lovely Ostraylear.
Certainly heard Kevin Bloody Wilsons version a lot.... Santa you ****
Dec 19th 2011, 10:54 pm
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They were even letting the little kids join in. Saw this one little girl about 5 or 6 and she was singing along to Jingle Bells. She knew every word bless her - so cute.
Dec 19th 2011, 11:01 pm
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My local shopping centre had them last weekend. They were going round the centre singing all sorts of stuff.
They were even letting the little kids join in. Saw this one little girl about 5 or 6 and she was singing along to Jingle Bells. She knew every word bless her - so cute.
They were even letting the little kids join in. Saw this one little girl about 5 or 6 and she was singing along to Jingle Bells. She knew every word bless her - so cute.
Maybe thats a factor Wends ?
Yay you've brought John Kosmina back.... More entertainment for us Melburnians
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Dec 19th 2011, 11:09 pm
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Everytime I go to Adelaide it feels like every third person has a UK accent. Maybe it's because I'm mostly going for the Football ? It was even like that at that festival thing they have though.
Maybe thats a factor Wends ?
Yay you've brought John Kosmina back.... More entertainment for us Melburnians
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CyldpnfTc6I
Maybe thats a factor Wends ?
Yay you've brought John Kosmina back.... More entertainment for us Melburnians
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CyldpnfTc6I
The shopping centre I was in at Tea Tree Plaza isn't that English that I've noticed. I do hear the odd English accent, but not that much.
The singers were definitely all Aussie ladies, except for one Chinese lady that is.
Dec 19th 2011, 11:21 pm
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UK people are usually found in groups. So yes, you do get pockets of area's where the English seem to like living. Mostly down south near the beaches though
The shopping centre I was in at Tea Tree Plaza isn't that English that I've noticed. I do hear the odd English accent, but not that much.
The singers were definitely all Aussie ladies, except for one Chinese lady that is.
The shopping centre I was in at Tea Tree Plaza isn't that English that I've noticed. I do hear the odd English accent, but not that much.
The singers were definitely all Aussie ladies, except for one Chinese lady that is.
I reckon everyone in that Chocolate shop originated in the UK the day I was there... Like a bleeding convention it was 
Dec 19th 2011, 11:26 pm
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