Christmas song question
 

When you have a Christmas party over here and have locals over, do you play all the good UK Christmas songs or do you put on crap ones that they know?

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I would consider myself a poor host if I were to subject guests to Canadian music.

Do they have any Christmas songs? Not heard any

If they do and don't like ours F**** em. Nowt wrong with a bit of Shackin

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Slade every time whether they like it or not!!!!! :rofl:

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The reason I ask, is; I was having a somewhat impromptu Christmas party on Friday night and people moaned about the Slade, Wizard, Shakin’ Stevens etc. Christmas music, until I pointed out it was my beer, tequila, vodka and sausage rolls and if they didn't like it they could naff right off. They seemed to warm to the music after that revelation. I'm not so sure if we have another party where people aren't quite so dependent on our booze, if they’d like UK Christmas songs?

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I would expect so. Whats not to like?

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You shouldn't be giving them Sausage rolls and booze. You will never get rid rid of 'em. Probably turn up New years eve now:(

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I put on some nice Christmas music, basically all the number ones from 1973 to Mr. Blobby and they were ambivalent at best. I suspect if I put on Randy Travis or Dwaight "I'm a **** Yokum they'd be all over it. :thumbdown:

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It's not Christmas till I hear the pogues and Kirsty McColl.... I've heard just about every other Christmas song but this one.... :-(

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I know. :(

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Blatant plug

- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj2AsPC66YQ daughter first appears at 025 sec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EbWx04pKtU son appears at 034 - on left side

songs are a bit pants tho !!

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Probably not. Seems a pretty clear study to me. Your booze is infinitely preferable to UK Christmas songs. Anyway, not all Canadian Christmas songs are rubbish. Hallelujah was a Leonard Cohen song and that's pretty decent. Can't think of any others though ... ;)

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Nope - our party is on the 20th, the same nght that some or other country music christmas celebration is on TV - as soon as the inlaws saw that advertised it was a foregone conclusion that, once again - country music goes on.

It's my ringtone - the only way I get to hear it :(

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Good looking kids!

:thumbup:

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tk s xx

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Awww Caz the kids are lookng and sounding fab - all grown up - you have to be super proud of them :nod:

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Scary!!! But yes v proud - however, can't possibly tell them that as that's much to unBritish ! Lol x

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the local radio station here has been playing non stop Christmas songs since last week of November and will until boxing day..trouble is i have never heard of any of them and they are total rubbish not even christmasee...so thankfully i have a couple of xmas albums on my ipod to listen to in the car instead with all the UK classics..makes for a proper crimbo:thumbup:

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well cross Hallelujah off your list, its references are old testament.

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The Buble is perfectly acceptable for some gentle Christmas crooning.

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Some more drink and dance your ass off Canadian Christmas albums

Barenaked for the holidays ; Barenaked Ladies
Celine Dion ; chante Noel
The McGarrigle Christmas hour
Raffis Christmas album
Im sure those heavy rockers like Anne Murray, Rita MacNeil, Diana Krall and a host of others will get your guests rocking under the mistletoe.

I guess we should be thankful that the Bieber, Nickleback and Avril Lavigne have not released Xmas albums yet.

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^^This^^
Have a great time.:beer:

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I was driving yesterday and on the country music channel the announcer said "And now Rolf Harris", I think it's the first time I said outloud "WTF"

A christmas song called something like "6 white boomers." It was crap and thank god he mentions the word australia in it, didn't want the Canadians thinking this was from my homeland :frown:

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I keep hearing "Little Drummer Boy" which makes my blood run cold. I am old enough to know the link to the Hindley and Brady and have never lost that horror of association.

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Didn't know what it was until just now :thumbdown::(

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I think that's why it isn't played in UK anymore, or much. Is it??

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Me neither :(

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Canadians have the worse taste in music ever. I thought the US was bad until I cam up here. Its like living in a country of special needs gypos.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OggFor5VXtM this is all the evidence a person could need that there are some really crap christmas songs from the UK.

At times, I listen to online radio from the UK and other than bbc 6 music, uk radio can be as derivative as the Canadian versions.

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I listen to 6Music on line all day and it is a godsend.

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Try living in QC. Anglo tunes with French lyrics. Horrible beyond belief.

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To torture my daughter (16 and in french immersion) I put on the french rap when it is on the U of Ottawa station and she is in the car with me.

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It would be even better in the UK if it was on a standard frequency.

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In the UK we get it on DAB... doesn't everyone?

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DAB is basically non existant in Canada....6 music is only available on the internet here as far as I know....satellite radio carries bbc radio 1 and the world service I think.

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UK ones, without a doubt.
Your home, your choice of music.

They have to be educated, whether they like it or not.

Hope this got an airing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JhVkWNHaU4
I have seen Canadians wearing these boots, along with a similarly vacuous expression, so they should find these characters right up their street.

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One of my favourites. :egyptian:

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I think a good test of Canadian priorities would be to get out the Tequila, put it on repeat and see how long they stay.
Test to destruction:p

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Well I get to try the theory out with our Canadian counterparts tomorrow night at the Christmas social where the main objective rather than collegial festive fun, is to apparently to show off our new toilet.

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I can understand that.

When I tiled the bathroom, I practically drowned visitors in cups of tea until they had to go to the toilet, at which point I accompanied them to make sure they fully appreciated the precision of my grouting while answering the call of nature.:starsmile:

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This'll get them going!:thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9myucAPof_M

That is proper cider, by the way, not the non-alcoholic apple juice they try to pass off here.:beer: