Top 6 Christmas Special

It's a great thing to have Chris Martin back with his Top 6 Christmas Songs and so, by way of a Seasonal Special Edition, I'll take him on with mine.

Here's Chris,

A Christmas Song -  Shawn Phillips (1972)

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (1958) 

Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis (1958)

Joy to the World - King's Singers (2011)

Gaudete - Steeleye Span (1972)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland (1944)

 

I was once a big Steeleye Span admirer and have never had a reason to not be although it's only really Maddy by now from when Parcel of Rogues was one of the first few LP's I ever bought. It was tremendous to have a song in Latin go so high in the hit parade. Let's see if I can get them in. Here's me,

 

Leona Lewis, One More Sleep

The Jackson 5, Little Drummer Boy  

Joseph Spence, Santa Claus is Coming to Town 

Wham!, Last Christmas

Sabrina Carpenter, Santa Doesn't Know You Like I Do

and maybe it should be Darlene Love, something else from Motown or Phil Spector, but I will go with Chris on the medieval ancientness of,

Steeleye Span, Gaudete

 

It would be traditional and customary to be full of good feelings, best wishes, hope and cheer to all that come to DGBooks at whatever time throughout the year and, of course, thanks for coming. Your Christmas card, from the Philip Larkin Society shop, is attached.

On the other hand, anybody who thought that it might be Kirsty MacColl & the Pogues or Greg Lake might find themselves short-changed here.

They'd be better off with Bob Harris.