The Annual Question.

[Roger Kettle]

Brilliant. Interesting to see Zal with no Pierrot make up. I'm assuming it's him.

I was a big fan of Alex Harvey and saw them live at Parkhead, Glasgow in 1976 when they supported The Who. That WAS a day/night to remember.

[Tom]

My favourite seems to be very popular on here... The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl "Fairy Tale of New York"

"... and the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day..."

Quite a sad song really.

[The Peepmaster]

Here's another one I like. I remember choosing to have it play at a school assembly. It was very unusual to have "pop music" played in an assembly in those days!

[The Peepmaster]

Brilliant. Interesting to see Zal with no Pierrot make up. I'm assuming it's him.

I was a big fan of Alex Harvey and saw them live at Parkhead, Glasgow in 1976 when they supported The Who. That WAS a day/night to remember.

I bought his album, "Framed", on hearing just the one song - the title track. I recently bought a "Greatest Hits" CD, and most of it is good, with a couple of duffs.

He died too young, like many rock-stars. He was a Glaswegian of course.

Just found this version of "Framed". Stunning guitar work by the clown Malc mentioned! Feast your senses...

[Joan]

I'm even more of a sucker for Christmas songs than films.  I drive the family mad playing Christmas CDs wherever I go in December.  Buy at least one every year.  Could also be the singing along that drives them mad.

Hard to pick a favourite, but carol is probably "Silent Night", also "The Holly and the Ivy, when they are both full grown ...", songs "And so this is Christmas", John Lennon, "When my Heart finds Christmas", Harry Connick, jr. "Wonderful Christmastime", Paul McCartney, "Blue Christmas", Elvis and Peter, Paul and Marys' "The Little Drummer Boy", one of the first records my Dad got for his new stereo record player in 1960 something.

The player was in "case" form - turntable in the bottom and two speakers for lid, which separated and unclipped, so you could stand them at the correct distance apart - great "gadget" man, my Dad.  We always had the newest "things", like gas powered cork screws, electric knife sharpeners - whatever was available in downtown Castle Douglas.  He would have been in absolute heaven nowadays - and probably flat broke. 

[The Peepmaster]

Roger was always mad about new inventions. Did you know he had the first penny-farthing in Scotland?

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Roger was always mad about new inventions. Did you know he had the first penny-farthing in Scotland?

And he's never spent it yet.

[Zesty White]

Jethro Tull did a Christmas album?!?!? I did not know that. This forum really is an educational wonderland...

[Malc]

I did not know that neither, but I bet (on the evidence of that one track) it was a load of b*llocks from start to finish, and what's more that it was a personal project of Ian Anderson's and that the rest of the band had to forced into the studio with electric cattle prods.

[The Peepmaster]

I remember the track being issued as the B-side of a single. I don't think it was that bad, compared to a lot of Christmas stuff issued, and it's message was quite different from most, especially for that time. It was a long time ago!

[Joan]

There's a Jethro Tull track on one of my Christmas cds.  It's called "Ring Out Solstice Bells".  Not one of my favourites, I'm afraid.

It seems just about every singer has had a go at a Christmas song at some point.   Here's one for your edification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2icfAJrrerE