Festive Good News

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Denny replied

11 December 2007, 23:56
Originally posted by fridge View Post

Yeh agree with you, Slade and Wizard are the new Bing Crosby for Xmas songs but not Zep

'Dazed and Confused' is exactly what most people feel though, when they're beating a path to the tills in a mad frenzy trying to cram in their last bits of seasonal shopping.
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Denny replied

11 December 2007, 23:52
Originally posted by Gonzo View Post

That hasn't stopped Cliff for the last quarter of a century

I wish someone had stopped him though!

Just because something has been around a long time, doesn't mean it's a good thing. Cokcroaches have been around for thousands of years.
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BoredBloke replied

11 December 2007, 23:24
You mean you give it and then each subsequent year, the recipient passes it on
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beaker replied

11 December 2007, 23:22
Shame... a Cliff Richard Christmas CD is a gift that keeps on giving
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AtW replied

11 December 2007, 21:58
I only know about Cliff Richards from "Young ones" series, I've got the impression they were not very fond of it (at least one of them)...
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fridge replied

11 December 2007, 21:53
Originally posted by Denny View Post

All we ever hear at this time of year is the two 70s Xmas classics Slade and Wizard blaring out all over shopping centres UK wide anyway! Christmas without these two would be like Christmas without Santa. They're practically Christmas carols now, along with Once in Royal David's City...Hark the Herald....etc. So why should any other artist, even Cliff, bother with newbie songs at Xmas when they can never hope to compete with these two for longevity and soppy, poppy seasonal sentimentality.

Yeh agree with you, Slade and Wizard are the new Bing Crosby for Xmas songs but not Zep
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Gonzo replied

11 December 2007, 21:53
Originally posted by Denny View Post

So why should any other artist, even Cliff, bother with newbie songs at Xmas when they can never hope to compete with these two for longevity and soppy, poppy seasonal sentimentality.

That hasn't stopped Cliff for the last quarter of a century
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Denny replied

11 December 2007, 21:39
All we ever hear at this time of year is the two 70s Xmas classics Slade and Wizard blaring out all over shopping centres UK wide anyway! Christmas without these two would be like Christmas without Santa. They're practically Christmas carols now, along with Once in Royal David's City...Hark the Herald....etc. So why should any other artist, even Cliff, bother with newbie songs at Xmas when they can never hope to compete with these two for longevity and soppy, poppy seasonal sentimentality.
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oracleslave replied

11 December 2007, 21:06
Originally posted by Sysman View Post

Translation. They make so little dosh it isn't worth getting out of bed for.

At his age getting out of bed is a challenge anyway
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Sysman replied

11 December 2007, 19:33
Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post

"I've got an album out for Christmas but no single. Singles are such a no no now - you can't sell them."

Translation. They make so little dosh it isn't worth getting out of bed for.
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wendigo100 replied

11 December 2007, 17:02
Can't be true. He is the Peter Pan of Pop.

Although he seems to be turning into a lizard.
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BoredBloke started a topic Festive Good News

11 December 2007, 15:11
Festive Good News

Cliff vows no more Xmas records

(Tuesday December 11, 2007 01:25 PM)

Pop veteran Sir Cliff Richard has vowed never to release another Christmas single as music fans are no longer interested in festive chart battles.

The 67-year-old star has released nine festive-themed singles to date and narrowly missed out on the Christmas number one last year when his song 21st Century Christmas only reached the number two spot. It would have been the fourth time one of his records clinched the coveted chart position.

However, the singer has refused to be drawn into the festive music race again.

He says, "Everybody thinks I'm the only one who releases a record at Christmas but everyone and their mother does one.

"I've got an album out for Christmas but no single. Singles are such a no no now - you can't sell them."
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