It was Christmas Eve, in the drunk tank, when an old man said to me, "Are you doing Seasonal Snapshots again?"
"Yes," I replied, "but I'm not going to be doing 50 again. That nearly killed me. I'll probably just go for ten this year, or maybe..."
"Twenty-five?"
"Go on, then. It is Christmas..."
Identify the twenty-five Christmas tunes below. Santa will give you a bit of extra time to complete your task. Answers will be published on Christmas morning.
25. Richard Tea? Dai Jestive? Gary Baldy? Don't be so trite!
24. Follow this to Bethlehem to find the answer.
23. Sweet rejoicing in mature meadow.
21. Spousal present dilemma solved by wet bloke and old king.
20. Making a festive killing.
19. Shrunken Santa on the sands.
18. Long before Mariah: I still need to give you that dollar.
17. Jesus's crown found amid the decorations.
16. Wan waterfalls wish you a blessed Noel.
15. W.S. & Arthur did not dream like Frank. O!
14. Eddie's Italian restaurant date gets spruced up in Cooper's jeans.
13. Former house-painter enjoys festive peanuts.
12. Colorado native begs for festive tem-pa-rance.
11. Will his sleigh contain snowflakes or diamonds this year?
10. Ta for an ecstatic yule.
9. Pine delivery for Homerski.
8. Bald, golden harpies invite you back for an egg nog at their place.
7. Lazy ocean brags about bellowing at baubles.
6. Queens start computer programmes like a Jack-Hammer.
5. No little stars twinkling tonight... just a neverending clanging.
4. Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, he walks into mine... but he's a few days early.
2. That's a long way to go for a phoney (even a great one).
1. Huey's future hit stolen by Sinatra movie.
The boys of the NYPD choir will see you on Christmas morning with the answers...
#24: Big Star
ReplyDelete#24: Jesus Christ by Big Star
ReplyDelete1 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love
ReplyDelete25 Half Man Half Biscuit
ReplyDeleteAll I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit
DeleteNot that one.
DeleteIt's clichéd to be cynical at christmas
Delete#19 Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys
ReplyDelete23 Mile Oldfield In Dulci Jubilo
ReplyDelete17. - Tracy Thorn - Tinsel and Lights
ReplyDelete14. - Brenda (of B & Eddie fame) Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
2. Pretenders - 500 Miles
ReplyDeleteThe Pretenders went much further than the Proclaimers.
Delete2000 Miles
DeleteYes mixed up my number of miles with the Proclaimers - Ironically 2000 Miles has been my favourite Xmas song this year.
Delete21 George Cole and Dennis Waterman- What are we gonna get for er indoors
ReplyDelete20 Slade Merry Christmas Everybody
ReplyDelete20 Slade Kill em at the hot club tonite
ReplyDelete5. - The Darkness - It's Christmastime (Don't Let The Bells End)
ReplyDelete5 Darkness Don't let the bells end
ReplyDelete5 The Darkness - Christmas Time
ReplyDelete11. Crystals - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
ReplyDelete15. - Looks like Barry Manilow with Les Dawson!
ReplyDeleteIt is Les Dawson. But he's not involved. Not Bazzer though.
Delete22 Elastica (song unknown)
ReplyDelete#12: John Denver
ReplyDelete#13 Mark Kozelek
7 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
ReplyDeleteOR
DeleteYelling At the Christmas tree
(Which is more likely)
12 - John Denver but not sure of the song.
ReplyDeleteGot to go now but will return to see if there are any left.
Merry Christmas Rol
#12: Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) by John Denver
ReplyDelete19 beach boys little Saint nick
ReplyDelete#6: Run DMC
ReplyDelete#13 Mark Kozelek - Christmas Time is Here ("Peanuts" connection because a cover of Vince Guraldi's song featured in A Charlie Brown Christmas)
ReplyDelete8 Eagles please come home for christmas
ReplyDelete4 Julian Casablanca's I wish it was christmas today
ReplyDelete15 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Christmas Song
ReplyDelete#3: I Won't Be Home for Christmas by Blink 182
ReplyDeleteNo. 6 Run DMC - Mary Mary?
ReplyDeleteNot that one.
DeleteA little bit of cheating required then and working backwards from answer to clue! It must be Christmas In Hollies (and Hollis being a place in Queens... aha!)
DeleteLooks like nobody got 10 yet. Is that right? The Three Wisemen (XTC) with Thanks for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Brian.
ReplyDeleteSo that leaves 3 1/2 still to get.
The half is the Elastica song at #22.
Then #18, 16 & 9. Two of them are country songs, one involves Heading back to the 80s.
I admit to resorting to Google.
ReplyDeleteIs the Elastica song Gloria
No shame in that. Yes.
Delete16 Pale Fountains?
ReplyDeleteTag teaming with Mrs. LTL on No. 16. We feel good this is the Pale Fountains. Not positive on clue for song, but guessing Benoit's Christmas.
ReplyDeletenever mind. RD got it while we were guessing. Well done.
ReplyDeleteBut you got the song, Brian.
Delete18 - is Buck Owens - All I Want for Christmas Dear is You (or something like that)
ReplyDelete9 - could be Red Simpson - Truckin Trees for Christmas?
ReplyDelete