Chrimbo is upon us......
What is your favourite track?
When do you expect to first play it this year?

Jim

Fairytale of New York, Nov 30th (my first (of many) Christmas party this year)

Nov 30th for me too - Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas (+ Fairytale of New York)

Played a Christmas song earlier today if that counts!
The other half likes 'let it snow' and I don't mind 'Stop the Calvary' but my all time favorite is 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

Same as Mr Smith

Fave crimbo tunes IMHO

Same as above with Mariah and All I Want For Christmas...

Although I am keen on Let It Snow and All I Want For Christmas Is Youu..

(Plus Shakin Stevens never goes too wrong...!)

And I reckon I'll play em Dec 1st and my Nov 30th is a bday party....

Christmas Parties mean Christmas music, so I will be playing the usual fare from 1 December.

Prob Mariah Carey is the pick of them.

Also like Shakey.

I have a 18th to do on 24th Nov and was asked at the meeting if I will take some xmas tunes with me, so I expect that will be their first outing this year.
John & Yoko - Happy Xmas is one that always pulls the heart strings for me.
Wizzard and Slade are brilliant tunes and the ones that make me realise Christmas is here though.

Jim

I always love Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, The Power of Love in the Christmas tunes list.

Does anyone still play Chrimbo tunes on New Years eve? I try to, only cos I love them, but people tend to groan a bit and they don't get so much an airing as they would on Xmas eve or in the run up - but New Years is still Christmas!

I have 2 xmas parties in late November. I don't play xmas music until 1 December

Know what you mean!

I think all shops should be banned from playing Christmas music...especially the poor audio quality tunes that seem to emanate from pound saver shops, shopping precincts and the services counter in Woolies…..where the young ignoramuses serving belt out the same tracks every hour eight weeks leading up to the last working day of business.

Don't get me wrong, I have played xmas music before at festive parties in November, but it doesn't go down well until you enter December imo

christmas starts last weekend of November and the best tunes has to be

Fairytale of new york

Bah humbug.

Bah humbug. I like your style Andy, best meet up for a pint in the Jack on the green before Christmas! Do they sell Otter

for most of us, we take more notice of what's in the charts on say 2 December than 24 December. For most of us, our bread and butter gigs are prior to the main xmas chart.