Off topic:12 Days of Christmas Day4

[Green230461]

Well done to those who guessed correctly that our tune was Greg Lake I believe in Father Christmas.

So on to Day 4 title, group and date please. Best of luck. 🎄

[springcross]

I'll Be Home For Christmas, Bing Crosby, 1940s.

Stop The Cavalry, Jona Lewis, 1980.

[Green230461 in reply to springcross]

Some clever ideas there😃

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

I don't doubt that neither of them are right! 😆

[sunnyweek]

All I want for Christmas is you, Mariah Carey

[Pippy25 in reply to sunnyweek]

Was thinking the same sunnyweek x

[springcross]

Please Come Home For Christmas, Eagles.

[Green230461]

That has bought back memories today 🎄

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

What of Green?

[Green230461 in reply to Green230461]

Remember watching their concert at aloha stadium on television 2018 thinking that their voices were just 😊 so good

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

Wish I'd seen that, maybe it'll be shown again sometime. 😊

[Green230461 in reply to springcross]

Small clips on YouTube to watch🤩

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

I've been looking 😍

[sylvi]

I don't have clue and i am not very goo at these things, but i love seeing the answers. Keep up the good work.xxx

[SwimmerBTC in reply to sylvi]

Just the same for me. Some people have such good memories for pop trivia, Sadly I don’t! ☹️ , I’m useless in the pop rounds at quizzes!

[Green230461]

Glad you like it🎄

[MuppetBaby]

Happy Xmas (War is Over) John Lennon

[nomoreheels in reply to MuppetBaby]

Snap! We must have been writing it at the same time. 🤦‍♀️

[MadBunny in reply to MuppetBaby]

Good one 👍👍

[Pippy25 in reply to MuppetBaby]

Sounds about right to me.

[nomoreheels]

Happy Christmas War is Over, John Lennon.

[Pippy25 in reply to nomoreheels]

Yes sounds like a good one there!

[nomoreheels in reply to Pippy25]

Thanks Pip.

[MadBunny]

I' ll be Home for Christmas ? Not sure who and date - one of the old crooners maybe 🤔

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

Bing Crosby.

[MadBunny in reply to springcross]

Ta x

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

👍 x

[Green230461 in reply to springcross]

Old Bing Bang ! Christmas cheer🎄

[Green230461 in reply to MadBunny]

Can’t beat an old crooner

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

Yeh! My Mum's favourite.

[MadBunny in reply to springcross]

I loved the duet he did with David Bowie

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

Yes, so did I, The Little Drummer Boy - fantastic wasn't it, two greats singing together like that and doing such a lovely song. It'll probably be played for many years to come (I hope!).

[MadBunny in reply to springcross]

I hope so. One of my favourite Christmas records.Their voices work so well together .

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

I agree, two great talents of different eras with many years in between them, sounding so good - did they ever do an album together do you know?

[MadBunny in reply to springcross]

I don't think so - well not that I've heard anyway. Just watched the video on you tube 😁🤩

[sunnyweek in reply to MadBunny]

Just looked it up too, so so good.

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

Just found out the correct title is Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy. I don't think Bowie wanted to do LDB and I think this was a kind of compromise??

[MadBunny in reply to springcross]

Ah. It worked out very well though.

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

Yes, but you never know, what you read isn't always accurate I suppose.

[MadBunny in reply to springcross]

True.

[springcross in reply to MadBunny]

Just checked on Wiki - it is true!

[sylvi in reply to springcross]

I think Bing was dead at the time please correct me if i am wrong.xxx

[springcross in reply to sylvi]

No, he died five weeks after recording it with DB.

[Green230461 in reply to springcross]

Poor bing died five weeks later. 🎄

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

Yes, I read that, such a shame wasn't it!

[nomoreheels in reply to springcross]

Early Christmas treat for you m.youtube.com/watch?v=gE9XV...(Not working as expected?) Recorded at Elstree 11/9/77. The full Crosby/Bowie sketch from 10:10, song from 11:57. Enjoy 🎄

[springcross in reply to nomoreheels]

Thank you, I'll enjoy watching that.

[nomoreheels in reply to springcross]

You're welcome. Hope you do.

[Green230461 in reply to nomoreheels]

Thank you for this. Two incredible performers who changed popular music and culture in their lifetimes 🎄

[nomoreheels in reply to Green230461]

You're welcome. Yes, I agree. It was filmed at Elstree because Bing was touring the UK at the time. It was last TV appearance as well, he died a little over a month later at Alcobendas, Spain. He was where he'd have probably wanted to be, about to enter the clubhouse having finished a round of golf that he & his partner won by one stroke.

[Green230461]

Congratulations folks! It was Happy Xmas War is Over 1970John and yoko The Plastic Ono Band.

Thanks for joining in!

The photo was taken on VE Day

See you all tomorrow 🎄

[MadBunny in reply to Green230461]

Nice one . Look forward to tomorrow's. Have a good evening xx

[springcross in reply to Green230461]

Thanks Green. x

[Sheila_G]

'Coming Home for Christmas.' I can hear the song but can't for the life of me remember who it is. I think it was in the 80s

[springcross in reply to Sheila_G]

Chris Rea, Driving Home For Christmas?

[Sheila_G in reply to springcross]

That's him. I know him as well as anything but I could not get his name. Thanks. It would have been driving me mad

[springcross in reply to Sheila_G]

Those tip off the tongue times are very annoying aren't they. I have plenty of them! 🤔😀

[Sheila_G in reply to springcross]

They certainly are. 😄