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OK all, we know of the wonderful Albion Bands Christmas albums, St Agnes Fountain also but if Fairport did a Christmas album what tracks would we like them to cover, maybe some traditional stuff, Christmas classics etc.

Howabout Simon taking lead vocals in Lonely this Christmas, Peggy taking on Stop the Cavalry, and a great fiolk/rock version of While Shephards Watch to the tune of Ilkley Moor.

DW

Wouldn't "Whilst Shepherds.." be Flock/Rock? ;D

that was a very baaaaa'd joke.

This thread has put thoughts into my head...I can now hear Peggy singing 'Last Christmas' in my head  :o

Quick - is there a Doctor in the house?!   :o

Jules

You called?  ;D

KascadeDan may be in trauma.

Jules

please no

Would be great - another version to add to my While Shepherds Watched collection. ;D Nahum Tate's finest hour (or at least better than his lyrics for Purcell's Dido & Aneaes, which the choir I'm in is learning now).

The horror, the horror...

Chris Leslie doing I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day on the ukulele?

Nightmare, more like. No crumby Xmas albums!

I like folk Christmas albums, can't see why all the negativity here. Kerfuffle released a beautiful album a couple of years ago and Kate Rusby has just released a second Christmas CD, also great.

Bring it on!

It's not exactly folk,but A Twisted Christmas by Twisted Sister takes some beating - to be better or worse, though is up to you to decide..

Haha... you never know...

The Aggies show always finishes with a uke ensemble... so it could just happen...  ;D ;D

This is a brilliant album - one of my Christmas favourites!
 :o

Ha... I posted a link to the 12 Days of Xmas (Twisted version) on the Xmas songs thread and just seen this... nice one Mike

It'll probably be the only festive album other than Phil Spector's I'll play this Christmas.I saw Twisted Sister a few years back, when they announced that the show I was at was the last night of the tour, because they'd cancelled the other dates to fly back to the States to record a Christmas album.I thought they were joking.When it came out I just had to hear it.It is indeed brilliant.

I thought this was going to be news about the album of re-recordings that was originally announced as 'to be ready for Christmas', or some such wording, or about the live recording of Babbacombe Lee.  Anyone heard anything about when either of these might be out?

I'd rather have a Fairport Halloween album.  There's an old American folk song called Skin & Bones that would be perfect for inclusion.  

I don't know, Christmas albums have never done much for me...  That being said, I think Fairport could do a great job at it.  Actually, what I think would be really good would be an instrumental Christmas album.  Nothing against anyone's vocals, but I think they could do a really fantastic instrumental Christmas album.  I just prefer Christmas music instrumental, I suppose...

For a wonderful instrumental 'Christmas' album... try Simon Mayor's 'Winter with Mandolins'.

No, please no! There are plenty of Christmas albums out there as it is, some of them good, some less so. Simon already features with The Albion Band, Chris with the Aggies. Enough already.  ::)

there speaks the voice of reason and sanity, listen to this lady, she has wisdom indeed

How did someone like THAT sneak in here then? ::)

 ;D ;D ;D

the dishonourable member from the the north and the wise woman of the west are correct, lets bury this disturbing thought and act as if it was never suggested.

Move along!  Nothing to see here!   ;D

Jules