1. A psychedelic pop band fr… Read Full Bio ↴There are seven artists with this name:
1. A psychedelic pop band from Boston, MA
2. A psychedelic/progsessive rock band from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
3. A U.K. Folk band
4. A sludge/drone band from Malvern, West Midlands, UK
5. An Indie band from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
6. A rock and roll band from Olympia, WA
7. Atmospheric sludge/doom/post-metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States
1) Christmas were a band who recorded three albums of quirky neo-psychedelic pop in the late 1980s. Based in Boston, MA, the trio of Liz Cox (aka Miss Lily Banquette, vocals and bongos), Michael Cudahy (aka The Millionaire, guitar and vocals), and bassist Dan Salzmann released their debut album, In Excelsior Dayglo in 1986. The track "Big Plans" became a modest college radio and MTV hit, but the album, owing to Big Time Records' perennial financial woes, could not sustain the band's momentum.
The band relocated to Las Vegas, signed to I.R.S., and released Ultraprophets of Thee Psykick Revolution in 1989. Arguably their finest work, it featured another small-time hit in "Stupid Kids", and the caustic, satirical "Richard Nixon" earned critical attention as well. But the strange, though appealing, record seemed a bit out of step with the top college radio bands that year, and it sunk with little notice.
Christmas recorded Vortex in 1991 but could not immediately find a label for it. In the interim, Cox and Cudahy swapped tongue-in-cheek-psychedelia for tongue-in-cheek lounge music and formed the still quirky, but far more accessible and successful Combustible Edison together with Peter Dixon. When finally released in 1993, the bored-sounding Vortex made barely a ripple.
2) Christmas was formed in 1969 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, out of the ashes of the cult underground psychedelic band Reign Ghost. In July 1970, Christmas released an independent self-titled debut that brought some media attention to the band and a contract with the Daffodil Records label. In December 1970, less than six months after the release of the debut, Christmas released their debut Daffodil Records album entitled Heritage. Christmas was comprised of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Bob Bryden, bass Tyler Raizenne, drummer Rich Richter, and Robert Bulger on guitars, all of whom were still in their teens. The album gathered good reviews and was well received by critics but it was not commercially viable because the long songs and hard rock sound. It became an instant favorite in the underground music scene just about everywhere but in Canada. Despite the international response to the album, Heritage proved to be the last release by the band under the name Christmas due to management problems and difficulty with the direction of the next album. Consequently, Christmas broke up in late 1971 only to resurface the following year, lineup intact, under the name the Spirit of Christmas. In the late '80s and '90s, the original Heritage album became a highly sought after collector's item, especially in the U.S.A. and Europe because of the band's unorthodox style and progressive influences.
3) Christmas was a short-lived UK based band called Christmas led by PJ Harvey's collaborators, Rob Ellis and Tim Farthing. They released a self-titled EP in 2001 on Morpheus Records. Their music placed the emphasis on atmosphere and pure evocation: mournful gothic narratives skated through mordent folky, psych landscapes.
4) Christmas are a four-piece from Malvern, West Midlands, UK. They play a gritty and minimal, yet melodic sludge/doom metal made of long drawn-out pieces, multiple movements and moods.
5) Christmas is an indie band from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
6) Christmas is a punk rock band from Olympia, WA. They released their first 7" on Endless Latino in September 2009. The members are Jake Jones, Emily Beanblossom, Patrick Michael Scott-Walsh, Dave Halegua. http://www.myspace.com/christmassed
7) Atmospheric sludge/doom/post-metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States who released their debut self-titled album on November 15, 2019.
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Auld Lang Syne
Christmas Lyrics
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And never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne
Surely you will buy your cup
And surely I'll buy mine
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
We too have have run around the slopes
And picked the daisies fine
We've wandered many weary foot
Since auld lang syne
We too have paddled in the stream
From morning sun till dine
But the seas between us broad have roared
Since auld lang syne
For auld lang syne my dear
For auld lang syne
Let's drink a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne
The lyrics to Auld Lang Syne are a reflection on the passage of time and the power of friendship. The phrase "auld lang syne" translates to "old long since" in modern English and refers to times gone by. The first verse poses the question of whether old acquaintances should be forgotten and the chorus responds with a call to remember and cherish old friendships. The second verse paints a picture of wandering and exploring with a friend, and the third acknowledges the distance that can come between friends but still emphasizes the importance of maintaining those relationships. The final chorus is a celebration of these enduring friendships and a call to raise a glass together in gratitude.
The song has become a traditional part of New Year's celebrations and is often sung at the stroke of midnight to mark the beginning of a new year. However, its origins trace back to Scotland in the 1700s and it was originally a folk song. It was popularized by Scottish poet Robert Burns, who adapted it into its current form in the late 1700s.
Line by Line Meaning
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Should we forget about the people we used to know?
And never brought to mind
And never remember them?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Should we forget about the people we used to know?
And days of auld lang syne
And the times we spent together in the past?
Surely you will buy your cup
You will bring your own cup
And surely I'll buy mine
And I will bring mine
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
We will toast to our friendship
For auld lang syne
For the sake of old times
We too have have run around the slopes
We have played and enjoyed ourselves in nature
And picked the daisies fine
And admired the small things in life
We've wandered many weary foot
We have traveled a long way on foot
Since auld lang syne
Since the past times we spent together
We too have paddled in the stream
We have enjoyed the simple joys of life
From morning sun till dine
From sunrise to sunset
But the seas between us broad have roared
We have been separated by great distances
Since auld lang syne
Since the past times we spent together
For auld lang syne my dear
For the sake of old times, my friend
For auld lang syne
For the sake of old times
Let's drink a cup of kindness yet
Let's toast to our friendship once more
For auld lang syne
For the sake of old times
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Audrey Callahan, Michail Botzaropoulos Votzaropoulos
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@rhino
Nothing says Christmas quite like this beautiful collection of traditional carols and peaceful holiday classics. Listen to the Classical Christmas playlist 🎹❄️ https://lnk.to/ClassicalChristmas
@imanim4844
This is one of the best Christmas songs of all time 💘 so beautiful. I get chills! I love Bobby Darin. Happy Holidays everyone! 🎄
@karenhallman6342
Bobby just had and HAS a Beautiful voice...his Christmas album is a CLASSIC
@greggeverman5578
This generation did indeed have some lovely music. Millenial here.
@etherealcatholic249
This should be played in public.
Play it as Christmas just started Dec 24 and ends Feb 2.
@igorschmidlapp6987
Christmas starts on Dec 25 and ends on Jan 6 (Epiphany)...
@dianemelfi2974
A favorite❤️
@donnscopman8102
Love this. It should be well known. The way he holds his note.
@etherealcatholic249
👍
@kathylafayette3765
What a voice.