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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Snowbound For Christmas
Christmas Lyrics
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There is just one thing I need
I don't care about those presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
You know that all I want for Christmas
I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
There's no sense in hanging stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa he will make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
Boy, what can I do
Know that all I want for Christmas is you
And all the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I can hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa, won't you bring me to the one I really love
Won't you please bring my baby to me
I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Know that all I want for Christmas is you
"Snowbound For Christmas" is a classic holiday tune that expresses the idea that being with someone you love is the best gift of all. The song opens with the powerful statement that the singer doesn’t want anything for Christmas besides their loved one. They don't care about the presents under the tree; they just want to be with that person. The chorus reinforces this idea that nothing is more important than the one they love.
The second verse is just as heartfelt, as it explains that the singer isn’t asking for anything for Christmas, not even snow. They just want to wait under the mistletoe for the one they love. The traditional symbols of Christmas such as stockings and Santa have no significance anymore because they have found the one they love, and that's all they need. The singer is just asking for the person they love to be with them, to hold them tight.
The bridge expresses the joy of the season with its bright lights, ringing sleigh bells, and the sound of children laughing. It's a magical time, but it's even better when you can share it with the one you love. The singer pleads with Santa to bring their loved one to them because all they want for Christmas is to be with them, and that is the best gift of all.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't want a lot for Christmas
I have just one desire for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I only need one thing this holiday season
I don't care about those presents
Gifts are not what matters to me
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't care about the presents arranged below the tree
I just want you for my own
All I want is to be with you
More than you could ever know
I cannot express how much I desire you
Make my wish come true
Please fulfill my holiday wish
You know that all I want for Christmas
You are already aware that I only desire
Is you
To be with you this Christmas
I won't ask for much this Christmas
I do not have many desires this holiday season
I won't even wish for snow
I do not even need snow to enjoy Christmas
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
I'm patiently waiting and not making many demands
Underneath the mistletoe
I'll be waiting underneath the mistletoe for you
There's no sense in hanging stocking
I do not see the use of stockings
There upon the fireplace
Hanging on the fireplace
Santa he will make me happy
I trust that Santa knows what will bring me joy
With a toy on Christmas day
Perhaps with a gift to open on Christmas morning
I just want you here tonight
I really want to be with you this evening
Holding on to me so tight
I crave the feel of being in your arms
Boy, what can I do
I'm hopelessly in love with you
Know that all I want for Christmas is you
I assure you that you're the only gift I want
And all the lights are shining
The Christmas lights glow so beautifully
So brightly everywhere
In every corner, the lights shine bright
And the sound of children
The laughter and joy of kids
Laughter fills the air
You can hear the exuberance and happiness all around
And everyone is singing
People are singing carols and songs of the season
I can hear those sleigh bells ringing
The sound of sleigh bells adds to the festive spirit
Santa, won't you bring me to the one I really love
Please bring me closer to the one who has my heart
Won't you please bring my baby to me
I implore you to bring my significant other to me
This is all I'm asking for
I'm not asking for much, just this one thing
I just want to see my baby
At this moment, all I want is to see my significant other
Standing right outside my door
Right outside my house, where I cannot wait to see them
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Mariah Carey, Walter N. Afanasieff
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