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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What Are You Doing New Years Eve
Christmas Lyrics
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Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year
New Year's Eve
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of a thousand invitations
You'd receive
Ah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?
Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year
New Year's Eve
What are you doing New Year's Eve?
The lyrics of "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" is a romantic inquiry into what someone may be doing on New Year's Eve. The song begins with the singer acknowledging that it may be too early to ask about the New Year's plan, but proceeds with the question regardless. The singer seems to imply that there may be someone special in their minds that they would like to spend the New Year's Eve with, however, this prospect is made out to be a distant possibility. The song then moves on to speculate about whose arms would hold the person they have in their minds when the clock strikes twelve at midnight and the new year will have begun.
The lyrics appear to suggest that the singer may have some hope that their invitation to spend New Year's Eve with them may be accepted, however, they are also conscious of the fact that their offer may be just one amongst many others. The song ends on a speculative note, as the singer asks once more, what the person may be doing on New Year's eve. Overall, the song paints a picture of hope, romance, and uncertainty about what the future holds.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe it's much too early in the game
It is possible that I am asking this question way too early.
Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
Nevertheless, I would like to enquire about your plans for New Year's Eve.
What are you doing New Year's
What is your plan for celebrating the New Year?
New Year's Eve?
On the eve of New Year's Day, what are your plans?
Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
I wonder who you will be celebrating the arrival of the New Year with.
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.
Welcoming in the New Year
Celebrating the arrival of the New Year.
New Year's Eve
Referring to the evening before the New Year begins.
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
It is possible I am being unrealistic in thinking that I stand a chance with you.
I'd ever be the one you chose
That you would ever choose me as your partner for New Year's Eve.
Out of a thousand invitations
Considering the many social invitations you may have received for New Year's Eve celebrations.
You'd receive
That you would receive many offers for New Year's Eve celebrations.
Ah, but in case I stand one little chance
However, just in case there is a little possibility that you may choose me.
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
Here comes the big question, that is, what are your New Year's Eve plans?
What are you doing New Year's
What is your plan for celebrating the New Year?
New Year's Eve?
On the eve of New Year's Day, what are your plans?
Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
I wonder who you will be celebrating the arrival of the New Year with.
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.
Welcoming in the New Year
Celebrating the arrival of the New Year.
New Year's Eve
Referring to the evening before the New Year begins.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Frank Loesser
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Laurie Hogan
Ella is perfection. Each note drops. Each wave flows. What a beautiful ride.
LaRita Gaskins
That was beautifully stated! Indeed she is a trend setter.
Carolyn Ross
Always the best, so clear, so smooth, and those tiny trills...
RedLikeWine Again
this song will always remind me of my late mother. she'd put this on during christmas when she was cleaning the house. I miss my mom so much.
Janetta McGee
Yes. My late mother introduced me to Lady Ella when I was kid. She would clean house while singing A Tisket A Tasket. At Christmas she would play what I think is this album. After my mother passed I couldn't listen to Ella for a few years. I'm glad that I can listen again and without sadness. Thanks for sharing.
AMT
Oh how lovely ... sad but wonderful, as well ...
David Kapral
I’m in anguish over how flawless this recording is. Ella is of course a legendarily good jazz vocalist, but this arrangement by Frank DeVol is absolutely perfect
aspiringactress8806
God, this is such a beautiful song. I'd listen to this year round because it's just that fantastic!
thewaywardpoet
Blue, sentimental, this recording has it all, and with Ella at the mic, you know to expect nothing less than sheer perfection.
Chester Sakamoto
Listening to this in the final half hour before midnight on New Year's Eve is makin' me feel all the things. I love you, Ella.