Absolute Pop Christmas Playlist

One More Sleep

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (Cover) Geoff Mull

The Best of The Pogues

Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

Stop The Cavalry

Merry Christmas Everyone

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

Just About the Best Christmas Sound-a-Likes Ever!

Merry Christmas Everybody (Originally Performed By Slade)

Do They Know It's Christmas Time

Christmas Hits Collection – The Best Christmas Music & Festive Xmas Songs

Once again, IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAASSS!

And adding another to the list of covers of my festive favourites, it's my absolute favourite one, Slade's 1973 No.1 Hit, "Merry Xmas Everybody".

I recorded this with my usual collaborator @gregoryslobodian , who got to play on the recording for a change, providing the accordion, whereas he usually is stuck manning the controls.

This one was fun to record, and thankfully shows massive improvement over my 2015 effort of the same song! We also have found some better ways to utilize our new recording venue, so we definitely learned a lot on this recording.

Merry Christmas!!

Personnel:
Luke Richardson - Drums, Bass Guitar, Piano, Electric Guitars, Vocals
Gregory Slobodian - Accordion

Recorded and Mixed by Gregory Slobodian and Luke Richardson
Mastered by Gregory Slobodian
Nov/Dec 2019

Cover Art by Gregory Slobodian
Greg on Soundcloud: @gregoryslobodian

Merry Xmas Everybody (Slade Cover) 2019

Lyrics - Days Like These:

When I was young
Spinning around
Head in the clouds
No feet on the ground
I was looking for something
That couldn’t be found
A dreamer by nature
A chancer by trade
I was playing the cool kid
But I always afraid
Looking for something
That I couldn’t find

When I look back
I know what I’ve seen
You can look to the future
Reflect on the past
But all that matters
Are days like these

Two wheels
Head down
Dust cloud
Sundown
'Cause I know, yes I know
I’m not coming back
A feeling of freedom
Of being alive
Lost in the moment
Born to survive
'Cause I know, yes I know
I’m not coming back

When I look back
I know what I’ve seen
You can look to the future
Reflect on the past
But all that matters
Are days like these

I’m flying down the highway
'Cause what is wrong with the world today?
I’m leaving, I’m taking off
I’m going, I’m racing away

I’m flying down the highway
'Cause what is wrong with the world today?
I’m leaving, I’m taking off
I’m going, I’m racing away
'Cause we all live for days like these
Just come outside don’t dream about it
Take a ride, no doubt about it
Today, we’re gonna find our way
Can we afford to live without it?
Gonna take a chance no doubt about it
'Cause we all live for days like these
I’m leaving, I’m living for days like these
We all live for days like these
I’m leaving, I’m living for days like these

Stickman Rock

Days Like These

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