'Does he ride a red-nose reindeer,Does a ton-up on his sleigh,
Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?
So here it is, merry Christmas...
Now I realise what I miss about Christmas in the UK - the continuous wall to wall sounds of glam rock songs from the 70's. As a teenager of the 70's I enjoyed the songs then, but how many times over the years have I heard songs from those glam pop years, the 'highlight' being 1973 with Christmas songs from Slade, Wizard and Elton John.
We are obviously missing everything about Christmas in the UK, but we are not left in any doubt that it is Christmas, our diary is full of choir performances, church, school & hospital services, carolling evenings and concerts - including Handel's Messiah on Christms Day. P
