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The best Christmas song ever (it's official)

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It has come to my attention that at least one CMer/hubber has never heard the best Christmas song ever (it's <a href="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/191/191704_fairytale_of_new_york_is_top_xmas_song.html"[/url]>official</a>). So everyone must go here:

http://mfile.akamai.com/9139/asf/stream ... ork_Hi.asx

and watch/listen/learn.

Enjoy!
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hahaha, you made it sticky?!
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) > that song.

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a brotherhood of man, imagine all the people, sharing all the <font color="#FFFFFF">world</font>...</font>

<font color="#B1DFDE">You may say I'm a <font color="#FFFFFF">dreamer</font>, but I'm not the only one, I hope
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clearly the best christmas song ever is NiN - heresy. :roll:

it's christmassy! he talks about god!!!
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Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
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beautiful liar wrote:clearly the best christmas song ever is NiN - heresy. :roll:

it's christmassy! he talks about god!!!


But does he talk about Jesus? Because if he doesn't, it only qualifies as a Holiday song.
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I shall allow to prefer other songs so long as you have heard Fairytale of New York and appreciated its greatness. I just couldn't believe Robbo had never ever heard it.
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.


And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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i've never even heard OF it...
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I agree - best ever :)
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Post by Rusty »

thirdhour wrote:i've never even heard OF it...


I'll second that.

Queens Of The Stone Age-Someone's In The Wolf

Once you're lost in twillights's blue
You don't find your way, the way finds you...

Tempt the fates, beware the smile
It hides all the teeth, my dear,
What's behind them...

So glad you could stay
Forever

He steps between the trees, a crooked man
There's blood on the blade
Don't take his hand

You warm by the firelight, in twilight's blue
Shadows creep & dance the walls
He's creeping too..

So glad you could stay
Forever


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third.
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...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
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Crazy north americans :(
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.


And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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What in the heck?
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Post by Kathy »

Soozy wrote:Crazy north americans :(


hey, hey.. don't stereotype!
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there was an article about this song in the calgary herald today. a rather lengthy one at that.
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I'd never heard of this either.
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I'd heard it before... personally I don't really care for it. :eek:
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<font color="#50B4B3">Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die
for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>

<font color="#89CDCC">Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, no need for greed or <font color="#FFFFFF">hunger</font>,
a brotherhood of man, imagine all the people, sharing all the <font color="#FFFFFF">world</font>...</font>

<font color="#B1DFDE">You may say I'm a <font color="#FFFFFF">dreamer</font>, but I'm not the only one, I hope
some day you'll join us, and the world will <font color="#FFFFFF">live</font> as one.</font></center></font>
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Me neither. :O
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Kathy14 wrote:
Soozy wrote:Crazy north americans :(


hey, hey.. don't stereotype!


Sorry Kathy, I didn't mean you guys so much as the radio/tv stations who never play it!

I just love the lyrics - there's something oh so Christmassy about:

"You scum bag
You maggot
You cheap lousy faggot*
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God
It's our last"
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Post by afealicious »

somebody send me this song! +curious
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