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Billy Blagg 12:08 Thu Nov 28
Billy Blagg's 13th Annual Advent Calendar of Christmas Songs

Is it coming back for it's 13th year? Or, now in its teens, will it stomp off to its bedroom, refuse to come out and just shout 'I hate you all' from the other side of the door? Be here December 1st to find out. And don't forget, for those Crackpots keen to get the festivities started, you follow the link. click on the web links at the side and start listening to the songs from the other twelve years.

https://www.billyblaggsannualadventcalendarofchristmassongs.co.uk/

Son of Sam 12:22 Thu Nov 28
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Proof that christmas is just around the corner, welcome back.

terry-h 12:28 Thu Nov 28
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Mariah Carey must be there somewhere,bursting to get out.

Nurse Ratched 12:31 Thu Nov 28
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Mariah Carey spoke to me in Sainsbury today. True story.

BRANDED 1:15 Thu Nov 28
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YESSSSSSS


my favourite thing about WHO

Coffee 7:36 Thu Nov 28
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Excellent!

Sven Roeder 8:14 Thu Nov 28
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How is her job as a checkout chick going , Nurse?

Billy Blagg 1:40 Thu Nov 28
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Nurse Ratched 12:31 Thu Nov 28
That's either gone over my head - quite likely as things are recently - or I need to hear the whole story.

Moncurs Putting Iron 5:45 Thu Nov 28
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Nurse Ratched 12:31 Thu Nov 28

Was it in a pitch so high that only dogs can hear it?

SWTOC

Block 5:48 Thu Nov 28
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Blagg, hope all is well with you, sir.

Come back on here, and do your match reports. Like the old days.

Billy Blagg 3:55 Fri Nov 29
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Block 5:48 Thu Nov 28

Thanks mate. I'm hanging on though lost my Dad last month so it's been another difficult few weeks. Re Match reports - I think it's best to know when things turn around and my heart wouldn't be in it now anyway. I had a good run.

normannomates 4:40 Fri Nov 29
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Billy!!

Block 2:37 Fri Nov 29
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Blagg, oh shit I'm so sorry to hear that fella - Hope you're holding up as best as can be.

Billy Blagg 1:53 Sat Nov 30
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Block 2:37 Fri Nov 29
Thanks mate, but I'm ok with it. I think the accepted term of 'he had a good innings' applies here. He a good life, done what he wanted, pretty good-health (particularly as he was a pipe-smoker and played snowballs with asbestos in his engineering years!) , seen his Grand-children turn into top human beings and had my mum, the love of his life, with him till the end; an end that came quickly and without pain. No-one lives forever and as death goes you'd have to sat 'Well played'. Having lost Lady B last year in entirely different circumstances, I'd have to say that I'm fairly wrung-out emotionally and it's not really touched me as much as you might expect.

kylay 2:41 Sat Nov 30
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Sorry for your loss Blagg. It's certainly been a rough two years for you. My heart goes out to you.

This has become one of my favorite things for the season, so thank you for all of the work you put into it.

Billy Blagg 2:13 Sun Dec 1
Day 1 - In The Bleak Midwinter - The Bombay Bicycle Club

Calendar regulars will know I always try to ease everyone in on the first day with a seasonal song, rather than an outright Christmas tune, as there are so many people out there for whom 'it's all too early'.

The trouble this year is the first day of Advent is a Sunday and - another stupid self-imposed rule - Sundays on the calendar have to feature a carol.

So from Radio 1's Live Lounge here are Crouch End's very own indie favourites with a lovely take on a traditional tune.

While this is playing get that loft ladder out and get the Santa hat down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTkW09o7a9c

normannomates 4:19 Sun Dec 1
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Billy Blagg

You my friend are untouchable

bruuuno 6:57 Sun Dec 1
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This thread is bullshit, as it is every year

Coffee 9:17 Sun Dec 1
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bruuuno 6:57 Sun Dec 1

I hope that was a misguided attempt at humour. If it wasn't: GFY.

Son of Sam 11:28 Sun Dec 1
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Coffee 9:17 Sun Dec 1

and

Sorry to hear about your father Billy, you have been dealt a lot of bad hands last couple of years. Hope the Roaring 20's are better for you and thanks for this thread as usual.

Billy Blagg 2:24 Mon Dec 2
Day 2 - Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans

Bob B. Soxx was the pseudonym of Bobby Sheen and together with the Blue Jeans - Darlene Love and Fanita James - they cut this Christmas classic in 1963 as part of Phil Spector's 'A Christmas Gift For You' album.

Back when this calendar was in its infancy, this might have been considered a bit mainstream but radio airing of Spector's album has dropped off a lot since the producer's incarceration for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson who was found dead from a bullet wound in Spector's home in 2003. After two trials, Spector was found guilty of second-degree murder in 2009 and is serving a 19 years to life sentence, but will be eligible for parole in 2025.

This and the other Sox track on the album 'The Bells of St Mary' are effectively Sheen's total career in music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od15IXLWw80

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