question for Sue about The Christmas Project
question for Sue about The Christmas Project
I remember back when John was recording The Christmas Project that he had posted on the crew website that he had to ditch a song they recorded because of licensing issues and had to record a different song in it's place. Are you able to tell us which one was scrapped and which one took it's place? Just curious
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Re: question for Sue about The Christmas Project
I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing John's version of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" didn't make the cut.
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dihigo wrote:I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing John's version of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" didn't make the cut.
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Hehehe... not quite.
Dan wanted to do Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon but there was too many hoops to jump through to get it licensed. So along came "The Spirit of Christmas."
Dan wanted to do Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon but there was too many hoops to jump through to get it licensed. So along came "The Spirit of Christmas."
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That darn Yoko Ono!sue d. wrote:Hehehe... not quite.
Dan wanted to do Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon but there was too many hoops to jump through to get it licensed. So along came "The Spirit of Christmas."
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I'm trying to imagine John singing "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" and laughing. Somehow I can't picture him singing that.
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No prob!
BTW, I HATE that song, Shell - it's so dumb!
BTW, I HATE that song, Shell - it's so dumb!
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I agree, it is dumb, but it was probably meant to be. I haven't heard it for a number of years. I can't imagine anyone being interested in wanting to perform it.sue d. wrote:No prob!
BTW, I HATE that song, Shell - it's so dumb!
Happy Thanksgiving all.
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Enjoy!Shell wrote:I agree, it is dumb, but it was probably meant to be. I haven't heard it for a number of years. I can't imagine anyone being interested in wanting to perform it.sue d. wrote:No prob!
BTW, I HATE that song, Shell - it's so dumb!
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Re: question for Sue about The Christmas Project
I hate it too, well I hate it now. When I was a kid I loved it. It is in the same league as "All I want for Christmas," "I got a hippo for Christmas," and "Christmas Shoes" now. I realize that two of the three songs I just listed are meant to be stupid but man, I hate those songs.sue d. wrote:No prob!
BTW, I HATE that song, Shell - it's so dumb!
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Re: question for Sue about The Christmas Project
I'm not sure I would put "Christmas Shoes" in the same catagorey as the other two.rexreed wrote: I hate it too, well I hate it now. When I was a kid I loved it. It is in the same league as "All I want for Christmas," "I got a hippo for Christmas," and "Christmas Shoes" now. I realize that two of the three songs I just listed are meant to be stupid but man, I hate those songs.
It may be a least favourite song, but still has a a very serious message.
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Well, there are some songs that just never should have been written!
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