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Curse Of The Christmas Single

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Re: Curse Of The Christmas Single December 13, 2004 at 06:59 PM UTC #
It was rather good for Bob & Doug McKenzie, though.
kosmo
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Re: Curse Of The Christmas Single December 17, 2024 at 05:25 PM UTC #
How New Order survived this I'll never know… might also make hutch question his fandom

Rocking Carol / Song Of Joy - a flexi given away at the Hacienda in 1982

https://youtu.be/_wZj5cXCsKU
grateful
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Re: Curse Of The Christmas Single December 17, 2024 at 06:31 PM UTC #
RonniStar wrote:
Who would thought a christmas single on the radio would be a career killer:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1369880,00.html


Also, a career maker. Reports claim that Mariah makes $2.5 million per year for that one song.
kosmo
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Re: Curse Of The Christmas Single December 17, 2024 at 06:46 PM UTC #
grateful wrote:
RonniStar wrote:
Who would thought a christmas single on the radio would be a career killer:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1369880,00.html


Also, a career maker. Reports claim that Mariah makes $2.5 million per year for that one song.
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grateful wrote:
RonniStar wrote:
Who would thought a christmas single on the radio would be a career killer:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1369880,00.html


Also, a career maker. Reports claim that Mariah makes $2.5 million per year for that one song.


I believe Slade and Wizzard make decent bank on their christmas tuneage as well
Sidehatch
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Re: Curse Of The Christmas Single December 17, 2024 at 07:08 PM UTC #
kosmo wrote:
How New Order survived this I'll never know… might also make hutch question his fandom

Rocking Carol / Song Of Joy - a flexi given away at the Hacienda in 1982

https://youtu.be/_wZj5cXCsKU
Everyone was doing A LOT OF DRUGS is my only defense here
wow, that is insanely bad and kinda creepy
no bass line, so can't blame hooky for this

Had to check the date, but this is for real
https://new-order.fandom.com/wiki/Rocking_Carol

actually recorded in 1981 for a TV show
https://sonicmoremusic.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/its-christmas-time-with-new-order-rocking-carol-ode-to-joy/


"December 24, 1982
NEW ORDER provide their fans with a little holiday music for patrons of the Hacienda this Christmas eve.
They've recorded a special flexi of “Rocking Carol” and their version of Beethoven's “Freude Schoener Gotterfunken (Song of Joy).” Only 4,400 were pressed up by Factory Records and all were given away in a rubber stamped bad that also had a party hat, some streamers, a bit of candy and a whistle. Although the band is not identified on the label, it does say, “Merry Xmas and Good Will
to All Members."
few copies on Discogs
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/12169

Hutch
Joined: February 23, 2023 at 09:34 PM UTC
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Re: Curse Of The Christmas Single December 26, 2024 at 05:50 PM UTC #
Last Christmas baby!!!!


Número 1!!
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