octy's MIDNIGHT MASS(ACRE) - 11pm, 24th December 2020

[COB]

These queens again!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Not listening but much love to the song choices.

HAPPY XMAS DESPITE IT ALL

 

[octophone]

Maria Muldar - Midnight at The Oasis



Because of course.

 

[Kate]

I'm not sure I knew this was a cover

 

[COB]

I don't think I've heard this version, is this the original?

 

[octophone]

I don't think I've heard this version, is this the original?

Yup.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I'm not sure I knew this was a cover

agog

 

[octophone]

I've mistimed this by a track...should have thought of that when I slid James Brown up the playlist.

 

[octophone]

NAR: Strongbow ROSE Cider is really quite nice.

 

[octophone]

PJ Harvey & Harry Escott - An Acre Of Land



This is was dmlaw who flagged up this one...nice and sparse, suits the time of night perfectly.

 

[octophone]

The midnight/mass/acre contrivance is nearly over, then it's just Christmas songs.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

CAMEL IS OUR FRIEND

 

[RJN]

Maria Muldar has such a unique voice but it works well here (not that I've heard anything else by her)

 

[ZenGiraffe]

ZG told me he almost submitted this to ASFXmas

Yes, I considered being a stunt queen.

 

[Iguana]

PJ Harvey & Harry Escott - An Acre Of Land



This is was dmlaw who flagged up this one...nice and sparse, suits the time of night perfectly.

This is an interesting one, rather lovely. Not heard it before

 

[ButterTart]

Right, I'm back. Had to go and watch a bit of Jesus on the telly but it was from somewhere shit and modern so I'm not fussed about seeing the rest.

 

[COB]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALL OF US!

 

[octophone]

Manic Street Preachers - MASSes Against The Classes



Yes, the Manics filled this stadium as headliners. Seems so far away now. Great track. First new number one of the millennium too.

 

[octophone]

Merry Christmas Moopy!!!

 

[ButterTart]

The Masses Against the Classes starting at the stroke of midnight. That feels somehow appropriate.

 

[Tisch]

Sorry I drooped a bit during PJ. But I do love a bit of Manics!

And Merry Christmas!!

 

[ButterTart]

MERRY CHRISTMAS MOOPISTS! I'm not quite drunk enough to be all soppy so I'll settle for 'ta for a mint year, like'.

 

[dmlaw]

The family have gone to bed, so I've just started listening to the PJ Harvey song.

Merry Christmas, Moopy.

 

[octophone]

Abba - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)



It is now after midnight - see what I've done?? Eh?

 

[RJN]

The Manics are yet another artist I love the songs I know from (including this one), but need to listen to more

 

[Tisch]

Abba - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)



It is now after midnight - see what I've done?? Eh?

Think I know this one

 

[Jark]

I think I'll retire after ABBA cos frankly I can't imagine how it could be anything but DOWN FROM THERE (and I'm tired)

this has been absolutely fabulous @santaphone merry christmas to you all!

 

[ButterTart]

Gimme Gimme Gimme

This was the theme song for a BBC sitcom back in the 90s, can't remember the name for the life of me but it was Alexandra Burke and Richard Dreyfus living in a flat together and just being slags.

 

[COB]

Gimme Gimme Gimme

This was the theme song for a BBC sitcom back in the 90s, can't remember the name for the life of me but it was Alexandra Burke and Richard Dreyfus living in a flat together and just being slags.

I think @Sleigh Beryls was in it too maybe?

 

[octophone]

I think I'll retire after ABBA cos frankly I can't imagine how it could be anything but DOWN FROM THERE (and I'm tired)

this has been absolutely fabulous @santaphone merry christmas to you all!

And to you!

 

[octophone]

Right, no more shoehorning just a clutch of awesome festive tunes.

Darlene Love - Winter Wonderland



Because of course

 

[ButterTart]

I think @Sleigh Beryls was in it too maybe?

YES! And Vespertine's Jizz and Zu lived downstairs. I think it was called This Life.

 

[ButterTart]

Right, no more shoehorning just a clutch of awesome festive tunes.

Darlene Love - Winter Wonderland



Because of course

MARVELLOUS.

 

[octophone]

YES! And Vespertine's Jizz and Zu lived downstairs. I think it was called This Life.

No, that was Coupling...

 

[Tisch]

I think @Sleigh Beryls was in it too maybe?

Just trimming my bush dear!

 

[octophone]

I proper love this tune.

 

[octophone]

Smoke Fairies - Christmas Without A Kiss



One of the best modern Xmas tunes. Needs one high profile TV/film use to become an alternative classic

 

[RJN]

This (Winter Wonderland) makes me feel very festive

 

[dmlaw]

Love a Phil Spector produced Christmas song.

 

[COB]

This is a bit miserable, but I'm into it.