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Title: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: grahame on December 19, 2021, 08:17:53 "'Twas a week before Christmas and all through the house,
Music was playing as about restrictions we doth grouse." In modern times, many songs have had new words to them. Can you identify the original title of these? Can you suggest any more songs for Christmas 2021? 1. "Taking the train home for Christmas" 2. "Won't you stay another lockdown" 3. "Cool Christmas" 4. "All I want for Christmas is a decent public transport service" 5. "Optare ride" 6. "Santa Claus is shielding" 7. "Duplication removed" Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: Reginald25 on December 19, 2021, 09:07:05 1 there is a song 'taking A train home for Christmas' ?
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: TonyN on December 19, 2021, 09:15:21 6 Santa Claus is coming to town.
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: Surrey 455 on December 19, 2021, 09:52:45 2. "Won't you stay another day"
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: paul7575 on December 19, 2021, 11:25:07 5. Sleigh ride?
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: ellendune on December 19, 2021, 12:06:06 7 Jingle Bells
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: Red Squirrel on December 19, 2021, 12:28:30 4 is obviously "All I want for Xmas is my two front teeth" by Mariah Caries
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: TonyN on December 19, 2021, 12:35:30 Don't they know its Christmas. Sung by the Staff choir of 10 Downing street
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: paul7575 on December 19, 2021, 12:46:26 Step Free into Christmas, now that Elton’s a pensioner…
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: Western Pathfinder on December 19, 2021, 14:31:16 I Saw Mummy Swabing Santa Claus.. one more for the list..
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: johnneyw on December 19, 2021, 16:15:57 A tad off topic I know but I couldn't resist relaying this joke that just now actually came out of a Christmas Cracker at a pre Crimbo family garden get together today.
'How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus was 7lb 6oz when he was born?' 'They had a weigh in a manger'. ....... I'll get my camel. Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: chuffed on December 20, 2021, 00:40:20 I'll be home for Christmas. See what I did there.
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: grahame on December 20, 2021, 10:12:52 Here are my original thoughts ... there were lots of other good alternatives that you folks have come up with!
"Taking the train home for Christmas" Driving home for Christmas "Won't you stay until after lockdown" Won't you stay another day "Cool Christmas" White Christmas "All I want for Christmas is a decent public transport service" All I want for Christmas is you "Optare ride" Sleigh Ride "Santa Claus is shielding" Santa Claus is coming to town "Duplication removed" 2 become 1 Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: Lee on December 20, 2021, 12:30:38 Don't forget the follow-up single "Driving Home For Easter", for when Covid grant funding disappears, and all the bus services get withdrawn...
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 19 - Seasonal songs for modern times Post by: Andy on December 21, 2021, 16:02:12 Don't they know its Christmas. Sung by the Staff choir of 10 Downing street B-side is a cover of Cliff Richard's Mistletoe and Wine. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |