Xmas songs required

[tonybassplayer]

Hi, we have three pub gigs over the weekend before xmas and have decided that we need to add a few xmas songs but none of us really want to spend ages learning anything too complicated as we are also working on another 8 songs for the rock and function sets we do so they need to be quick fixes.

We have already settled on Slades Merry Xmas Everybody but could do with another two or three that are easy for all the band to learn

Any thoughts ??

[StevieC]

Hi Tony,

Elton John's ''Step into Christmas'' is OK and a quickie to learn.

Steve

[warwickhunt]

Run Run Rudolph - Done by Springsteen, Motorhead and Lulu among others; it's a simple 3 chord romp.

[SteveO]

Doing something similar a few years back we found the 'Now that's what I call Xmas' compilation invaluble as all the crappy songs that everyone knows are on there, and only a small handful venture into the heady heights of 4 chords and beyond. Heres [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Thats-What-Call-Xmas/dp/tracks/B000HXDHNC/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1"]amazons track listing[/url] to save searching...

[pnefc42]

Easiest one you'll ever come across - 'A Merry Jingle' by the Greedies (A Thin Lizzy/Sex Pistols collaboration from the late 70's) - we play it every year and it always goes down well! Job done!!

Cheers
Dave

[OldGit]

I just louve Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses (fabbo bassline is transcribed in this month's Bass Player, BTW) but I imagine anyone who has to remember to words would not consider it "easy" ..


Bruce's Santa Clause is coming to town has to be on the list.


If your audience can stand a slow blues then Charle's Brown's Merry Christmas Baby is a nice one.

Or Bruce's version which rocks a bit more

[Adrenochrome]

We did 'Rockin Around The Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee when I was in AOS. It went quite well but didn't bring the house down.

[neilb]

Feed The World - Dont They Know Its Christmas Time is a simple 4 chorder.

[tonybassplayer]

Great ideas and thanks for the prompt responses

Always wanted to play Christmas Wrapping so need to get the mag today as the bass line sounds excellent

[MacDaddy]

Rock and Roll Christmas - Gary Glitter.

Doesn't go down as well as it used to though

[chris_b]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='659838' date='Nov 20 2009, 07:03 AM']....Run Run Rudolph - Done by Springsteen, Motorhead and Lulu among others; it's a simple 3 chord romp....[/quote]
....or the original by Chuck Berry!

[alant]

We usually play Run Run Rudolph as well. For a slow and cheesy number, we have also played Mud's Lonely this Christmas.

[MacDaddy]

Twisted Sister have an album of rocked up Christmas standards. It's on Spotify, here's the blurb.

[thumperbob 2002]

We Do Soul Christmas- graham parker and the rumour and Back Door Santa- old soul one- four chords each

Bob

[waynepunkdude]

How about

Edited November 20, 2009 by waynepunkdude

[OldGit]

[quote name='tonybassplayer' post='659878' date='Nov 20 2009, 09:08 AM']Great ideas and thanks for the prompt responses

Always wanted to play Christmas Wrapping so need to get the mag today as the bass line sounds excellent[/quote]

Yeah great bassline. You'll have to convince your singer though. I don't think it's easy to sing judging by the live versions on Youtube and the singers both have the words on about 20 sheets of paper Listen to that crowd go though.....

Edited November 20, 2009 by OldGit

[Randy_Marsh]

[quote]I just louve Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses (fabbo bassline is transcribed in this month's Bass Player, BTW) but I imagine anyone who has to remember to words would not consider it "easy"[/quote]

is there any chance you could get that up on here? i love that bassline but hate the song

[tonybassplayer]

+ 1 anyone got a transcription of Christmas Wrapping ??

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='tonybassplayer' post='665533' date='Nov 25 2009, 08:05 PM']+ 1 anyone got a transcription of Christmas Wrapping ??[/quote]


No but I have some Christmas rapping.