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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 21:08:06 GMT 1
19. CONFIDENCE MAN - Santa's Comin' Down The Chimney- "I have heard some awful tracks over the years of entering this, but this is right up there with the worst of them."
- "Christmas version of Wordy Rappinghood?"
20. STATE CHAMPS - Ordinary Christmas- "What I don't want for Christmas is another Green Day knock off which sounds like a Busted reject."
- "Emo punky stuff (Milliways entry?) But not that good either."
21. SHEENA EASTON - It's Christmas All Over The World- "The 1980s can keep this thank you very much"
- "She made more great songs that were recognised but this is sickly sweet and no For Your Eyes Only"
- "Arghh I have a soft spot for anything 1985 lol. Apparently this was in my favourite Christmas movie as a kid, yet I’ve never heard it!? I mean it’s good – it’s 1985!"
22. TRUCKER DIABLO - We're Gonna Rock This Christmas- "Surely the result of a country band after listening to The Darkness & Queens Of The Stone Age."
- "Let's get rocked! (It's rock, it doesn't sound like Def Leppard)"
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 21:06:28 GMT 1
13. MAJESTICA - This Christmas- "Sounds like Daz's entry. Starts like 'Rest Thee Merry Gentlemen' but then goes into something different."
14. THE RED CAR & THE BLUE CAR - Home For Christmas Day- "I think my biggest surprise was to find out the song from the Milky Way advert was a Xmas song 🤯"
- "I remember the Milky Way advert, but was this based on the advert, or the advert based on the song?"
15. DENIECE PEARSON - Santa Claus Is Coming- "This sounds like the former Five Star lead singer had listened to Debbie Gibson's 2022 Winterlicious album, then listened to Bob Marley, and lightbulb moment/voila this is the outcome, and also why it is nowhere near the dated disaster I expected."
- "The reggae one by the girl from Five Star"
16. BEYOND THE BLACK - Winter Is Coming- "If Steps ever went Metallic this would be the result"
- "More original [than Majestica] but I like the other one better"
17. SAINT ETIENNE - Santa's False Teeth- "Ick"
- "Oh Saint Etienne, smokeyb's entry? Unfortunately not that good "
18. LOVING CALIBER feat. MIA PFIRRMAN - Christmas In My Heart- "That’s more like it – good lyrics, nice melody, nice vocals."
- "Another archetypal Christmas song"
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 21:03:13 GMT 1
7. I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Christmas Drag- "Giving me early 90s The Chart Show indie top ten countdown vibes."
- "A bit grungy but I like it"
- "I was legit expecting a camp crossdressing video. Not my genre at all, but it’s nicely constructed with the piano riff and the jingle bells."
8. TRIJNTJE OOSTERHUIS feat. ALAIN CLARK - What U Doing For Christmas- "Maybe it is my inner Scrooge coming through, but I find the false positivity of the track really grating. It sounds like an amateurish Joss Stone Olly Murs duet."
- "Sounds a bit like the Beautiful South without being them"
- "Not bad, not bad. My only fault is the jazzy’ness of it all."
9. NINA NESBITT - Christmas Time Again- "Nice sound but doesn't really have the melody"
- "Another great one! Only minor fault is the slight adult themed lyrics – but I get it’s message. Nice!"
10. HMS MORRIS - This Mistletoe Is Mine- "Not keen on this at all."
11. CUCKOOLAND - Silver Bells12. PHOEBE BRIDGERS - If We Make It Through December- "Sad song"
- "Just too dreary"
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 21:00:24 GMT 1
Finally, the round-up of comments1. ROEL VAN VELZEN - Feels Like Coming Together- "Sounds like a track in the running but rejected as Leon Jackson or Michelle McManus' early 2000s TV talent show winning song"
- "Ok, this one's a nice ballad"
- "Yesss I love this! But not many views on YouTube. Big shame."
2. KELLY CLARKSON - Winter Dreams (Brandon's Song)- "Very archetypal Christmas song"
- "Great but loses points for not having enough Christmas elements"
3. RUN DMC - Christmas In Hollis- "Cheaper than chips, and I never liked it originally. I've heard this track three times already this Xmas..."
- "Typical Run DMC"
4. TASOS P. - Like Eternity- "Sounds more suitable for Lingovision (and I still wouldn't vote for it)"
- "Very mid-80s sounding. Not bad but again not Christmassy at all. A bit like muzak you’d hear at the mall in the 80s."
5. FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS feat. EDWYN COLLINS - Too Right It's Christmas- "Sounds like the Manic Street Preachers given an early 80s indie Cheggars Plays Pop act makeover"
- "Was a hit in my chart, I should have thought of entering this sometime."
- "Jolly enough. The repetitive chorus lets it down slightly."
6. GIRL IN RED - Two Queens In A King Size Bed- "If this wins I'm going to be kicking myself, as I very nearly entered this"
- "Slowish, maybe very Haven but not my thing"
- "Love the piano intro. Her breathy emo vocals are a tad contrived. But otherwise it’s a nice vibe."
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:55:34 GMT 1
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:54:45 GMT 1
Song #22 was Trucker Diablo - We're Gonna Rock This Christmas. It was entered by -The Snowdan-
Here are -The Snowdan-'s votes:
1 point: Sheena Easton 2 points: Kelly Clarkson 3 points: Majestica 4 points: Beyond the Black 5 points: Tasos P. 6 points: Confidence Man 7 points: Cuckooland
8 points: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring Alain Clark
10 points: Run DMC
...and 12 points go to:
I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:51:27 GMT 1
Song #21 was Sheena Easton - Christmas All Over The World. It was entered by Mic1812Here are Mic1812's votes: 1 point: Kelly Clarkson 2 points: State Champs 3 points: Trucker Diablo 4 points: Cuckooland 5 points: Roel van Velzen 6 points: Majestica 7 points: Deniece Pearson 8 points: Confidence Man 10 points: The Red Car & The Blue Car ...and 12 points go to: RUN DMC
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:48:12 GMT 1
The other positions are of course still to be decided -- so the show goes on...
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:46:21 GMT 1
o wins the 2023 Xmasvision Song Contest with Nina Nesbitt - 'Christmas Time Again'
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:43:55 GMT 1
Song #20 was State Champs - Ordinary Christmas. It was entered by The Thorne
Here are The Thorne's votes:
1 point: Tasos P. 2 points: I Don't Know How But They Found Me 3 points: Saint Etienne 4 points: Majestica 5 points: Nina Nesbitt 6 points: Run DMC 7 points: Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Edwyn Collins
8 points: Beyond the Black
10 points: Phoebe Bridgers
...and 12 points go to:
CONFIDENCE MAN
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:38:18 GMT 1
Song #19 was Confidence Man - Santa’s Comin’ Down The Chimney. It was entered by ShirebloggerHere are Shireblogger's votes: 1 point: Kelly Clarkson 2 points: Trucker Diablo 3 points: Cuckooland 4 points: Beyond the Black 5 points: The Red Car & The Blue Car 6 points: Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Edwyn Collins 7 points: Nina Nesbitt 8 points: Tasos P. 10 points: Saint Etienne ...and 12 points go to: RUN DMC
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:33:34 GMT 1
Song #18 was Loving Caliber feat. Mia Pfirrman - Christmas In My Heart. It was entered by PabloHere are Pablo's votes: 1 point: The Red Car & The Blue Car 2 points: Kelly Clarkson 3 points: Saint Etienne 4 points: Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Edwyn Collins 5 points: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring Alain Clark 6 points: Trucker Diablo 7 points: Sheena Easton 8 points: Nina Nesbitt 10 points: Majestica ...and 12 points go to: ROEL VAN VELZEN
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:30:12 GMT 1
Song #17 was Saint Etienne - Santa's False Teeth. It was entered by smokeybHere are smokeyb's votes: 1 point: Tasos P. 2 points: HMS Morris 3 points: The Red Car & The Blue Car 4 points: State Champs 5 points: Trucker Diablo 6 points: Kelly Clarkson 7 points: Beyond the Black 8 points: Majestica 10 points: Run DMC ...and 12 points go to: NINA NESBITT
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:26:44 GMT 1
Song #16 was Beyond the Black - Winter Is Coming. It was entered by WanderlustHere are Wanderlust's votes: 1 point: Kelly Clarkson 2 points: Sheena Easton 3 points: Deniece Pearson 4 points: Nina Nesbitt 5 points: Loving Caliber feat. Mia Pfirrman 6 points: Girl In Red 7 points: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring Alain Clark 8 points: Run DMC 10 points: Roel van Velzen ...and 12 points go to: PHOEBE BRIDGERS
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:23:42 GMT 1
Song #15 was Deniece Pearson - Santa Claus Is Coming. It was entered by meisterHere are meister's votes: 1 point: Tasos P. 2 points: Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Edwyn Collins 3 points: I Don't Know How But They Found Me 4 points: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring Alain Clark 5 points: Girl In Red 6 points: Kelly Clarkson 7 points: Sheena Easton 8 points: Loving Caliber feat. Mia Pfirrman 10 points: Roel van Velzen ...and 12 points go to: NINA NESBITT
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:15:33 GMT 1
Song #14 was The Red Car & The Blue Car - Home For Christmas Day. It was entered by Earl PurpleHere are Earl Purple's votes: 1 point: Nina Nesbitt 2 points: Trucker Diablo 3 points: Beyond the Black 4 points: I Don't Know How But They Found Me 5 points: Deniece Pearson 6 points: Roel van Velzen 7 points: Majestica 8 points: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring Alain Clark 10 points: Cuckooland ...and 12 points go to: FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:10:34 GMT 1
Song #13 was Majestica - This Christmas. It was entered by greentreemonHere are greentreemon's votes: 1 point: Girl In Red 2 points: Phoebe Bridgers 3 points: Cuckooland 4 points: Trucker Diablo 5 points: HMS Morris 6 points: State Champs 7 points: Beyond the Black 8 points: I Don't Know How But They Found Me 10 points: Confidence Man ...and 12 points go to: RUN DMC
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 20:07:28 GMT 1
Song #12 was Phoebe Bridgers - If We Make It Through December. It was entered by raliverpoolHere are raliverpool's votes: 1 point: Beyond the Black 2 points: Kelly Clarkson 3 points: I Don't Know How But They Found Me 4 points: Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Edwyn Collins 5 points: Deniece Pearson 6 points: The Red Car & The Blue Car 7 points: Nina Nesbitt 8 points: HMS Morris 10 points: Girl In Red ...and 12 points go to: TRUCKER DIABLO
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 19:59:40 GMT 1
As we reach the half-way point, a third different song has taken the lead. I Don't Know How But They Found Me was sat in mid-table after 8 sets of votes, is now top after 11...
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Post by Milliways on Dec 26, 2023 19:58:39 GMT 1
Song #11 was Cuckooland - Silver Bells. It was entered by MilliwaysHere are Milliways' votes: 1 point: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring Alain Clark 2 points: Beyond the Black 3 points: Trucker Diablo 4 points: Run DMC 5 points: Nina Nesbitt 6 points: Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Edwyn Collins 7 points: Majestica 8 points: HMS Morris 10 points: I Don't Know How But They Found Me ...and 12 points go to: THE RED CAR & THE BLUE CAR
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