Wonderland Burlesque's
The Twelve Days Before Xmas
Day Two:
Christmas Day by Squeeze
What? Two days to go? Best pick up the pace, my dears. The big day is fast approaching!
But there's always time to climb back into the Wonderland Burlesque time machine and countdown to the big day. This holiday season, the dial is set for the 1970's!
Oh, you are in for a treat, so grab a seat and buckle up.
The seventies was a decade of change, turbulence and sweetness. Nowhere is this more felt than in the breadth and depth of the music of the time. There were so many different genres being developed, evolving and seeking validation on the radio and the industry music charts, it was a virtual musical cornucopia.
So, get ready for another song of the season by one of our biggest (and not so big) stars, here, stateside, and across the pond, who made the seventies truly magical.
Next up... the daffy delight of Christmas Day by the cerebral Squeeze from 1979.
Squeeze, still in its initial configuration, was riding high in 1979, which included their two best-selling singles Cool For Cats and Up The Junction, both of which peaked at #2 in the UK. So it seemed only fitting that the lads from Deptford should, at the request of their record company, celebrate with a one-off holiday-themed single. Christmas Day finds the group celebrating in their usual loony tune way, with a ska-beat holding down their version of the fabled events of December 25th. A bit too irreverent and intellectual for the UK's annual Christmas tally, it was no surprise when the single failed to chart. It does, however, remain a cherished memory for the diehard fans of the band and perfectly captures the musically-adventurous waters of the times and the peculiar genius of the band's co-founders, Difford and Tilbrook.
Christmas Day - Squeeze
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