Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Christmas

From present ideas to party food, find all your Christmas inspiration here.

Stop the Calvary - a Christmas song or not?

57 replies

Rupertgrintismyguiltypleasure · 10/10/2022 22:11

After a lengthy debate with my sister who randomly blurted out to me and DS earlier that stop the Calvary wasn’t a Christmas song, I’ve decided to put it to the masses.... so what are we saying... Christmas song or not?

OP posts:
AnApparitionQuipped · 11/10/2022 20:39

Throwing the cat among the pigeons ... is 'Mull of Kintyre' a Christmas song?

Rosewaterblossom · 11/10/2022 20:41

Stay another day by East17 wasn't about Christmas either, it was about his brothers death. But it had bells on it and came out at Christmas so it's now a Christmas song.

Emmelina · 11/10/2022 20:42

Very much so! “Wish I was at home for Christmas” and that parram-pan-parra-pam Salvation Army style band.

ShowOfHands · 11/10/2022 20:47

Never been quite sure why this is always played at Christmas either ...

Raahh · 11/10/2022 20:59

I worked in a record shop in the 90s, and loved all the Christmas compilation albums that came out- most with the same stuff.

The least festive ever (though it was released in December '90 and has a 'seasonal' title') was the inclusion of Snap!- 'Mary had a little boy' on the The Best Christmas Album ever...was especially dubious. (it's definitely not about Jesus) Grin)

Oh oh oh oh, Mary, Mary
Mary had a little boy but little did she know
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go
Mary, a girl at a party
Pretty face, fantasy body
On the strength girl was fine
Mission: make her mine
So I stepped to her shyly
Before I could speak she walked right by me
Frozen, lost my cool
Out of the groove, what´s my next move
Should I chill, should I follow
Heart is pounding, I feel hollow
Paused, thought for a minute
If she was a pool I´d jump right in it
So in her path I did step
Nervous but I still had pep
It didn´t matter where she went to
I would be there too
Mary had a little boy but little did she know
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go
Saw her at the mall
Stand tall, courage don´t fall
To her smoothly I approached
Tried to speak and almost choked
Abnormal for the ruthless chiller
Normally I´m a ladies killer
Why were my nerves shaky
I knew she´d make me and not break me
Here she comes, should I talk to her now
Yes, it´s now or never
Mary had a little boy but little did she know
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go
Mary had a little boy but little did she know (oh
Mary, Mary)
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go (oh Mary, Mary)
Oh oh-oh-oh ooh-oh, Mary
Oh oh-oh-oh ooh-oh, Mary
Hello Mary, how´s your day
Hope it´s going in the right way
How about dinner and some dancing
Later on some romancing
Music, we could talk
And express our inner thoughts
How about it, what do you think
Ended statement with a wink
Mary had a little boy but little did she know
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go
Mary had a little boy but little did she know
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go
Mary had a little boy but little did she know (oh
Mary, Mary)
That everywhere that Mary went the little boy was sure
to go (oh Mary, Mary)
Oh oh-oh-oh ooh-oh

Saltyandvinegar · 11/10/2022 21:02

Wish I was at home for CHRISTMAS. bit of a clue

YouCantBeSadHoldingACupcake · 11/10/2022 21:34

Yes it's one of my favourites (and Christmas is mentioned 18 times in die hard, it's definitely a Christmas film)

New posts on this thread. Refresh page