Day 22– Don’t know about you, but I spent half of the 1970s still in shock from the 1960s. The one thing you could hold on to was the music – it hadn’t yet gone into the toilet. Musically, what defined the decade of the 1970s? Artists who became famous in the previous decade ruled, of course. Three of the Beatles popped up with holiday songs – one is a classic, one is OK and one is pretty much the worst Christmas single ever, if not one of the worst songs ever committed to vinyl (and CD). Do I need to point them out for you? Here’s a clue: two of them are posted here.
In the Seventies there was also black pop, disco and punk. It was one of those all-inclusive decades. So why am I so paranoid? Anyway, today’s post reflects a little of everything, like the 1970s decade its own bad self.
MP3: “(Gonna Have A) Disco Christmas” by Disco Beat
MP3: “Father Christmas” by the Kinks
MP3: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Foghat
MP3: Drive Safely PSA by George Harrison
MP3: “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” by George Harrison
MP3: “Thank God It’s Christmas” by Queen
MP3: “Christmas Must Be Tonight” by the Band
MP3: “It May Be Winter Outside” by the Love Unlimited Orchestra
MP3: “Step Into Christmas” by Elton John
MP3: “The Little Drummer Boy” by the Salsoul Orchestra
MP3: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by the Mistletoe Disco Band
MP3: “Silent Night” by the Dickies
MP3: Good For Joey’s Nerves radio spot by the Ramones
MP3: “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)” by the Ramones
MP3: “Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy” by Bing Crosby & David Bowie
MP3: “Run Rudolph Run” by Keith Richards
MP3: “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” by the Jackson Five
30 Days Out 