"Father Christmas" by The Songcrafters Admin Christmas Street Urchins

[64Guitars]

I've been holding back on posting for the past week or so in order to use my 5,000th post for something a bit special. This is the first collaboration by the admin team. It's a cover of "Father Christmas" by The Kinks, which they released as a single in 1977.

Wishing a very Merry Christmas
to everyone at Songcrafters

written by Ray Davies

The Songcrafters Admin Christmas Street Urchins:
Oldrottenhead - lead vocals
Flash Harry - bass and background vocals (left channel)
cuthbert - toy piano, glockenspiel, celeste, piano, jingle bells,
and background vocals (right channel)
64Guitars - guitars, drum programming (Hydrogen), and production

Father Christmas
(written by Ray Davies)

When I was small I believed in Santa Claus
Though I knew it was my dad
And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas
Open my presents and I'd be glad

But the last time I played Father Christmas
I stood outside a department store
A gang of kids came over and mugged me
And knocked my reindeer to the floor

and said:

  Father Christmas, give us the money
  Don't mess around with those silly toys
  We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over
  We want your bread so don't make us annoyed
  Give all the toys to the little rich boys

Don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit
Don't give my sister a cuddley toy
We don't want a jigsaw or Monopoly money
We only want the real McCoy

  Father Christmas, give us the money
  We'll beat you up if you make us annoyed
  Father Christmas, give us the money
  Don't mess around with those silly toys

But give my daddy a job 'cause he needs one
He's got lots of mouths to feed
But if you've got one, I'll have a machine gun
So I can scare all the kids on the street

  Father Christmas, give us the money
  We got no time for your silly toys
  We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over
  We want your bread so don't make us annoyed
  Give all the toys to the little rich boys

Have yourself a merry merry Christmas
Have yourself a good time
But remember the kids who got nothin'
While you're drinkin' down your wine

  Father Christmas, give us the money
  We got no time for your silly toys
  Father Christmas, please hand it over
  We'll beat you up, so don't make us annoyed

  Father Christmas, give us the money
  Don't mess around with those silly toys
  We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over
  We want your bread, so don't make us annoyed
  Give all the toys to the little rich boys

[Oldrottenhead]

congrat on the 5000th post 64. as an aside me and flash where not lazy on my visit to otley, our bits where done then.

[Flash Harry]

Way to go. 5K from 64G

[Vanncad]

Fantastic boys! What a freakin' collab! 

My all time favourite Christmas tune!

This is amazing. You guys really nailed it.
That arrangment is killer. Everything is just spot on.

I absolutely love it.

I don't now what else to say except thanks for doing this one, and thanks for all the "admin" stuff you guys do all year!!!

P.S. - Congrats on the 5000 64! Thanks again for all your hard work in keeping this site humming along.

[Groundy]

Congrats on the 5 K and a big well done.........Alex

[Hook]

Yes, yes, yes, this is fabulous. Well done gents! Outstanding performances (cuthbert you rock!) and stellar production! I love it, it's the best Christmas present ever! Thanks for all your hard work with this most excellent place! Merry Christmas to each and every one of you!
Rock on!

[Burtog]

Excellent guys.

'But if you've got one, I'll have a machine gun
So I can scare all the kids on the street'

Those snare beats really kick in, sounds just like a machine gun.

Really enjoyed it, happy xmas to you all!

[Redler]

Fantastic Christmas rocker! Great tune as well, I haven't heard the original...

Nice additions by Cuth; you're a great musician and you play all those instruments stunningly good!
Flash: great job on bass as always and on backround vocals, too.
64: The drums sounds like they had been played by real drummer, nice tones on guitar. Well produced!
James: I love your accent on this. Sounds superb!!

Superb xmas collab by all of you!

Kari

[Gnasty]

Wow this collab is a Festivus Miracle! Excellent job all around everyone!!

Downloading and synching, i mean dragging to Piepod!! What a rocking Christmas song!!

[mbee]

This is an amazing collaboration everyone, fantastic performances all round!

Happy Christmas to all of you !