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What was the name of the Christmas song Hall and Oats did? I remember seeing the video.
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It was "Jingle Bell Rock"

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AFOS 1983,

You're the man!  I love your AFOS graphic.  I had that 12," with the super-extended "Wishing" mix.  However, the B-Side, "Committed" used to get stuck in my head and drive my nuts!  I used to do my hair up like Mike Score, but it never came out as well because it wasn't long enough.  :-/  My feelings about the band are bittersweet because of what they became in 1985!  You know, after Paul Reynolds quit.

Anyway, don't forget that "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was written by Sir Bob Geldof AND Midge Ure.  The latter of one of my favorite '80s bands, Ultravox.
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Thanks Max, You know A Flock of Seagulls is my favorite band, and I'm only 25. You might like to know that On October 27th 2003 - Mike Score, Paul Reynolds, Frank Maudsley and Ali Score the original members of A Flock of Seagulls reunited one more time. They performed some songs that will appear on an upcoming VH1 television special set to air in January. This is a one-off show and the first time they've been together since 1985. For further details on this show go to the official A Flock of Seagulls website. http://www.airbornedivision.com/index.php

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From the '70s, but worth an '80s mention:

The Kinks: Father Christmas
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"Do They Know It's Christmas" is 80's. It's from 1984.

Absolutely Vile

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4.A Reggae Christmas
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If it's the song I'm thinking of, it's Bryan Adams, I think.

Absolutely Vile

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I also love "Do They Know It's Christmas?" despite however much money really went towards famine relief. It was still a great song, and a great idea.

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If I'm not mistaken, I believe the Band Aid money did all go straight to famine relief, but the Live Aid money is what may have got misdirected.  I could be wrong, but that's how I remember it.   :)

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The McKenzie Brothers: Twelve Days of Christmas
(...and a beer, on my knee.  Yeah dat beer's empty)

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That would be "beer... in a tree."   ;D

An absolute classic!

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Absolutely Vile,

I didn't mean to indicate "Do They Know it's Christmas?" as being from the '70s.  I remember the whole thing, the song, the video, even Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17 being in the video for a second!  We in the states knew the phenomenon better as "Feed The World," and in 1985 the Yanks responded with "We Are the World," written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Ritchie.
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Oh OK, sorry. It just looked like you said it was from the 70's.

After you Yanks responded with "We Are The World," we hopped on the bandwagon with "Tears Are Not Enough," written, I believe, by David Foster, Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. (<sigh> We're always the last to do everything. :() Well, I'm glad the UK started it all with the best effort! :)

Absolutely Vile

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Stringr22,

There IS one line where the McKenzie brothers sing

"And a beer...on my knee," rather than "in a tree," and then one goes, "Yeah dat beer's empty."

Yes, we have no life!  :P
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You are correct!  I just listened to it, and for all the times I have listened to it, I never picked up on it!  Funny!

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Don't recall if it was an 80s cut, but deserves mention, "Silent Night" by Bing Crosby and David Bowie.
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Did they do "Silent Night," too? I know for a Christmas special Bing Crosby did in 1977, he and David Bowie sang "Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth." I love that song, and I see the clip every Christmas. :)

Absolutely Vile

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Did they do "Silent Night," too? I know for a Christmas special Bing Crosby did in 1977, he and David Bowie sang "Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth." I love that song, and I see the clip every Christmas. :)

Absolutely Vile
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Quoting:Christmas in the Caribbean - Jimmy BuffettEnd Quote

This started playing on the radio the instant I clicked on this thread.

Madonna's "Santa baby" almost made me throw up (a very common reaction of mine to her "music").  Talk about ruining a perfectly good song.

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Did they do "Silent Night," too? I know for a Christmas special Bing Crosby did in 1977, he and David Bowie sang "Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth." I love that song, and I see the clip every Christmas. :)

Absolutely Vile
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Vile, you are correct.  Bing & Bowie only did "Little Drummer Boy."  It was done right before Bing Crosby's death in 1977.

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What was the name of the Christmas song Hall and Oats did? I remember seeing the video.
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There was another one that I have not been able to find.  It was Hall & Oates and Elvis Costello I believe.  I just want to find the name.  It doesn't seem to exist.  Maybe I am mistaken...but I am fairly certain.


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I remember Hall & Oates doing "Jingle Bell Rock" but I don't recall anything with Elvis Costello.