Only had to play one Christmas song last night - Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas
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Nnooooo!!
- Thread starter bigdaddybass12
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And don't forget Brenda Lee. Here's the original:
And here's the one that's top of the charts, like, right now! Freaky, eh?
Brenda Lee Celebrates 65 Years Of ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ With New Video
Nope!!!!!
Not a gonna.
We consider ourselves a outlaw biker country, country/rock band.
We look the part, we dress the part, we sound the part.....
Well, maybe after afew more shots of Fireball!!!!!
I have to play a Christmas program on Dec. 24.
I actually like playing Christmas songs. They're so different than the music we normally play that they showcase your versatility.
I make charts for myself.
This is terrible advice. If you want to look like a total incompetent, be unprepared and make a lot of mistakes on tunes everyone in the audience knows.
I'm good with Christmas songs as long as they're not Mariah Carey.
I love playing The Christmas Song on upright.
I realized after our last rehearsal, we didn't go over any of the Christmas songs for next week's gig...
Elvis to the rescue!
“Got no sleigh with reindeer
No sack on my back
You’re gonna see me comin’
In a big black Cadillac”
“Got no sleigh with reindeer
No sack on my back
You’re gonna see me comin’
In a big black Cadillac”
Nope!!!!!
Not a gonna.
We consider ourselves a outlaw biker country, country/rock band.
We look the part, we dress the part, we sound the part.....
Well, maybe after afew more shots of Fireball!!!!!
outlaw biker xmas:
It's So Chic To Be Pregnant At Christmas by Nancy White:
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An ex coworker I have jammed with too long does a video for a christmas song every year in the garage. I can't remember the first one, but last year I picked Blue Christmas because I didn't want to do a traditional one if I didn't have to (not a christmassy kinda person, sorry). This year we're doing the National Lampoon Christmas Vacation track by Mavis Staples. These are the only things that actually get finished each year and originals never even reach the draft stage so at least for this one, after this Saturday, I will be bowing out and with any luck at all never playing a christmas tune again.
Best of luck OP!
Best of luck OP!
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Smooth_bass88
vaxx!
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I don’t see what the problem is… rock it, collect your paycheck and hopefully they call you again next year
ha! i've played on so many xmas gigs and recordings i can't remember them all! 
never considered it a burden: the recordings were successful enough and the gigs were fun enough. all of it paid well.
you cats need to lighten up....maybe light up!
to all of the scrooges: merry christmas! 
never considered it a burden: the recordings were successful enough and the gigs were fun enough. all of it paid well.
you cats need to lighten up....maybe light up!
to all of the scrooges: merry christmas! 
Sorry for the long post but here goes: A few years ago I had a triple on Xmas Eve. After performing the previous night, the first gig was a tailgate for the local NFL team. 8 AM - Noon. 30 degrees or so. Guitarist and I had to warm our hands in the space heaters after every song. I felt really bad for the cheerleaders who made a guest appearance. 2nd gig 3-7. Inside, thankfully! 3rd gig at the same venue as gig #2, so I didn't have to move gear again! 8-12. BL, who's a great guy, literally calls NOTHING BUT HOLIDAY SONGS for the entire gig, with literally 2 exceptions ("Pretty Woman" and "Tuesday Afternoon", IIRC, both of which I sing). Halfway through the last set, I'm near dead by now, he looks over and says "'Christmas Island' by Jimmy Buffett". My response (not in a stage whisper): "'Christmas Island'? What the f*** is that?!?!?!". I'm playing with him this Xmas Eve as well. Better brush up on that tune, just in case...
The Bar Band Bassman
The Bar Band Bassman
My wife is a Julliard-trained soprano, and she works in a professional caroling vocal quartet every Christmas season. They have gigs booked as early as Thanksgiving, and she walks around the house singing carols to get her voice into "daily gig" shape starting in early November. So I guess what I'm saying here is that, despite her beautiful voice, Christmas music has become my personal hell.
Haaa!!! I played in a church band, the leader would bring out the hymn book Christmas songs!
