Right... It's Christmas time... traditionally a time for being with loved ones and sharing those special moments.
Those questionable crew members of The Good Ship would like to share some of their own touching moments with you. In fact, they'd like to touch you in ways you've maybe never been touched before.
But before that, crew member and drummer, James Lees, would like to share The Good Ship’s favourite, Christmas songs. “As The Good Ship’s resident Grinch – well, one of them anyway – I offer my Top 5 Christmas songs. I sincerely challenge you to get to the end of these and not become violent or hysterical – except for the last two.”
R2D2 & Jon Bon Jovi - ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’ (1980)
With all the new Star Wars hoopla seeming to descend on the world yet again, it seems timely to offer a Christmas song from the album ‘Christmas In The Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album’. The hardest job is really what song to pick from the nine, little horrors contained within it – so I present this duet between R2D2 and none other than lead vocalist Jon Bon Jovi making his professional, recording debut.James Chance - ‘Christmas With Satan’ (1982)
Welcome to the world of late ‘70s/ early ‘80s New York No Wave and avant garde saxophonist and vocalist James Chance. If his completely bonkers, twisted, depraved and downright joyous ‘Christmas With Satan’ doesn’t put you into a warm-hearted and jolly frame of mind, THEN NOTHING WILL.Bing Crosby & David Bowie - ‘Little Drummer Boy’ (1977)
As Sarah Silverman once suggested – there is awkward, and then there is awkweird. Just watch this… and what is the verb form of excruciating?Pansy Division - ‘Homo Christmas’ (1992)
WAY ahead of their time back in 1992 when they made some suggestions for a lot of other activities you can enjoy at Christmas. They even name-check Morrissey.The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl - ‘Fairytale Of New York’ (1987)
The Pogues and the sublime Kirsty MacColl prove that is possible to construct a great Christmas song. But it must contain the words ‘scumbag’, ‘maggot’ and ‘cheap, lousy faggot’. Still beautiful, a bit haggard and alcohol soaked, 27 years on.“On behalf of all of us here at The Good Ship, we wish you a very happy Christmas, we love you all.”
So come along and have a good feel of the spirit of Christmas with The Good Ship on Saturday 20 December at the New Globe Theatre, supported by Suicide Swans and Folklore.
