Festive Good News

[BoredBloke]

Cliff vows no more Xmas records

(Tuesday December 11, 2007 01:25 PM)

Pop veteran Sir Cliff Richard has vowed never to release another Christmas single as music fans are no longer interested in festive chart battles.

The 67-year-old star has released nine festive-themed singles to date and narrowly missed out on the Christmas number one last year when his song 21st Century Christmas only reached the number two spot. It would have been the fourth time one of his records clinched the coveted chart position.

However, the singer has refused to be drawn into the festive music race again.

He says, "Everybody thinks I'm the only one who releases a record at Christmas but everyone and their mother does one.

"I've got an album out for Christmas but no single. Singles are such a no no now - you can't sell them."

[wendigo100]

Can't be true. He is the Peter Pan of Pop.

Although he seems to be turning into a lizard.

[Sysman]

"I've got an album out for Christmas but no single. Singles are such a no no now - you can't sell them."

Translation. They make so little dosh it isn't worth getting out of bed for.

[oracleslave]

Translation. They make so little dosh it isn't worth getting out of bed for.

At his age getting out of bed is a challenge anyway

[Denny]

All we ever hear at this time of year is the two 70s Xmas classics Slade and Wizard blaring out all over shopping centres UK wide anyway! Christmas without these two would be like Christmas without Santa. They're practically Christmas carols now, along with Once in Royal David's City...Hark the Herald....etc. So why should any other artist, even Cliff, bother with newbie songs at Xmas when they can never hope to compete with these two for longevity and soppy, poppy seasonal sentimentality.

[Gonzo]

So why should any other artist, even Cliff, bother with newbie songs at Xmas when they can never hope to compete with these two for longevity and soppy, poppy seasonal sentimentality.

That hasn't stopped Cliff for the last quarter of a century

[fridge]

All we ever hear at this time of year is the two 70s Xmas classics Slade and Wizard blaring out all over shopping centres UK wide anyway! Christmas without these two would be like Christmas without Santa. They're practically Christmas carols now, along with Once in Royal David's City...Hark the Herald....etc. So why should any other artist, even Cliff, bother with newbie songs at Xmas when they can never hope to compete with these two for longevity and soppy, poppy seasonal sentimentality.

Yeh agree with you, Slade and Wizard are the new Bing Crosby for Xmas songs but not Zep

[AtW]

I only know about Cliff Richards from "Young ones" series, I've got the impression they were not very fond of it (at least one of them)...

[beaker]

Shame... a Cliff Richard Christmas CD is a gift that keeps on giving

[BoredBloke]

You mean you give it and then each subsequent year, the recipient passes it on