Christmas present ideas?

[DaveBrigg]

None of this wussy chocolate orange nonsense. How about some real men's presents this Christmas?

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Excellent Dave - they're all on my list (except the Dremel :shock: !)

 

[Jon Maine]

None of this wussy chocolate orange nonsense. How about some real men's presents this Christmas?

Incredibly good, did you do all of those or find them somewhere?

 

[DaveBrigg]

Incredibly good, did you do all of those or find them somewhere?

I wish I was good enough to produce these. They came from a cousin in Canada, although must have originated in the UK somewhere.

 

[wobs]

I intend to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas with that Yuletide classic: "Killing in the Name of", as lovingly downloaded last week. Fun for all the family.

Best expressed by the following review on Amazon:

Not since Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' has such a beautiful Christmas song been written.

This release from Rage Against The Machine gently plucks on our heart's sentimental strings, and whisks us off into a winter wonderland full of love and hope, befitting of this time of year.

The opening stanzas softly move from allusion and metaphor to a more direct comment on how Christmas brings out the child in us all and the importance of recognising love in our surroundings.

As the song briskly flitters into the bridge, we can almost smell the log fires burning and taste the sweet and heady mixture of mulled wine and dark yuletide chocolate dancing in our mouths. De la Rocha's sweet refrain conjures visions of Elks sprinkled with snow, scattered across a wintery mountainside as one peers from a warm cabin in the distance, sharing anecdotes with loved ones next to a crackling fireside.

Then, just a jaunt away, the chorus is a thrilling sleigh ride, glistening and sparkling our way across a winter scene, punctuated by crystal beads of snow prickling the skin, filling us with joy and reminding us of the true nature of Christmas once again...love.

This slightly up-tempo but heart-felt song is truly a breath of fresh air. In a society where Christmas seems to have lost some of its meaning this festive song takes us back (or forwards maybe) to a simpler time when what really counted was 'togetherness' and 'virtue', and of 'altruism' and 'honesty'.

With a subtle nod to the cool Jazz standards of 30s and maybe influenced slightly by such great vocalists as Vera Lynn and Cliff Richards, this song will appeal to everyone both young and old, and seems on course to make it into the echelons of great Christmas records.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B001I4NZP4/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

[JoceAndChris]

The review is ironic? I don't really understand the song. :?

 

[middi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik_kznmI324&sns=fb
Merry Christmas to all

 

[JoceAndChris]

Troppo divertente - Grazie!

 

[middi]

Grazie a Lei ( I did't know you understood the "lingo")

 

[Feltwell]

The review is ironic? I don't really understand the song. :?

The review is ever so slightly sarcastic, but funny...

Come on Joce - you must have been doing your New Age bit about that time, you must remember the song from first time round. I certainly do, I've got the album from then as well.

Rage against the Machine have promised to do a free UK gig, it's raised lots of money for Shelter, it's annoyed Simon Cowell - what's not to like???? (Well - apart from the song - which is definitely not to everyone's taste) The irony is that both songs were put out by Sony, so it was win-win for them. I just hope they follow the band's example and give some of their proceeds to charity as well. Somehow I doubt it.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Grazie a Lei ( I did't know you understood the "lingo")

Si, ci provo, caro amico.

Come on Joce - you must have been doing your New Age bit about that time, you must remember the song from first time round

Um, no - you attribute me with a coolness I never had (And my New Age bit was a hopeless sham, I was always demanding duck à l'orange and nipping off to Laura Lshley or to sing Elizabethan madrigals) But thanks for explaining about the song, and the band, and the garage too in the other thread!

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Grazie a Lei ( I did't know you understood the "lingo")

Si, ci provo, caro amico.

Si, anch'Io. Abitavo in Verona. Buon natale a tutti.