Jayson Bratts & The Aristocratts – Jingle Blues
A festive tune from Longford, County Kildare-based Jayson Bratts and his Aristocratts (Danny Kiernan on lead guitar, Martin “High Hats” Lanigan on drums and Alan Heraty on Bass), whose debut album Misery Loves Company is available here.
Video by Nathan Sheridan.
Trevor Gilligan – Christmas Kiss
Trevor is a Clondalkin-based, Fianna Fáil councillor on South Dublin County Council.
No wait, come back.
Trevor writes:
Writing a Christmas song is every songwriters dream. It’s not easy. ‘Christmas Kiss’ may not be up there with ‘Wham!’ or ‘Paul McCartney’, but for a first attempt, it ain’t bad and I’m proud of it. I suppose it’s my way of wishing my friends and family a Happy Christmas”.
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Festive Spirits – That’s When You Know It’s Christmas
Wait, come back.
It’s for charidee!
Kevin, of the Festive Spirits, writes:
We are a musical duo based in Wexford. ‘That’s When You Know It’s Christmas’ is a fun, rollicking countdown of the days to Christmas with all the proceeds of which will go to Focus Ireland.
It’s available on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify. It costs a mere 99c.
Whether you like it or hate it, we just ask that people buy it anyway – every cent is going to Focus Ireland.
Shadow Shakers – Chrismas Eve
Ciaran Murphy writes:
Formed when the Rockabilly trio Skinny Elvis met Miss Truly DiVine, Dublin band The Shadow Shakers’ dynamic sound is full of sassy melodic vocals, thumpin’ double bass, twangy guitar and hoppin’ drums with elements of rockabilly, jump blues, jungle and swing.
Kolumbus – You Know It’s Christmas (featuring the West Wicklow Voices)
Pete Murphy writes:
Mark Caplice is a Wicklow=based songwriter who goes under the stage name Kolumbus. Christmas 2015 saw this Kolumbus release hit no.1 on the national Google Play Charts ahead of Justin Beiber and Adele raising funds for Inner City Helping Homeless and The Lions club.
This year Mark is taking a slightly different approach to fundraising and asking people to put aside their Fivers for the month of December in aid of ICHH.
Mark says: “In the space of one month I was able to save over 300 euro by simply putting aside any five euro notes I came in contact with. This sparked the idea, Why not start a campaign and hopefully use the effective saving technique to help others.”
Tommy Keyes – Christmas Eve In Dublin
Tommy writes;
The video for my single Christmas Eve in Dublin, all proceeds go to Focus Ireland to support the work with the homeless. It’s just 99c on iTunes and other download sites and indeed it topped the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart on November 18. The video has attracted loads of Likes and Shares on Facebook and it would be great if you would share it with your audience…
In fairness.
ELC – Don’t Cry For Christmas
It’s for charidee.
Suzanne Doyle writes:writes:
A former Sales Executive, Author and HR Guru, who were bandmates in the 70s, have reunited 40 years later with a special Christmas song to help raise funds for cancer research.
Don’t Cry for Christmas by Irish/Scottish Band EL C (pronounced Elsie) is inspired by the personal experiences of the three band members, whose families have been touched by cancer.
The band members, Ian McConnell, who has lost two wives to this disease, most recently his wife Katherine last January, Gordon Kerr and Iain Macdonald have been very encouraged by the strong support for their fundraising endeavours.
The song can be purchased here
All proceeds going to the Irish Cancer Society in Ireland and Cancer Research UK.
Christmas Berlin – By Lanigan McAndrew.
Controversial, if instantly hummable, Hun-bashing as Irish producers take a blitzkrieg bop to Xmas in the German capital.
John and Barry write:
Merry fupping Christmas, everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu5mw6hTNds&feature=youtu.be
I’m Not Waiting – b-side featuring Joe O’Leary and Jack O’Rourke
Starring Helen Page and written and Directed by Mike Foott, who writes:
This is a beautifully acted little Christmas video which carries a special message and a beautiful song. If you would like to, please do share….
Malcolm Lally – Christmas Time (Baby Are You Mine).
The Official (charity station) Christmas FM Song of the Year 2016.
Aisling Hussey writes:
Christmas Time (Baby are you Mine) by contemporary Galway songwriter Malcolm Lally has been voted the winner of the Christmas FM Song Contest 2016. by our listeners.
The Christmas FM Song Contest is an opportunity for aspiring singer/songwriters to have their song heard by Christmas FM’s national and international audience.
Malcolm is a singer, guitarist and classically-trained pianist, who from an early age has always enjoyed writing songs and compositions that are weaved around strong melodies, lyrics and hooks….
