Horrid Henry. He’s Smurfing out of key. Happy Christmas from The Other Room.
Christmas Countdown
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The apparition of these faces in the crowd…
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A cold coming we had of it. Hence the hat.
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At the objectivists’ Christmas party, they photocopy each other’s Reznikoff.
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That mist rolling in from the sea is a bloody bugger at this time of year.
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Basil wasn’t event the fastest milkman in Northumberland. In fact, he wasn’t even a milkman, although he did like the cream on his cornflakes.
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Anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death. And they can also cook up some pigs in blankets.
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One must have a mind of winter to carry off a wig like that.
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A long, long note for Santa.
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Be careful driving down that Black Mountain, Robert. It’s not as flat as Teeside.
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The Christmas Countdown continues, with Kenneth Koch offering Frank O’Hara a shoulder to cry on.
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This is a truly startling rendition, which only came about because of confusion about the word ‘salon’. How many times have you gone in somewhere expecting literary debate and come out with a fake bake? Come on. We’ve all done it.
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No Christmas chart rundown would be complete without a tribute to the Peter Pan of pop. Jackson MacLow’s mistletoe berries are generated purely by chance.
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More festive harmony with another master of the avant garde. You can hear a young Simon Cowell banging a radiator on this 1990s tear jerker, but it’s low down in the mix.
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The Other Room’s countdown to Christmas continues with a giant of western philosophy. Today, Jacques Derrida deconstructs a Christmas pudding in search of the lucky sixpence whilst sing Bing Crosby’s White Christmas.
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Who will be The Other Room’s Xmas Number 1 and get to ride in Noel Edmonds’ helicopter? Only 3 weeks to wait to find out. And to notify Noel Edmonds. Today’s Christmas hit is a some 19th century girl power, with Charlotte Brontë singing 2 Become 1 by The Spice Girls.
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The Other Room’s countdown to Christmas gather pace and nothing says “Christmas” more than an argument. Here we see Simone calling Jean Paul “un clochard” and “un punk” after a dispute about whether to watch Moonraker or The Cannonball Run. Jean Paul later spent a long time with his hand on a door knob wondering if he existed. That Croft Original is strong stuff.
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Our festive hit parade continues with Ted Berrigan, revealing a hitherto unsuspected Brummy accent.
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All through December, The Other Room is counting down to Christmas with some of our favourite writers and artists giving their own renditions of timeless festive hits. Today, Ed Dorn sings Merry Christmas Everyone by the immortal Shakin’ Stevens.
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