This is the #grevadvent tweets collected and presented as the Greville and the Tombstones' Christmas song!!
It is not exactly #altgothic and not the usual romance ballad, but if it was good enough for The Darkness not to take themselves too seriously for once and to do a one off novelty seasonal track, then it is good enough for ol' Greville and the Tombstones.
I hope it gets all fans of the band and indeed everyone in the festive mood! It ticks all the boxes - Santa, mistletoe and tinsel.
Imagine, like, loads of sleigh bells being jingled during it, too, if you want.
It'd definitely get onto Now This Is Christmas! if it was actually a song.
The B-Side would be a 7 min composition called: Santa's Right For Dub.
Merry Seasonal Times - one and all!
Here is the single cover:
On the Naughty List
*Those lyrics in italic are sung by She Scoops Out Owls For Hats or another darlin'.
[Sampled curt 1964 BBC styled male voice] We all go in, we-all-go-out, we all go in, we-all-go-out
I aint getting a present this Christmas
I aint getting a nutmeg, mistletoe kiss
Saint Nick checked and here’s a twist
My name’s twice on the Naughty List
Oh… I’ve been bad
Made my pretty darlin’ sad
When she impales the angel on top of the tree
Well, I think she’s thinkin’ of me
Oh-ho…
Snow layin’ and deep’nin’
Low as sobs of my darlin’s weepin’
When she hangs her stocking at the chimney
Well, I think she’s thinkin’ of me
I aint getting a present this Christmas
I aint getting a nutmeg, mistletoe kiss
Saint Nick checked and here’s a twist
My name’s twice on the Naughty List
Oh… I’ve been bad
Worst Christmas we have had
When she puts down Mary in the nativity
Well, I think she’s thinkin’ of me
Oh-ho…
Orange n’ cinnamon nights,
Outside glitter and tinsel frost bites
When she carves up the Christmas turkey
Well, I think she’s thinkin’ of me
Whoa-ho…
I’m strung out on merry lights, Strung out on those berry lights
If you hope to get absolution,
You’ll need more than keepin’ a New Year’s resolution!
Oh Darlin’! I can change, don’t fear,
I’ll get Saint Nick to score my name off twice next year.
Some piece of work you turned out to be,
I know you aint ever were thinkin’ of me!
No–ho-ho…
I aint getting a present this Christmas
I aint getting a nutmeg, mistletoe kiss
Saint Nick checked and here’s a twist
My name’s twice on the Naughty List
It’s a twist ‘cos my name’s twice on the Naughty List
[Sampled US 1950’s girl group] Jing, jing, jinglin’ an’ Jing, jing, jinglin’ on, an’ [to quick fade-out]
