A Grevilly Christmas!

I tweeted the lyrics as #grevadvent in December 2013 and this is what's behind the 24th door! Welcome grevadventurers!

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]