Day 18 - A Very Woolworths Christmas

 Day 18 - A Very Woolworths Christmas

A Very Woolworths Christmas - play song on Bandcamp 

A re-write of my earlier Christmas 'hit' - 'A Very Indie Christmas' - essentially a 'wish list' song for tracks and artists from the C86 era.

For this new compilation I decided to look back to those glorious late-night shopping expeditions to Woolworths and the present lists written to Santa (which always included a *Chopper bike!!)

A song for those who know what a Ronco record cleaner is/was.

*and I'm still waiting for Santa to deliver my Chopper!


'A Very Woolworths Christmas' by Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
Written, recorded, performed, produced by Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
(c) Richard Longley 2025

lyrics

I sat on my bed writing Christmas cards
To all my school friends
Even the one that was hard
(his name was Barry, he’d smash your face in)

I left out a note for Santa to se
For a Chopper bike and a Slade L.P.

Now all I want for Christmas
Late night Woolworth’s to be open ‘til six
All I want for Christmas
a figure of eight Scalextric
All I want for Christmas
is Action Man with grabbing hands
All I want for Christmas
Are the memories

I went to the school Nativity play
With a real live donkey
And a manger of hay

The town hall panto was a lot of fun
With that Roy Castle and a D.J. from Radio 1

Now all I want for Christmas
Late night Woolworth’s to be open ‘til six
All I want for Christmas
Is Mastermind and Pick Up Sticks
All I want for Christmas
Super Striker and Newberry Fruits
All I want for Christmas
Are the memories

Purves, Noakes and Valerie
Blue Peter annual a sight to see
Guinness Records, such oddities
Like the tallest man
And the biggest tree

Now all I want for Christmas
Late night Woolworth’s to be open ‘til six
All I want for Christmas
The Great Escape and The Wizard of Oz
All I want for Christmas
A record cleaner from Ronco
All I want for Christmas
Are the memories
All I want for Christmas
Are the memories
All I want for Christmas
The end

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