Happened to be in H&M on Fifth Avenue twice in recent days, and both times I heard the most wonderful jangly '80s-style Christmas song playing over the PA system. I was almost certain it was my girl Kirsty MacColl, but given the fact that I (believe I already) have her entire catalogue -- plus she's already known for a classic Christmas song with the Pogues -- something told me maybe not. So I texted myself some of the lyrics -- Things'll get better/ doesn't seem like it now but they always do /I hope you find yourself someone this Christmas -- and went home and did the equivalent of the flying cars we were promised as children: a Web search.
Subject: 80s Christmas song
I have been looking for this song for about a year now. The main chorus lyrics are "I hope you find yourself someone this christmas" and a female sings it. It always plays on our satellite radio at work.
Anybody help?
Then after a few ill-advised guesses -- like someone this music/Web-savvy wouldn't know who the Waitresses, Mariah Carey or Darlene Love was -- the poster answered his own question, thus answering it for me too. Turns out the song was "This Christmas" by Shoes -- a under-loved power-pop band that was formed in the '70s and is fronted by a man (oops!). The answer was particularly amusing to me given that an online music friend of mine has been BEGGING me for years to give them a try, but I would never acquiesce. (I've since added the "Shoes Best" file he sent me ages ago to iTunes -- you were RIGHT, Spencer. Are you happy now?!)
"This Christmas "appeared on a 1991 alt-rock Christmas album the band organized called "Yuletunes" -- that featured actual '90s mainstays like Matthew Sweet and Material Issue -- but is clearly the standout track.
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I loved the Shoes. Marti Jones and Don Dixon also appeared on Yuletunes with a less than stellar entry.
The two also collaborated on a song for - get this - a Shoes tribute disk and cover "Only in my Sleep".
Not as good as the original, but not bad.
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