Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

Christmas Soundtrack Day 8 - Can you stop it?

I’m a little late with this post than I intended. I spent the day writing emails and sorting Christmas stuff out. I took a few bookings for January, which is always good.
I’ve then spent the evening replying to/reading/clearing out my WDC emails. There were hundreds. Now there is just one – I’m very pleased. I feel much clearer. Tomorrow, I might hit the big one. My work email. It’s amazing how a tidy email can feel so good and positive.

I’ll keep it brief tonight. Chris has just gone to bed and I seriously need to work on his Christmas present. I haven’t gone for the easy option: of course not! But I’ll explain about that at some other time.

Today’s song is one that I’d forgotten about until this afternoon. I’ve been listening to Christmas albums/songs throughout this blogging challenge, and I am surprised that this hasn’t come up at all. Are people avoiding it these days? If so, why? War? *shrug*

When my friend mentioned it as one of her favourites, I simply said “of course!” How could I forget this one?

For some reason, the track reminds me of my father. Whether that is a good or bad thing, I’m really not sure. I have no clue why it reminds me of him. Perhaps it was his favourite and he played it to death? That sounds about right.




First verse & chorus:

Hey, Mr. Churchill comes over here
To say we're doing splendidly
But it's very cold out here in the snow,
Marching to win from the enemy
Oh I say it's tough,I have had enough
Can you stop the cavalry?
I have had to fight, almost every night
Down throughout these centuries
That is when I say, oh yes yet again
Can you stop the cavalry?
Mary Bradley waits at home
In the nuclear fall-out zone
Wish I could be dancing now
In the arms of the girl I love

[Chorus:]
Dub a dub a dumb dumb
Dub a dub a dumb
Dub a dumb dumb dub a dub
Dub a dub a dumb
Dub a dub a dumb dumb
Dub a dub a dumb
Dub a dumb dumb dub a dub
Dub a dub a dumb
Wish I was at home for Christmas Genius chorus by the way

Did you know?:

Jona Lewie told the Daily Express on March 12, 2005: "The soldier in the song is a bit like the eternal soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, but the song actually had nothing to do with Christmas when I wrote it. There is one line about him being on the front and missing his girlfriend: 'I wish I was at home for Christmas.' The record company picked up on that from a marketing perspective, and added a tubular bell. The song went to number three in the UK, and topped the charts in several European countries."