2012 Christmas countdown in songs: 7 – All I Want for Christmas is New Year’s Day

2012 Christmas countdown in songs: 7 – All I Want for Christmas is New Year’s Day

To mark the countdown to Christmas, every day we will feature a festive song. From the well-known to the more obscure, each tune is sure to help you to get into the Christmas spirit!

7th December

All I Want for Christmas is New Year’s Day – Hurts

Most Christmas songs somehow incorporate the ringing of bells, and synth-pop duo Hurts’ festive track All I Want for Christmas is New Year’s Day is no exception. However, unlike most Christmas songs, All I Want for Christmas is New Year’s Day uses the sound of bells to spread despair instead of joy: it is the backdrop to vocalist Theo Hutchcraft’s gloomy and miserable lyrics about how “happiness has never been so far away”.  It’s an interesting, if not depressing, spin on the expectations of the festive season.

James Alder

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