I am a HUGE fan of Christmas and am currently working on an article for an amateur magazine ('Hastings Town') about the history of the Christmas single here in the U.K. It strikes me as odd that JK does not appear to have ever gone down the route of making a Christmas single as I'm sure he could easily have come up with a chart hit if he wanted to.

So, JK what's the deal? Are you a member of the Ebeneezer Scrooge fan club at Christmas or was there another reason? Pray tell - I promise I won't include anything you say in my article...

JK HAS done a Christmas song!!!

www.shazam.com/discover/track/10754864


"In 1979 the pop impresario Jonathan King scored a minor hit single under the pseudonym Father Abraphart and the Smurps entitled 'Lick a Smurp for Christmas (All Fall Down)', a parody of Father Abraham and the Smurfs. The title of the song referred to the fact that some Smurfs toys had been painted using lead paint, and that young children had been falling ill from placing them in their mouths" (From Wikipedia)


Made 58 on the chart

www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/jonathan%20king/

Oh yes; not only specific JK tracks but I've often used the Christmas No1 trick to get hits - most recently with Alex Day and Forever Yours (only made No4 but that's not the point),

Thank you Giles!

What a ninny I am for not remembering that hit - I have in fact already mentioned it in my article! (LOL)

I just wonder what an 'out and out' JK festive song would be like? 'Lick A Smufp' was kind of a 'making a point song' even though it was dressed up to be festive. I'm kind of imagining a shamelessly soppy Christmas song. Would such a thing be an opportunity for more 'ugga wugga chuggas' I wonder?

I guess now we will never know...