Great song, 100% comes 2nd in my book, Fairytale of NewYork Comes first purely because it Reminds me of the Christmas of 2022 (Turning into 2023 so last year) Because of a woman who became a memory Merry Christmas to you my friend ❤
@peel5028. Will always be one of my "Top 5" all time great Xmas Songs..... Yet.."Fairytale Of New York ".. by Shane MacGowan & Kirsty Mac Coll (Rip Both) ... Has, & always will take,.. "Something musically Seismic" to shift those, sadly now departed spirits,💚❤️ off that "Globally Acknowledged & Quadruply Platinum Awarded "#1 Christmas Song" position.☘️ A Merry Christmas & a Healthy & Prosperous New Year To All Of You..Out There. 🕯PEACE.🙏
This for me is the song that kicks off the Christmas holidays in my house. This is always playing when I'm doing dinner, wrapping presents or putting up decorations.
Heard this song last as child many many years ago on the radio and loved it. Then they stopped playing it and I never heard it again till now. Still love it at 56
Hey, Mr. Churchill comes over here To say we're doing splendidly But it's very cold out here in the snow Marching to and 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 Wish I was at home for Christmas Bang! That's another bomb on another town While the Tsar and Jim have tea If I get home, live to tell the tale I'll run for all presidencies If I get elected I'll stop, I will stop the cavalry Wish I was at home for Christmas Wish I could be dancing now In the arms of the girl I love Mary Bradley waits at home She's has been waiting two years long Wish I was at home for Christmas
This is my most favourite Christmas song❤ every time I hear it it makes me so happy, I know it’s quite a depressing situation song but his voice warms my ❤️
@@markthomas328 Exactly. The Ukrainians would probably love to be at home, warm and concerned only with getting everything ready for Orthodox Christmas, not literally fighting to defend their homes and families from Russian aggressors. Come to think of it, most of those Russians would probably also love to be home right now, themselves. Someone should send this song to Putin, ask him to really consider its lyrics and the message it reflects.
Just the song been looking for Jona Lewie Stop The Cavalry,One of my best Christmas songs,Also gets played every Christmas time,Know all the words to this song as well
I am 29 years old and when i hear the section at 2:34 and the music swells it brings so many memories back to when i was a kid hearing this, amazing how a song or sound can bring me back to my childhood. Fantastic song and will be played for many years to come.
@@Heartfelt07 Glad im not alone there, its that very distinct part on the very last "wish i was at home for Christmas" before the song ends. Great memories.
Ich bin Deutscher . Dieses Lied berührt mich zutiefst. Deutsche,Franzosen ,Engländer, Russen usw. sind im ersten Weltkrieg gestorben. Wofür und für welche Ziele ?
TBH I was 'fooled' by the info shown here (copyright 1995...). I should have known better not having generally watched TOTP after the early 80s. Yet the msg is still the same.
Here in the Netherlands this song is played alot of times on the radio around christmas but i noticed that in other countries this is not the case and that's quite sadd, it's a great song! btw this video is way better than the one Stiff records uploaded on here, they used some weird kind of youtube stabilizing program.
reminds me of my broher vincent, back in the 80s, he was Royal Artillery based in germany, i was a small boy looking forward to him coming home. I get chills everytime i hear it.
As ex-forces, even just working over Christmas, a standard, not including those gallantly on overseas tours or in war zones. God bless and thank you for your service.
Wish I was at home for Christmas..... Das sagt eigentlich alles aus. No more war! I have played a great football match in Djerba, Tunesia in 1995 with british players, French, Italienians, DDR, Russians and other nations on a dusty soccer field (1 1/2 Std.).After the game one of the english players come to me and said: Congratulation, you have played a good game. Respect fot the other ones - thats the kit for our live together on this planet. Both of us and the other ones dusty and dirty and thirsty!. Unforgettable.
that's right, no media in 1980. newspapers, TVs and radios weren't invented yet. The BBC is suddenly a lot newer than we all thought! brilliant comment Keith!! 🤦♂
i love this song stop the calvery and another aunty war song this reminded me with john and yokos give peace a chance keep up the good work john richard
Can we just take a second to honour those still serving over seas who don't get to spend Christmas with their families and keeping us safe so we can see our families! So much love for our forces put there keeping us safe and protected especially being deployed over Christmas!
You do know thid song is advocating against troops being away from home right? It's an anti war song not a pro military one whether that's Peacekeepers or soldiers
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Timeless. It'll still be playing in 50 years.
It won’t be, the diverse majority won’t care for it
Go you, thinking you'll be alive in 50 years, I feel like I won't survive tomorrow hahahaha
Very underrated song
@@thomaswood6115 yup we're pretty sure it is underrated
@@karlosthejackel69 Pshh, don't talk nonsense. Merry Christmas ya humbug
My most favourite British Christmas song. A folk melody and anti-war lyrics make it timeless.
Great song, 100% comes 2nd in my book, Fairytale of NewYork Comes first purely because it Reminds me of the Christmas of 2022 (Turning into 2023 so last year) Because of a woman who became a memory
Merry Christmas to you my friend ❤
@@Skye_207totally agree. Merry Christmas
It ain’t Christmas until I hear this.
☮️ ✌️
I second this, always a favourite of mine!
My favourite Xmas song 🎉
42 ANS QUE JE CHERCHE CETTE CHANSON JE L AIS ENFIN RETROUVÉ !!!! ❤❤❤
Bah, félicitations 🎉🎉😅
Super pour vous ! Je me souviens très bien à l'époque ! Un carton ! 1981 sorti en 45 tours 😅
Well done❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉a
Many people will continue to hear this song hundreds of years from now 😊
👍
This song is for my Dad he loved this song.we miss you dad.together forever.
My dad too
And mine as well ❤
This is my dad’s favourite Christmas song!! Good bless you ❤❤
Stop The Calvary - One of the best Christmas songs of all time.
& anti war songs of all time*
they dont make them like this anymore😔
@peel5028.
Will always be one of my "Top 5" all time great Xmas Songs.....
Yet.."Fairytale Of New York "..
by
Shane MacGowan & Kirsty Mac Coll (Rip Both) ...
Has, & always will take,.. "Something musically Seismic"
to shift those, sadly now departed spirits,💚❤️ off that "Globally Acknowledged & Quadruply Platinum Awarded
"#1 Christmas Song" position.☘️
A Merry Christmas & a Healthy & Prosperous New Year To All Of You..Out There.
🕯PEACE.🙏
*cavalry. Just as it's nuclear not nucular. No need to guess where you're from, cretin.
Without doubt
This for me is the song that kicks off the Christmas holidays in my house. This is always playing when I'm doing dinner, wrapping presents or putting up decorations.
ok lol
Love it very poignant and great words and tune
Dangerously based
😂❤@@GM_FtblA
Same
Not been played enough on the radio!
One of the best, and most touching anti war songs that gets to the heart of it. The only war we should be fighting is against war itself
Freundschaft welcome to your suicide
Sometimes you have to fight wars to stop the bad guys from doing whatever they feel like. For example with Ukraine and Russia.
ill qwote someone "Fighting does not make you a man, but sometimes you have to fight because you are a man"
Yes some conditions can be complex, there are warmongers and sadly men lose their lives. I wish I could stop all wars.
War isn’t the problem, corruption, nationalism and religious zealotry are.
Heard this song last as child many many years ago on the radio and loved it. Then they stopped playing it and I never heard it again till now. Still love it at 56
Right there with you.
It's not Christmas until this plays.
Who else is listening to this in the middle of 2854?
Bro same
Yo good guess I am
I love the sound of drums and trumpets
😅😂❤
2854? It's 4891 smh
❤for those who serve and served ,thankyou for your service.
Bless them all ❤
Great to hear it again this morning on BBC1 - with Jona Lewi being interviewed. Now I can't stop whistling it - great song with an enduring message
I think at first it wasn't meant to be a Christmas song, but eventually became that?
Lol
@@amiverdon2292the main theme is anti war, but the refrain "wish I was at home for Christmas" also makes it a Christmas tune.
@@amiverdon2292it was meant to be an anti war song.
Brings strong memories of 1980 in Palmy North, New Zealand on a wet Friday night in town.
Yes same here, Christmas time in Scotland 😂
Every night in winter in Palmerston is like 1980 … still. Whatya talking about.
My favourite Christmas song 👍
Mine tooo 🎉
Mine is Fairytale of New York. But this one a close 2nd
Still no closer to peace in the world
My favourite Christmas song. An eternal anthem for every soldier that has had to spend Christmas in Hell.
This was the first 45 i bought with my own money... A long time ago!
My friend John. Top top bloke
I'm listening to it now and it's easter, love it ❤
Same here.
I know, can't wait until Christmas time ❤
Not a single Christmas in over 40 years i haven't heard this. Wonderful song.
"While The Tsar and Jim have tea" is one of the best lines in music.
Jim?
@@mccleandazza4618jimmy saville obviously a very early warning sign.
Hey, Mr. Churchill comes over here
To say we're doing splendidly
But it's very cold out here in the snow
Marching to and 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
Wish I was at home for Christmas
Bang! That's another bomb on another town
While the Tsar and Jim have tea
If I get home, live to tell the tale
I'll run for all presidencies
If I get elected I'll stop, I will stop the cavalry
Wish I was at home for Christmas
Wish I could be dancing now
In the arms of the girl I love
Mary Bradley waits at home
She's has been waiting two years long
Wish I was at home for Christmas
🥁🥁🎺🎺🎺🎷🎷
@@KamonParanormaldum dum duma
Thanks I thought the lyrics were Mary bravery waits for me❤
@@steveOhh68 lol my mum thought it was Mary gladly waits at home 😂
Pretty much sounds like 'Mary proudly waits at home' to me I believe? 🤔@@ianharris9260
This is my most favourite Christmas song❤ every time I hear it it makes me so happy, I know it’s quite a depressing situation song but his voice warms my ❤️
Guess what I like slade merry Xmas everybody, wonderful Christmas time and this song too. Merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎅🎄🎁⛄✨🦌🎆🎇🥁🥁🎺🎺🎷🎷
This never was a chrismas song either
@@drugansltd4344 Yeah it is. it was released in december 1980
I am ...an thinking of those poor souls in Ukraine fighting putins medieval war.
@@markthomas328 Exactly. The Ukrainians would probably love to be at home, warm and concerned only with getting everything ready for Orthodox Christmas, not literally fighting to defend their homes and families from Russian aggressors. Come to think of it, most of those Russians would probably also love to be home right now, themselves. Someone should send this song to Putin, ask him to really consider its lyrics and the message it reflects.
Absolute timeless genius
It’s not Christmas until I hear this song ❤️
I always think that.
Freaky peanut. I know but I still listen to Christmas songs 🥁🥁🎺🎺🎷🎷
For irish people it's fairytale of new york
Great song, not heard it on the radio yet this year .
it was on heart radio today 🙂
I've not , shame really 🤔☹️🎄🕯🙏
It's been on magic FM a few times they are playing Christmas songs
A classic. Anti war and a decent "Christmas" song. Hugely underrated.
Massively successful for 43 years, you utter cretin.
❤catchy non war song
@@amyclarke41 He just said it's about stopping war
This and Greg Lake my fave Christmas songs not just for the music but the memories
Frickin Memories Yeah 😅👌
Love Jona. Every year, it's this classic that always brings the feels to Christmas! Sounding more Awesome than ever. Timeless! ✨️🎶
What a Christmas classic absolutely brilliant
Song reminds me of my dear departed Dad so much. Beautiful yet poignant song 🙂
My grandad! Sad innit? 💜🎄
@@pommiebearsplease never type or write "innit"... for the love of God it is not a written word!
Just so beautiful, and also, lyric-wise, so poignantly and currently pertinent.'
As long as there's war, it'll always be pertinent.
Seems just like yesterday 😊❤😊
Beautiful voice!!!
Yeah I know right
Yep
Unique vocals !!
So many memories
This was my dads fav Christmas song Roland could do a fab marching dance miss ya dad❤
A gem of a classic 1980 i could always play this top of my xmas list
love this song. reminds me of great family memories
Same but this is my 3rd favourite song My 1st favourite is slade Xmas and my 2nd one is Paul Mcconaughy wonderful christmastime
Yes. Reminds me of my grandad. Being little and just being innocent. Memories eh? 🎄💜
@Pommiebears. Okay
Mennyire más volt ezt a dalt egy évvel ezelőtt hallgatni! Megint megtörtént az, aminek nem lett volna szabad megtörténnie.
Magnifique chanson qui contraste avec les atrocités de la guerre.
Best Christmas song, good tune, deep meaning, and doesn't push the fact that it is a Christmas song onto you, 10/10
It’s not a Christmas song though it’s an anti war song that turned into one.
@@UnknownPersononGoogleIt mentions Christmas and it has the bells to match :)
ein sehr gutes lied.(im german)
I love this song merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas 😂
This is my favourite Christmas song, an absolute classic.
When my son was small and this came on the radio. He would march up and down.Dawne Foulds
He grew up with good music
@@giggonszo5399 he did. Very good music👍Dawne Foulds.
@@dawnefoulds1271 Yes indeed. 👍
I agree very much.Dawne Foulds👍
@@dawnefoulds1271 Very cool name of yours as well.
Best song of Christmas🎄!
Stunning love this fabulous song never stop playing it and what a voice ❤️
Incredible I can't believe that it's been 41yrs gone by already. I was sweet 16 at the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣😀❤🎄🎅🎁🌲⭐🔔
same
Now it's 44yrs 😂
This Christmas legacy song will never get old.
It's so sad that here we are in the year 2022 and there's more poor sods in Europe spending a Christmas in trenches while shells land all around.
Sadly so true 🥲
Agreed. My grandad(we are Scottish)fought to free Europe as a young man,taking part in liberating Bergen Belsen. Now Putin's starting it all over.
Not really! It has ever been thus!
Before mechanisation, it was cannon & musket balls! Before that arrows, spears, and stone balls from Trebuchets!
Who told you it's Putin?
Here in Scotland most people believe it's Joe Biden who started it!
Human nature I'm afraid. Greed and lust for power
Easily in the Top 3 Best Christmas songs ever.
This song will always have a place in my heart
Same
Same too
Just the song been looking for Jona Lewie Stop The Cavalry,One of my best Christmas songs,Also gets played every Christmas time,Know all the words to this song as well
You know it’s Christmas time when this song is on
My late Dads favorite christmas song he served i miss him every day ❤
My dad died on 7th December just four years past. I understand your feelings.
Ukraine, thinking of you over Christmas...sending much love, support and sympathy
Great Christmas song. A real timeless classic ♥️.
yeah i forgot about it now i remember
Yeah ! A great christmas. Not a vain one as those that thé Kremlin sales !
I am 29 years old and when i hear the section at 2:34 and the music swells it brings so many memories back to when i was a kid hearing this, amazing how a song or sound can bring me back to my childhood. Fantastic song and will be played for many years to come.
Same for me
Wish I was at home for Christmas 😢
@@Heartfelt07 Glad im not alone there, its that very distinct part on the very last "wish i was at home for Christmas" before the song ends. Great memories.
@@gswella3294 amazing how that happens. A small part of a song can take you right back to childhood memories. Many Christmas songs do it for me 😀🥹
One of the best Christmas songs
Sure is! My dad loves this song! ❤🎉
My favourite Christmas song, the ending gives me chills and feelings of sadness but also a smile
When my daughter was 8 we used to march round to this song
My fav all time Christmas song EVER
Thanks this takes me back
Every Christmas as a kid in Yorkshire i could smell cabbage turkey and black pepper and this song wrapping paper everywhere
Listening to this is March! 🙈
Me it's July now 😂
The best Christmas song
One of the Christmas greats 👍🏻
what a banger !
I like this as much now as I did when it first came out.
My only go to Christmas song
Unfortunatly more relevant than ever
Legendary words😊😂❤
Ich bin Deutscher . Dieses Lied berührt mich zutiefst. Deutsche,Franzosen ,Engländer, Russen usw. sind im ersten Weltkrieg gestorben. Wofür und für welche Ziele ?
Ganz einfach. Um Deutsche Aggression und Machtlust zu stoppen.
Es ist nicht WW1, er erwähnt Winston Churchill 😅
Ich musste das aus dem Englischen übersetzen, oh, und das auch.
@@persilbran Einseitige und historische falsche Einstellung
@@sweetio Nein die Wahrheit
This video/song is almost 30 years old but the msg is til the same. The futility of war. A classic for ever.
43 years old (released in December 1980).
TBH I was 'fooled' by the info shown here (copyright 1995...). I should have known better not having generally watched TOTP after the early 80s. Yet the msg is still the same.
Peace and goodwill to everyone.
I love this Christmas Song!! 🎄❤️
my first favourite christmas song is slade merry xmas everybody, my second one is wonderful christmas time and the third one is stop the cavalry
@@KamonParanormal good taste you have there
@@PrinceAmeer thanks dude
So do I.
@@peelp5028 😁👌
This song is proper Christmas music 😂 I love how it makes me feel young again lol😆😂👏✌️
Happy Christmas all, especially those who have to fight to be at peace
I love the time I was born we had the best music
The best xmas song.. period
Have to say it again. Wow love it xxx🎉❤❤❤
Here in the Netherlands this song is played alot of times on the radio around christmas but i noticed that in other countries this is not the case and that's quite sadd, it's a great song!
btw this video is way better than the one Stiff records uploaded on here, they used some weird kind of youtube stabilizing program.
In Germany it goes on the radio too. Important message these times.
It is played often around Christmas in the UK
"if I get allicted I'll stop. I will stop the cavalry"
I have heard it several times this year on the radio here in Ireland
Joe Kelly. Oh okay I've heard of this song long time ago and I forgot about it but now I remember it it's back in my memories 🥁🥁🎷🎷🎺🎺🎺🎺
reminds me of my broher vincent, back in the 80s, he was Royal Artillery based in germany, i was a small boy looking forward to him coming home. I get chills everytime i hear it.
Jona Lewie, you rock!!!
As ex-forces, even just working over Christmas, a standard, not including those gallantly on overseas tours or in war zones. God bless and thank you for your service.
Can't wait for Christmas 🎉
Wish I was at home for Christmas..... Das sagt eigentlich alles aus. No more war! I have played a great football match in Djerba, Tunesia in 1995 with british players, French, Italienians, DDR, Russians and other nations on a dusty soccer field (1 1/2 Std.).After the game one of the english players come to me and said: Congratulation, you have played a good game. Respect fot the other ones - thats the kit for our live together on this planet. Both of us and the other ones dusty and dirty and thirsty!. Unforgettable.
Bought the 7-inch today on a Belgian flea market (May 2024) 😊.
Brilliant song my favourite
Great Christmas song love it, came out in a great time, no mobiles, no media, great and enjoyable times, keep going Jona
well said Keith Bond .great days
@@rosiew1952 Indeed
that's right, no media in 1980. newspapers, TVs and radios weren't invented yet. The BBC is suddenly a lot newer than we all thought! brilliant comment Keith!! 🤦♂
Not a Christmas song never was
@@zay-ju8fbhe’s right. Media was invented by Georg Media, in 1993 when he tried to communicate to two people at once.
Brilliant song отличный!
The best bestest Christmas song! Loved it from it’s release.
My favourite Christmas Song of all time
i love this song stop the calvery and another aunty war song this reminded me with john and yokos give peace a chance keep up the good work john richard
Can we just take a second to honour those still serving over seas who don't get to spend Christmas with their families and keeping us safe so we can see our families! So much love for our forces put there keeping us safe and protected especially being deployed over Christmas!
You do know thid song is advocating against troops being away from home right? It's an anti war song not a pro military one whether that's Peacekeepers or soldiers
Agreed....I may not always agree with the causes they are sent abroad for but that's no fault of our brave armed forces,that's the politicians fault.
so many memories ...... jona bloody legend hashtag 80s mems
I love this song so much
😃😃❤❤