The question is fairly self-explanatory... has he ever covered a traditional Christmas song, perhaps in concert?
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Is Christmas the only holiday you get since you refer to it as a holiday and imply Christmas?
Does `When The Saints` count?

he's done a version of auld lang syne mixed in with purple rain a couple of times at new year, and he played merry fucking christmas from the southpark christmas cd at a party i was at once. does southpark christmas songs count as holiday standards?

udo said:

Well we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in England and I didn't know people made songs to celebrate Easter?

NO... Or at least, l dont think so...
But he has created a personal "holiday standard" : "Another Lonely Christmas"... Love that song

I heard "Darling Nikki" was recorded on Rosh Hashanah.

MattyJam said:

we celebrate it in scotland by watching mel gibson kill the english in braveheart, and at easter we watch his jew hating movie about that guy who got the crap beat out of him in the thunderdome. is thunderdome a holiday song?

Mars23 said:

mmmm, i fancy a curry for my dinner now

He played a line or two from "Jingle Bells", just him and his guitar, at the infamous 1981 Houston gig (that's out on VHS and audio), at the end of the extended jam portion of "Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad". I THINK he might have said "Merry Christmas Houston!" or something like that. The concert was December 20, and the last show before Christmas break. The tour picked up on December 26.

udo said:

Eh, not quite. Saints is more of just a good ol' gospel number, not a Christmas tune.

ernestsewell said:

9th december 1981 the summit houston show? not the 29th december 82 houston show (which would be after xmas). i'll check these and get back to confirm after i've had my curry whilst watching V

unique said:

20 DEC, 1981 ::::: Houston, TX, USA – The Summit

Find the date here:
http://sites.google.com/s...urhistory/

You're talking about the 1999 Tour. To my knowledge the Houston show that was recorded was the Controversy tour, which was on the date I listed above.

I take holidays when I feel like it and my `boss` allows it. I.e.: not limited to traditional timings.

As for holy days: there is more than just Christmas.

ernestsewell said:

that show does have bits of jingle bells in it

for some reason, one of the popular dvd releases has the wrong fucking date on it. i hate bootleggers who aren't anal retentive compulsive obsessive perfectionists

unique said:

He's done Auld Lange Syne.

squirrelgrease said:

yeah, we mentioned that 3 hours ago. happy new year! hic!!!

I have always wanted Prince to do a "Christmas," Album...I hope Prince will someday.

squirrelgrease said:

Yes, I have seen that done on video. I loved it! It was amazing how Prince could take a banal song such as that and make it exciting.

The Rave concert and dvd were done on New years eve.
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Dayclear said:

True, but not really the kwertshtun at hand.

And your dates are off by a week and a half as that concert was recorded on December 17 and 18, and aired on New Year's Eve.

unique said:

Sorry. Didn't see it.

The only two holiday tracks I can think of him doing were 'Another Lonely Christmas' & 'Snowman'. Both are pretty good tracks. Other than the aforementioned 'Auld Lang Syne' meld with 'Purple Rain' I've never heard him perform a traditonal Christmas standard.