An A-Z of The Fall - XYZ
X is for... Xmas The Fall showed a bit of festive spirit on several occasions. ' Xmas With Simon ' (b-side to 'High Tension Line') found MES suggesting that the messiah’s birth surrounded by animals led to ‘no set amount to the number of diseases’ and his death coming at 33 was ‘as good a time as any’. It was remixed and retitled ' Christmastide ' on the bonus CD that accompanied Levitate . Another b-side, 'Ludd Gang', contained the line: 'I hate the guts of Shakin' Stevens for what he has done - the massacre of "Blue Christmas"'. A bit rich, given Smith's own tuneless mangling of the Elvis standard. Peel Session 18, broadcast in December 1994, featured two festive favourites: ' Jingle Bell Rock ' and 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing' - the latter featuring some rather startling vocals from Lucy Rimmer. There was also a seasonal version of 'Proteinprotection' called ' (We Wish You) A Protein Chri