JEW THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS
In 1984 my wife -Meggan Lennon- and her family began a noble holiday tradition:
Every Christmas they gather 'round the tree, put on Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' 12" extended dance mix (vinyl, natch), and go hog-wild with decorations.
In 2005, as a gift to the Lennons, Meggan and I decided to record a cover of the song.
We invited a bunch of friends over for our now annual Chanumas-Chrismakah fete, and just when everybody was at the peak of good cheer, we rolled tape.
It turned out to be one of those couldn't-plan-it, can't-be-repeated-or-defeated kinds of recordings, and all involved marvel at how it well it has aged.
So, as our holiday gift to you, please enjoy 'Jew They Know It's Christmas', and for maximum appreciation of the drunken-genius performances, play it back-to-back with the original.
Here's the cast:
Mather Zickel as Paul Young, Mather Zickel, John Taylor, Maude Adams, Johnny Fingers, Bernie Cosar, Mel Gibson
Craig Wedren as Boy George, George Michael
David Wain as Simon LeBon
Joe LoTruglio as Bono, Joey Adams, Bill Bixby, Fran Darden, Louis Prima
Seth Herzog as Paul Young
Jonathan Sherman as Paul McCartney and spoken word Simon LeBon, Nina Hellman
Zak Orth as Paul Weller
Sam Trammel as Midge Ure
Paul Rudd as Paul Mcartney, David Bowie, Stuart Adamson
Ian Helfer as Jonathan Crunchpot
Jeremy Shamos as Holly Johnson, Gary Kent, Jeremy Shamos from Heaven 17, Bob Geldof, Meggan Lennon
Meggan Lennon as Sara from Bananarama, Alex E
Nina Hellman as Siobhan, and other Sara from Bananarama, Madonna, Emma Thompson
Missy Yager as Karen
chorus: all of the above plus
Chelsea Bacon
Stuart Blumberg
Ali Marsh
Zandy Hartig
Laura Flanagan
Zal Batmanglij
The original can be heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzHLfrrtcBg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzHLfrrtcBg)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Love,
Craig, Meggan, & Friends
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