JEW THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

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

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Love,
Craig, Meggan, & Friends

http://www.craigwedren.com/news/jew-the ... -christmas