Did queen ever perform, Thank God its Christmas live?

M-train 19 November 2013 12:23 · Member since March 2011

Just curious......

Another Roger (re) 19 November 2013 12:35 · Member since June 2003

Would be really cool if Queen Extravaganza did Thank God It's Christmas. But they dont have any upcoming dates to they...

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Sebastian 19 November 2013 12:45 · Member since July 2001

As far as it's been documented, no. They didn't play any concerts between late October 1984 and January 1985, between July 1985 and June 1986 and from August 1986 onwards anyway, so it would've been absurd to perform a Xmas song in summer.

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brENsKi 19 November 2013 14:01 · Member since June 2003

Sebastian wrote:
so it would've been absurd to perform a Xmas song in summer.

absolutely. but not unlikely.
i was at Castle Donington on August 22, 1981 when Slade performed "Merry Christmas Everybody" as the final song of their setlist :-)

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A Word In Your Ear 19 November 2013 19:10 · Member since July 2005

At "Live Aid" 1985 in mid July "Band Aid" played a little ditty, I think it was called "Do They Know It's Christmas?" or something like that ;-)

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ITSM 20 November 2013 07:26 · Member since January 2006

At least Queen had some other hits (to play live) than the Christmas-song ; )

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liam 20 November 2013 07:30 · Member since October 2004

Wonder how they would have done it live?
Freddie at the piano with Brian playing small fills and chimes i imagine. Would've sounded better than the horrible 80's production that we have on the record.

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joesilvey 20 November 2013 08:35 · Member since October 2005

THIS is a track that they should re-do for MIH2... a new backing track with Freddie's vocals would be great

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Sebastian 20 November 2013 13:04 · Member since July 2001

liam wrote:

Wonder how they would have done it live?
Freddie at the piano with Brian playing small fills and chimes i imagine. Would've sounded better than the horrible 80's production that we have on the record.

This is all speculation, but I very much doubt they would've had Fred at the piano. The only 80's songs songs featuring Freddie on piano were PtG and IAHL, which had it as main instrument. Otherwise, he didn't play (e.g., Life Is Real, FWBF) or he only played on those which had been recorded in the 70's (Bo Rhap, Champions, StL).

My guess is Spike would've played synth and Fred would've sung it without playing any instrument.

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Hangman_96 20 November 2013 15:27 · Member since July 2010

Wham performed Last Christmas at their farewell concert at Wembley in June 1986.

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david (galashiels) 20 November 2013 15:53 · Member since January 2005

the darkness..T IN THE PARK....xmas time....I have the video to prove it lol .

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A Word In Your Ear 21 November 2013 06:20 · Member since July 2005

I saw "Roy Wood" at Birmingham NEC in the 80's mid summertime and he performed "I Wish It Could Be Christmas every Day" Twice in the same concert..

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Thistle 21 November 2013 06:57 · Member since September 2009

^ that's really pathetic. He may have thought that, since all of his songs sound the fucking same anyway, no-one would have noticed.