As regulars here know - and I'm certainly including those two people in China that site stats say visit every year - Day One on the Calendar normally involves something of a more seasonal offering rather than an outright Christmas record, to help ease those who refuse to have anything to do with the Yuletide spirit until at least the 16th of the month.
But those same regulars will also know that another utterly pointless self-imposed Calendar rule is that Sundays have to be a Carol, so I'm starting off this year with one that hasn't appeared here before but also something that won't tax too many: a UK No. 4 hit back in 1975.
This used to be something of a staple on the radio years ago, but it doesn't get so much airplay now, and it's odd to think that there will be Millennials and Gen Z'ers out there playing this via Virgin mobile, while ordering their Christmas wine from Virgin and booking their holiday to the US on Boxing Day via Virgin airlines, paying via their Virgin savings, oblivious to the fact that Richard Branson's company virtually owes its very existence to this bloke.
For real Nerds - and, yea I'm looking at you! - the flip side** of the single was a twee, but utterly charming Christmassy effort called 'On Horseback' that also appeared as a hidden track on Oldfield's 'Ommadawn' album.
** Please note I am not going to explain terms like 'Vinyl', 'Flip side', 'B Side' etc. Ask your Grandad. He wants to hear from you anyway.
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