Tezza Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) This is an Iconic Australian Christmas song. Perhaps not so much mainstream but Paul Kelly was, and still is, a bit of an Icon telling raw stories from the street. Paul Kelly How to make gravy Release date: 4 November 1996 Origins of the song In 1996, Kelly was invited to record a song for an annual charity Christmas album organised by fellow musician Lindsay Field. When Kelly discovered his chosen cover song had been performed on a previous year’s compilation, Field encouraged him to write an original. With no shortage of existing Christmas songs, Kelly’s challenge was to come up with something unique and distinctly his own. “I started thinking … maybe I’ll write it from the point of view of somebody who is missing Christmas, who can’t get to Christmas,” he said. “Why can’t they get there? Maybe they’re overseas and they can’t get home. Then I thought, oh, he’s in prison. “The song wrote itself from there.” 23 years later it remains a festive favorite for many. I am watching him play the acoustic version live on morning television right now. Edited December 23, 2019 by Tezza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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