Kill or Save: Christmas Special 2024

[theoldlady 2,342]

9th December

 

70 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

68 John Williams — O Holy Night 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

43 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All +6
43 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -9

19 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow 

01 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

[justonecornetto 983]

9/12/2024

 

76 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +6

68 John Williams — O Holy Night 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

43 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 
43 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

10 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow -9

01 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

[Dead Wait 1,156]

9/12/2024

 

82 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +6

68 John Williams — O Holy Night 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

43 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 
43 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

01 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow -9

01 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

[Bibliogryphon 9,639]

9/12/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +3

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

63 John Williams — O Holy Night -5

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

46 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing +3

39 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -4

01 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow 

01 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

[TiredNoise 7]

9/12/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

54 John Williams — O Holy Night -9

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

49 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing +3

39 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 

04 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night +3

01 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow 

[livingbygrace 419]

9/12/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

60 John Williams — O Holy Night +6

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

49 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

31 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -8

04 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

 

00 Edward Caswall — See Amid The Winter's Snow -1

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,317]

9/12/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

66 John Williams — O Holy Night +6

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

49 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

22 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -9

04 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

[livingbygrace 419]

Sorry @Toast It was a lost cause at this point.  I am going to feel the same way when Silent Night goes.  But we can't keep them all.

[Toast 16,232]

3 minutes ago, livingbygrace said:

Sorry @Toast It was a lost cause at this point.  I am going to feel the same way when Silent Night goes.  But we can't keep them all.

 

It just grates a bit when you suspect that some people haven't actually listened to it. Unlike Silent Night, which I'm sure everyone knows.

[AstroKat 577]

13 hours ago, TQR said:

As a reminder, as it stands, Astro, Toastie and Cornetto have +6 and a boosted -12 to play with tomorrow. 4 more to drop until Round 3 of 3 begins!

 

 @justonecornetto you have an extra -3 bonus points today, would you like to come back and use them?

[justonecornetto 983]

9/12/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

66 John Williams — O Holy Night 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

49 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

19 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -3

04 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night 

 

Bonus points applied, thanks @AstroKat

[diego 2,005]

9/12/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

66 John Williams — O Holy Night 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

53 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

40 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -9

19 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 

10 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night +6

[Drewsky1211 4,813]

12/9/2024

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

68 John Williams — O Holy Night +2

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

44 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen -9

42 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing +2

21 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All +2

10 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night

[BuffaloPhil 950]

9th December

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

74 John Williams — O Holy Night +6

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

42 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

35 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen -9

21 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 

10 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night

[theoldlady 2,342]

9th December

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

74 John Williams — O Holy Night 

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

42 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

27 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All +6

26 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen -9

10 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night

[AstroKat 577]

10-Dec

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

74 John Williams — O Holy Night 

71 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells +6

42 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

27 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 

26 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 

01 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night -9

[Toast 16,232]

Tue 10 Dec

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

74 John Williams — O Holy Night 

62 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells  -9

48 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  +6

27 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All 

26 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 

01 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night

[TQR 14,451]

Tue 10 Dec

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

74 John Williams — O Holy Night 

62 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

48 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

32 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen +6

19 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -8

 

0 Franz Xaver Gruber — Silent Night -1

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,317]

Tue 10 Dec

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

80 John Williams — O Holy Night +6

62 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

45 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -3

32 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 

13 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -6

[livingbygrace 419]

Tue 10 Dec

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

80 John Williams — O Holy Night 

62 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 

51 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing +6

32 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 

04 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -9

[TiredNoise 7]

Tue 10 Dec

 

85 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 

75 John Williams — O Holy Night -5

65 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells +3

54 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing +3

32 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 

 

00 The Muppets Ensemble — Bless Us All -4

[TQR 14,451]

Nice, that’s another 5 finalists in the bag! Round 3 to start later today. Bear with me.

 

This was the division of labour in the last round:

 

Kills:

Toast - 6

theoldlady - 5

TQR - 4

ladyfiona - 3

Dead Wait - 3

Commtech Sio Bibble - 2

Great Uncle Bulgaria - 2

justonecornetto - 2

Drewsky1211 - 2

diego - 1

livingbygrace - 1

TiredNoise - 1

 

Assists: 

AstroKat - 7

Drewsky1211 - 4

Toast - 3

ladyfiona - 2

TQR - 2

Commtech Sio Bibble - 2

Bibliogryphon - 2

Dead Wait - 3

justonecornetto - 2

BuffaloPhil - 2

Tired Noise - 1

theoldlady - 1

livingbygrace - 1

[TQR 14,451]

Thanks for your patience! Now comes round 3 and, Jesus, Mary and Joseph at a bukkake party, shit’s about to get real.

 

Some of you may have been wondering why there were only 36 Christmas No.1s in the first round. Well, let’s have a look at which ones I removed:

 

7x X Factor (05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 13, 14)

6x Charity (84, 89, 04, 11, 12, 15)

5x LadGrifty (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)

4x Double-Ups (57, 75, 78, 91)

4x Beatles (63, 64, 65, 67)

3x Spice Girls (96, 97, 98)

3x Cliff Richard (60, 88, 90)

2x Double A-Sides (77, 99)

1x Cheat (released multiple versions of the same song to get it to No.1) (17)

1x Yewtree (69)

 

Any repeat songs or artists, any Double A-Sides, any bollocks that normally rubs people up the wrong way, was all separated, and now here it is. The Ghost of Shitmas Past. And this is what we're gonna do with it:

• Of the 36 here, only 2 are getting to the final.
• You have 15 daily points to play with - as many of these can be positive or negative as you like. +6, -9? Fine. +0, -15? Also fine. +13, -2? That’s fine too. It’s a free-for-all. Play as dirty as you like.
• There is no daily kill quota, but the round will end on Sunday 15 December at 23:59 GMT.
• Whichever two are at the top at the deadline time will go through, but they can’t be two from the same category - for example, we’re not putting two X Factors or two Spice Girls numbers through, so it might end up being 1st and 3rd. If points are tied, I’ll spin the trusty randomiser wheel to decide what goes through.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you…the cursed round.

[TQR 14,451]

Round 3: Christmas No.1s: The Cursed Round

 

Tue 10 Dec

 

21 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 +1

20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I Love You

20 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand

20 The Beatles — I Feel Fine

20 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out

20 Rolf Harris — Two Little Boys

20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody

20 Wings — Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School

20 Boney M. — Mary’s Boy Child

20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas?

20 Cliff Richard — Mistletoe & Wine

20 Band Aid II — Do They Know It’s Christmas?

20 Cliff Richard — Saviour’s Day

20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives

20 Spice Girls — Too Much

20 Spice Girls — Goodbye

20 Westlife — I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun

20 Band Aid 20 — Do They Know It’s Christmas?

20 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal

20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This

20 Leon Jackson — When You Believe

20 Alexandra Burke — Hallelujah

20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide

20 Military Wives With Gareth Malone — Wherever You Are

20 The Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother

20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper

20 Ben Haenow — Something I Need

20 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir — A Bridge Over You

20 Ed Sheeran — Perfect

20 LadBaby — We Built This City

20 LadBaby — I Love Sausage Rolls

20 LadBaby — Don’t Stop Me Eatin’

20 LadBaby ft. Elton John & Ed Sheeran — Sausage Rolls For Everyone

20 LadBaby — Food Aid

06 The Beatles — Hello, Goodbye -14

[Drewsky1211 4,813]

12/10/2024

 

23 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +3

21 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand +1

21 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1

20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child

20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — I Love You

20 The Beatles — I Feel Fine

20 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out

20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody

20 Wings — Mull Of Kintyre / Girls’ School

20 Boney M. — Mary’s Boy Child

20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas?

20 Cliff Richard — Mistletoe & Wine

20 Band Aid II — Do They Know It’s Christmas?

20 Cliff Richard — Saviour’s Day

20 Spice Girls — Too Much

20 Spice Girls — Goodbye

20 Westlife — I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun

20 Band Aid 20 — Do They Know It’s Christmas?

20 Shayne Ward — That’s My Goal

20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This

20 Leon Jackson — When You Believe

20 Alexandra Burke — Hallelujah

20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide

20 Military Wives With Gareth Malone — Wherever You Are

20 The Justice Collective — He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother

20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper

20 Ben Haenow — Something I Need

20 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir — A Bridge Over You

20 Ed Sheeran — Perfect

19 LadBaby — We Built This City -1

19 LadBaby — I Love Sausage Rolls -1

19 LadBaby — Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ -1

19 LadBaby ft. Elton John & Ed Sheeran — Sausage Rolls For Everyone -1

19 LadBaby — Food Aid -1

14 Rolf Harris — Two Little Boys (say Rolf, I hear you like 'em little) -6

06 The Beatles — Hello, Goodbye