Problem Patterns - Christmas Number One
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🗓️ 21 December 2023
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Problem Patterns - "Christmas Number One" a 2020 self-released single
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed Songs of the Day, selected by Brian Foss, one of the hosts of KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer. He will be hosting his 20th annual Punk Rock Xmess on Saturday, December 23rd from 9 PM to midnight PT, and then tune in on Monday, December 25th from 7 AM - 4 PM PT, for No Standards Christmas. You won't hear a single "holiday standard," but instead get a mix of soul, rock, blues, hip-hop, and more!
Problem Patterns — self-described as Belfast's pre-eminent DIY feminist queerpunk quartet — released their highly-anticipated debut album back in October, titled Blouse Club. But today's Song of the Day takes us back to 2020, when they released this single during a tumultuous season. As they wrote at the time:
This year, many of us will be spending Christmas alone for the first time ever, and for a few of us, that is the norm. The holiday season can be an incredibly isolating time in general. We wrote this song in an effort to try and look on the bright side of an otherwise tough situation. For the video, we wanted to collaborate and connect with a few friendly faces. We may not be able to be together right now, but stay hopeful.
Whatever your plans are, we hope that you are safe and sound.
Sending love to anyone who needs it.
Merry Christmas,
Bev, Beth, Ciara and Alanah
xxxx
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| 0:00.0 | Christmas is coming and I have to admit I'm not really feeling the holiday spirit |
| 0:08.4 | yeah Christmas is coming and it has to be said. |
| 0:14.0 | All I've got this season is existential dread. |
| 0:20.0 | No gifts under the tree in my living room. |
| 0:25.0 | Just a long distance head out with my friend so assume. |
| 0:30.0 | No, I can't go see my family. |
| 0:32.6 | We're trying to think of the positives. |
| 0:34.8 | No more awkward dinner conversation to problematic relatives. |
| 0:40.4 | Maybe next year we'll have a happy holiday |
| 0:50.0 | but Christmas has always been a little awful anyway. |
| 0:59.8 | To worry about what to think about a secret Santa save the fiber you dux fan and the cheesy party |
| 1:08.5 | banter. |
| 1:09.5 | No, we won't be socialised and we will paths that we grew up with but at least you won't break to your messy |
| 1:17.0 | X and in the ears should be. |
| 1:19.0 | Maybe next year we'll have a happy holiday |
| 2:17.0 | the Christmas is known to be a little stressful anyway. So, I know things things can get lonely at this time of year, but here's what's bringing in me a little bit a festive chair. No one to nacky about my weight, no question in who I want to take, no exhausting |
| 2:22.0 | who I want to take no exhausting |
| 2:24.3 | what's about politics |
| 2:28.3 | no dated sick-home TV shows no rubbish be good ones, no judging me for how I choose to live. |
| 2:36.0 | It's just me myself by this Christmas time. You're going to be. |
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