The Unit

This Christmas belter has turned 50 years old!

It’s a song that deserves way more appreciation — and the story behind it is really fascinating.

When Greg Lake released I Believe in Father Christmas back in 1975, it wasn’t meant to be just another festive tune. He wrote it as a protest against the growing commercialisation of the season. 

What starts with that simple, festive guitar riff — soon joined by a sweeping orchestral and choral build — sets the tone: evocative, melancholy, reflective. Lake’s haunting voice carries a quiet sadness and longing; combined with the moody melody, it feels like an elegy for childhood innocence and a time when Christmas was about more than gifts and adverts. 

The instrumental – a slowed-down reinterpretation of the “Troika” from Lieutenant Kijé Suite by Sergei Prokofiev — offers an almost ghostly, wintery backdrop that makes the message hit all the harder. 

Despite its sombre undertone, the song climbed to Number 2 on the UK charts, just behind a powerhouse from 1975. But over the decades it’s stood the test of time — still powerful and still relevant. 

If you’ve never really listened to it carefully — give it another go this season. It’s more than a festive tune — it’s a masterpiece!

It's been a bust year,I haven't manage to put up much stuff on this page,but we are still alive and kicking and looking forward to the second half of the year.
Keep on being awesome.

Things that make me happy.

Past,present or future,your health and fitness is one of the only things that are in your hands.make sure you make the most of what you have,it dosent take a lot to make a big difference.

Well it's good to be back,its great spending time with the family and friends, but that time is over with and now we must get back to the job in hand.
We have a full year ahead of us to reach out and find what we are capable of.

Happy New Year everyone!
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