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commented on the song, "I love the humor of it, and the aggression and bitterness. I could see the faces of my parents when Christmas came around. They had to struggle to make ends meet. We kind of got what we needed, but there was something fake about the holiday." In live performances, singer
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who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys."
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to the single was another Ray Davies composition, "Prince of the Punks". It was written in the bitter aftermath of Davies' troubled stint as the co-producer for
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kids, who tell him to leave his presents for "the little rich boys" and request for money and jobs for their parents instead. Guitarist
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The single was released in November 1977. It was accompanied by a music video featuring Ray Davies dressed as the titular character.
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and is also available as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the Kinks' 1978 album
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arrangement with prominent distorted guitar riffs. Dave Davies commented,
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The song has been covered a number of times by bands including the
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Begun 1976, completed October 1977 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
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Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies
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Index


Single
the Kinks
B-side
Genre
Punk rock
Christmas
Label
Arista
Arista
Songwriter(s)
Ray Davies
Producer(s)
The Kinks
Juke Box Music
A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
"Father Christmas"
YouTube
the Kinks
Father Christmas
Mall Santa
working class
Dave Davies
Ray Davies
punk rock
B-side
Café Society
Tom Robinson
Gigolo Aunts
Dispatch

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