Lost and Found (Christmas) Video - The Wedding Present

Here's a little present from The Wedding Present, a band formed in Leeds, England in 1985.

This cover of the 1973 Bernie Taupin/Elton John composition Step Into Christmas was originally recorded for the 1991 alt Christmas compilation A Lump of Coal, later released as the b-side of The Wedding Present's December 1992 single No Christmas, and eventually appeared on their singles & b-sides collection Hit Parade 2.

For a time, singer David Gedge led the indie pop band Cinerama, which was re-branded The Wedding Present in 2004. The band is still together, and released an album, El Ray, in May of this year. Their official website lists March tour dates in the UK and Japan.

Links o' plenty can be found here and in their Wikipedia article, which is located here.

Thanks to Paul!

Happy Holidays from the Classic Alternative Blog!

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Oh, the neglect...

Many apologies regarding my recent lack of posts. I would like to give a really cool/interesting/weird reason, such as realizing my life-long dream of traveling the country in the weinermobile and/or indulging in various forms of bacon-related cuisine. In reality it was due not feeling well for a couple of weeks, as well as other circumstances that have come up and pushed this blog down a little lower on the ol' priority list. I'm feeling better, but for the foreseeable future, will have less time to dedicate to the blog. I think I will still be able to find headlines each week, and will have lost and found videos (albeit the postings will likely be a bit utilitarian), along with the occasional tidbit.

If you regularly check for posts, thanks! Drop me a line or comment sometime -- I could use some inspiration!

Now here's a random cool video I recently stumbled upon...