How I Felt When I Received The Bad News About My Christmas Song.
Вставка
- Опубліковано 23 гру 2022
- 2003 was an incredible year and it was the year that my song Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) with The Darkness almost reached Christmas Number 1, one of the most coveted spots on the charts. We were beaten at the last moment by Gary Jules's "Mad World" and went back down to number two despite being number one midweek. Was I robbed?! Or did Mad World deservedly win? Let me tell you how it all went down!
My Patreon (it's excellent): / jushawk
- Group Zoom Calls / Live Stream Podcast
- Private Lessons
Merch Store: thejawsofvictory.com/
Cameo: www.cameo.com/justinhawkins
I'm going on tour iwith The Darkness alongside Black Stone Cherry in January & February you can tickets here: www.thedarknesslive.com/tour-...
#christmastime #madworld #christmasmusic - Розваги
Merry Christmas Eve Everybuddy!
Merry Fucking Christmas Justin Hawkins!!!
Merry Christmas to you and everybody on here!💫🎄🌟
Merry Christmas Justin.
Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟💖
An ode to your Christmas song. Chuggaboom are going to be big....
ua-cam.com/video/qJensSPGEuQ/v-deo.html
“Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)” will always be Number 1 in our hearts Justin.
Sycophantic fool. Its Slade obviously.
@@stud105 Out of the Darkness and Gary Jules. You muppet. Of course it’s Slade.
@@Dreyno IT'S CHRISSSSSSMAAAAAASSSSSSS...
Are you sure it wasn't don't let the bell ends?
Just let them ring in peace.
This will never stop being funny!
Can honestly say; working in HMV that Xmas was depressing thanks to Mad World being played so often. Yours definitely helped, put smiles on faces, and made people childishly chuckle 😁
Thank you
Aww. HMV. Those good,old days x
I was at Virgin megastores that Christmas
@MetalMatt2510 likely the same playlist. Now Christmas (whichever it was) almost on loop.
Me too!! It was a good cover version but yeah. Not exactly cheery.
It was shite and bloody depressing at Xmas time ..
I've always said since your Christmas song was released, its the best modern day Christmas song EVER. Its got everything: Rock guitars, jingle bells, a catchy rift, snow, & a choir! AWESOME !!! The Darkness absolutely NAILED IT !!!
Christmas Time has joined the pantheon of immortal Christmas classics, it's probably one of the last great Christmas songs. It's still played to this day because at the time and now, it's self-evidently a magnificent song, melodically, compositionally and productionally. Cream rises to the top.
It was not significant when released and nothing has changed.
@@az4455 I bet the song is still more significant than anything you've done in your life. Prove me wrong.
@@chrisdee5032 jesus wept. Simple/Child. Which is it?
@@az4455 Oh there we go, stooping to insults instead of answering the question and backing up his claims. This time next year Justin will get another fat cheque from the song and you'll still be a bitter little man 🤣🤣.
@@chrisdee5032 hehe, Chris you silly sausage... There you go, another 'insult' for you. You sound raving rabid my sweet. Stop being such a drama queen.
"Don't let the bells end" was huge for me, as a British kid it was my first ever physical single and the Christmas song of my childhood. From me and everyone at my secondary school to the whole band, thank you. x
Merry Christmas Justin! Thank you for the music and joy you give. You're our 'forever Christmas present.' God bless you sir, and much love to you and your family! ♥♥♥
Merry Xmas Justin, thanks for all the good you put back into the world. I can see why Dan loves that guitar, it's an absolute cannon!
Merry Christmas Justin. Hope you, your family and everyone reading this have a good one.
My 11th birthday was in 2003. I got a guitar because of permission to land and I've been playing ever since. I remember thinking your Christmas song was the best I'd ever heard and "mad world" was everywhere. Very formative year in my life and you had a lot to do with it. Many thanks Justin and have a great Christmas. Coming to see you in Birmingham in January and I can't bloody wait.
I was 11 in 2003, I heard I Believe In A Thing Called Love on the radio and it blew my tiny mind! Permission To Land was my first rock album and still in my top five!
Don't let the bells end is easily the greatest Xmas song. It's also the only one I like but still. The greatest.
It's not the greatest but it's good
@@johnnycotton3217 Bah Humbug
That and Slade and Wizzard.
'Ere! Yule Blessings to you, Justin. Thank you and your producer for a fabulous year of wonderful thought provoking and hilarious content. I'm looking forward to more amazingness from your wonderful channel in the future. Much love from Australia, Justine xo
You're the best. You really are, Justin. I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas. Happy Festivus for the rest of us.
This is my #1 Christmas song! It has everything one could ever want in a Christmas song, and still rocks my socks off all through the year. I bought Permission To Land for my dad, and months later went home for a visit; my dad wasn't home yet, and when his truck approached the house, I could hear Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) blasting... And it was March 😂
Merry Christmas, Justin! You add so much joy and inspiration to my life, all year round. I'm grateful for you and your music.
Just listened to Christmas Time for the first time in years, watching you now and understanding your brilliant personality so much more makes that video so much better. Happy Christmas Justin, see you guys live in a few weeks.
I love this man. Sure, I love his art and have rocked out a billion times to it… but I love his heart and humanity more. I met him 6-7 years ago, for a brief few minutes… I had much too much to say, and so didn’t say much. But he was so polite, very kind, and humbly appreciative. I will never forget that. And it is him I heard tonight, on Christmas of the roughest year ever. How lovely… I’m grateful.
I hope you have a very Happy Christmas, Justin! Thank you for your gifts to us in the form of your wonderful videos you share. 🎄
Don't Let The Bells End is my favorite christmas song by far. Merry Christmas Justin!
I've been miffed since the day you missed out to this very day still. Bells End is the last great Xmas song and you deserved No.1.
Not only it is a perfect Xmas song with a fantastic video, the actual musical arrangement of it is excellent.
Hope you have a lovely Christmas 🎄 x
Merry Christmas Justin, The Darkness and the JHRA team. Congratulations on a fantastic 2022 and very much looking forward to seeing this channel grow even more stupendously in the coming year and beyond. Thank you for being awesome ❤
I love your Christmas song, it's an absolute classic, up there with Merry Christmas Everybody and Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth. Have a great Christmas, Justin!
Thank you!
Don’t forget “I Am Santa”. Another great Christmas song.
I played this tune 100x's today. Christmas Time is an all-time classic Christmas song. Thank you for it! It takes its place among the all-time greats. Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day & Happy Holidays!!!
Thanks Christopher! Merry Christmas!
You do know this guy rich don't you and your donating money how about you donate to people that might need it just a thought
There’s an absolute magic to the recordings from that time. The Solo on I love you 5 times is astonishing and the guitar tone on Christmas time is outrageous - just a band completely in the zone. Out of my hands is my fave track of yours of all time too, criminally underrated and under promoted. Huge love, JD
Great video today, 2003 was a fantastic year for me and Permission to Land will always have a special place in my heart. Happy times. Have a quality Christmas Justin.
We and the team in distribution worked so hard to get all of the orders into the shops that last week. I had all of the staff invested to prioritise all of the Darkness orders to send out to the shops. We worked so much overtime to help you guys get this to number one. We were so gutted when it did not make it. Especially after a great year seeing you all grow and become popular as each month progressed. Ah good times. (THE distribution)
"What's a ding between brothers on Christmas Eve?" 🤣
So dedicated to bring us a video a day, all days, every day. Happy Christmas!
I think you masterfully captured the bitter sweetness and the routine of the Christmas period
I dunno what’s going on, I never really got into the darkness (I suppose lack of exposure rather than any dislike) except ‘Thing called love being a party song of my youth, but I’ve somehow become a massive fan of you and your channel. Sorry for passing you by for so many years! Love your thoughtful and hilarious insights with encyclopedic musical knowledge and appreciation to boot. Thanks + merry Christmas
As Rick Beato always says of his top [n] songs, "these could be in any order". I love both, but I heard yours on the radio yesterday and it was glorious. Happy Christmas, Justin!
Happy Christmas, Monsieur, from 🇨🇦, looking forward to your next post!
Rock Legend, great video and did an awesomw job with Sam Ryder. Looking forwards to seeing the Darkness again
Delightful..thank you Justin.. your light shines on..
Merry Christmas to you, your family and the rest of Darkness!!! Have an amazing holiday! I love your Christmas song and I cherish the absolutely epic picture disk! One of the best Christmas songs ever! Cheers!
Merry Christmas Justin.
One of my favourite channels.
Thankyou!
Christmas time (Don't let the bells end) is truly a timeless classic, although I listen to it all year round! Merry Christmas Justin & all x
Justin...thank you for the brilliant VLOGS. Love to hear the notification bell ding. Don't let the bells end in 2023
Happy New Year from Ireland
Justin I bloody loved your Christmas song. I’m extremely childish so the euphemisms weren’t lost on me at all. I remember thinking it was hilarious and also brilliant at the same time. I explained to friends about the bell end and ring peace lines and some people don’t actually believe you did that deliberately. Marvellous. The Darkness were a breath of fresh air when you guys burst onto the scene.
The BBC is using DLTBE in the programme links this Christmas. So victory ultimately belongs to you and the band Justin. It makes me giggle every time it comes on. Love & Peace 🖖
Happy Christmas, Justin. Discovering you have a channel is a most excellent gift.
Happy Christmas from the States Justin. All the best. The wife and I love your channel, such a lovely escape from a mad world...PUN INTENDED. Cheers mate!
Damn! That intro was amazing! That guitar sounds lovely. 👌
Merry Christmas to you and yours Justin...and everybody here!
This is one of the funnier salty takes I've seen from Justin. Kept cracking me up.
“Christmas time” is up there and at home amongst the other top Christmas songs. Hats off for making a good festive song without making it cringe. Thanks Justin, your vids are class.
Maybe we could have a campaign to get it to the christmas number one for its 20th anniversary next year 🤔
YES!!
It would be nice to have a good Christmas song at number one too. Christmas time (don’t let the bells end) is such an under rated song. I love it ♥️
I can’t cope with the Ladbaby shit that’s been out the last few years 😩
YES!
It's up there with my all time fave Xmas songs (which include Slade), I was mortified when Mad World beat you! I was lucky enough to see you perform it live and it was epic, so thank you for just being awesome.
Seems strange not seeing TD play Christmas Time live ..last year was such a high to experience the atmosphere and joy on everyone's faces at the finale in London with the 'snow' ..so surreal. WE MISS YOU!
However am ecstatic to be booked for Wembley in the new year. Happy Christmas Justin to you and yours 💕
Where the hell have I been, bells end and ring piece, never felt like such a fool it's been almost 20 years and I religiously play it every year 🤣 . Hope you all have a great Christmas ❤️
Christmas Eve Birthday here! Hey MERRY CHRISTMAS Justin and THANK YOU for your amazing content and attitude. You are gold, my friend. Peace and Love to all in your family mate.
Merry Christmas!
So much love to you Mr. Hawkins ♡
Just a Christmas song! No way. Song for Anytime of year, Justin. Thanks for posting this today. Merry Christmas 💓.
Merry Christmas to you too. Hope you have a wonderful one with the ones you love. As you say, see you on the ice.
Yours is the best Christmas song ever, absolutely perfect…innuendo, comedy, a great festive feel, jingling bells, great riffs, harmonised solos, just perfect.
Great comment, I love the song as one of the best Xmas tunes, It's brilliant having one of your fave bands have a very famous Xmas song, it kicks ass, how many have a great guitar solo !
thanks Justin - have a great Holiday Season :-)
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, good sir, and everyone on this thread ❤
@6:45 was worth the price of admission, would LOVE to hear The Darkness cover this!
Justin, I’m very grateful for you and yours this Christmas! I feel like I’ve gained a friend in you, although we’ve never met. I hope you know that you are a gift, a treasure, and a light to me, to us (subscribers), and to so many others around the world! The world is a much better place with you in it…I know that phrase is thrown around a lot, but I believe it and I say it from my heart ❤️ Wishing you and your family, Dan, Frankie, Rufus, and Ian the Merriest of Christmases - sent with love from Arkansas, US. 🎄🕊🤘
Merry Christmas to you and your's, Justin! Thank-you for making 2022 a LOT more bearable w/ your knowledge, humour, great personality and of course, let's not forget the fantastic wardrobe! All the best as we move into 2023! 🙂 Beautiful message at the end.
I just discovered you and The Darkness after seeing you on Taylor’s tribute and thought you were brilliant. I’m digging through your endless content and love it! Christmas is not my favorite time of year, but listening to your song will now be an annual tradition of mine. I hope you have a fantastic holiday!
PS I tried for a super thanks, but I’m vacationing in Mexico and it won’t let me do it. Next time! ❤
Merry Christmas Musclehawk and all you lovely Justinians from Down Under.
as with regards to my comment on the chili peppers video a few hours ago - this is what i love about you - i felt an injustice at the time as for me it was one of the best christmas songs released in a long long time, but over the years i have learnt to appreciate mad world as a song, and the gary jules version of it which is incredible, and i am glad you are humble enough to appreciate that too!
Merry Christmas Justin to you and your family , have an awesome one. Thank you for the music and for this channel we love you xxx
You have got to love this! Still, this christmas song is a stayer, nearly 20 years on...., and the video is absolutelu fantastic! one of my top three christmas songs! Of all time!
I had no inkling Justin was such a terrific, deep guy until I found this channel, but I also adore the Mad World cover. In fact it was the first piece I learned to play on the piano.
Thanks for the music, the entertainment, and everything Justin! In 2004, Mrs Turbo and I spent three months driving and camping around Europe listening to pretty much nothing else other than Permission to Land on Minidisc. Fast forward a year or two and now we're loving hearing your words of wisdom and insight on UA-cam. Happy Christmas bud. Ring peace lol 🤣
Merry Xmas Justin and family and MMP, thank you for the entertainment this year 🎅🌲❤💚
Christmas is the perfect time for reflections, good and bad. Simple as that. Now’s the time. Cheers Justin!
Merry Crimbo Justin, hope you have a lovely one and thanks so much for all the joy your channel has provided❤❤❤
Cheers Lorna!
But at least your Christmas song will be everlasting and that means ‘royalties’ hopefully. Merry Christmas Justin
Merry Christmas Mr Hawkins to you and yours. Have a wonderful time with your family.
Not heard the Gary Jules record this Christmas, it's not really a Christmas record. Your banger on the other hand, I've heard several times and expect to hear it every year. Thanks for writing a Christmas classic.
Christmas Time was playing in my local Morrisons today. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that cover of Mad World since 2003. Twas 100% a fix.
I mean the Gary Jules cover . . . . isn't a Christmas song? It wasn't intended to be like you said.
It is used in cinema and television HEAVILY though. IT has become a Go-to piece to tug at people's heart strings.
Not exactly what most people need for keeping children cheerful and looking forward to upcoming holiday events.
But extremely beautiful and necessary for storytelling year round in any other season ha.
Merry Christmas. I have really enjoyed your channel. Looking forward to a new year . Thank you happy holidays
Thank you for making my New Year!
Merry Christmas Justin, buddy. Sending love and Joy to everyone here. 🎅🤶🧑🎄🫂🐑
Happy Christmas Justin to you and your family 🎄 🔔
Justin, Don't be too hard on yourself. Your songs are great. You are great. The Darkness is great. Don't let the bells end! 🌺
Be well, Maestro. A thousand thanks for the gift of your program here.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family, Justin! XOXO Been playing your music for days!
Loved the 'mad world' narration, felt like a Christmas bed time story. Merry Xmas!
All the best Justin! Brilliant! Take care buddy
Been smashing this all day it's pure gold!
Thank you, Justin. Your positivity, honesty and goofy sense of humor has been a real gift this year. Merry Christmas to you and your family and to all of your fans. Mums the word about that guitar ding.
Absolutely! It's on a par with happened to Ultravox with Joe Dolce! Have a very Merry Christmas with the family, and I'll see you on the ice!
Hands down the best Christmas song. Beats the 70’s giants at their own game with the riffs then the audacity of the double entendres! Listening to it with oblivious younger siblings was the icing on the cake
4:22 Hey Justin: I Love You 5 times is a great first dance song at weddings. Used it at mine and it’s the perfect mix of sentimentality and silliness. Thanks to you and the boys for it.
So did I
Your Xmas song was bloody awesome, One of the best of the more modern songs (if you can call it that now) that kept the feel of a 70s-80s Classic……. And I always snigger at “Bells End” Love it x
Peace to you Mr. Hawkins ☮️ keep keeping on!
I just sang this at the pre-Christmas karaoke I attended. One of my favorite Christmas songs since I’d first heard it, and I wanted to ensure people who didn’t know it exists sure do now. 💛🎄⭐️😎 Cheers. Thank you for such a tremendous holiday track. Happy Christmas.
Along with the boom of some amazing 70s 80s christmas songs which still play and hold up today. your song is Probably one of the last great christmas songs.
Justin, thank you and Happy Christmas :)
It's just hard to believe that we're coming up on 20 years of your hit single. Merry Christmas Justin
I could swear it only came out like 5 years ago
16👍thxs again for riding again Justin and merry Xmas
From AZ
Justin you are a badass guitar player! Rock on and Merry Christmas! 🇺🇸🤘
We were just listening to your xmas song. Superb old chum !
I was fuming, at the time, that that miserable dirge got number 1. Even my mum who wasn't a big fan got on board because of how much she hated Mad World. We must've bought about 15 copies in my household. You were absolutely robbed - one of my all time favourite christmas songs!
I really like the cover. Totally transforms the original track. It’s great stuff.
@@Metallizombie It's a great cover, but it's miserable as fuck and had no business being Christmas number 1!
One of your best to date Justin. Merry Christmas from here in Yorkshire.
🎄💜🎄This might be my all time favorite Justin🎄💜🎄
Justin, you're not a bell end. Your operatic Christmas song is the beans. Thank you for being you.
You know, you should really make sequel. We haven't had a good Christmas song in years.
Blossoms - Christmas Eve
They have another one. It's called I am Santa
2003!? What!? Don't do this to me. Shirley this was only a few years ago!? Shirley?!