The V/Vm Christmas Pudding

**The V/Vm Christmas Pudding** is a CD compilation released in 2000 on V/Vm Test Records. It is the companion release to the similarly titled V/Vm Christmas Cracker, released the same year.

## Liner notes

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....and nothing induces the Christmas spirit better or more jeebly than the beautiful music which has grown up with the Christmas story throughout the last century. Here is a well thought out collection of this music played in a modern way and presented in the handiest form possible - on one compact disc. You will always have it as a background for your celebrations, to listen to in the quieter moments of reflection, to sing when the spirit moves you. And when Christmas is over, this melodious music with its grave associations will conjure up for you the Christmas spirit whenever you feel so inclined - Christmas trees, holly, turkey and PUDDING, and all........

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All tracks recorded down on the farm. This compact disc of Christmas music was made possible by VVMCPS in conjunction with V/VM Test records and hope your turkey burns and pudding explodes productions.

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A depressing Christmas celebration. stale brandy snaps, a pair of unwanted socks, turkey and stuffing, the queens annual garbage speech, the top of the pops end of year Christmas special with Bruno Books and Peter Powell. Those were the days.. oh those were the days. For now Christmas will never be the same, Father Christmas in taking his own life has started the ball rolling, Rudolph followed quickly after, falling off a roof in despair. No presents for the kids meant a dull Christmas day, even the music was / is a let down. The best of this, the best of that, the ultimate this, the ultimate that. The battle for a number one slot which lost any value years ago is fought out by the faceless manufactured acts whose only concern is the financial Christmas cash cow available and so Christmas goes on and on and on, year in year out........................
The fact is that Christmas is not what it used to be. Don't get us wrong, it has always been bad but these days it is worse than ever and as we appreciate the worst, this is the best possiblt outcome for V/VM. This CD is a collective wake for Christmas.  Christmas is dead so long live Christmas. All those favourite Christmas songs of yesteryear and more can be found on this disc with an added grave festive twist as we celebrate the end of Christmas. A final and much needed overhaul to songs we constantly have rammed down our throats year in and year out. We sincerely hope that your favourite track is represented and has been upgraded accordingly thus making it playable again. Once again we are proud to have been allowed access to work with some of the biggest names in Christmas music, thanks again to VVMCPS. The V/VM Christmas Pudding is the aural equivalent to that stodgy brown pudding served up on Christmas day with white brandy sauce. This is the sound of Christmas forever more as we see it and will be a perfect accompaniment for many future Christmas Parties you hold in the years ahead. Please send us your Christmas gratings.
We love you all, Merry Christmess, with love V/VM xxx.

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