ZAZOUS & THE FURYS (REHEARSAL) When I started hunting for Christmas music in my teens, one of the first records I came across that I marveled at was Billy Fury's "My Christmas Prayer". I marveled because I'd never heard it before and it was such a great song. "Why isn't this on the radio every December?" I wondered. "My Christmas Prayer" was a British single in 1959 and it didn't chart there. I doubt it was even released in this country. To this day, I still wonder why it isn't a staple of Christmas radio programming and why there have been relatively few covers of it (the most notable being by Saint Etienne in 1993).
Last year, a London group called Zazous & The Furys recorded the song as a charity single, attempting to raise money for Shelter, a UK group that works to alleviate the homelessness problem in Great Britain. Shelter helps the homeless find and keep homes, provides assistance to others, and campaigns for decent housing for all.
There's not much of a digital footprint for these cats. They appear to have been put together by London musician and producer Craig Catling, who doesn't have much of a digital footprint himself. There's a Soundcloud page for a Craig Catling, but I can't say that they're the same dude, as there are no identifiers there. I will say it's pretty good stuff (albeit of the non-holiday variety).
Zazous & The Furys recorded the single, placed it everywhere, and played a bunch of gigs for it...but that was that. There's been no follow-up and their Facebook page has expired. And they weren't really trying to sell anything, they were trying to raise awareness and money for Shelter. The pitch was simple enough: listen to the single, make a donation.
The fundraising page is still open. But my ask, this year, would be slightly different. If you can and if you feel inclined, make a donation to a charity near you dealing with homelessness in your locale. I think that would be a proper way to pay respect to Zazous & The Furys for this fine cover of "My Christmas Prayer", which is absolutely free at CD Baby.
Last year, a London group called Zazous & The Furys recorded the song as a charity single, attempting to raise money for Shelter, a UK group that works to alleviate the homelessness problem in Great Britain. Shelter helps the homeless find and keep homes, provides assistance to others, and campaigns for decent housing for all.
There's not much of a digital footprint for these cats. They appear to have been put together by London musician and producer Craig Catling, who doesn't have much of a digital footprint himself. There's a Soundcloud page for a Craig Catling, but I can't say that they're the same dude, as there are no identifiers there. I will say it's pretty good stuff (albeit of the non-holiday variety).
Zazous & The Furys recorded the single, placed it everywhere, and played a bunch of gigs for it...but that was that. There's been no follow-up and their Facebook page has expired. And they weren't really trying to sell anything, they were trying to raise awareness and money for Shelter. The pitch was simple enough: listen to the single, make a donation.
The fundraising page is still open. But my ask, this year, would be slightly different. If you can and if you feel inclined, make a donation to a charity near you dealing with homelessness in your locale. I think that would be a proper way to pay respect to Zazous & The Furys for this fine cover of "My Christmas Prayer", which is absolutely free at CD Baby.
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