Bobby Dean Saves Christmas (Hodder Faith Young Explorers)

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At this stage in my life, I was drowning myself in hardcore punk and trying very hard to become the best slut I could be, so in fairness to Bobby, I probably wasn’t his target demographic. Other christian sectors are against the holiday because it has pagan ties in its origins, like the date chosen to celebrate it.

I do like the mournful fiddle in Doye O’Dell’s original but I’m not too fond of the harmonies, and while I love the steel guitar on Ernest Tubb’s hit version, Ernest doesn’t sound particularly broken up about having to spend Christmas without his honey by his side.I’m happy to report that I took very good care of the book, and combined with other information I gathered from various sources, I formed a very clear picture of one Robert Cabot Sherman Jr.

Bobby’s vocal is appropriately mellow and restrained in keeping with classic Bob Lind vibes, supported by banjo, bass and drums. All this Goldilocks stuff means that Bobby had a clear shot to top them all but sadly came up a bit short.It’s a bit of a coup to have got on Celebrity Race Against the World, as it turned out to be one of 2023’s biggest telly hits. I noted that Bobby had a hard time hitting the right notes on the “rock” songs, as if he was trying to throw some blue notes into the mix without really understanding what a blue note was. He made his professional debut as a 12-year-old performing the role of the Angel in Handel's Oratorio 'Jeptha' on BBC Two and BBC Radio 3 and aged 15 captured the hearts of the nation with his cover of the signature tune to The Snowman : 'Walking in the Air'. Bobby designed and arranged the piece, which does a semi-effective job of bemoaning the commercialization of Christmas but falls short of producing the humorous effect I think he intended.