Xmas '74 Video (MV)

In seventy-four, the UK did roar
With elections not one but two
Labour took the stage in the history page
With a government fresh and new
The economy tight, but spirits bright
To tackle inflation's bite
With a Christmas cheer we look back on the year
Into the cold night we write, we write

Jingle bells, Big Ben tells
Of a year that's bold and new
Westminster's halls to the festive malls
Sing this yule-tide view
A merry, merry Christmas
To all with history's twist
In seventy-four, we opened a door
A future we couldn't resist

The battles in the north they did go forth
As Ireland's strife was near
But the Christmas light shines ever so bright
Bringing hope and some cheer
The EC's embrace, a new global space
For the UK's chapter anew
And the SNP's rise, under winter skies
Gave Scotland a voice that grew

Jingle bells, Big Ben tells
Of a year that's bold and new
Westminster's halls to the festive malls
Sing this yule-tide view
A merry, merry Christmas
To all with history's twist
In seventy-four, we opened a door
A future we couldn't resist

And as snowflakes fall, we recall
Heath's farewell that came to pass
For in seventy-five we'd see Thatcher arrive
With a new kind of Tory class

So raise a glass to the past
To the year that's been and gone
For in seventy-four, we learned so much more
And the UK's story goes on
With a merry, merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's celebrate, for it's never too late
To spread the holiday cheer!

Jingle bells, Big Ben tells
Of a year that's bold and new
Westminster's halls to the festive malls
Sing this yule-tide view
A merry merry Christmas
To all with history's twist
In seventy-four, we opened a door
To a future we couldn't resist

Jingle bells, Big Ben tells
Of a year that's bold and new
Westminster's halls to the festive malls
Sing this yule-tide view
A merry merry Christmas
To all with history's twist
In seventy-four, we opened a door
To a future we couldn't resist