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"Father Christmas" is a song by English rock band the Kinks, released in 1977. It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys."

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  • Father Christmas (song) (en)
  • Father Christmas (fr)
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  • "Father Christmas" is a song by English rock band the Kinks, released in 1977. It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys." (en)
  • Father Christmas è una canzone pop-rock natalizia, incisa nel 1977 dal gruppo musicale britannico The Kinks pubblicata come singolo nel 1977. Autore del brano è Ray Davies. Il singolo fu pubblicato su etichetta discografica Arista Records e prodotto da Ray Davies. Vari interpreti hanno in seguito inciso una cover del brano. (it)
  • Father Christmas est une chanson du groupe britannique de rock The Kinks. Écrite par Ray Davies, elle est sortie en single à la fin de 1977 sur le label Arista Records. Le narrateur de la chanson raconte un incident qui lui est arrivé alors qu'il travaille comme père Noël à l'entrée d'un grand magasin. Il est pris à partie par un groupe d'enfants pauvres qui le rouent de coups et exigent qu'il leur donne de l'argent (plutôt que des jouets, bons pour les enfants riches), ou bien qu'il trouve du travail à leurs pères. Ces paroles satiriques reflètent la situation sociale tendue au Royaume-Uni à la fin des années 1970, avec la montée du chômage et de l'insécurité dans les rues. Dans sa biographie de Ray Davies, Thomas Kitts décrit Father Christmas comme étant « possiblement le seul chant de N (fr)
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  • Father Christmas (en)
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  • Father Christmas (en)
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