Now Greedy Scots Demand Santa Too
Bad news for my friend Richard "finger-in-every-mince-pie" Melvin as he attempts to shift 500 CD copies of his ditty . Last year the song reached number one in the chart, but, as Richard admits, "it was the HMV digital download chart and it was only in top place for 25 minutes." This year the song is again getting airplay on various radio stations, including ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2, but I fear the political situation may work against him.
If the London tabloid newspapers are to be believed (wait for the laugh) people down south think we Scots are getting everything handed to us on a plate...free prescriptions... care for the elderly...chocolate-chip shortbread...and even the Prime Minister is Scottish. So you can imagine the backlash if we try to claim Santa as our own too. Mind you, a swap could be negotiated.
In any case I paid glowing tribute to the song last year but I can't be seen to be endorsing it again. Not even with the suggested bribe of "all the brussels sprouts you can eat". I've checked the ´óÏó´«Ã½ guidelines and it cleary states that such payola would result in me having my chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Sorry, seemed to have skipped a page there.
No, I was right the first time. Gosh, the bosses are getting very strict these days.
