tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post2328434546638987579..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: Countdown to Christmas: St. Day Carol (1968)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-91737203269050387622012-12-16T00:37:25.267-05:002012-12-16T00:37:25.267-05:00The Monkees probably didn't have time, or when...The Monkees probably didn't have time, or when they did consider it, they were on the verge of splitting.<br /><br />I'll keep an eye for Riu Riu Chiu.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-80231293471476291292012-12-15T15:50:48.543-05:002012-12-15T15:50:48.543-05:00Definitely a beautiful song and it should get more...Definitely a beautiful song and it should get more airplay.<br /><br />Maybe a new group should take a shot at it; if The Barenaked Ladies could make "God Rest Ye Gentlemen" a mainstream keeper, maybe someone can do the same for this song.<br /><br />There is another rarely heard Latin carol which the Monkees sang on their show back in '67 called, "Riu Riu Chiu". It's included on one of the Missing Links compilations. It also sounds quite sweet. Oddly enough they never recorded a Christmas album like everyone else did. I wonder why?magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com