Christmas classic changed

By way of a more substantive response, I understand that the BBC are concerned about the way the original comes across to today's teen/young adult audience. They have a point, insofar as it's good that younger generations may be actively steering away from some of the stereotypical mysogynistic insults of previous generations.
However, before you all jump down my throat, I think that approach is wrong. This is not a song released now, for consumption now. It was released a long time ago and is played out in the environs of a backstreet boozer. I think that if today's youngsters choose to lift their eyes above the parapet of today's music and interact with songs of a different time and culture, then they should explore it warts and all.
PS. the original will still be played on Radio 2.
 
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It's about 35 years old, I'm not surprised rajo one aren't playing it full stop. It's a new music station or I thought that's what it was meant to be.

Imagine the raging crowds fuming that they can only hear a 35 year old Christmas song on Radio 2, Capital Gold, Heart FM, Smooth FM, Magic FM and many other platforms as well as multiple streaming services both audio and video.

It's worse than Soviet Russia this country.
 
Seriously who are these offended people I know nobody who would agree with this censorship including my kids in their 20's
Who is making this up ,if I was of a conspiratorial bent I would say right wing goons stirring things up in the express ,mail and social media

Again not one person in my work or private life would agree with this action
 
Does it really matter either way? Kirsty Maccoll was happy to sing alternative lyrics to it and it's not a word any decent human being would use anyway.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
Pathetic, Christmas day will be changing dates next. 🤬
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Yes, that's a logical jump from changing an offensive word in a 35 year old song.

THEY'LL CALL IT WINTERTIDE, JUST YOU ** SEE! ** BBC, NOT WANTING TO OFFEND PEOPLE.........oh, it's just Radio 1? ** SNOWFLAKE YOUNGSTERS...WHAT IF THERE WAS A WAR EH? I DIDN'T NOT FIGHT IN ANY WAR FOR THIS! I'M OFF TO READ MY 1965 VICTOR ANNUAL, ALF TUPPER WOULDN'T GET ALL OFFENDED...
 
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Lytham_fy8 said:
Does it really matter either way? Kirsty Maccoll was happy to sing alternative lyrics to it and it's not a word any decent human being would use anyway.
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There's a lot of words no decent human being would use............................but they do, on a regular basis no matter who is in earshot. Rap music is full of 'em!
 
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