Excerpts from A Very Spectrum Christmas (Part 7) by Thomas A. Christie.
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Excerpts from A Very Spectrum Christmas (Part 7) by Thomas A. Christie. In this section: "Moley Christmas" by Gremlin Graphics (1987). Throughout the 1980s, thousands of British children were lucky enough to discover a Sinclair ZX Spectrum under their Christmas trees and soon found their eyes opened to a virtual world of wonder. But Santa Claus did more than deliver computers — sometimes he appeared on them, too. This book delves into the Spectrum’s extraordinary pantheon of seasonal games: the good, the bad, the surprising, the unabashedly surreal and the occasionally rather tenuous. "A Very Spectrum Christmas" is Copyright ©2021 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd. This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.

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Christmas Toys of the 1970s
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Christmas Toys of the 1970s

Tom Christie and Santa Joe Moore welcome you to "Traditionally Speaking", all things Christmas on both sides of the Atlantic. Christmas Lights. Copyright © Tom Christie and Joe Moore, all rights reserved. Christmas Toys of the 1970s.

Kelly Welly - The Day of the Rabblement
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Kelly Welly - The Day of the Rabblement

Original folk/acoustic song called Kelly Welly by The Day of the Rabblement. This song was recorded live at the Wine Vaults, Southsea and is available on their debut album 'Night Time Rallies' .This song includes instruments like guitars (of all kinds), a tambourine and a violin to give it a traditional folk inspired style, as well as Khaleda's beautiful vocals. The band doesn't make their music in this particular style anymore as they have developed and evolved to fit the more recent times.

Paradise Eyes - Chemistry Set
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Paradise Eyes - Chemistry Set

Terry Kennedy: Lead Vocals & Chords, Lyrics. Steve Mecca: Bass & all FX & Sequences, Lyrics.This version is from an analog tape recorded on TEAC 4-track and features Henry Ptak playing synth solo and backing chords. In Spring 2025, tape was imported into ProTools and mixed by Terry, mastered at Symphonic.

Starting To Wonder - by The Crawling Eye
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Starting To Wonder - by The Crawling Eye

brand new single from The Crawling Eye - Starting To Wonder

Christmas Toys of the 1970s
32:16
Christmas Toys of the 1970s

Tom Christie and Santa Joe Moore welcome you to "Traditionally Speaking", all things Christmas on both sides of the Atlantic. Christmas Lights. Copyright © Tom Christie and Joe Moore, all rights reserved. Christmas Toys of the 1970s.


Kelly Welly - The Day of the Rabblement
03:05
Kelly Welly - The Day of the Rabblement

Original folk/acoustic song called Kelly Welly by The Day of the Rabblement. This song was recorded live at the Wine Vaults, Southsea and is available on their debut album 'Night Time Rallies' .This song includes instruments like guitars (of all kinds), a tambourine and a violin to give it a traditional folk inspired style, as well as Khaleda's beautiful vocals. The band doesn't make their music in this particular style anymore as they have developed and evolved to fit the more recent times.


Paradise Eyes - Chemistry Set
03:14
Paradise Eyes - Chemistry Set

Terry Kennedy: Lead Vocals & Chords, Lyrics. Steve Mecca: Bass & all FX & Sequences, Lyrics.This version is from an analog tape recorded on TEAC 4-track and features Henry Ptak playing synth solo and backing chords. In Spring 2025, tape was imported into ProTools and mixed by Terry, mastered at Symphonic.


Starting To Wonder - by The Crawling Eye
05:28
Starting To Wonder - by The Crawling Eye

brand new single from The Crawling Eye - Starting To Wonder