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Album: The Singing Postman (1964)

Songfacts®:

  • This is a straightforward song about a time honored British tradition. After Christmas, big stores - in the capital and other major cities - discount their leftover stocks heavily, and housewives especially join the rush. People have been known to camp out waiting for them to open, literally, sometimes for days.
  • The sheet music, copyright 1966, is included in Songs of The Singing Postman Allan Smethurst Souvenir Album, which was published by Dick James Music the same year. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2

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