Marillion - I Believe In Father Christmas

This year we have recorded our own version of the Greg Lake Christmas classic. Thank you for all your support during 2023. We'll be busy in the studio next year but please keep tuned to our Official YouTube channel for regular updates! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!

Steve 'h' Hogarth - Voice, sleigh bells, glockenspiel
Mark Kelly - Keyboards
Ian Mosley - Drums
Steve Rothery - Acoustic / Electric Guitar
Pete Trewavas - Acoustic Guitar / Bass

Produced by - Michael Hunter

An Hour Before It's Dark Animations - Simon Ward
Gaza 'Dove' Image - Antonio Seijas
Composites and Editing by - Tim Sidwell
Instruments filmed on tour at Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Stock Footage - Motion Array, Storyblocks

[ghh]

The best cover version of Greg Lake's classic Christmas song I have heard. Beautiful!

[marcellodematteis]

Happy Xmas to all Marillions all over the world. And to all mankind, we need it.

[EricDeRosa]

It's like that with Marillion... I haven't even heard the song yet and I've already pressed the like button.

[stephenaddison]

Merry Christmas to you all and all the best for 2024

[peterratcliffe]

I bought the original version by Greg Lake in the 70, s. The marillion version is the best cover I have heard. Long live Marillion and ELP.

[fates]

It's a great version of probably my favorite Christmas song of all time. The video is really lovely also.. except I still see Greg sitting in the Israeli desert with camels crossing behind him. I miss him a lot.

[ofenblase]

Who is here again this Festival? Happy Holidays Marillion and Fans.

[TheMazzimM]

Thank you gents. We miss you in the USA.

[cakemartyr]

Good version. RIP Peter Sinfield who just passed away, and Greg Lake too of course.

[johnchesterman]

My favourite band of all time covering my favourite Christmas song of all time!!!! Simply beautiful!!! Thank you guys and Nadolig Llawen!!! Merry Christmas to you all!! 🎄🎅🎄

[anthonyellis]

Fantastic. Brilliant. Emotional. This version did Greg Lakes’ original massive justice without losing the power of the message being portrayed. Well done Marillion and merry Christmas to all xx

[IvonneIllanes-ksqs]

Excelente, una de mis bandas favoritas Marillion, con la voz de Hogarth que transmite cada sentimiento en su interpretación 👏, a pesar que amo la banda con Fish con su tan, pero tan poderosa voz.
Maravilloso tributo a Greg Lake (ELP), mi banda favorita con una voz dantesca.
Desde mi Chile paradisíaco y poético, un caluroso saludo de navidad para todo el mundo melómano 🎶.
Mi regalo para ustedes el tema de Jethro Tull "God rest ye merry gentlemen". 🎶

[jennr]

Love it, very poignant, when will there be peace on earth? We want it NOW.

[peterwiedekamm]

Maybe only MARILLION is able to improve a fantastic 48 years old (!) Christmas song, keep the original spirit alive and add the gorgeous modern MARILLION sound. Thank you very much for each single revisited Christmas song over the last years!
MARILLION FOREVER!

[theturtleproject]

back again for christmas 2024, what a great cover

[simonnash]

Rothery solo from @3:35 is what this song has always needed ⛄

[danielpitterman]

🤯 my favorite Christmas song redone by favorite group ‼️

[marklockey]

WOW - Wonderful version of the best Christmas single ever by the greatest band ever.

A poem I wrote about Greg in 2002, which he kindly signed for me:

In ‘69 with Crimson, to me he was King,
Fripp asked him to play bass and wanted him to sing.
He Talked to the Wind and craved for Cat Food,
Though later got arrested for swimming in the nude.
He joined Keith and Carl at the dawn of a new decade,
So no more Epitaph or Cadence and Cascade.
His popularity soared on record and on stage,
As he sang about a Sheriff, Father Christmas and The Sage.
He’s highly skilled on guitar be it twelve strings, six or four,
No trucks full of gear, just a Persian rug on the floor.
“ Oh what a Lucky Man “ he sang to us all,
Then later: C’est La Vie, Pirates and So Far to Fall.
I’ve loved his music for so long, he feels like a friend,
For me I hope and pray his show will never end.

[ashcoop]

Ian Mosley makes this cover for me! He seems like a diamond geezer in the sense he would be equally at home on a building site as he would rubbing shoulders with rock stars!! 👌

[tiredyboy]

Nice version. First thing I've liked from Marillion since Marbles tbh.