https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4s76oLcPTo Sample lyric: "I slipped through slush on Boxing Day. The shops were shut, no films were on. You swanned around to hers and left a note to say you'd gone." Perhaps worse than the lonely absence of a lover at Christmas would be the arrival of an unwanted ex. That's the theme of this Christmas release from sadly short lived artsy Sheffield indie popsters The Long Blondes. Flippant and heartbreaking at the same time was how The Lond Blondes described their ethos and this limited release single from 2004, before the band were signed, is a good example of that sound. Stylish frontwoman Kate Jackson's arch vocals tell the story of a bad boyfriend who walked out on her the Christmas before only to come crawling back this year after his new girl has (unsurprisingly) cast him out. Essentially he has managed to ruin her Christmas for two consecutive years. "Don't worry about me," Kate reassures her mum, "I'll just gave fish and chips for tea". Could be worse.