How a song written on a bus ticket became an Aussie Christmas classic
It began as lyrics scribbled on the back of a bus ticket, and now Aussie Jingle Bells is a Christmastime staple played when opening presents or at end-of-year school concerts.
Colin "Bucko" Buchanan and Greg "Champs" Champion released their album Aussie Christmas 30 years ago.
Buchanan wrote the lyrics on the back of a bus ticket on the way to a radio interview.
It began as lyrics scribbled on the back of a bus ticket, and now Aussie Jingle Bells is a Christmastime staple played when opening presents or at end-of-year school concerts. Nine
Buchanan wrote the lyrics on the back of a bus ticket on the way to a radio interview. Nine
"I wish I'd kept the bus ticket, but it really was, you know, chaos quick," he said.
Buchanan and Champion decided Australia needed Christmas songs that didn't involve snow.
And the Australian people embraced it, with their album going platinum.
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