I don't sing in public because I think my voice is useless and not good enough for my own listening standards, so use the excuse that I can't confidently remember words [which is true] or melodies. However with or without aid of a microphone, my doting elderly mother would, and who knows who else might, praise me for having a marvelous voice for 'folk' music ??? Point is I take it as 'given' that no-one on stage performing for this xmas special would have been selected if they didn't already meet certain widely agreed criteria of artistic worthiness & value. My personal complaint with the entire production package is it's cringeworthy showing off of elitist upper middle class bohemian vanity & conceit. But then I can't tolerate or like jools holland & his on screen TV chums much for similar reasons..
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