Actually, The ideal one to have had sung these songs was that fine chicken of the sea the late great Ethel Mermaid, star of "Annie Get Your Harpoon" etc., whose phenominally powerful voice always sang to the back roe. It was claimed back in the "Mudcat Advent Calendar '05" thread that she, in her long life, had been the one to sell the myrrh (antiquated spelling, but her kind were the source of the stuff) to the Three Wise Guys, causing the first Christmas Shopping Spree*.

Because of her unavailability, I feel we should consider instead our own Jeanine "Genie" Sprat, and we'll accept no "Not tonight, I've had a haddock." excuses.

If not, I suppose we could try and book Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra or something....











*A claim that Frank always seemed incenced about