It's Chriiiiistmas! The Big Moon’s big guide to Christmas
From ding-donging merrily on high, to the secret of perfect roast potatoes, this band have all of the top tips.
It’s a bit bonkers to think that, this time last year, The Big Moon didn’t even exist. Hopping aboard the DIY Neu Tour with VANT and Inheaven, releasing the best ribbon-twirling dance routine of all time, and taking a spot in our Class of 2016, its been a dead exciting year for The Big Moon. Things show no sign of slowing.
DIY has already grilled The Big Moon about their manic year and upcoming aspirations to visit the moon (scandal alert, they don’t want to go) and since then, the London four-piece have released a festive single for breast cancer charity Coppafeel! Since they’re such big fans of The Most Wonderful Time Of Year, we decided it was high time we hit up The Big Moon for their seasonal secrets, and yuletide tidings.
From the perfect roasters, to a strong hatred of traditional Christmas carols, this lot have it covered. Oh, and here’s their take on ‘It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of Year,’ below.
It’s Christmas. It’s finally here. What a time to be alive. What’s the first thing you do?
Fern: wake up, coffee, say merry christmas to the fam, and give a nice kiss and cwtch [that’s Welsh for cuddle, fyi - Ed]. Salmon and cream cheese on nice bread, bucks fizz. Get showered, put on something nice, but wear your slippers still. Have another bucks fizz. Open presents, eat christmas dinner, drink some more, do the dishes, make a nice cuppa, watch something crap on telly, eat something sweet, have some wine or something, eat some cheese and crackers, more wine. Then bed.
What is your favourite festive single, and why?
Jules: Paul Mcartney’s one [‘Wonderful Christmastime’]
Celia: ‘Christmas Wrapping’ by The Waitresses
Fern: ‘Christmas Song’ by Nat King Cole
If you could ban any one Christmas single forever, which one would it be?
Celia: ‘Away in a Manger’. I fucking hate it
Fern: Paul Mcartney’s one because it’s a bit too November
"You have to cook roast potatoes with the oven open, so they feel like they're part of the family."
Can you guess what each member of The Big Moon would like most for Christmas?
Soph: I guess that I would like a parka like Jules’.
Fern: I guess that I would like men’s pop socks.
Jules: I guess that I would like a motorbike.
Celia: I guess that I would like a day trip to Alton Towers on my own.
Would you rather deck the halls with boughs of holly, or ding dong merrily on high?
Soph: ding donging merrily on high sounds fun
In a magical turn of events, The Big Moon develop powers, and they are able to psychically influence the contents of the Queen’s annual Christmas speech. Which topic would you have her discuss instead of the usual boring rubbish?
Celia: She should not talk. She should express herself through the medium of dance. We’d like to see how she’d dance out pig-gate
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"I fucking hate 'Away in a Manger'."
One of the most important things about Christmas is getting the roast potatoes right. Everyone has a go-to secret like a Nigella recipe, or a special technique for crispy edges. Do you have a roast potato secret you can share with us?r
Soph: Goose fat
Celia: This is my first year as a veg. Christmas dinner now sucks so there’s no point.
Jules: You have to cook them with the oven open so they feel like they’re part of the family
And finally, as a bonus question: What is your all time favourite ‘roast dinner and all the trimmings’ Christmas trimming?
Jules: I’m a big fan of the parsnip
Soph: Pigs in blankets. And sprouts with chestnuts
Celia: The stuffing my dad makes with the family recipe, but again I can’t eat that this year.
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