Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have delivered a particular Christmas version of their Sunday Lunch sequence, overlaying Bobby Helms’ iconic 1957 tune ‘Jingle Bell Rock’.
A notedly brief version this week, the jaunty efficiency sees Willcox clad in jangly gold bangles, singing enthusiastically as she bops Fripp – who performs the melody on his Les Paul with a tropical twinge – with comically giant balloons. After the tune, the couple exuberantly want their followers a “happy Christmas”.
Willcox and Fripp additionally shared a standalone Christmas message, the place the previous instructed their viewers: “We are considering of you, Mostly, thanks for staying with us all this yr [and] for coming to see the reside reveals.
“We promise you, in the next 12 months, some very amazing things are happening for the first time in our careers, and we look forward to sharing that with you. In the meantime, we hope you are with your loved ones and you’re having a fantastic time!”
“May your Christmas be rocking,” Fripp added, earlier than the pair tore by a few bon bons (with Willcox rising because the stronger puller).
Have a take a look at the newest Sunday Lunch video, and the couple’s Christmas message, under:
Last week’s Sunday Lunch got here as their second festive version for this yr’s vacation season, following their efficiency of ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ a fortnight in the past. Sandwiching the specials was one other detour from the norm, with Willcox and Fripp performing the previous’s personal tune ‘Sensational’.
December additionally noticed the couple cowl The Cardigans‘ 1998 song ‘My Favourite Game’, whereas in November, they put their typical off-kilter spin on ‘Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?’ by The Cramps, ‘Have Love Will Travel’ by Richard Berry, ‘Seek And Destroy’ by Metallica and ‘Holy Wars’ by Megadeth.
Sunday Lunch kicked off in 2020, with Willcox explaining the next yr that she began the movies to assist Fripp energy by the COVID-19 lockdowns. Speaking to NME, she expounded additional on the couple’s plans for the sequence’ future, saying they “loved making the content” and have been “going to take it a lot further”.
Earlier this yr, Fripp revealed that the sequence had upset some King Crimson followers, however at 76, he’d been unfazed by their negativity. “My wife insists performers have a responsibility to lift people’s spirits in hard times. Do I respect that? My answer is yes, completely and utterly I do,” Fripp mentioned in an interview with the Telegraph.
Next yr, Fripp and Willcox will take Sunday Lunch on the highway. They introduced a joint 2023 tour again in June, and revealed the complete itinerary – 14 reveals sprawling over the majority of subsequent October – final month. See extra particulars on the entire reveals (and seize tickets to them) right here.