Christmas Song with Rickenbacker

scoobster28 · Post by **scoobster28** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:20 am

So, I was in line at Eckerds buying christmas cards when I hear "I want a new Rickenbacker guitar" "And a fender bass" on the radio! IT was the lyrics to some christmas song. The clerk thought I was a bit crazy. Anyways, a guy is singing the song and the end line was "Its Christmas Again", and it repeated quite a bit.

Any ideas the name of the song or the artist?

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:35 am

I believe it's Tom Petty. I have it on a rock'n roll Christmas CD that we play every year around this time. He actually pronounces "Rickenbacker" correctly.

jamesvwaal · Post by **jamesvwaal** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:01 pm

And what is the correct way to pronounce "Rickenbacker"?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:39 am

Rick-N-back-er

not

Rick-N-bach-er

jcreasy · Post by **jcreasy** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:32 am

Yeah, I am pretty sure you are referring to the Petty song... I think he says... "a Rickenbacker guitar... Maybe a Fender Bassman [the amp]." Pretty cool, huh?

TP and the HB's video for "The Waiting" was among two or three that got me into Ricks... (That one and "Cuts Like A Knife").

JKC

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:46 am

It USED to be Rick-N-bach-er...In the history, it was changed during WW II.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:05 am

When my paternal great-great-grandfather immigrated from Germany to the U.S.A. in the early 1800s, he changed (anglicized) the spelling of the family name from Klaassen to Clauson, but the pronunciation remained the same (claw-sun). A German would (mis)pronounce Clauson as clou- (as in clout) -zen.

jaime_h · Post by **jaime_h** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:10 am

The guitar company's owner was distantly related to the WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker (pronounced backer).

I don't care I call mine Ricken"bach"ers!

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:14 am

NOT THIS AGAIN AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

spencer · Post by **spencer** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:58 pm

I know the song Kenny, it's Tom Petty. That song never fails to get me in the spirit.

How do you pronounce : Hijacker?

Hi - jach - er? Hi - jock - er?

Yeah, I wanna new Ric for Christmas too. Yes indeedy-doo.

wolfgang · Post by **wolfgang** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:06 am

my wife heard it on the radio today:
"a new Rickenbacker guitar, a Fender Bassman and
a Chuck Berry Songbook"

harley · Post by **harley** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:44 am

It's a great song and one that helps get our family into the Christmas spirit every year, too.

The song can be found on Volume 2 of the "A Very Special Christmas" series. The song also helps jumpstart any good wish list when people ask what you want for Christmas. Any list that includes a Rickenbacker guitar, Fender bassman amps and a Chuck Berry songbook is already covering the basics. Throw in "World Peace" and a truce between Paul and Yoko and you've "got-r-done"!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:56 am

I want one too!!!!!!! I just hope one goes out with my name on it today or tomorrow!

37012mgvp · Post by **37012mgvp** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:50 pm

XTC did an X-mas song with Dave Gregory playing his Rick 12-string, "Thanks for Christmas". It's a great song that ranks up there with their best songs, in my opinion. They released it under the "Three Wise Men" alter-ego name, much like what they did with the Dukes of Stratosphear. Interestingly, they did the X-mas tune just before the Dukes project, and it sounds kind of like the Byrds & Beatles doing a holiday song together.

wwittman · Post by **wwittman** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:42 am

also check Home On Christmas Day by Cyndi Lauper for some major Rickenbacker 12