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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Guardian staff

From Paul Kelly to Phoebe Bridgers: which songs are on your Christmas playlist?

Paul Kelly, Beyoncé, Phoebe Bridgers and Shane MacGowan
Christmas favourites: Paul Kelly, Beyoncé, Phoebe Bridgers and Shane MacGowan. Composite: Getty Images/Patrick/David Wolff Patrick/Michael Hili/Vinnie Zuffante/Tim Roney

It’s 21 December – which means in Australia, or at least certain sections of the internet in Australia, it’s Gravy Day.

That’s the day Joe, the anti-hero of the country’s most beloved and baffling Christmas classic, Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy, calls his family from prison (“it’s the 21st of December, and now they’re ringing the last bells”).

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