{"id":25156,"date":"2016-12-22T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T11:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=25156"},"modified":"2016-12-22T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T11:07:02","slug":"essential-advent-calendar-coldplay-christmas-with-the-kangaroos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-coldplay-christmas-with-the-kangaroos\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Advent Calendar: Coldplay &#8211; &#8216;Christmas With The Kangaroos&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-katerina-mina-and-linda-lamon-rainbow-of-light-anthem\/advent-calendar-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-23.png?fit=1486%2C1186&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1486,1186\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 23\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Essential Advent Calendar: December 23&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Essential Advent Calendar: December 23&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-23.png?fit=640%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15953 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-23.png?resize=640%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A fun one behind day 22 on our Essential Advent Calendar! Coldplay have been touring Australia, and Chris Martin sang a festive song at a recent Sydney concert, &#8216;Christmas With The Kangaroos&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25157\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"Cold\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-coldplay-christmas-with-the-kangaroos\/gettyimages-629473898_coldplay_christmas_song_630\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GettyImages-629473898_coldplay_christmas_song_630.jpg?fit=630%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-629473898_coldplay_christmas_song_630\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Coldplay &amp;#8211; photo credit Getty images via NME &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GettyImages-629473898_coldplay_christmas_song_630.jpg?fit=630%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GettyImages-629473898_coldplay_christmas_song_630.jpg?resize=630%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coldplay - photo credit Getty images via NME \" width=\"630\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coldplay &#8211; photo credit Getty Images via NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-coldplay-perform-new-christmas-song-christmas-kangaroos-1920354\" target=\"_blank\">NME<\/a> for giving us the heads-up on this and to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leragaidarly\" target=\"_blank\">Valerie Gaidarly<\/a> who videoed it, and of course <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coldplay\" target=\"_blank\">Coldplay<\/a> who wrote and sang (and RTd Valerie)!<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_39060\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UsesBD_kgQo?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Coldplay - Christmas With The Kangaroos \/ Sydney, Australia\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UsesBD_kgQo\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fun one behind day 22 on our Essential Advent Calendar! Coldplay have been touring Australia, and Chris Martin sang a festive song at a recent Sydney concert, &#8216;Christmas With The Kangaroos&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3768],"tags":[73,843,470,8705,227,3938,742,3787],"class_list":["post-25156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","tag-australia","tag-chris-martin","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-with-the-kangaroos","tag-coldplay","tag-essential-advent-calendar","tag-sydney","tag-the-essential-advent-calendar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-6xK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85135,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-8-holiday-secret-single-by-izza-out-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":25156,"position":0},"title":"The Essential Advent Calendar &#8211; December 8: \u2018Holiday Secret\u2019 Single By Izza Out Today!","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"08\/12\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Coming in hot after opening for\u00a0Maroon 5,\u00a0ONEREPUBLIC,\u00a0Kelly Clarkson,\u00a0and\u00a0David Kushner\u00a0at\u00a0Audacy\u2019s\u00a0We Can Survive\u00a02023\u00a0concert at\u00a0Prudential Center, Izza\u2019s \u2018Holiday Secret\u2019 is the perfect song to add to all your festive playlists this winter.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-9.png?fit=1200%2C948&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-9.png?fit=1200%2C948&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-9.png?fit=1200%2C948&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-9.png?fit=1200%2C948&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-9.png?fit=1200%2C948&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":79410,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-20-new-vinyl-for-king-country-a-drummer-boy-christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":25156,"position":1},"title":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 20 &#8211; NEW VINYL: for KING + COUNTRY &#8216;A Drummer Boy Christmas&#8217;","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"20\/12\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Your latest advent calendar unboxing is the festive release of \u2018A Drummer Boy Christmas\u2019, by the four-time GRAMMY award-winning Australian duo for KING + COUNTRY. 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