This song was originally a hit for Isley Jasper Isley (effectively the Isley Brothers), but the Housemartins' a cappella version (a Christmas number one in 1986) is probably better-known. If I ever get around to recording multiple vocal tracks, the Housemartins' version of this song will be high on my list of tunes to attempt. The structure of the song is very simple - with a four chord sequence (A, F#m, Bm, E) accompanying almost the entire song (the "Now the children..." and "We’ll be living.. ...