[Josiah.]

TiBB Xmas Festival: London 01
18 & 20 December 2020

Official Wikia: Click Here!

It is time to let the competition begin again! This time, we will be postponing the 8th edition until January and we're keeping the old format (none of this Sanremo-style format). We've done our regular version 7 times already. Cut to the weekend before Christmas, and get ready to "Feel The Passion". What songs will be heard? Where are the constant translations into French? When will the madness end? No idea.

FORMAT

The TiBB Xmas Festival will happen annually every December rather than quarterly like the normal editions. The final will have a minimum of 10 countries and a maximum of 20 countries. This retains the format used in previous editions (minus the semi-finals and Second Chance round). The voting system, also will not change with this new format. Everyone will still give out 2 sets of the usual 1-8, 10, and 12 points that we are used to.

RULES

- If you want to take part, reply to this thread with the countries you want! But please, if you do reserve a country, I expect an entry.
--From this edition onwards, everyone can choose 2 to 4 countries to participate as.
- Participants can now choose a song that is already in the public database (look on Spotify or YouTube, there are plenty of songs on either one) OR create a parody of an existing OR create and original song..
- Lyrics, an artist name, song title AND music video are all that's required.
- Members may only represent two countries, and 1 song and/or singer in each of the other categories.
- Entries must be submitted to me as soon as possible. The events of the contest will take place over the course of a 3 day period.
- Countries that are not in Europe or Australia will be able to participate.

You have 1 month to find and/or create your entries. Please find songs that we all may enjoy, and please don't feel afraid to take part The more entries, the more fun it is to run. Songs must be Christmas themed, and whilst we are fairly liberal with what is deemed "in good taste" obviously a song containing 30 different death threats may well find itself lost in my inbox and doomed never to enter.

The winner of this glorious festivity shall also receive a supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics this lovely little award (which has been potentially lost in the TiBB Admin towers)! - so if that isn't motivation to bring your A-game, I don't know what is.

Unlike the normal editions, there will be no Big 6. All of the countries mentioned below will be free game (sans all of the ones I have, because some things never change with me).

COUNTRIES

AMERICAS:
• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Brazil (chosen by UserSince2005)
• Canada (chosen by Liam-)
• Chile
• Colombia
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Guyana (chosen by Denver)
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Peru
• Puerto Rico (chosen by Josiah.) <-song chosen->
• United States (chosen by Josiah.) <-song chosen->
• UK Virgin Islands (chosen by Barry.) <-song chosen->
• U.S. Virgin Islands (chosen by Barry.) <-song chosen->

ASIA & OCEANIA:
• Australia (chosen by Barry.) <-song chosen->
• Bangladesh
• China (chosen by Calderyon) <-song chosen->
• Fiji
• Hong Kong (chosen by Calderyon) <-song chosen->
• India
• Japan (chosen by UserSince2005)
• New Zealand (chosen by Liam-)
• Philippines
• Samoa
• Singapore
• South Korea (chosen by Calderyon) <-song chosen->
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Tonga
• Vietnam

AFRICA:
• Algeria
• Angola
• Botswana
• Cameroon
• Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

EUROPE:
• Åland Islands
• Albania
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium (chosen by Nicky91) <-song chosen->
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia (chosen by Nicky91) <-song chosen->
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark (chosen by Josiah.) <-song chosen->
• Estonia
• Faroe Islands
• Finland
[COLOR]• France (chosen by Calderyon) <-song chosen->[/COLOR]
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece (chosen by UserSince2005)
• Hungary (chosen by Nicky91) <-song chosen->
• Iceland
• Ireland (chosen by Barry.) <-song chosen->
• Israel (chosen by UserSince2005)
• Italy (chosen by Kate!) <-song chosen->
• Kazakhstan
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Netherlands (chosen by Nicky91) <-song chosen->
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden (chosen by Liam-)
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine (chosen by UserSince2005)
• United Kingdom «Host Country» (chosen by Denver)
• Vatican City

[Calderyon]

South Korea.

+ China and Hong Kong

[Barry.]

So we doing this now?

[Calderyon]

If you allow 4, I'll try Vietnam.

[Denver]

UK and Guyana

[Josiah.]

Originally Posted by Barry.

So we doing this now?

Yeah. Since Nicky came up with the idea for a Christmas edition, and since the new format for 08 wasn't going anywhere.

[Barry.]

Virgin Islands USA and uk and Australia please. How many are we allowed?

[Liam-]

Canada, New Zealand, Sweden

[Josiah.]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Virgin Islands USA and uk and Australia please. How many are we allowed?

Between 2 and 4.

[Kate!]

Italy please

[Josiah.]

OP updated!

[Nicky91]

Croatia, Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium

[Josiah.]

OP updated.

[Barry.]

I’ll also choose Bulgaria please

[UserSince2005]

Brazil, Israel, Greece, Ukraine, japan pleasr

[Josiah.]

And we have 26 provisional countries, with 8 confirmed.

[Nicky91]

my artists

Belgium Dana Winner, very well known folk singer from Flanders, is also a hardcore eurovision fan herself, as she usually does Eurovision medleys during her concerts

Croatia Marcela, lead vocalist of the female rock band Luminize, her debut solo single and a croatian christmas song

Hungary Lola, the hungarian version of ''holidays are coming'' Lola herself is a bubbly pop singer

Netherlands Marco Borsato, folk/pop/rock legend, with italian roots, this is his dutch christmas song ''kerstmis means christmas in dutch''

[Josiah.]

I've been starting to edit the video of the final (even though 8 of the songs are in).

[Calderyon]

I'll change Vietnam to France, please.

[Josiah.]

OP and Wikia updated.

[Josiah.]

Not too much time to wait to send in your songs. Remember they can be ones that are already in the public database OR ones that you create (parody or original).

[Calderyon]

I'll try and post the rest tonight.

[Josiah.]

OP updated, and we now have 16 out of 26 songs.

[Nicky91]

@Cald, are those christmas songs?

[Josiah.]

I have looked and listened to the remaining songs Calderyon sent me. They do have a wintery feel to them.