Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face) explained

Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)
Cover:	MAA -Apocalypso.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Mental As Anything
B-Side:	Wouldn't Try to Explain
Released:	November 1984
Genre:	Rock
Length:	3:30 6:55 (Extended version)
Label:	Regular Records, CBS Records, WEA Records
Producer:	Mark Opitz
Prev Title:	Working for the Man
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	You're So Strong
Next Year:	1985

"Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)" is a Christmas song by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in November 1984. The song reached at number 37 on the Kent Music Report.^[1]

Personnel

• Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
• Wayne de Lisle – drums
• Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
• Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
• Peter O'Doherty – bass guitar, vocals

Notes and References

1. http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/apocalypso-wiping-the-smile-off-santa-s-face-by-mental-as-anything Mental As Anything - Apocalypso (Wiping The Smile Off Santa's Face)
2. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

   . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, NSW . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6. 198 .