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Portishead's Christmas message...

Portishead help promote the message about something you don't want to get for Christmas...

Portishead
 

Portishead Town Band has been doing its bit to help promote healthy living this Christmas — although not quite in the way you may think with all that food and booze around the place.

Promote

The band has played its part in helping to promote the dangers of STD's (sexually transmitted diseases) for the National Health Service.

The band has played its part in helping to promote the dangers of STD's (sexually transmitted diseases) for the National Health Service4BR

Raunchy

The rather raunchy video clip does have an important message to promote — so the sight of Portishead players (members would surely be the wrong term?) marching in to disturb two irresponsible lovers at an office party may not be quite the usual brass band fare at Christmas but may well play its part in helping pass on the message.

Go to:

As they say on all the best programmes: If you feel you may be affected by this issue, go to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du9z3EQ1GKQ

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