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1. |
Cheer Up, It's Christmas
03:08
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Well I know this time of year
those winter blues are hitting hard
and that sometimes Christmas cheer
for you just isn't in the cards
and for a while it's hard to smile
because it feels like everything is going wrong
Well maybe you're the one who needs to hear this song
You're tearing down the mistletoe
because no one is kissing you
and you thought maybe you'd feel better
with some festive things to do
You go to all the Christmas parties
but you don't fit in and no one talks to you
Well I know it isn't much but here's a holly jolly smile just for you
Cheer up, it's Christmas
and it's really not that bad
Here's ten things to make you happy
for every one that makes you sad
and a snowball fight on Friday night
is all you need to make you feel alright
So pop a shot of nog because
the Christmas cheer is coming out tonight
Now all your packages are late
because the mailman's on strike
because your doggo tries to bite him
every time that he goes by
and there's no presents on the tree because
they won't be here until the twenty-ninth
Well here's some Christmas cheer that's right on time
Cheer up, it's Christmas
and it's gonna be okay
Get in touch with everyone you love
and hug them Christmas day
And we'll drive all night to see the lights
if that's the thing that makes you feel alright
So better buckle up because
the Christmas cheer is coming out tonight
And if you see a Christmas tree
and it just makes you wanna scream
you know that it's alright by me
if you just wanna tear it down
And just forget the Christmas ball
if you don't wanna go at all
if you don't wanna deck the halls
then we can burn it to the ground
Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Cheer up, it's Christmas
and it's gonna be okay
get in touch with everyone you love
and hug them Christmas day
and we'll drive all night to see the lights
if that's the thing that makes you feel alright
so saddle up your reindeer
cause it's gonna be insane dear
Cheer up, it's Christmas
and it's really not that bad
here's ten things to make you happy
for every one that makes you sad
and a snowball fight on Friday night
is all you need to make you feel alright
so pop a shot of nog because
the Christmas cheer is coming out tonight
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2. |
December Rains
03:33
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December rains wash away Thanksgiving snow
but they washed something away for us to
and I don't know what happened
I don't know how to fix it
the only thing I know is I miss the hell out of you
and I hope you have a white Christmas
and I hope you find yuletide cheer
and I hope Christmas finds a way to make you smile
but I hope I get to see it this year
and maybe it's better where you are
and maybe I'm better off too
and just maybe it's better this way
but maybe I'm better with you
and I hope you have a white Christmas
and I hope you find yuletide cheer
and I hope Christmas finds a way to make you smile
but I hope I get to see it this year
and if I have to hear Sleigh Ride one more time
and think about riding alone
I swear to god I'm gonna fix this
there's only one thing on my wish list
it's seeing your face back home
and I hope you have a white Christmas
and I hope you find yuletide cheer
and I know Christmas will bring you a smile
but I hope I get to see it this year
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Alone This Holiday
02:56
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Maybe light a candle
Don't say a prayer for me
Feel alone
'Cause I'm gone
I left you
Make Christmas your own
You throw the thought of us away
You'll be alone this holiday
Said, It's cold in this town
And there's snow on the ground
Far from home
Not alone
I left you with nothing
And that's what you own
You throw the thought of us away
You'll be alone this holiday
Maybe light a candle
Don't say a prayer for me
Feel alone
I left you the best time
Make Christmas your own
You throw the thought of us away
You'll be alone this holiday
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4. |
Ring The Bells
03:12
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sleigh bells ring, you're not listening
not since you were sixteen
when you realized that the red and the green
stand for discontent and dollar signs
bitterness, bitterness bleeds from your soul
and it's taking its toll on you more than you know
you never smile anymore
what the hell is this holiday for
let the humbugs and hypocrites
know that we're sick of it
Christmas is here and we're all in the thick of it
stockings are hung and the tannenbaum's lit
and I'm tired of biting my lip
ring the bells if you're listening
make them hear us sing
let the sound of it drown out their apathy
this scroogery's bleeding me dry
and I don't really care if you don't really care about Christmas
and under duress
I confess
I'm impressed
with the stress
that I know
that you're holding up under
this holiday's not for the weak
and I'll say that
I can't really blame you for breaking
ring the bells if you're listening
make them hear us sing
fa la la la la la la la la la la
ring the bells if you're listening
make them hear us sing
let the sound of it drown out their apathy
this scroogery's bleeding me dry
and I don't really care if you don't really care about Christmas
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Switchblade Squirrel Pinetop Lakeside, Arizona
Switchblade Squirrel is:
Patrick Quin Kermott
Ezekiel
Kermott
Sometimes one of them sings and/or plays the things, and sometimes the other one does those things instead. In general, things tend to get sung and/or played by one guy and/or the other guy.
It's really quite a complex dynamic.
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