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Christmas Time (2011)
04:02
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[Verse]
At home with the family
Hiding presents underneath the tree
Ain't no place I'd rather be
At Christmas time
Got a bunch of songs to sing
The old carols, a few new things
Can't wait to see what Santa brings
At Christmas time
[Chorus]
Hey
It's Christmas time
Hey
It's Christmas time
Peace on Earth good to men
Sharing love with family and friends
I hope this feeling never ends
At Christmas time
[Bridge]
The snow is falling gently
On this peaceful silent night
I pour you another glass of wine
Drink a toast to the season
As we sit in the firelight
Nothing could be better
Nothing could be better than Christmas Time
[Verse]
Kids are waiting quiet as mice
Didn't need to ask them twice
If they've been naughty or nice
At Christmas time
Unwrap another box of cheer
Throw the ribbons over here
Mistletoe kisses suddenly appear
At Christmas time
[Chorus]
Hey
It's Christmas time
Hey
It's Christmas time
Peace on Earth good to men
Sharing love with family and friends
I hope this feeling never ends
At Christmas time
[Tag]
Hey
It's Christmas time
Hey
It's Christmas time
Jingle Bells...
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Dime Store Santa (2012)
03:36
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Well the kids that come and see me
Are from the other side of town
Their mom and dad can't afford the toys
On the lists they've written down
And they sit on my lap and whisper
Just like I was the real thing
They're waiting round for Christmas day
To see what I will bring
But I'm just a Dime Store Santa
A rented suit and shabby beard
Five and dime merchandise
Is all we carry here
But if you can't afford Macy's
And Daddy's lost his job
Come on over to see me
Cause I'm your Dime Store Santy Clause
I ain't got no reindeer
Tied up to a sled
I ain't delivering packages
Christmas eve I'll be in bed
But I'm here til Sunday
If you want to sit on St. Nicks knee
You can say hello to Mrs. Clause
She's cashier number three
I'm just a Dime Store Santa
A rented suit and shabby beard
Five and dime merchandise
Is all we carry here
But if you can't afford Macy's
And Daddy's lost his job
Come on over to see me
Cause I'm your Dime Store Santy Clause
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Christmas With You
The snow’s fallin’ down like angels tears
On a winter’s night like the one’s we shared for so many years
But now you’ve gone so far, so far away from me
And this time of year just ain’t the same as it used to be
I’ll light the candles and place them in my windows
Like a star for the Kings they’ll help you find your way back home
And I’ll think of moments lost
Like our breath when it turns to frost
I’m closing up my presents with ribbons and rue
And I dream about spending Christmas with you
I keep our old traditions close to my heart
I still trim the tree, light a fire, even though we’re apart
I pour a glass of wine and toast some cheer
And somehow, I seem to muddle through, even though you’re not here
I’ve written out my last card and put them all in the mail
I’m not sure if the one I wrote to you will ever find your door
I wait for one last kiss
Under the mistletoe I make a wish
I sing a few notes of a carol we both knew
And I dream about spending Christmas with you
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When I was a boy we headed down to New York City
To see Santa and a Christmas show
Me and my folks would sit in the balcony
Basking in the holiday glow
Then the band started crankin' like a music box
Little elves runnin' round in knee-high socks
And then girls came on to dance
Like Mrs. Clause in heels and hot pants
Now I was only five
But when I caught St. Nick's eye
I knew we were both starin' at those dancer's thighs
I fell in love love love
Love love love
I fell in love
With the Radio City Rockettes
I'm mesmerized and hypnotized
By the synchronicity of their kicks
I'm jingle belled and overwhelmed
Cause I'm diggin' these Christmas chicks
Now I go back every year to see the same old show
Just like I did when I was naive
The girls look the same standing five foot six
Those legs make me want to believe
Santa's on stage just takin' it in
Ho ho ho he's a gironi' a grin
Cause he's got the best view
On all of Sixth Avenue
Now whenever I see a chorus kick line
I get that warm feelin' of Christmas time
I fall in love love love
Love love love
I fall in love with the Radio City Rockettes
I fall in love
With the Radio City Rockettes
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
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Welcome Home (2015)
04:27
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For those wanderers and vagabonds
The table's been set
In hopes that you'll soon be here
We've set out the lights
On the path to our door
For those who might share in our cheer
We spent the past year
Running here and there
Gathering worries like stones and splinters
Now we lighten our load
Sing some holiday songs
As we do each and every winter
In this season of hope
This season of love
It's the season we gather round our own
Call it Christmas or whatever your compass may choose
It's the season we find our way home
You don't need a reason
To visit or call
We'll gladly welcome you in
There's always plenty
If not we'll make more
Let the season of giving begin
The road for some
Is a long one
It takes years for their journey to end
There's wood on our fire
So come in from the cold
We've always got room for a friend
In this season of hope
This season of love
It's the season we gather round our own
Call it Christmas or whatever your compass may choose
It's the season we find our way home
Welcome home
Welcome home my dear
Welcome home
Welcome home
Welcome home
Welcome home my dear
In this season of love
Welcome home
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Christmas Is Love (2016)
04:16
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It's not just one thing
It's not just one gift
It's not just one smile
Or a mistletoe kiss
It ain't church once a year
So you can sing your favorite hymn
It's not just some birthday
Or the month we're in
The older I get the less I need
And the things I want can't fit under a tree
If Christmas is love then wrap it up neat
And give it to me everyday, everyday
Christmas is love
Christmas is love
Christmas is love
And I want Christmas everyday
It's not just one card
Or a visit from a child
It's bot one conversation
to the number you just dialed
It's not drink with old friend
Or some fancy meal
A yearly get together
Where we hare how we feel
Boxes and bows just get tossed aside
The only things that last are memories of those times
If Christmas is love then wrap it up neat
And give it to me everyday, everyday
Christmas is love
Christmas is love
Christmas is love
And I want Christmas everyday
Noel - Noel - Noel
Spread your love every day
Just like it was Christmas!
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Christmas Funk #3 (2017)
03:37
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Have a very merry Christmas
Have a very funky Christmas
It’s the time of year to get down
Have a very merry Christmas
Have a very funky Christmas
And a far out groovy new year
It’s that time of year
you got your baby near
and you know just what she needs
a little mistletoe
a little ho ho ho
a big ol present under the tree
Have a very merry Christmas
Have a very funky Christmas
It’s the time of year to get down
Have a very merry Christmas
Have a very funky Christmas
And a far out groovy new year
Here's MacDaddy Mr. Santa in a low ride limousine
He’s comin' straight to your house to make a big old scene
He ain’t going down no chimney he’s coming straight through your front door
He wants to party with ya gettin down on the dance floor
Jingle bell-Jingle bell-Jingle bell-yeah
Jingle bell-Jingle bell-Jingle bell-yeah
Jingle bell-Jingle bell-Jingle bell-yeah
Hey Santa - pick up that guitar and play!
Have a very merry Christmas
Have very funky Christmas
From Detroit to New York City
L.A. Atlanta and Philly
Have a very merry Christmas
Have a very funky Christmas
And a far out groovy new year
Get down
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Dark old room black blue December light
I’m all alone, but hey that’s every night
Out my window there’s just rain and snow
Some kiddie special on the TV show
Oh man here we go
Somebody said it was Christmas
Ain’t getting nothing, ain’t got nothing to give
Expect No calls from the relatives
Drinking beer in my worn out chair
Cuz man I just don’t care
That’s right
Just cuz someone said
That is was Christmas
I hear the neighbors making noise
Those Goddamned Mexican boys
I go down the hall knock on their door
Cuz I don’t think I can take much more
I’m gonna give those people what for
Even if it’s Christmas
Now standing in the doorway’s a short little guy
Big old smile on his face I ain’t sure why
Said sorry for the noise come have something to eat
Grabbed my arm said I had some people to meet
And I stumbled into a room
Full of Christmas
Now they didn't have much, but neither did I
But what they did have was something that never was mine
They invited me in without pause or show
This bitter old white man never bothered to know
A stranger's heart and the love
That is Christmas
Now some people say we need a big old wall
To keep these foreigners out so the country won’t fall
I might have held that point of view
But after tonight I know it just ain’t true
Cuz anger and fear ain’t got nothing to do
With Christmas
A man named Jesús saved Christmas for me
You don’t need to point out the irony
He and his wife and two little boys
Welcomed me in to share their joy
It’d been years since I told anyone to
Have a Merry Christmas
It felt good just to say
Have a Merry Christmas
And I truly believed it was
A merry Christmas
Oh God please let me hold on to
The spirit of Christmas
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I’m dreaming of a snow day
Roll out of bed no school day
Light a fire cuddle with you day
I’m dreaming of a snow day
I’m dreaming of a snow day
Sled down the hill screaming all the way
Hot chocolate at the café
I’m dreaming of a snow day
And wouldn’t it be nice
If we walked hand-in-hand
Down the snowy streets
Looking at the shop windows
Thinking about presents and Christmas treats
Oh I’m dreaming of a snow day
White sugary trees day
Winter wonderland feeling day
I’m dreaming of a snow day
Picture a horse and sleigh
Gliding through the snowy woods
Currier and Ives couldn’t paint a better picture
Than I know I could
Cause I’m dreaming of a snow day
A peaceful quiet simple kind of day
But it’s all in my mind anyway
I’m just dreaming of a snow day
Dreaming of a snow day
Dreaming of a snow day
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I’m looking underneath my Christmas tree
Can’t believe what I see
It’s the same old same old I get year after year
It’s something they decided I really need
A self-help book they think I ought to read
But I just grin and fake that holiday cheer
Because my kids don’t listen
My wife don’t listen
My mama never listened and
Santa — well he don’t listen to me
Because I never never never never never get what I want
I never never never never never get what I want
I’m dropping hints like a ton of bricks
I leave catalogs open to page 26
But no one seems to notice all the clues I leave
I go shopping with my wife and say hey that looks nice
She says yeah yeah yeah but look at the price
She thinks I’ll shoot my eye out on Christmas Eve
And the dog don’t listen
The neighbors don’t listen
The cops don’t listen and
Santa he never listens to me
Cuz I never never never never never get what I want
I never never never never never get what I want
Wait a sec…
Could it be?
Is that a present from my list?
Did Santa really listen to me?
Oh I never never never never never get what I want
I never never never never never get what I want
No I never
Never ever
Man I never, never, never, never, never get what I want…
No
Well like my Daddy said
Ya ain’t gonna get what ya want
Unless ya know what ya want
So true, so true
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Make this the last Christmas song you sing
A season’s melody left behind
Sing of love for family and friends
Hear their chorus returned in kind
Sing a verse as you sit by the fire
Reminisce about all that transpired
Before decorations all come down
Make one last joyous sound
Make this your last
Make this your last
Make this your last
Your last Christmas song
Make this the last Christmas song you sing
After New Year’s and Auld Lang Syne
Soon long winter months will be here
But you’ll recall these lyrics and rhymes
Sing as you store it all away
The warmth and love of this past holiday
Carry it with you in song and cheer
Your heart will hold it all year
Make this your last
Make this your last
Make this your last
Your last Christmas song
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Darryl Gregory Connecticut
Take a little Mellencamp, throw in some Cash, stir with a dash of Hiatt and flavor with Springsteen & Earle. Sounds Like Darryl Gregory. Heat-n-Eat! mmm good.
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