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Niki Paige - Fade
02:58
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Gotta notice when you fade away at Christmas
Would you call across the sky to say hello
Does tradition keep the comfort; does it cover us
Is there space to name when we want something more
Have you been silent
Tired of trying
When you feel alone
With no home to go to
On Christmas
When we’ve been denied the things we need to carry us
Will we bend or will we fortify the walls
Have you been waiting
For me to say that
I’ve been needing you
I can’t promise to
And I’m sorry
We are feeble people
We are folks in need
Eaten by our weaknesses
Holding us and haunting us
We are feeble people
We are folks in need
Meet us in our weaknesses
Save us from ourselves
How do you hold it
Tender and stoic
Open through and through
Bring us back to you
This Christmas
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I'm 'bout to clock out
Looking for my best route
Don't wanna be stuck traffic, man, stressed out
Looking at this gift list, man, I don't really know where to get this
Get to mall - damn this place packed out
Walking into a store I better box out
I wanna go home, never knew shopping could make me wanna tap out
Get my gifts then i leave
Get home hop into a shower I feel relieved
Get a cup of coco, hop into bed then I go to sleep
Yeah yeah yeah
Then I go to sleep (3x)
Christmas shoppin', parties rockin', snow be droppin', that's why we got it
Snowman makin', adults be playin' Christmas time is here
Christmas is here we've been waiting all year
The only season we can sing about reindeer
Gift by the tree, see my stocking, geez.
About to take a family photo - say cheese
Open up these gifts, watching Christmas flix
Wearing my new socks like who knit this
We give gifts this season but we know Jesus is the reason
Grab my jacket I'm heading outside
Grab my siblings too let have for a snowball fight
Lowkey Christmas you feeling the vibe, snow angel making all day night
Lowkey Christmas you feeling the vibe, snow angel making all day night
Lowkey Christmas you feeling the vibe
Let's take a ride
Christmas shoppin', parties rockin', snow be droppin', that's why we got it
Snowman makin', adults be playin' Christmas time is here
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Miss a turn-off, miss the mark.
Everything looks different in the dark.
Take off your shoes on the threshold.
How it all shines, cathedral gold
all the way up to the vaulted ceiling, too high
to be touched by human hands
still smelling of dirty dishwater
and aching from the day's demands.
In a felted old dress, you feel like a fool
in front of people you haven't seen since high school.
You would've thought you wouldn't care,
but you see your ghost in the window and you have to fix her hair.
Wonder what it means that you can envy people
whose lives you'd surely hate -
passing around blurry ultrasounds,
play groups and the PTA.
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it takes a seed, for growth to start
in nature’s plan, it did it’s part
through wind and rain, the moon and stars
it’s symmetry, a work of art
a purchase made, projected bliss
to make it mine, I must insist
my posts are gold, they all will see
best photo op, in history
see that little tree
the finest in the land
looks great in these woods here
but maybe better in my stand
a beauty to behold
i must cut it down
tangle it with lights
and keep it til it’s brown
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Another birthday that's absorbed
by all the festive heralding of Christmas
The childhood of my mother
Borne by one and raised by several more
Despite all the doting
The little girl was left all but forgotten
… On December 24
She turned away and closed the door
On pain that threatened to return each Christmas
The memories were lost
in the pockets of the winter coat she wore
And when snow started falling
Her hands would reach for warmth and she’d remember
… December 24
Spring brought all its colour
And summer brought its warmth
The fall, anticipation of the evergreen
And trimmings found at Christmas
But all that can wait
… today’s December 24
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Will Heikoop - Gen-X-Mas
02:51
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I’m ready for my TV shows
The ones that come around only 12 days a year
I’ll tape them on the VCR
So I can watch them in July when I need some more cheer
You best believe that Christmas time is here
You best believe that Christmas time is here
I’m ready for my letter to go
Gimme g.i. joes and he-man, boy I wrote it out clear
I’ll add them to my closet, full
And when my cousins come to dinner then a hero is near
You best believe that Christmas time is here
You best believe that Christmas time -
The floor is covered in toys
The house is full of noise
It’s Generation-X-Mas
What’s next? What’s next?
It’s Generation-X-Mas
What’s next? What’s next?
It’s Generation-X-Mas, oh
I’m ready to go out in the snow
GT Racer, neon sweater, and my new LA gear
Then back beside the fire glow
In the air, claymation raisin songs ring in my ear
You best believe that Christmas time is here
You best believe that Christmas time -
The floor is covered in toys
The house is full of noise
It’s Generation X-Mas
What’s next? What’s next?
It’s Generation X-Mas
What’s next? What’s next?
It’s Generation X-Mas
What’s next? What’s next?
It’s Generation X-Mas, oh
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I think this year's gonna be my last one,
Can't go through another like the last one.
I miss that smile, and that ho ho ho ho ho.
We owe so much to him.
But now our loyalty's wearing thin.
The workshop feels so clinical
And all the old elves are getting cynical.
It used to be so much fun,
Working late with everyone.
Making toys until the sun
Rose on a new day...
...but those were the old ways.
Creating toys was my pleasure.
Toy to smile ratios we could measure.
But now it's molds and codes and go go go go go.
The automation is a curse.
And losing him has made it worse.
They say it makes it more efficient,
But a hammer and nails used to be sufficient.
Oh it used to be so much fun.
Singin' songs with everyone.
Making joy until the sun,
Rose on a new day...
...but those were the old ways.
...no joy in these new ways.
So after the big day...
...I'll hang this hammer up for good.
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That was the last straw
we’ll move the ornaments
to the top of the tree
Couldn’t follow law
we’ll take them from the hands of the baby
Into the forest where something shines
all that I want is beyond my reaching
my hands want shiny and my heart pines
for everything so that I’m beseeching:
Give me the shiny
shiny ornaments
and confess that my mess needs bleaching!
Baby on the straw
who stretched out for us
when we were out of reach
All of us he foresaw
on the upper half of the
Christmas tree
Beyond the grasp in another place
coming to earth from a different dimension
bending the precepts of time and space
for every chance to get our attention
we are shining shiny stars
who wait for reunion
in the ascension!
Can we feel that Christmas baby’s reach?
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This was back in '88
I was seven and Bush was soon to be president
I had gotten gifts before
Blocks, books, and dolls they don't make anymore
My brothers and I had been up since two
This was long, long before I met you
We just couldn't have imagined
The granting of such a wish; we were Alladin
And I have gotten gifts since then
Boots, books, and ties they don't make anymore
And I'm sorry but none of those
Gave me what I got when we got Nintendo
And I'm sorry but none of those
Gave me what I got when we got Nintendo
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He's making a list
He's checking it twice
He comes to town
On a White Horse tonight
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Hosanna
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Hosanna
Let us bring him
Silver and gold
He comes to divide
The young from the old
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Hosanna
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Hosanna
Deck the halls
With boughs of holly
He comes to take
Our sin and folly
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Hosanna
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Hosanna
I would give up all my gifts
Just for some presence
For some presence
I would give up all my gifts
Just for some presence
For some presence
I would give up all my gifts
Just for your presence.
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Cotter Koopman - S N O W
02:28
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[SNOW]. It won't be long before we'll all be there with [SNOW].
[SNOW]. I want to wash my hands, my face, and hair with [SNOW].
[SNOW]. I long to clear a path and lift a spade of [SNOW].
Oh, to see a great big man entirely made of [SNOW].
Where it's [SNOW]ing all winter through—That's where I want to be.
[SNOW]ball throwing—that's what I'll do. I'm longing to ski through the [SNOW], [SNOW].
Those glistening houses seem to be built all of [SNOW].
Oh, to see a mountain covered with a quilt of [SNOW].
What is Christmas with no [SNOW]?
No white Christmas with no [SNOW], [SNOW].
I'd love to stay up with you but I recommend:
Go to sleep and dream of [SNOW], and there, and when…
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The candles are flickering, set between garland and figurines
A holy aura surrounds the miniature nativity
It cuts through the shadows, revealing and fulfilling the prophecy
A holy love to be known, to be lived, to become everything
How do I be true?
How do I show my love to you?
Will it still come through this Christmas?
The table’s been set but its anyone’s bet who’ll be coming this year
Holy armaments, Thanksgiving’s arguments still haven’t cleared
Cognitive dissonance met with dismissiveness, hands in the air
Holy crap can we take that one back, it’s getting hot in here
How do I be true?
How do I show my love to you?
Will it still come through this Christmas?
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Sorry Mom, I can’t come up for Christmas, I’m playing a video game, it’s called Elden Ring
Sorry Dad, I can’t help with the lights, I’m raising stats, for a crazy boss fight
[chorus]
Go forth ye to the lands in between, where the holidays are a memory
Spamming the controller, Santa got me in twenty sixteen
My fingers ache like never before
As I make my way to become Elden Lord
Go forth ye tarnished
to the erd tree of ancients
[Verse]
Grandma, I know that you are here, but I can’t hit pause, I’ll be mauled by wolves
For Christmas, I’d like a smithing stone, and an ash or war, that does faith damage
[Chorus]
[verse]
Sorry cousins, No Pokémon this year
Or Animal Crossing, my flask needs sacred tears
But this Christmas, there’s my Twitch stream
As I die again, over and over again
[chorus]
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It’s hard to imagine angels
Let alone a chorus
Though it’s been told
From days of old
That angels came before us
But with all that Jesus did
For the lonely, lost, and sick
In all life’s circumstances
Teaching love and 2nd chances
I find myself
Singing glory
Some see an angel
In every bush
Some feel like they
Could never trust
A thing beyond their eyes
But is there a
Metaphysical sunrise?
With all Jesus represents
Beyond our veil
Of common sense
With his revolution
And resurrection
And the way he gives
Our lives direction
I find myself singing
Glory!
We might forgive those
Who are so casual
Believing in the supernatural
With a man who lived
Like Jesus
And the glory that he showed us
With all that Jesus taught
And all the fray
And flack he caught
But still chose to give his life
To be our friend
To be our guide
I find myself singing
Glory!
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Grandma’s always writing those Christmas Cards while driving her car- on the icy roads in the middle of December.
But when we get those Christmas Cards in the mail, the squiggly writing makes it hard not to remember, that she should keep her eyes on the road!
So tonight we’re gonna invite her to a Christmas Party. But oh yeah, we should mention that it’s not a Christmas party it’s a secret intervention where we’ll tell her that we love her. We’ll tell her how we feel. We’ll tell her if you wannna stay alive precious Grandma, then keep your hands on the wheel!
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A gift from an aunt
made of yard and felt
sewn by hand
as far as we could tell
Stockings shaped like soldiers
red and green
with two pink circles
for their rosy cheeks
Never would’ve guessed
you’d be waiting for weeks
while the felt held back
the smell of sweets
Candy canes and sugar plums
had been filling your dreams
but you knew eventually
they’d all go to sleep
You didn’t make a sound
you didn’t make a peep
but those two stocking soldiers
they were holding the sweets
T’was the night before Christmas
when all through the house
one creature was stirring
and it was the mouse
Two stocking soldiers
put up a fight
but it was the mouse
who got the last bite
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See young Mary cry
Enduring the pains of birth
Saying 'glory to God'
As she bears her son to the Earth
Emmanuel is born
And a miracle foretold
Takes on a most humble existence
Let all behold
(Hallelujah)
The tiny baby cries, fills his lungs with first breath
Mary full of joy, holding him at her breast
Joseph, shaking in awe, puts a hand on his head
Then prepares a crude manger for a bed
This is the king
This is the king
This is the king
Jesus
Jesus
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I’d spend my Christmas alone As I do before you, but you joined in the festivities, and babe you’re bringing something new
Ah-hoo-hoo, I feel good like I have never done before
Oh no, this Christmas angel has me feeling something much more
I'd spend my Christmas with you
Can you see what I’ve gone through, what was then, what I do
And you join me in singing songs, your cheeks will gain a reddish hue
Ah-hoo-hoo, you’re so good, and I know you’ll stay with me now
Oh no, this Christmas angel has me sitting there wondering how
There you are, in my heart, not too sweet, not too tart
I'd spend my Christmas with you
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Everybody’s singing out for joy
It’s the time of the year
Mary had a little baby boy
Share the message and hear
Choir of angels sing “Emmanuel
Holy Holy is He”
Come to Bethlehem I hear them tell
Join the shepherds and see
Come, O come, O come, Emmanuel
Be near, this year
Everybody’s singing out for joy
Holy Holy is He
Mary had a little baby boy
Join the shepherds and see
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Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing
The Baby awakes
The little Lord Jesus
Some snuffles He makes
I love You, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
Until morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask You to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Your tender care
And fit us for heaven
To live with You there
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