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Peace For Christmas
04:23
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Bring in the tree
Ring in the season
A candle in the window
There's a chill in the air
These colors all around us
Reflect a feeling of home
Just within reach
A possible meaning
Treasures in troves
Why wouldn’t you dare?
To make every home an island
A star to point where to go
So bring in the tree
And sing in the season
A light for your window
May love fill the air
A hope for peace to everyone
And a star to guide your way home
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2. |
Savoir Faire
05:51
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That’s the kind of reaction
Lacking any restraint
To indicate satisfaction
Time to faint
Who needs real circumspection?
It's all so up in the air
So far beyond all detection
Savoir faire
It's aces high
What, no reply?
If you want some attention
I’ve got tension to spare
Hope it's not late to mention
I’ll be there?
In this liquid suspension
Mixing sources with care
Forget all acts of pretension
Savoir faire
It's aces high
What, no reply?
Making tea in a tempest
Grabbing meals on the run
They got Elvis in Memphis
But we got fun
Is this struggle for nothing?
Are we “devil may care”?
What’s behind all this cussing?
Savoir faire
It's aces high (3x)
What, no reply?
And the snow it has fallen
Like a lump on a grave
And so Christmas is coming
Time to cave
And the sleigh bells are ringing
Skating the ice in the air
Hear the angels all singing
Savoir faire
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3. |
Hear The Singing
02:27
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Evergreens and mistletoe
Candles on the graves
Cookies, candies, KFC
A tiny Jewish babe
Northern nights fighting off the cold
Long night dreams of
Sugarplums and haunting ghosts retold
Here the Singing
Mango and banana trees
Strings tied to toes
Hubcaps, beer cans, manger scenes
Menorahs set in rows
Spying reindeer, sleeping on the floor
Barbecuing
Ancient Krampus darkening the door
Here the Singing
Three small ships come sailing in
Popcorn strings and shoes
Fasting, drinking, overeating
Santa dressed in blues
Bon fires, Table crackers, coal
Gently touching
Stockings, mummers, frankincense and gold
Here the Signing
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Scott Shipley New York
Hails from the northernmost reaches of NY. It's called the North Country and it's beautiful. Any more north and we'd be in Canada. Which is nice too.
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