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Tis the season! Tis many seasons, in fact...so why not celebrate them by adding one of your songs to this JPF Holiday Song Thread?

No critiques, just a place to compile a nice holiday soundtrack among friends. Feel free to post it here even if it's already posted elsewhere for critique. Lyrics are welcome too!

I'll start us out with one of the songs that came out of the Creative Challenge forum last year...words by Mike Dunbar, music by me.

Merry Christmas! Or...[insert appropriate happy wish from me and mine to you and yours]!

A Classic Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas to all!

Kevin

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Red Fire Truck
(c) Emmrich 2010

Back long ago,
I remember a Christmas season
my dad always saying that
things happen for a reason

one year I prayed and hoped,
besides a GI Joe,
I would get my heart's desire in that toy store window

I said "God, I know you're near
please tell Santa I was good this year,
and can you ask him for me please...

(chorus)
bring me that red fire truck
with the dalmatian and bells
and ladders and a siren
and you'll never hear me crying
if you do this for me
you'll have no regrets
cause I'll never ask for anything else

(verse)
Dad got laid off in November
tough to pay bills in December
mama cried, Dad said, don’t worry, it’s time for gifts
went to joe's last chance junkyard
scrounged for wheels and truck parts
we spent the week fixing,
painting, making it look sleek

(lift)
As I sanded, my daddy hummed
His favorite Christmas tune
while in my mind the words went

(chorus again)

(bridge/lift)
although I knew what was coming
I still ran down to unwrap
I swear it was my best Christmas ever

almost 30 years later, my son’s request
brought back that memory.
I guess I could just buy it,
but my son deserves a better gift from me

You see, he asked me please:

(chorus again and tag)

Kevin: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
BIAB: drums, bass, acoustic guitars, harmonica

SANTA WRITES HOME
copyright 1997 by Dan Sullivan

Every year Santa has to go on a promotional tour to help the toy companies sell their toys. And he has to hit every shopping mall and department store in the country. Before long he gets kinda tired and lonesome. One town begins to look like the next one and the next one after that. Pretty soon, he's just about had it. So one night in a motel room just outside Des Moines, Iowa he wrote this letter home to Mrs. Santa Claus. I was lucky enough to find it on eBay for $32. 98. It was dated Dec. 19, 1947 and looked like it was the original copy of the letter.

I bet I've seen every Salvation Army tree
And every department store from sea to shining sea
I must have turned the lights on on a million Christmas trees
And held every boy and girl in the world on my knee

If I wasn't so busy I'd take you to lunch
It sure does get lonely being everywhere at once
Your hair is so curly and your skin is so soft
I'm gonna drop off these toys and take the next 6 months off

I love the laughing children and their eyes so bright and gay
They shine and sparkle like the stars across the Milky Way
But sometimes I get lonesome and I wish that you were here
I can't wait to get back home, I could use some Christmas cheer

If I wasn't so busy I'd take you to lunch
It sure does get lonely being everywhere at once
Your hair is so curly and your skin is so soft
I'm gonna drop off these toys and take the next 6 months off

Feline Festive Fun
featuring Hazel the Cat

Nige

ok I have 2...the first was a cowrite with Louis



A Boy Named Ben

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=7187294


A Boy Named Ben

Well he said his name was Ben and he couldn’t hear too good.
He was selling Christmas stars, please buy one if you would.
Just a dollar for a dozen, you can hang them on your tree
It sure would mean a lot, if you bought one from me.

He was more then just a little proud of everyone he’d made.
I could see it in his eyes when I handed him his pay.
Then he pointed to a little house at the end of the road
Mom and Dad are always home, anytime you’d like to go

Just last Sunday after church, don’t ask me to explain
How I found my way to that little house I guess it was ordained
Then I knocked on the door and asked the man
If he knew a boy named Ben

Did he say his name was Ben and he couldn’t hear to good?
Was he selling Christmas stars, would you buy one if you would
It’s been 15 years since he left, the angels took him home.
He couldn’t hear the warming sound, when the driver blew his horn.

He said, come on in and sit a spell Ben would want you to
And any friend of his is ours just like he said to you
I guess it was written in the stars
By a little boy named Ben

Then they showed me every picture, told a story with each one.
Made me feel so right at home, as they talked about their son.
Told them all about mom and dad, how they dies one Christmas eve.
How I went to an orphans home, with other kids like me.

They said, come on in and sit a spell, Ben would want you to
And any friend of his is ours, just like he said to you
And when I left I thanked god for these stars
And a little boy named Ben

Tag
Well he said his name was Ben





and the 2nd is one I did for Beths recovery album

Angel With A Broken Wing

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=7144622


ANGEL WITH A BROKEN WING

Searching all the stores
For that perfect angel for decorating
I see
Angels of every shape and size
Angels galore…

Pre-chorus

Sitting way up high, I saw
On a shelf all by itself
Was a cute puppy angel
But with one tiny flaw

Chorus

No one wants an angel with a broken wing
No, no one wants an angel with a broken wing…

Verse

Smile upon its face
Seemed so happy sitting there
What will become of it
Once I leave this place

While im doing my shopping
Cant get that angel off my mind
Just what happens to
The broken kind…

No one wants an angel with a broken wing…
No, no one wants an angel with a broken wing..

Sitting and humming, busy as can be
I finish my decorating
Placing my perfect angel
Out for everyone to see

Looking up at me
I swear I see that angel wink
And with a warm feeling
I feel my heart sink..

Yes, I took home that tiny angel
With a broken wing

No, no one wants an angel
With a broken wing..


thanks glyn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqAQRbmRXk&feature=player_embedded

:-)

Warning: If you are easily offended, then don't watch this. The video linked here is a comedy video piece from Justin Timberlake that aired a few years ago when he hosted on Saturday Night Live. I am not going to censor it, as someone as requested, because it played on NBC and probably 75% of you have seen it many times over the years. It's adult themed but no nudity is involved, only inferred. Like Mark, I thought it was funny the first time I saw it and have seen it dozens of times since without going blind. But please only view at your own risk. -Brian

Pretty tasteless and unappreciated Herbie. Please dump your "contribution".

If the thread owner doesn't mind, who am I to complain?

Just to clarify: I've seen a video of this song a couple of times and laughed at it too. I wouldn't have been offended if Herbie had written it himself. It just seemed to me that this thread was intended for Christmas/Holiday songs that JPF'ers have written.

I liked it!!

Mark, you REALIZE that as the originator of this thread, you respectfully HAVE to listen to all submissions, right?

Well I put this in the MP3 forum already, but since I'm all for SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION, here's mine, written by our JOE WRABEK for Glynda and me! I sang, Joe played geeter, and my friend Haze did the "perv, drunken" Santa voice and played keyboard and sleigh bells! DISCLAIMER: If you're offended by a curseword at the end...don't listen once the sleigh bells begin!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=996835

I Want a Man For Christmas!
copyright 2009 by Joe Wrabek

I got yer address of the internet
I ain't wrote ya Santa since I was a kid
I hear ya still make deliveries
Well there's something you could get fer me

I betcha got lots of girls and boys
Wantin' dolls and horses and guns and toys
But the thing that would really bring me joy
Is gettin' a MAN for Christmas!

I want him sweet and sexy and sassy and smart
Retainin' important body parts
Full of warmth and generosity
Just like the Boy Scouts used to be

I betcha got one sittin' up on a shelf
Just send him on in I'll unwrap him myself!
And I promise, I won't ask for anything else
If I get a MAN for Christmas!

I been good all year but not by choice
I just ain't had very good look with boys
Met sleazebags, addicts, drunks and crooks
and even gave some of THEM a second look

I think I've combed the whole damn nation
Ain't had an intelligent conversation
Santa, I'm writin' in DESPERATION
Send me a MAN for Christmas!

I want him sweet and sexy and sassy and smart
Retainin' important body parts
Full of warmth and generosity
Just like the Boy Scouts used to be

I betcha got one sittin' up on a shelf
Just send him on in I'll unwrap him myself!
And I promise, I won't ask for anything else
If I get a MAN for Christmas!

You don't need to put him down the chimney flue
I'll even leave the door unlocked for you
There's space beneath that Christmas tree
Just big enough for him and me....

He don't have to come from a porn star school
A brain in his head would probably do
Cuddliness and some honesty
And extra points for creativity

Buys me gifts that I'm gonna like
Don't mind bein' kept up all night
And can keep it up for the rest of his life
I want a MAN for Christmas!

I want him sweet and sexy and sassy and smart
Retainin' important body parts
Full of warmth and generosity
Just like the Boy Scouts used to be

I betcha got one sittin' up on a shelf
Just send him on in I'll unwrap him myself!
And I promise, I won't ask for anything else
If I get a MAN for Christmas!

I promise I don't want nothing else
If I get a MAN for Christmas!

And it appears that's the Hit this Christmas season. Lot of people have been requesting this (I keep reminding 'em Polly did it better).

Joe

Thank you kindly, Joe! But you're a CLEVER writer, it's a CLEVER song, and anyone in their right mind would want to do it! I'm just glad you let me sing on it, I had fun, Haze had fun, anything I ever sang of yours was a treasure, so I'm just appreciative that we did this stuff! You are my HERO!

AWESOME! What a fun collab!

My christmas Song:

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10021342

Christmas Time
Strophe
I can hear the children´s laughter
Their voices make the season bright
When they sing about the Holy night

I haven´t been home for so long
But now it seems to be alright
This feeling that I’m coming home tonight

Refrain
I hear the Children´s laughter like back then
Christmas Time is here again
The street where I grew up is all covered in white
Children Smiling everywhere
Christmas-Peace is almost there
What a way to celebrate this silent night


Strophe
Mama was baking in the kitchen
Dad told us stories every year
While we waited for the Christ Child to appear

I can hear my sister’s voice
While she and I stood at (under) the tree
As we enjoyed the Christmas harmony

Refrain
Children´s laughter like back then
Christmas Time is here again
The Street where I grew up is all covered in withe
Children smiling everywehre
Christmas-Peace is almoust there
What a way to celebrate this silent night


Outro
My children’s eyes have disappeared
My children’s voice no longer here
But I can see it in our children, every silent night
With eyes so bright as the chandle light



And the Video would be :):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tstkx8lSRoI

Hello & Merry Christmas from Okeechobee Florida !
Here's my songs..

Thank You Mr. Santa Claus
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

and...
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Lyrics by Ritt
Vocals by Cheryl
Music by me
this one is on the 3rd page of my soundclick.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Not sure whether this qualifies specifically as a Christmas song. I did have winter and Christmas in mind when I wrote the lyric, though.
(I don't recall posting it last year in the MP3 forum. My apologies if I did.)

Donna

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=8506265

Angels In Snow

(v1)
In the dusty window of a small pawn shop
I saw something shiny that caused me to stop
An old-fashioned snow globe had caught my eye
Though it wasn't an object I'd normally buy
Suddenly memories took centre stage
And I was a child at a very young age

Chorus
My daddy beside me, at 13 below
Teaching me how to make angels in snow
We lay on our backs
Did jumping jacks
Giggling under a pale winter sky
I closed my eyes tightly, pretended to fly
With my daddy beside me, at 13 below
Watching his angel make angels in snow

(v2)
The frog pond iced over, he laced up my skates
Held my hand tightly as I tripped in his wake
He'd do a few rounds to get into his stride
Then glide to a stop while he twirled me up high
With my toes nearly frozen by the time we got home
He knelt down before me to rub my feet warm

Chorus
My daddy beside me, at 13 below
Teaching me how to make angels in snow
We lay on our backs
Did jumping jacks
Giggling under a pale winter sky
I closed my eyes tightly, pretended to fly
With my daddy beside me, at 13 below
Watching his angel make angels in snow

Bridge
Somber now under a pale winter sky
I close my eyes tightly, try hard not to cry
I see Dad beside me, at 13 below
Watching his angel make angels in snow

(v3)
Over the years, there seemed so much to do
I travelled afar, and even letters grew few
He called out my name when he didn't have long
But before I could reach him, my father was gone
Now all I'd wish, if I could give the command
Is my feet once again in my father's warm hands

Repeat bridge
Somber now under a pale winter sky
I close my eyes tightly, try hard not to cry
I'm smiling through tears because I see him right now
Teaching angels to make self-portraits in snow

Copyright: Donna Devine

Oh! Just remembered a lyric I wrote specifically for the Yuletide season.
(A Celtic-based free-folk band over here has asked for permission to record and elease it next year as their Christmas single. )

Donna

The Angels

(v1)
The Druids of ancient
Would bless an oak tree
Then burn an ash Yule log
For 12 festive days
They threw salt and holly
Deep into the flames
Waited for Sunrise
And spoke sacred names

Lift
Thus would the Winter Solstice begin
With a gathering on hilltops to drum down the dawn
So the Sun would triumph over Darkness again

Chorus
Deep in the shadows when all were asleep
The Angels of Solstice would gather around
And quietly sing to the souls in their keep
Leaving no footprints on sacrosanct ground

Short musical break

Extended chorus
Bring holly, ivy, pine tree boughs
Mistletoe to heal us now
All heralds of the earth's renewal
The ancient messages of Yule
-------------------------------------------------------
(v2)

With the castle aglow
In bright candlelight
Celebrations continued
Through all of the night
With music and dance
And a sumptuous feast
As lords and their peasants
Hailed the star in the East

Lift
Thus would Yuletide festivities start
Enjoyed by nobles and all in their court
With hopes of good tidings in everyone’s heart

Chorus
A quiet crunching of snow could be heard
The Angels of Yule were clust'ring outside
To pray in the silence of a still-changing world
Long after dark in the stars’ diamond light

Short musical break

Extended chorus
Bring holly, ivy, pine tree boughs
Mistletoe to heal us now
All heralds of the earth's renewal
The ancient messages of Yule
-----------------------------------------------------
(v3)
Old traditions are stored
In the locked vaults of time
Yet from winter’s dark depths
A light always shines
People gather with families
And friends all around
Safe in the comfort
Of warmth that surrounds

Lift
Down through the ages we still feel its worth
First it was light, then a holy child’s birth
Each evolution creates a new Earth

Chorus
Whispering to us to welcome the season
The Angels of Christmas are gathering in force
As hearts turn inward, finding a reason
To follow the trails of Love to their Source

Short musical break

Extended chorus
Bring holly, ivy, pine tree boughs
Mistletoe to heal us now
All heralds of the earth's renewal
The ancient messages of Yule

Don't want to forget this one:


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Bad, Bad Santa
(c) emmrich/leach 2008

Bad, Bad Santa
What did you take from me?
Bad, Bad Santa
What did you take from me?

I had the sweetest little gal
that you'd ever want to see

You're supposed to bring joy and happiness
but you stole my little honey bee

Rob: acoustic guitars, bass
Kevin: acoustic guitar, harp, vocals and egg shaker

I just got to listen to these!

Mark, you CROONER! How could anyone not be ENAMORED after that performance (men included!)

Kevin, Red Fire Truck was such a nice sentimental song, but I LOVED Bad, Bad Santa! I should sing it! I would change "Sweet little gal" to "Sweet little man" but I should sing it!

Dan, nice write!

Nigel, Feline Festive Fun was GREAT! Wow, you have a nice voice!

Glyn, the Boy Named Ben song was a hauntingly good Christmas story! The Angel With a Broken Wing was GREAT, of course Heather did an excellent job!

Herbie, didn't get to yours yet as it's not a JPF song!

Have to comment on JOE'S...I just enjoy the Hell out of it!

Martin G, lovely song!

Calvin, Calvin, Calvin...Son, did you get dropped on yer head when you were a baby? Seriously though, LOVED Thank You Mr. Santa Claus...had a real "Trailer Town" feel to it! YEEEHAAAWWW! My computer crashed when I tried to listen to Christmas Kisses (coincidence...or not????)

I rebooted, and heard DM's Angels in the Snow...BEAUTIFUL!

Again, Kev, I should sing Bad, Bad Santa!

Polly, Well gosh darnit. There's still a few days 'til Bad, Bad Santa arrives. Sing it! You songbird!!!!

I don't have this one recorded--BUT:

LYRIC ONLY--


“I DO” ON CHRISTMAS DAY
©2010 Mackie Humphries

V1
Hello operator my cell phone won’t get thru
Trying to reach my baby Miss Marie Ladoo
She’s in Tennessee I left her all alone
In the whole town there’s only one phone.

V2
Got to get a message to her lickety split
That I’m coming for Christmas this week
Say you can help me I’m a desperate man
I’ve got a diamond ring to put on her hand.

V3
A click put me on hold making her connection
After a long time waitin’ she made a suggestion
Got thru to a TRUCK STOP where she works
Give your name and number and a few words
And a short message what you want heard.

CH1
“My sweet Baby Marie
This is Big Willie Joe
Call me back tonight
At 459 Two O Two O
Be home for Christmas
Got a present for you
Something for your hand
Marie Ladoo I love you.”

BR
After midnight my phone rang
A far off voice said “Big Willie
You make my heart sing
Marie Ladoo loves you too.”

CH2
“My sweet Baby Marie
This is Big Willie Joe
I want to marry you
Just tell me “I DO”
Be home for Christmas
Got a present for you
Something for your hand
Marie Ladoo I love you

TAG
MARIE AND WILLIE SAY “I DO”
DRIVE AWAY ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

Mackie

Here is a song I wrote and performed, inspired by the consumerism that inflicts so many at this time of year, possibly forgetting about what is important.

Happy holidays!

"Wanting What You Have" --
http://www.ttmbandroom.com/index.php?t=audio_player&song_id=1190

Here is a novelty Christmas song.


http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=8425664





SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY.

CHRISTMAS EVE WAS OVER, A ROARING SUCCESS

SANTA HEADED BACK FOR HOME TO A WELL DESERVED REST

THE ELVES WERE THERE WAITING, SAID "LET'S CELEBRATE

LET'S HAVE US A PARTY AND LET'S MAKE IT GREAT"


THEY CALLED FOR FOOD AND DRINK WHILE RUDOLPH LED THE BAND

THEY SANG AND DANCED AND PLAYED GAMES TILL THEY COULD NOT STAND

JACK FROST AND THE NORTH WIND RODE IN ON A POLAR BEAR

WHILE SANTA WENT DANCING IN HIS RED UNDERWEAR

CHORUS

THEY DANCED ON THE CEILING AND THEY DANCED ON THE WALL

BECAUSE THEY'RE ELVES THEY DIDN'T FALL

THEY DEFIED---THE LAW OF GRAVITY

THEN THERE WAS A JINGLE FOLLOWED BY A JANGLE

DECORATIONS IN AN AWFUL TANGLE

AS FROSTY-- TIPPED OVER THE TREE

AT SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY

NOW MRS CLAUS GOT ANGRY SAID"THAT IS ENOUGH
THIS PARTY IS NOW OVER, IT'S GETTING TOO ROUGH"
BUT SOON THEY HAD HER LAUGHING, SHOUTING OUT WITH GLEE
AS NORTHERN LIGHTS AND HER, DANCED IN HARMONY

REPEAT CHORUS

PENGUINS DID THE WADDLE IN TUXEDO SUITS
ESKIMOS DID THE SHUFFLE IN THEIR SEAL SKIN BOOTS
THEY DANCED AND DANCED THE WHOLE NIGHT,HEADED HOME AT DAWN
REMEMBER AT THE POLE,NIGHTS ARE SIX MONTHS LONG

REPEAT CHORUS

(C)EVERETT ADAMS

Just lyrics, for I can't yet find the 1981 tape that my two little kids at that time sang on with me to my piano playing. So, just "hear" kids only singing this song as you read. Thanks.

"Find My House, Santa Claus"
Copyright 1981 John Alan Daubert

1st Verse:

My lights show where my house is
Around the windows and the bushes
One wreath I made for the front door
Please see them from your sleigh tonight


Find my house Santa Claus

Find my house Santa Claus

Please find my house Santa Claus, tonight


2nd Verse:

I left some milk and cookies
Thought you might get real hungry
Don't think I'll fall asleep soon
Wanna hear reindeer, sleigh bells


Find my house Santa Claus

Find my house Santa Claus

Please find my house Santa Claus, tonight

Instr.
Chorus
End

I did one called santa's going ho'ing... it was a retaliation at some stupid woman who suggested santa should no longer say ... Ho Ho Ho....

Not what I'd call a nice family christmas song.... but it can be found at

www.soundclick.com/noeldownspoortasteandbadmanners.htm

Cheers

lonely lyric only (needs melody)

“The Holidays are Hardest”

The winter’s snow falls softly as the Christmas candles glow
I’m remembering the first time we kissed beneath the mistletoe
In the morning there’ll be presents all around the Christmas tree
But the only gift I ever want is your love returned to me

Chorus
Holidays are hardest when the one you love is gone
My heart just breaks a little more and I feel I can’t go on
Wish my heart would take a holiday it just loves you all the time
It still wishes you’d come back to me, it still wishes you were mine

It’s New Year’s Eve and almost twelve, the party’s going strong
My friends are all around me, and still there’s something wrong
Another year has passed me by, a new one soon will start
It’s not one I look forward to, since I don’t have your heart

Holidays are hardest when the one you love is gone
My heart just breaks a little more and I feel I can't go on
Wish my heart would take a holiday for it loves you all the time
It still wishes you'd come back to me, it still wishes you were mine

Bridge
Valentine’s Day is coming soon
Don’t know if I can bear
Another special holiday
Without you being there, since..

Holidays are hardest when the one you love is gone
My heart just breaks a little more and I feel I can't go on
Wish my heart would take a holiday for it loves you all the time
It still wishes you'd come back to me, it still wishes you were mine
It still wishes you'd come back to me, it still wishes you were mine