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I Believe In Father Christmas (live) / White Wine In The Sun

by The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican / Scott Doonican

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They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on Earth But instead, it just kept raining Veil of tears for the Virgin Birth I remember one Christmas morning A winter's light and a distant choir And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell And their eyes full of tinsel and fire They sold me a dream of Christmas They sold me a Silent Night They told me a fairy story Till I believed in the Israelite And I believed in Father Christmas And I looked to the sky with excited eyes Then I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him and through his disguise I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave New Year All anguish, pain, and sadness Leave your heart and let your road be clear They said there'd be snow at Christmas They said there'd be peace on Earth Hallelujah, Noël, be it Heaven or Hell The Christmas we get, we deserve Lyrics by Peter Sinfield & Greg Lake
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I really like Christmas It's sentimental, I know But I just really like it I am hardly religious I'd rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu, to be honest And yes, I have all of the usual objections To consumerism To the commercialisation of an ancient religion To the westernisation of a dead Palestinian Press-ganged into selling PlayStations and beer But I still really like it I'm looking forward to Christmas Though I'm not expecting a visit from Jesus I'll be seeing my dad My brothers and sister, my gran and my mum They'll be drinking white wine in the sun I'll be seeing my dad My brothers and sister, my gran and my mum They'll be drinking white wine in the sun I don't go in for ancient wisdom I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious, it means that they're worthy I get freaked out by churches Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords, but the lyrics are dodgy And yes, I have all of the usual objections To the miseducation of children who, in tax-exempt institutions Are taught to externalise blame and to feel ashamed And to judge things as plain right or wrong But I quite like the songs I'm not expecting big presents The old combination of socks, pants and chocolates is just fine by me 'Cause I'll be seeing my dad My brothers and sister, my gran and my mum They'll be drinking white wine in the sun I'll be seeing my dad My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum They'll be drinking white wine in the sun I really like Christmas It's sentimental, I know Lyrics by Tim Minchin

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released December 22, 2023

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