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Step Into Winterval
00:41
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(plink plonk)
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2. |
Christmas Every Day
04:24
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December the first, hang up the lights
We won't be sleeping much tonight
We won't be waiting very long
Pour another drink, sit yourself down
Turn that unfestive frown around
Gotta look like we're having fun
So sleep away the months, the days
For now the year is gone
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
December the twelfth, it's such a joy!
Oh how these songs do not annoy!
Oh how this chaos warms the heart!
Wake, feel the effects, crawl from your bed
What's with this mulled and spicy head?
Why is your world falling apart?
So sleep away the months, the days
For now the year is gone
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
And on December twenty first
You feel your heart is going to burst
With love for all the people getting in your way
And now it's Christmas Eve
You must be drunk or broke or lonely
But pretend that all is fine
And shut your mouth cos it's Christmas time!
January first, stepping outside,
Have to get back on with your life
Have to face up to all you've done
But grab your red coat and hat
Grow your beard long
And you can keep it going on
You can be Christmas man forever
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
Na na na na na, now that it's Christmas every day
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3. |
Puffy's Song
03:44
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I used to be the head of this North Pole toy factory
We were a team, you held me in the highest of esteem
At my ideas you'd adulate
Christmas was a time I'd celebrate
The years went by, computers came and stole the children's hearts
My wooden toys, just like my world they slowly fell apart
Now a machine I operate
Christmas is a time I tolerate
I never age but the world it moves on
Too set in my ways to keep up with the storm
I know you've got your new favourites, that's fine
I guess I've had my time
Santa you know, I love you even though you broke my heart
But where can I go, the real world won't allow a man with
Tights and pointed ears to integrate
Christmas is a time I abnegate
The heartache wine can't alleviate
In the snow I slowly suffocate
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4. |
I'm Santa Claus
02:28
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Only got one night
Gotta make a flight
Get around the world
For the boys and girls
Gotta get in shape
Gotta comb my face
Gotta pay the elves
Gotta share the wealth
Cos I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
Gotta get things packed
Fill a million sacks
Now it's getting near
Have to feed reindeer
And I'm one elf down
Gotta turn this round
Gotta fix my sleigh
And get on my way
Cos I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
(Attempt a guitar solo)
Now I'm way up high
Soaring through the sky
Going to pole to pole
Yeah I'm on a roll
Now I'm on my way
To the USA
Then to Kazakhstan
And on to Japan
To Australia
And Romania
Then to Zimbabwe
Next stop UK
To the Netherlands
Then to Vietnam
Finally to Spain
Then I'm home again
I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
I'm Santa Claaaaauuuuuus
I'm Santa Claaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuus
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5. |
A Long Day
03:18
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I only did what was needed
I was just trying to spread joy
I was a fool for believing
The world could change with just one toy
It's a long day without you here
It's a long day, deer
I've lost all sight of the reasons
Fame and recognition I've chased
Are you enduring the seasons
Puffy the world is a cruel place
It's a long day without you here
It's a long day, deer
(Spooky chanting)
In the event of my failure
Please look on me with sympathetic eyes
I'm a man with a sleigh, I'm no saviour
And I'm just a symptom of these troubled times
It's a long day without you here
(Repeat until sad)
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6. |
Puffy's Theme
00:58
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I don't care for mistletoe
For mistletoe reminds me of the way
Your face was all aglow
Was all aglow upon that Christmas Day
When our love arrived but it never could stay
So out of the city we go into the winter snow
But it doesn't feel like Christmas
It doesn't feel like Christmas
Out of the city we go into the winter snow
But it doesn't feel like Christmas
It doesn't feel like Christmas
Days go buy so quietly
So quietly til Christmas comes around
I ache politely
Politely I stumble to the ground
Our love, a star that'll never be found
So out of the city we go into the winter snow
But it doesn't feel like Christmas
It doesn't feel like Christmas
Out of the city we go into the winter snow
But it doesn't feel like Christmas
It doesn't feel like Christmas
On Christmas Eve you went away
Packed up your bags into the sleigh
I never had the chance to say
I get by but each memory
Each memory lies heavy on my heart
And through the centuries
The centuries are pulling me apart
Our love burned out 'fore it ever could start
So out of the city we go into the winter snow
But it doesn't feel like Christmas
It doesn't feel like Christmas
(Repeat until it feels like Christmas)
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8. |
Santa's On His Way
03:13
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Another year is heading towards the end
We'll never know exactly what is coming round the bend
And all of the world's a mess
The future is just a guess
The power of love seems less, my friends
So load up the sleigh and wrap those presents tight
There's still a little magic in what's happening tonight
And everyone can believe
Yeah hope is all that we need
So fill up your Christmas tree with light
Cos hey! Santa's on his way!
Santa's on his way!
Santa oh Santa!
With all of the hate, the anger and the fear
Maybe it's time to do the things you put off all the year
A time now to do what's best
Your mission, your goal, your quest
To fill up your heart with festive cheer
Cos hey! Santa's on his way!
Santa's on his way!
Santa oh Santa!
S A N T A S O N H I S W A Y
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9. |
Santa's Call/Candy Canes
04:05
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(Street noise, urchin choir, brass band)
I made it though the winter
I made myself a home
I wandered through the city
I found myself alone
I gazed up at the neon signs
I drank into the night
Oh but life means more than this
I stumbled through the forest
I fell down to my knees
I turned into an eagle
I took off with the breeze
I dug a hole into the snow
I buried all I owned
Oh but life means more than this
I watched the year evaporate
I stared at my own fate
Oh but life means more than motorways
Life means more than aeroplanes
Life means more than flight delays
Life means more than parking bays
Life means more than lemonade
Life means more than picture frames
Life means more than hand grenades
Life means more than barricades
Life means more than rollerblades
Life means more than holidays
Life means more than candy canes
Life means more than Christmas Day
(Urchins briefly return)
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10. |
Christmas Day
07:03
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Midnight, I leave without a sound
Darkness seeking pathways unfound
Pull out my body from the night
Lift me, transform my body to flight
But oh will you be here
What will you say
When I return on Christmas Day
Weary, starving, travelling far
Over mountains, follow the star
The red suit of the way things were
The return of the wanderer
But oh will you be here
What will you say
When I return on Christmas Day
The light of a million stars
The warmth of the largest fire
In the midst of the night I can see him
Waking, breathing, trying to speak
Safe away from the midwinter bleak
Faces emerge from all around
Everything I missed I have found
But oh will you be here
What will you say
When I return on Christmas Day
(Repeat until it changes to...)
Will you be here
Will you be saved
When I return on Christmas Day
(Repeat until redeemed)
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Remember when you brought the box down
And all the songs began to play
Remember when we were excited
We couldn't wait until the day
Hang the lights on the tree
One for every memory
Remember when we laughed til we cried
And new arrivals came along
Remember when he didn't wake up
Like Christmas nothing stays for long
Hang the lights on the tree
One for every memory
Remember when you warmed my hands up
And I could feel it through the gloves
Remember when we threw the needles
Remember when we fell in love
Hang the lights on the tree
One for every memory
Hang the lights on the tree
One for every possibility
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12. |
At Christmas Time
03:15
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All the year we waited
For the day when we can give to everyone we love
And all the things we don't need
Are taken back or moved along, yeah everybody does
But don't return the lessons learned
At Christmas time
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