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Thread #97224   Message #1917733
Posted By: Charley Noble
23-Dec-06 - 05:37 PM
Thread Name: Songs that mention Christmas
Subject: Lyr Add: SUDDENLY IT'S CHRISTMAS (L Wainwright)
One of my all time favorites in the spirit of "Humbug!" (copy and paste into WORD/TIMES/12 to line up chords):

Words & Music by Loudon Wainwright III
© 1993 Snowden Music Inc.
Slightly adapted by Charlie Ipcar - 1993

SUDDENLY IT'S CHRISTMAS

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Suddenly it's Christmas, just after Halloween;
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Forget about Thanksgiving, that buffet in between;
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There's lights and tinsel in the shops, they're stocking up the shelves;
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Santa's slaving at the Pole with his sweat shop full of elves.

There's got to be a build-up for the day that Christ was born;
The malls are decked with pumpkins and ears of Injun corn;
Dragging through the falling leaves in a one-horse open sleigh;
Suddenly it's Christmas, seven weeks before the day.

Chorus:

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Suddenly it's Christmas, the longest holiday
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When they say "Seasons Greetings!", they mean just what they say;
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It's a season, it's a marathon – retail eternity,
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And it's not over 'til it's over and you throw away the tree.

Outside it's nice and balmy, in the air nary a nip;
Suddenly it's Christmas, Santa's on his trip;
Yes, they're working overtime, Santa's little runts;
Christmas comes but once a year – and hangs on for two months.

Christmas carols in December, and November too;
It's no wonder we're depressed when the whole damn thing is through;
Finally, it's January, drag out "Auld Lang Syne;"
And here comes another heartache shaped like a valentine.

Chorus:

Suddenly it's Christmas, the longest holiday;
The season is upon us – it just won't go away;
It's a season, it's a marathon – retail eternity,
And it's not over 'til it's over and you throw away the tree;
No, it's not over 'til it's over and you throw away the tree;
It's still not over 'til it's over and you throw away the tree.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble