A poppy song about the true meaning of Christmas: i.e. being fed-up with it.

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We wanted to do a Christmas song, and so we thought about the season of goodwill, which for some reason is a very miserable time of year. Everyone pretends to be happy, and the weather is 'orrible. Chuck in some loud guitar and a catchy chorus, and there you are: "December". It might also be the first Christmas song about Seasonally Adjusted Depression. Oh, the jolliness....

I can't be happy,
I can only be down
when December comes around.
My mood is cold
'cos the year is old,
frozen like frost on the ground.
So run around
pretend you're having fun.
I'd rather be in the sun.

Ba ba ba...

Curtains are open
when I go past,
so I'm looking
through your glass.
Glumly sat in hats and streamers,
are you all just daydreamers?
I wonder what you'll think of me
as I hack down your little tree.

Now that the sun is out,
now that the joy is gone,
and there's ice about,
I'm not the only one.

Ba ba ba...