Christmas Again ft Speck

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Happy 80s dance version of this amazing little ditty about the over-commercialisation of Christmas. The melody is rather remniscant of Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, sources/other mixes at ccmixer.org

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Stellar Art Wars

Stellar Art Wars are a collective of musicians dating back to the early 90's. Stellar Art Wars, the folk band, is currently inactive, but there's plenty of c

Stellar Art Wars are a collective of musicians dating back to the early 90's. Currently involved are Walter (vocals, [percussion), Twiggy (guitar), Ben (mandolin/banjo), Andy (bass), Henry (violin), Terry (percussion) and Patrick (drummer with "Asbo", the punk version of Stellar) Stellar Art Wars, the folk band, is currently inactive, but there's plenty of clips of them live on YouTube. Asbo is now a three piece band consisting of Twiggy (Stephen Branch), vocals/guitar, Andrew Wainwright, vocals, bass and Patrick Auer, drums.

Song Info

Genre

Alternative • Dance-Punk

Charts

Peak #131

Peak in subgenre #3

Uploaded

December 16, 2013

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.1 MB • 128 kbps • 3:22

Story behind the song

I wrote this on the way back from the mailbox a few days before Thanksgiving. I wasn’t going to upload it because it’s just more complaining about the commercialization of it all. But then unreal_dm uploaded this tune (thank you) and I thought, “hmm, I wonder if I can sing in D flat?” I had originally written and recorded it in the style of John Prine so I re-recorded it to fit this tune. Melodyne hepled. (I’ve also uploaded the John Priney version in a .zip)

By the way, I have this nagging feeling that I plaigerized about half of it. Please let me know if you’ve heard any of these lines before.

Lyrics

My junk mail is turning
all red and green
The shops are becoming
but not to me

They wouldn’t be open
if nobody went
Not giving them yours
would be money well spent

Jesus Christ it’s Christmas again
Is this what you had in mind
Holy Mother of God and men
How come I don’t feel divine

There’s a sale on at Macy’s
There’s a sale on at Kohls
It’s amazing how willingly
we’re selling our souls

Please don’t go shopping
on the day to give thanks
You’re just stuffing the coffers
of corporations and banks

I’m supposed to be merry
going out buying gifts
But I’m not going to do it
That’s not the spirit that lifts

Jesus Christ it’s Christmas again
Is this what you had in mind
Holy Mother of God and men
How come I don’t feel divine

There’s a sale on at Macy’s
There’s a sale on at Kohls
It’s amazing how willingly
we’re selling our souls

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