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A seasonal update on herself's classic, "This is a Rebel Song." Of course it's all in fun, but both songs take a similar stance: that being open to tenderness is in itself a liberatory act.
Recorded expressly for (and debuted on) under the name Sinead On'Donner for the 32nd Annual Jon Solomon 25-Hour Christmas Marathon radio show on WPRB, 103.3fm, Princeton, New Jersey. #wprbxmas
And if you don't want to listen to the song, at least enjoy the image.
lyrics
I love you, anti-Christmas friend,
You're cheerful as a lump of coal.
Can't you forgive some harmless fun,
Have some egg nog, they're showing "Die Hard."
I know you have your soft spots too
Like when Mariah Carey comes on,
or Dominick the Donkey.
Don't be cold, anti-Christmas friend.
How come you've never stuffed the stockings
with presents for unboxing?
And you've never said "Merry Christmas" even once,
And I do?
Oh don't be such a Scrooge now, man.
What good will shouting "Bah Humbug!" do?
We wrote crude things in the frost on your car.
See you're laughing, I know you're weakness.
I'll let you sit out New Years, friend,
But there's carolers out in the park!
Let's go and practice heckling them,
and judge the lights, and decorations.
[OK, but I have one surprise for you first...]
Don't tell me YOU have hung these stockings!?
[who me?]
Who got this tree? It's truly shocking!
[must've been Santa]
Here's to a Christmas that is merry.
You're no Scrooge...
No Scrooge.
credits
released December 24, 2020
Sinead On-Donnor.... and seven other reindeer.
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