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Chestnuts roasting in a bed of coals
The sun has set upon us oh oh no
I can tell that it’s in your chest
Something warm gone cold
At this time each year you want to sing
At this time each year you don’t

The ‘rents called from the Southern Tier
They say, “There’re kids playing out in the snow.
Won’t you come and join the fun this year?
It’s never quite the same with you gone.”

Don’t want to say what they want us to say
But we’re all wrapped up in their role … of merry
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas

The flakes have been falling
The days are getting dark
I search my soul for kindling
Anything to catch a spark

I know that he’s coming
There’s a Santa in a sleigh
He’s got a load of presents to deliver on the big day

But, I’m scared to say it:
“I think I’m getting coal
Or the threat of losing something precious
As I’m growing old”

Darlene, if you sing it
I know we’ll sing it too
Darlene come on and sing it
We really really miss you!

Christmas is a rollercoaster
Three cheers for the up and over
Christmas is the best time of the year
But only if you are here




The Beach Boys protect us
All through the summer months
But with the cold air friends and freckles
Fade out with the sun

It’s hard to motivate
At work when papers drown my desk
Quick calls to family seem to say:
“I think I knew them better then”

Driving home
The taillights clutter up my view
When her song comes on the radio
I have to talk to you

I know what I’m feeling
I know you feel it too
I know what I’m saying
I really, really love you!

Christmas is a rollercoaster
Three cheers for the up and over
Christmas is the best time of the year
But only if you are here

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from The White Fur Family: Episode 1, released December 21, 2019

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Matthew McLaughlin Maynard, Massachusetts

Singer-songwriter and wanna be crooner. For people that want to hear a bit of that "60s" sound translated into the modern era. Similar artists include Belle & Sebastian, Jens Lekman, and Billie The Vision & The Dancers.

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