[00:16.590]"Bah, humbug!" No, that's too strong
[00:18.150]'Cause it is my favorite holiday
[00:19.890]But all this year's been a busy blur
[00:22.060]Don't think I have the energy
[00:24.040]To add to my already mad rush
[00:26.110]Just 'cause it's 'tis the season.
[00:27.850]The perfect gift for me would be
[00:30.100]Completions and connections left from
[00:32.370]Last year, ski shop,
[00:34.080]Encounter, most interesting.
[00:36.140]Had his number but never the time
[00:38.130]Most of '81 passed along those lines.
[00:40.090]So deck those halls, trim those trees
[00:41.900]Raise up cups of Christmas cheer,
[00:44.160]I just need to catch my breath,
[00:46.040]Christmas by myself this year.
[00:56.200]Calendar picture, frozen landscape,
[00:58.160]Chilled this room for twenty-four days,
[01:00.040]Evergreens, sparkling snow
[01:02.070]Get this winter over with!
[01:03.480]Flashback to springtime, saw him again,
[01:06.000]Would've been good to go for lunch,
[01:08.060]Couldn't agree when we were both free,
[01:10.010]We tried, we said we'd keep in touch.
[01:12.280]Didn't, of course, 'til summertime,
[01:14.110]Out to the beach to his boat could I join him?
[01:16.310]No, this time it was me,
[01:18.290]Sunburn in the third degree.
[01:20.100]Now the calendar's just one page
[01:22.030]And, of course, I am excited
[01:23.180]Tonight's the night, but I've set my mind
[01:26.020]Not to do too much about it.
[01:28.170]Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
[01:29.940]But I think I'll miss this one this year.
[01:31.590]Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
[01:33.720]But I think I'll miss this one this year.
[01:35.940]Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
[01:37.710]But I think I'll miss this one this year.
[01:39.890]Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
[01:41.850]But I think I'll miss this one this year.
[01:44.260]Hardly dashing through the snow
[01:46.060]Cause I bundled up too tight
[01:48.060]Last minute have-to-do's
[01:49.970]A few cards a few calls
[01:51.560]'Cause it's r-s-v-p
[01:54.050]No thanks, no party lights
[01:56.000]It's Christmas Eve, gonna relax
[01:57.840]Turned down all of my invites.
[02:00.040]Last fall I had a night to myself,
[02:02.170]Same guy called, halloween party,
[02:04.220]Waited all night for him to show,
[02:06.100]This time his car wouldn't go,
[02:08.050]Forget it, it's cold, it's getting late,
[02:10.040]Trudge on home to celebrate
[02:12.060]In a quiet way, unwind
[02:14.110]Doing Christmas right this time.
[02:24.330]A&P has provided me
[02:26.180]With the world's smallest turkey
[02:27.910]Already in the oven, nice and hot
[02:30.040]Oh damn! Guess what I forgot?
[02:32.090]So on with the boots, back out in the snow
[02:34.010]To the only all-night grocery,
[02:35.910]When what to my wondering eyes should appear
[02:38.110]In the line is that guy I've been chasing all year!
[02:40.150]"I'm spending this one alone," he said.
[02:41.900]"Need a break; this year's been crazy."
[02:43.770]I said, "Me too, but why are you?
[02:45.770]You mean you forgot cranberries too?"
[02:47.980]Then suddenly we laughed and laughed
[02:50.000]Caught on to what was happening
[02:51.790]That Christmas magic's brought this tale
[02:53.790]To a very happy ending! "
[03:08.090]
[03:39.530]Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
[03:41.580]Couldn't miss this one this year!
[03:43.230]Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
[03:45.370]Couldn't miss this one this year!
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