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Home For the Holidays
04:17
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there’s a man on the street
in his coat & bare feet
and the cold gnaws away at his ears
found a place to sleep
on a quiet street
found a home for Christmas this year
people walking on by
let him stay where he lies
they’ve got bigger things left to fear
disappointed and sad
they’re angry, they’re mad
to be home for Christmas this year
And there’s presents to wrap
And stockings to hang
And a tree that’s still naked of lights
And there’s no place to go
But the same house they know
Christmas Eve, just like any old night
it’s strange to say
gonna be that way
we’ve all had a hell of a year
but with somewhere to go
and a roof for the snow
I’ve a home for Christmas this year
I’ll be glad for Christmas this year
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8 Crazy Nights
03:11
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oh how does one celebrate Hannukah?
you can do it however you wanna, 'cause
for eight crazy nights
by the pale candle light
the festival goes on & on, it does.........
last year, I remember
sometime in mid-December
we bought a pack of candles
and a bag of chocolate coins
and we sang a song so happily
'bout Judah and the Maccabees
that rock of ages rolls along
when everybody joins
so don your warmest sweaters
and raise your dreidels high
we'll unwrap all our presents
till the final candle dies
the wax will melt, we'll eat our gelt
and do it all again
we don't know how to spell it, no,
but we love it just the same
the miracle of lights, I know,
was many oh-so-many years ago
the Seleucids had been run off
and oil was running short
but somehow it stayed burning bright
for seven days and one more night
the Maccabees fell on their knees
"Hallelujah, praise the Lord"
[chorus]
so you can keep your Christmas Trees
your Wise Men and Nativities
Mariah Carey's voice is nice
but I'm sick of that song
I'll stick to my menorahs, son,
and count the candles, eight to one
eat lots of latkes, doughnuts, and
sing merrily along
[chorus]
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David Lefkowitz Williamsburg, Virginia
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