I Miss The Christmas We Used To Know

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[INTRO – stomps, claps, sleigh bells, band hit]
(Spoken, dry)
Remember when Christmas waited till December?

[VERSE 1]
We used to go carol singing in the snow
Numb little fingers on a charity box glow
Knocking on doors, “We Wish You a Merry”
Coins in a tin making pockets feel heavy

Now I say “Let’s sing” and they grin at me
“Can you keep it down, I’m on a live stream?”
Someone plays a carol on the TV show
They laugh, call it “cringe” and back to the scroll

[CHORUS]
I miss the Christmas we used to know
When the screens stayed dark and the talk ran slow
When you wrapped up warm just to knock on a door
And sang till your toes couldn’t feel the floor
Now it’s heads down, thumbs up, blue-white glow
While the tinsel shines on the table below
Yeah, I love you all more than you’ll ever know
But I miss the Christmas we used to know

[VERSE 2]
We used to put the dinner on and that was that
One big bird and a bowl where the roasties sat
Now it’s five pans boiling and a veggie roast
“No meat for him” and “no dairy for your host”

Used to feel the magic start in late November
Now there’s plastic snow in August I remember
By the time real fairy lights hit the tree
I’ve seen twelve thousand adverts telling me what to be

[CHORUS]
I miss the Christmas we used to know
When the shop fronts waited for the first frost glow
When the big old bird was the star of the show
And nobody filmed it for a reel or a “hello”
Now it’s “she don’t eat that” and “he don’t do cheese”
And “what’s your Wi-Fi, Grandad, please?”
Yeah, I love you all more than you’ll ever know
But I miss the Christmas we used to know

[BRIDGE – half-time, bells big, then lift]
There’s a sale sign hanging where the holly grew
Pumpkins out, then straight to “snow for you”
By the time it’s Christmas I’m already tired
Of the same looped song and the fake snow hired

But then you all crash in with your crooked crowns
Trip on wrapping paper, knock the crackers down
And for one loud moment in the fairy light
It feels like the old days wrapped up tight

[FINAL CHORUS – a little bigger, direct plea]
I miss the Christmas we used to know
But you’re still the reason that the fire feels glow
So put down your phone for a verse or so
And sing like the days before the endless scroll show
We’ll have “no meat for him” and “no gravy for she”
And “Grandad, what’s the Wi-Fi?” round the tree
Yeah, I love you all more than you’ll ever know
So let’s make this Christmas like the ones we used to know

[OUTRO – band vamps softly on “I miss the Christmas we used to know”]

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[INTRO – stomps, claps, sleigh bells, band hit] (Spoken, dry) Remember when Christmas waited till December? [VERSE 1] We used to go carol singing in the snow Numb little fingers on a charity box glow Knocking on doors, “We Wish You a Merry” Coins in a tin making pockets feel heavy Now I say “Let’s sing” and they grin at me “Can you keep it down, I’m on a live stream?” Someone plays a carol on the TV show They laugh, call it “cringe” and back to the scroll [CHORUS] I miss the Christmas we used to know When the screens stayed dark and the talk ran slow When you wrapped up warm just to knock on a door And sang till your toes couldn’t feel the floor Now it’s heads down, thumbs up, blue-white glow While the tinsel shines on the table below Yeah, I love you all more than you’ll ever know But I miss the Christmas we used to know [VERSE 2] We used to put the dinner on and that was that One big bird and a bowl where the roasties sat Now it’s five pans boiling and a veggie roast “No meat for him” and “no dairy for your host” Used to feel the magic start in late November Now there’s plastic snow in August I remember By the time real fairy lights hit the tree I’ve seen twelve thousand adverts telling me what to be [CHORUS] I miss the Christmas we used to know When the shop fronts waited for the first frost glow When the big old bird was the star of the show And nobody filmed it for a reel or a “hello” Now it’s “she don’t eat that” and “he don’t do cheese” And “what’s your Wi-Fi, Grandad, please?” Yeah, I love you all more than you’ll ever know But I miss the Christmas we used to know [BRIDGE – half-time, bells big, then lift] There’s a sale sign hanging where the holly grew Pumpkins out, then straight to “snow for you” By the time it’s Christmas I’m already tired Of the same looped song and the fake snow hired But then you all crash in with your crooked crowns Trip on wrapping paper, knock the crackers down And for one loud moment in the fairy light It feels like the old days wrapped up tight [FINAL CHORUS – a little bigger, direct plea] I miss the Christmas we used to know But you’re still the reason that the fire feels glow So put down your phone for a verse or so And sing like the days before the endless scroll show We’ll have “no meat for him” and “no gravy for she” And “Grandad, what’s the Wi-Fi?” round the tree Yeah, I love you all more than you’ll ever know So let’s make this Christmas like the ones we used to know [OUTRO – band vamps softly on “I miss the Christmas we used to know”]

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