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The Holiday Bloch​-​busters - War On Christmas

from A Green Monkey Christmas For Martians Up On Mars by Green Monkey Christmas

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Music: Tom Dyer Words: Joni Brill & Tom Dyer

Tom Dyer – Vocals, Guitar, Bass: Kurt Bloch – Guitar, Vocals; Al Bloch – iPhone Vocals.

I saw The Cheaters reunion at the Croc this year and it was fabulous. We featured the most entertaining Cheaters album, a Fastbacks album and a Kurt solo album as AotMs a year or two ago. We featured the 1984 Fastbacks on our two-years-back jolly Xmas album. We just released the long-lost Wenis album, starring Al Bloch. Such a great Christmas gift for family and friends.

So when I got this idea for yet another Xmas song after I had wrapped the Tom & Kat’s Excellent Christmas Adventure album, what was I to do? Obvious – contact Kurt and Al. Bang! Al doesn’t have a recording set up, so he just sang into his phone and sent it to me. Kurt did his mighty parts and sent ‘em in. (see if you can figure out which guitar is which) Ain’t technology grand? If you want to read the words that I have subtly/suitably buried beneath the guitars somewhat, they are available on the bandcamp page.

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It's a War on Christmas
Music: Tom Dyer Words: Joni Brill & Tom Dyer

It’s a war It’s a war
Head to your holiday bomb shelters
It's a war on Christmas
We're gonna arm St. Nick and all his elves
It's a war on Christmas

Ho Ho Ho you can't blame the Buddhist, the Muslims or the Jews
Ho Ho Ho No this phony a war was created by Fox News

They'll be no more popcorn chains
It's a war on Christmas
Hanging from the trees
It's a war on Christmas
No more cups of hot chocolate,
It's a war on Christmas
Warm apple cider or exotic teas
It's a war on Christmas

Ho Ho Ho Forget your childhood memories the ones from long ago
Ho Ho Ho of gentle family gatherings, of mittens, hats and snow
Ho Ho Ho don't worry about corporate profits They'll get theirs anyway
Ho Ho Ho it's the end of senseless worship of this Jesus holiday

It's the end of black Friday
And the crowded shopping malls
The long lines to visit Santa Claus and
Joyful carolers singing Deck the Halls
No more stars hanging from the trees
No houses lit in colored lights so bright
They're taking away your Christmas decorations
And declaring this a silent night

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from A Green Monkey Christmas For Martians Up On Mars, released December 1, 2018

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Green Monkey Christmas Olympia, Washington

Green Monkey has been making Xmas albums since 2009., with 11 jolly comps from NW artists. And yes, the previous ones are available on Bandcamp.Plus two Tom Dyer Christmas collections. And The True Olympians Xmas collection. Damn that’s a lot of good cheer.

And all the compilation dough goes to MusiCares, a charity that helps music people in need and lord knows there are some of those every year. ... more

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