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Solstice Song
03:34
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Lights on the house
Lights on the tree
Make it all glisten and glow
A beautiful way to hide
Forget that it’s dark outside
Turn up the music, fill up the room
Don’t let your cup run dry
The sounds of the season’s embrace
The silence is harder to face
When it’s all too rushed
Too much
Too loud
They’re burning bright
All noise and light
What we have is true
I’ll take the dark and longest night with you
Fill up the boxes, fill up the stores
Wrap it in ribbons and bows
Forget what the simple life brings
When we’re surrounded with things
When it’s all too rushed
Too much
Too loud
They’re burning bright
All noise and light
What we have is true
I’ll take the dark and longest night with you
They’re burning bright
All noise and light
What we have is true
I’ll take the dark and longest night with you
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R: Hey, Mar
M: Mmm hmm?
R: Great news!
M: Yeah?
R: My gig was cancelled tonight!
M: Oh
R: That means you and I can spend the evening together!
M: Oh, well, you know…you sure you don’t want to go out anyway? Just go..go have fun!
R: Nope!
M: It’s…
R: Wanna spend it with you!
M: Well…(sigh)
R: Another cozy night
M: You should get some air.
R: A fire sounds just right
M: It’s not that bad out there
R: I love staying in
M: But it’s been
M&R: All this time
R: They say it might freeze
M: It’s 50 degrees
R: The roads could get slick
M: You better go quick
R&M: and it’s
R: really
M: (not that)
M&R: Cold out
R: We’ll get delivery
M: Or, you could pick it up—go
R: and sit here by the tree
M: it saves some money, you know
R: I love staying in
M: But it’s been
M&R: All this time
R: It’s already dark.
M: They light up the park
R: My bed’s calling me
M: It’s 7:03
R&M: and it’s
R: really
M: (not that)
M&R: Cold out
R: Great and small things we could ponder
M: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
R: Oh!! You want to cut my hair?
M: Let’s let it grow.
R: Just hold hands and stare?
M: Hmmm… no.
R: I love staying in
M: But it’s been
M&R: All this time
R: It’s great to relax
M: Don’t you need some snacks?
R: We could use some more.
M: Then run to the store.
R: Oh, I get it. You need a little time by yourself, to wrap my presents.
M: Yeah, um hmmm.
M&R: And it’s really not that cold out.
R: BRB!
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Ah, what will Santa Claus say
When he finds everybody swingin'?
What will Santa Claus say
When he hears that sing, sing, singin'?
Down the chimney, he will come
With his great big smile
And you'll find that even the kiddies
Are swingin' in the latest style
Oh, oh, oh
What is Santa bringin'?
Oh, oh, oh
I wonder whether he'll be swingin'
Everywhere in the land
All the people will be singin'
La da da de da, yeah yeah ye ahh
Now what is Santa Clause gonna say
When he finds everybody swingin'?
Oh, what will Santa Claus say
When he finds everybody swingin'?
What will Santa Claus say
When he hears them sing, sing, singin'?
Down the chimney, he will come
With his great big smile
And you'll find that even the kiddies
Are swingin' in the latest style
Oh, oh, oh
What is Santa bringin'?
Oh, oh, oh
I wonder whether he'll be swingin'
Everywhere in the land
All the people will be singin'
La la de da, oh hey hey hey
Now, what is Santa Claus gonna say
When he finds everybody singin'?
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When the bells all ring and the horns all blow
And the couples we know are fondly kissing
Will I be with you or will I be among the missing?
Maybe it's much too early in the game
Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing New Year's, New Year's eve?
Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year, New Year's Eve?
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of the thousand invitations you received
Ah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?
Ah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?
Oh, what are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?
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5. |
The Year is New
03:22
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Raise a cup of kindness and of cheer
Missing those who’ve gone or are away from me
Think of all it took to get us here
Clinging to a view of what home used to be
I see you in so many places
Feel your soul mine
Now the light shines on their faces
Toast to auld lang syne
Tonight, we celebrate all that we’ve been through
And tomorrow, the year is new
I can’t help but think of times long past
The acquaintances I never will forget
Here’s to those whose love will always last
And the moments we have not created yet
I see you in so many places
Feel your soul mine
Now the light shines on their faces
Toast to auld lang syne
Tonight, we celebrate all that we’ve been through
And tomorrow, the year is new
I see you in so many places
Feel your soul mine
Now the light shines on their faces
Toast to auld lang syne
Tonight, we celebrate all that we’ve been through
And tomorrow, the year is new
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The Bylines Portland, Oregon
At once grounded in the big-band past of glamorous pop performances and rooted in a present realm of intricate and highly addictive songwriting, Portland's The Bylines brings a grand live spectacle equally at home in jazz halls and intimate venues.
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