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I’m looking forward to Christmas

 It’s sentimental I know, but I just really like it

I’m, I’m hardly religious

 I’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu to be honest

 And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerism

 The commercialisation of an ancient religion

And the western-isation of a dead Palestinian

 Press-ganged into selling PlayStations and beer

 But I still really like it.

I’m looking forward to Christmas

 Though I’m not expecting a visit from Jesus

 I’ll be seeing my dad

 My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum

 They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun

 I’ll be seeing my dad

 My sisters and brother, my gran and my mum

 We’ll be drinking white wine in the sun.

I don’t go for ancient wisdom

 I don’t believe just ’cause ideas are tenacious it means that they’re worthy

I get freaked out by churches

 Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords but the lyrics are dodgy

 And yes I have all of the usual objections

 To the mis-education of children who in tax-exempt institutions

And taught to externalise blame

And to feel ashamed

 And to judge things as plain right and wrong

 But I quite like the songs.

I’m not expecting big presents

 The old combination of socks, jocks and chocolate is just fine by me.

 ‘Cause I’ll be seeing my dad

 My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum

 They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun

 I’ll be seeing my dad

 My sisters and brother, my gran and my mum

 They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun.

 And you my baby girl

 My jetlagged infant daughter

 You’ll be handed round the room

 Like a puppy at a primary school

 And you don't understand

 But you will learn yourself one day

 That wherever you are and whatever you face

These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world

My sweet blue-eyed girl

 And if my baby girl

 When you’re twenty-one or thirty-one

 And Christmas comes around

 And you find yourself six thousand miles from home

You’ll know whatever---- comes

 Your brother and sister, and me and your mum

 Will be waiting for you in the sun

 whenever you come

Your brothers and sisters, your aunts and your uncles

 Your grandparents, cousins, and me and your mum

 We’ll be waiting for you in the sun

drinking white wine in the sun

Darling, when xmas comes

We’ll be waiting for you in the sun

drinking white wine in the sun

waiting for you in the sun

waiting for you

Waiting.

I, I really like Christmas

 It’s sentimental I know.