Holiday Task Minutia
from Holiday by Chandler Travis
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lyrics
Holiday’s here / What is clear
Through the year without fail
The minutia will always appear
Here is one task / Much too long did it last
Didn't go all that fast (2nd time: Man, it all goes so fast!)
I will now state / Clearly delineate
On this date what occurred
Trouble did infiltrate
The holiday trunk / Full of beautiful junk
Later wine will be drunk
I have this simple story to tell
There was a trap and into it I fell
Some things appear along with good cheer
What gets me tied up in knots once again
On unforeseen things you can surely depend
Holiday task minutia will pass
Stocking to pin / I begin
A push pin, push it in / With the force of my thumb bone and skin
Don’t wish to bore / But I must tell you more
Th[en] it fell to the floor
I must not fail / Fetch a nail
I will wail with a hammer
Alas, found my aim had gone stale
What have I done / Gone and smashed my own thumb
Reckless man, I’m the one
I have this simple story to tell
There was a trap and into it I fell
Some things appear along with good cheer
What gets me tied up in knots once again
On unforeseen things you can surely depend
Holiday task minutia will pass
Through the year without fail
The minutia will always appear
Here is one task / Much too long did it last
Didn't go all that fast (2nd time: Man, it all goes so fast!)
I will now state / Clearly delineate
On this date what occurred
Trouble did infiltrate
The holiday trunk / Full of beautiful junk
Later wine will be drunk
I have this simple story to tell
There was a trap and into it I fell
Some things appear along with good cheer
What gets me tied up in knots once again
On unforeseen things you can surely depend
Holiday task minutia will pass
Stocking to pin / I begin
A push pin, push it in / With the force of my thumb bone and skin
Don’t wish to bore / But I must tell you more
Th[en] it fell to the floor
I must not fail / Fetch a nail
I will wail with a hammer
Alas, found my aim had gone stale
What have I done / Gone and smashed my own thumb
Reckless man, I’m the one
I have this simple story to tell
There was a trap and into it I fell
Some things appear along with good cheer
What gets me tied up in knots once again
On unforeseen things you can surely depend
Holiday task minutia will pass
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from Holiday,
released December 8, 2023
lyric by David Greenberger, Modern Variety / BMG
Music by C.T., Farfy / BMI
Recorded at Babyland, Dec., 2020
lyric by David Greenberger, Modern Variety / BMG
Music by C.T., Farfy / BMI
Recorded at Babyland, Dec., 2020
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Chandler Travis Philharmonic Massachusetts
THE CHANDLER TRAVIS PHILHARMONIC is a 9-piece technicolor extravaganza from Boston that includes a horn section, string bass, mandocello, guitar, keys, drums, accordion, and valet. George Carlin and NRBQ are among their longtime supporters; others include Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Of Montreal, Ween, and yer mother. ... more
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