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Not Quite Christmas

by Mark Erelli

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written by Mark Erelli (Hillbilly Pilgrim Music/ASCAP)

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Looking out over the lawn
Another year has flown
Though at times it felt like it might never go
Tears run down the pane
Or maybe it’s just rain
Either way it feels a little warm for snow

The world’s gone brown and gray
How’d it get this way
It should be red and green and white this time of year
Oh it’s not quite Christmas without you here

Put the elf up on the shelf
Trimmed the tree myself
It helps me to keep busy with a task
Must be 5 o’clock somewhere
But there’s no one here to care
if I’ve got more than egg nog in my glass

Some carolers came by
Covered up save for their eyes
In hopes of only spreading some good cheer
But it’s not quite Christmas without you here

I’ll call you later on
It’s not the same over the phone
but I’ll try and put a smile in my voice
And if the fates allow
We’ll get through this somehow
Though we all agree it’s nobody’s first choice

Making do, making the best
new traditions now, I guess
But I’m a mess just underneath my bright veneer
‘Cause it’s not quite Christmas without you here
Oh it’s not quite Christmas without you here

credits

released December 11, 2020
Mark Erelli - vocal, nylon string guitar
Zachariah Hickman - upright bass, piano, bells

Recorded by
Mark & Zachariah at home

Mixed & Mastered by
Lorne Entress, Harmony St., Tolland CT

“All Fired Up For Christmas” Cover photograph by
David Morris

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Mark Erelli Boston, Massachusetts

"You know those artists who release a great first record and then have enormous trouble following it up with anything as interesting? Yeah, that’s not Mark Erelli." -Red Line Roots

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