Hot Chocolate & Diplomacy
Thanksgiving Day has come and gone
And Christmas is drawing near
So we dress real warm and we pile in the van
Just like we do each year
We’re going to Sam’s, the Tree Man
He lives down a long and a winding road
We’re going to cut one down, tie it on the roof
Turn around and go back home
Yeah, we’re going to get our Xmas tree
It’s a family tradition
Thousands of trees to choose from
So we inspect each ones condition
Everyone wants to be the one
To find that tree that’s chosen
But if we wait until we all agree
Our limbs will end up frozen
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Calm and gentle evergreen
A symbol of good will and love
But you make us mad and we act real mean
We argue and we disagree
Everyone wants a different tree
How we going to solve this peacefully?
Hot chocolate and diplomacy
How about this one?
It’s really great
Are you kiddin?
That’s way too tall
There’s one over here
It’s round and it’s full
That’s a beauty but it’s kind of small
I found it!
This is the perfect tree
It might be
if the branches weren’t brown
Hey, look over here, this tree is the one
No way! That tree is falling down
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When we get it home and into the stand
It really doesn’t look so great
There’s a space over here,
it’s leaning over there
Maybe we made a mistake
Then we begin to put the ornaments on
Add the candles and the lights
Put the angel on top,
And the gifts underneath
And our tree is marvelous sight
Some people like their tree
to be just so
The perfect shape and size
Each branch, straight,
each needle the same
And the ornaments -- synchronized
The lights must be spaced symmetrically
And at the top – a crystal star
I’m amazed by trees
that look like that
But I’d rather have a tree like ours
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