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a classic style Christmas tune

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Hi! I'm a guitarist, singer and songwriter currently living in Fredericton, N.B., Canada. I've been performing music in one way or another since the mid '60's, starting out singing tenor in a barbershop quartet with my brothers and then into a progression of bands playing rock, jazz, blues and country and... whatever. It's been a fun ride so far and I'm still as exited about it as the day I began. Ralph Atkinson

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Christmas/Seasonal

Charts

#352 in subgenre Peak #10

Charts

Peak #78

Author

R. Atkinson

Rights

R. Atkinson 2010

Uploaded

December 05, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 8.8 MB • 320 kbps • 3:50

Lyrics

Well, I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
'cause you've already got everything you need
you've got style, you've got class, you've got a cute little...
glass ornament that hangs on your tree
but I wanna get you something different
than what they're advertising on tv
I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
ho-ho-ho and a-woe is me

Well, I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
and it's not like you're hard to please
'cause you'd be perfectly happy with a gift card from Walmart
or a basket of designer cheese
but I want to get you something special
that shows you what you mean to me
I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
ho-ho-ho and a-woe is me

Well, down at the mall there's a million other guys
with the same woeful look in their eyes
we're men from Mars shopping for women from Venus
we've got all kinds of cash but not an idea between us

'cause we don't know what to get
we don't know what to get
we really don't know what on earth to getcha for Christmas

I could get you a goose 
that's what Ebenezer Scrooge gave to the Cratchet family
but I'm not a Scrooge or a Trump or a Buffet
and if I gave you the bird you'd just tell me to stuff it

Well, I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
and I wonder every time it snows
'cause you've already got more coats than the Salvation Army
and more shoes than Imelda Marcos
and I wanna get you something special
something really apropos
I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
woe is me and a-ho-ho-ho 
No, I don't know what to getcha for Christmas
woe is me and a-ho-ho-ho

I don't know what to get
I don't know what to getcha
I don't know what to get
I don't know what to getcha
for Christmas!

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Michael R7 GT

Dec 17, 2010

Great Christmas song Ralph! Fabulous in all categories! Really enjoyed this tune a lot! Merry Christmas!

Finnski

Dec 15, 2010

Ralph, this is great!! spot on! real joy to listen.

Painted Water

Dec 14, 2010

I have to say this may be one of my favorite Christmas songs I have ever heard! I can only rate the lyrics 5 stars! I would give them 10 if I could. Also the lyrics just about sums it up!

PS: thank you for the comment!

Gabriel Sabadi

Dec 08, 2010

Lol I LOVE this Ralph. The lyrics sum it perfectly. I have 3 women to deal with every year at this time and you couldn't have explained my predicament better. Perfect my brother !!!!!!!

Gabriel

Jonsson

Dec 08, 2010

Hahaha... THIS is BRILLIANT !!! The same recurring experience every f... year LOL - and you nailed it perfectly :) Great lyrics, Ralph ;)