Bah, humbug! No, that's too strongn'Cause it is my favorite holidaynBut all this year's been a busy blurnDon't think I have the energynnTo add to my already mad rushnJust 'cause it's 'tis the season.nThe perfect gift for me would benCompletions and connections left fromnnLast year, ski shop,nEncounter, most interesting.nHad his number but never the timenMost of '81 passed along those lines.nnSo deck those halls, trim those treesnRaise up cups of Christmas cheer,nI just need to catch my breath,nChristmas by myself this year.nnCalendar picture, frozen landscape,nChilled this room for twenty-four days,nEvergreens, sparkling snownGet this winter over with!nnFlashback to springtime, saw him again,nWould've been good to go for lunch,nCouldn't agree when we were both free,nWe tried, we said we'd keep in touch.nnDidn't, of course, 'til summertime,nOut to the beach to his boat could I join him?nNo, this time it was me,nSunburn in the third degree.nnNow the calendar's just one pagenAnd, of course, I am excitednTonight's the night, but I've set my mindnNot to do too much about it.nnMerry Christmas! Merry Christmas!nBut I think I'll miss this one this year.nMerry Christmas! Merry Christmas!nBut I think I'll miss this one this year.nMerry Christmas! Merry Christmas!nBut I think I'll miss this one this year.nMerry Christmas! Merry Christmas!nBut I think I'll miss this one this year.nnHardly dashing through the snownCause I bundled up too tightnLast minute have-to-do'snA few cards a few callsn'Cause it's r-s-v-pnNo thanks, no party lightsnIt's Christmas Eve, gonna relaxnTurned down all of my invites.nnLast fall I had a night to myself,nSame guy called, halloween party,nWaited all night for him to show,nThis time his car wouldn't go,nnForget it, it's cold, it's getting late,nTrudge on home to celebratenIn a quiet way, unwindnDoing Christmas right this time.nnA&P has provided menWith the world's smallest turkeynAlready in the oven, nice and hotnOh damn! Guess what I forgot?nnSo on with the boots, back out in the snownTo the only all-night grocery,nWhen what to my wondering eyes should appearnIn the line is that guy I've been chasing all year!nnI'm spending this one alone, he said.nNeed a break; this year's been crazy.nI said, Me too, but why are you?nYou mean you forgot cranberries too?nnThen suddenly we laughed and laughednCaught on to what was happeningnThat Christmas magic's brought this talenTo a very happy ending! nnMerry Christmas! Merry Christmas!nCouldn't miss this one this year!nMerry Christmas! Merry Christmas!nCouldn't miss this one this year!