The Blue Story of Christmas

by Michael Bass

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1.	The Blue Story of Christmas Remix 03:41	lyrics	buy track
What's the use? What's the matter? That's what they say You get what you pay for And I'm broke today Gonna be a blue Christmas And what's worse I fear Is I'm living all these cliches dear Mr. Arlen or Old King Cole Would have a clever way of saying You were gone. But all you left was a note Which I bet she wrote 'Cause the words were all spelled right It kept me up all night Pine needles in the carpet The cat's got a cold My Yuletide greetings Say don't spindle or fold Gonna be a blue Christmas And what's worse I fear Is I'm starting to repeat myself, dear But every night, the dreams The cigarettes, the schemes But I'm not gonna die And I'm not gonna lie And any day now I'm not gonna cry What's the use? What's the matter? That's what they say You get what you pay for And I'm broke today Gonna be a blue Christmas And what's worse I fear Is I'm starting to repeat myself, dear I'm starting to repeat myself, dear I'm starting to repeat myself
2.	Give That Dog A Bone 08:18	info	buy track
3.	The Blue Story Of Christmas Original 04:13	lyrics	buy track
What's the use? What's the matter? That's what they say You get what you pay for And I'm broke today Gonna be a blue Christmas And what's worse I fear Is I'm living all these cliches dear Mr. Arlen or Old King Cole Would have a clever way of saying You were gone. But all you left was a note Which I bet she wrote 'Cause the words were all spelled right It kept me up all night Pine needles in the carpet The cat's got a cold My Yuletide greetings Say don't spindle or fold Gonna be a blue Christmas And what's worse I fear Is I'm starting to repeat myself, dear But every night, the dreams The cigarettes, the schemes But I'm not gonna die And I'm not gonna lie And any day now I'm not gonna cry What's the use? What's the matter? That's what they say You get what you pay for And I'm broke today Gonna be a blue Christmas And what's worse I fear Is I'm starting to repeat myself, dear I'm starting to repeat myself, dear I'm starting to repeat myself

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I love the idea of Christmas music and years ago, when I was poor and cheap, I had the idea of writing a new Christmas song every year and giving copies to friends as a present. It was the reel to reel tape era, so people got a little hand decorated box with the tunes inside. This is the second and last one that I did in 1978. It's not easy writing a Christmas song every year.

I thought this recording was lost, but Dave Newhouse found this copy while cleaning out his sock drawer. Ian Beabout jiggled some keys and turned it from a reel-to-reel tape into a digital file. Then they surprised me with it. What else could I do but put it out? If you don't like it, talk to them.

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released March 19, 2021

Pam Bierly Justino - Voice
Michael Bass - Piano, Arrangement

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Like Waldo, PD Pop has been hiding in plain sight for the last 45 years. With the help of Michael Bass, he comes out of the basement and on to Bandcamp, skipping several generations of recording technology in the process.

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