Like a Christmas Present

by Tanbark

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	1.	Like a Christmas Present 03:23	lyrics	buy track
	When the morning falls on the linoleum And the steam heat rushes in Little hisses feel like kisses Blowing in my ear And when evening comes And with that come the ghosts of Christmas past I put holly on the mantle Rough and sentimental Wondrin’ how to make this last So wrap me in your arms Like a Christmas present I’ll tuck you inside of my sleeve I never liked this season, but I love those lights we hang And the good things we choose to believe It ain’t easy Gettin’ all dressed up Sortin’ through ribbons and bows When you wonder, how did we mess up? Gotta look for the one thing that glows Wrap me in your arms Like a Christmas present I’ll tuck you inside of my sleeve I never liked this season, but I love those lights we hang And the good things we choose to believe

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I saved the first voice memo of this song in 2016. We played it at Union Pool in Brooklyn in December of 2019 as part of Bad Santas' annual Christmas extravaganza and got a wonderful, warm response. Then, this doozy-of-a-year forced us to hibernate and finally get around to the home recording that we have been talking about for a good long while. Sometimes you just have to sit down at the piano and finish what you started. Here's to all the best things that take time and patience.

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released December 16, 2020

Written by Chloe Nelson and James Jannicelli
Chloe Nelson - vocals
James Jannicelli - piano, organ
Recorded and mixed by James Jannicelli in Brooklyn, New York
Mastered by Alex DeTurk

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Tanbark Brooklyn, New York

Tanbark is Chloe Nelson and James Jannicelli from Brooklyn, New York.

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