You pen enough of these songs, you gotta get personal and pull from your past. Write what you know or whatever. So, just a peek behind the curtains…
Eve or X: What Time is Christmas?
Christmas is that time of YEAR, It's part of the hol'day SEASON. I guess it's on TWELVE TWENTY-FIVE, But let's pinpoint the right MOMENT. [chorus] 'Cuz... We went to my Dad's family on (the) Eve: Stuffed shirts; exotic, funny smells. We went to my Mom's folks' on Xmas Day: So many kids and mean uncles. ...but when was Christmas? I know the kids get impatient, They cannot wait for Santa Claus. So maybe offer one present, To calm them down to sleep for hours. But those old in-laws need it all: They want the pack for that day off, So it's the Eve that's warm and small The next day is for the blowout. [chorus] But here's the thing with chim-a-neys: They open once for that birthDAY, So when dawn turns to day from eve You'll no longer anticipate. Let's herd the herd into the car AFTER they've savaged all Kringle's. We'll stretch the holiday so far Not just a single jingle mingle. [chorus] So... Go to your Dad's family on (the) Eve, Or business friends who wish you well, And then to your Mom's folks' on Xmas Day. Or neighbors blasting decibels ...and all'll be Christmas.
Not sure here. I did want to feature the dilemma of when to open gifts: the night before or the morning of? But i got hung up on my family. Setting this to a folk music screed is a possibility.