Christmas In A Blue-Collar Town (3 song EP)
by Joe Normal
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Christmas In A Blue-Collar Town (Joe Normal)
Well it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Have a Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
See all the workers rush to get their pay,
And then we’ll still go help Santa to load up his sleigh
Because it’s Christmas… In our blue-collar town
Helpin’ out this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Gonna strike a deal with the man down the block,
And we’re gonna buy the best tree on his whole damn lot,
For our Christmas… In a blue-collar town,
Gonna get one for our Christmas… In this blue-collar town
C’mon! Going down the pub, and we’ll raise a toast,
For the ones we lost, and the ones we love most
Because it’s Christmas… In this blue-collar town
That’s how we do our Christmas… In a blue-collar town
When I’m on the rooftop I can look out on our town,
And well it don’t seem so bad when I see the snow
Covering the ground,
Of this blue-collar town.
Hey!
Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Have a Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Hey Santa! Now Listen!
Don’t forget the ones who got mouths to feed, and won’t ya
Give a little something to the folks in the street, and won’t ya
Be a little kinder to the ones in need, and won’t ya
Do what ya can, where we couldn’t succeed
Because it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Because it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Workin’ hard this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Workin’ hard this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Hey Santa,
I promise to believe in you,
If ya fill up my stocking with a full tank of gas, and won’t ya
Pay all the bills for the Working Class,
Please let my Daddy hit the Lottery, and won’t ya
Bring back my brother and my sister to me, and won’t ya
Pray for the souls in recovery,
And all the children, who have difficulties, and won’t ya
Please take care of all the missing ones, and won’t ya
Please bring them home where they oughta belong,
And don’t ya forget that time when I did something good, well I
Could use a favor, if ya think you would, you see I
I’ve got this dream I’ve been workin’ on, and… ahh
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CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS, COME AND SAVE US (Joe Normal)
Christmas, Christmas
Christmas, Christmas
Christmas, Christmas, come and save us
Christmas, Christmas Day.
Christmas, Christmas
Christmas, Christmas
Christmas, Christmas, come and save us
Christmas, Christmas, come and save us
Christmas, Christmas Day.
(Interlude)
Come and save us, Christmas, Christmas
Come and save us, Christmas, Christmas
Christmas, Christmas, come and save us
Christmas, Christmas Day.
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December 1980
02:25
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December 1980 (Joe Normal)
Last night
Out in the frost I
Walked in the moonlight,
Under the starlight
My brother and I
We hurried through the trees
Of icicled memories
Out in the cold
We were so bold,
But not quite as old yet,
Still searching for ourselves
Out in the woods of New Jersey
Snow glistening under our feet,
So far from our home and the streets
We ran away!
Forever and a day,
At least in our own way
We’d never go back
But now looking back,
I was so naïve
On that lost Christmas Eve
To think I could relieve
The whole world of the pain of
That sad December,
And the news of John Lennon’s murder
By drinking away
The feelings of loss and
The grief and the longing
That never would leave
And still I believe it’s all just a bad dream
I believe it’s all just a bad dream
I believe it’s all just a bad dream
Still believe it’s all just a bad dream.
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Here's a trio of Joe Normal original Christmas songs to keep you humming along and reflecting as you celebrate the Season!
The Phil Spector inspired #GaragePop of "Christmas In A Blue-Collar Town," is a Holiday anthem for the hard workin' folks doing their best at Christmastime.
My ancestral Celtic roots surface on "Christmas, Christmas, Come And Save Us," a melancholic plea for the Spirit of Christmas to intercede on the behalf of the good people of Humanity. Come save us from the calamity of the world, and from whatever ails ya.
"December 1980" is a piano driven journey through the snowy woods of New Jersey at the time of John Lennon's death for two brothers coming of age amidst the disbelief and sadness... feelings which still visit every Beatles fan each December.
LYRICS:
CHRISTMAS IN A BLUE-COLLAR TOWN (Joe Normal)
Well it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Have a Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
See all the workers rush to get their pay,
And then we’ll still go help Santa to load up his sleigh
Because it’s Christmas… In our blue-collar town
Helpin’ out this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Gonna strike a deal with the man down the block,
And we’re gonna buy the best tree on his whole damn lot,
For our Christmas… In a blue-collar town,
Gonna get one for our Christmas… In this blue-collar town
C’mon! Going down the pub, and we’ll raise a toast,
For the ones we lost, and the ones we love most
Because it’s Christmas… In this blue-collar town
That’s how we do our Christmas… In a blue-collar town
When I’m on the rooftop I can look out on our town,
And well it don’t seem so bad when I see the snow
Covering the ground,
Of this blue-collar town.
Hey!
Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Have a Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Hey Santa! Now Listen!
Don’t forget the ones who got mouths to feed, and won’t ya
Give a little something to the folks in the street, and won’t ya
Be a little kinder to the ones in need, and won’t ya
Do what ya can, where we couldn’t succeed
Because it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Because it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Workin’ hard this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Workin’ hard this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Hey Santa,
I promise to believe in you,
If ya fill up my stocking with a full tank of gas, and won’t ya
Pay all the bills for the Working Class,
Please let my Daddy hit the Lottery, and won’t ya
Bring back my brother and my sister to me, and won’t ya
Pray for the souls in recovery,
And all the children, who have difficulties, and won’t ya
Please take care of all the missing ones, and won’t ya
Please bring them home where they oughta belong,
And don’t ya forget that time when I did something good, well I
Could use a favor, if ya think you would, you see I
I’ve got this dream I’ve been workin’ on, and… ahh
The Phil Spector inspired #GaragePop of "Christmas In A Blue-Collar Town," is a Holiday anthem for the hard workin' folks doing their best at Christmastime.
My ancestral Celtic roots surface on "Christmas, Christmas, Come And Save Us," a melancholic plea for the Spirit of Christmas to intercede on the behalf of the good people of Humanity. Come save us from the calamity of the world, and from whatever ails ya.
"December 1980" is a piano driven journey through the snowy woods of New Jersey at the time of John Lennon's death for two brothers coming of age amidst the disbelief and sadness... feelings which still visit every Beatles fan each December.
LYRICS:
CHRISTMAS IN A BLUE-COLLAR TOWN (Joe Normal)
Well it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Have a Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
See all the workers rush to get their pay,
And then we’ll still go help Santa to load up his sleigh
Because it’s Christmas… In our blue-collar town
Helpin’ out this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Gonna strike a deal with the man down the block,
And we’re gonna buy the best tree on his whole damn lot,
For our Christmas… In a blue-collar town,
Gonna get one for our Christmas… In this blue-collar town
C’mon! Going down the pub, and we’ll raise a toast,
For the ones we lost, and the ones we love most
Because it’s Christmas… In this blue-collar town
That’s how we do our Christmas… In a blue-collar town
When I’m on the rooftop I can look out on our town,
And well it don’t seem so bad when I see the snow
Covering the ground,
Of this blue-collar town.
Hey!
Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Have a Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
We wish you Merry Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Hey Santa! Now Listen!
Don’t forget the ones who got mouths to feed, and won’t ya
Give a little something to the folks in the street, and won’t ya
Be a little kinder to the ones in need, and won’t ya
Do what ya can, where we couldn’t succeed
Because it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Because it’s Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Workin’ hard this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Workin’ hard this Christmas… In a blue-collar town
Hey Santa,
I promise to believe in you,
If ya fill up my stocking with a full tank of gas, and won’t ya
Pay all the bills for the Working Class,
Please let my Daddy hit the Lottery, and won’t ya
Bring back my brother and my sister to me, and won’t ya
Pray for the souls in recovery,
And all the children, who have difficulties, and won’t ya
Please take care of all the missing ones, and won’t ya
Please bring them home where they oughta belong,
And don’t ya forget that time when I did something good, well I
Could use a favor, if ya think you would, you see I
I’ve got this dream I’ve been workin’ on, and… ahh
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released December 3, 2022
Written, Produced, Performed by Joe Normal.
All songs Recorded at Rockin' Rollers Studio
"Christmas In A Blue-Collar Town"
Mixed at Montecito Music & Media with Billy Burke
Artwork by Lamron Productions
Written, Produced, Performed by Joe Normal.
All songs Recorded at Rockin' Rollers Studio
"Christmas In A Blue-Collar Town"
Mixed at Montecito Music & Media with Billy Burke
Artwork by Lamron Productions
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Joe Normal® is a founding member of 80's Sunset Strip glam-
pop legends The Zeros. He's a co-writer on Sammy Hagar’s “Not 4 Sale” LP, and even recorded with punk icon Stiv Bators.
Compared to Cleaners From Venus, Paul Westerberg, and Jesse Malin, Joe Normal is an "Authentic underground storyteller with a Glam Rock heart." -Aquarian (NJ)
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