I'm brainstorming an awesome Christmas collection as requested by Florence's mom, and in my search for the most Jan Fensterer-y songs out there -
I struck gold.
"Hard Candy Christmas" by Dolly Parton. Can we talk about how spectacular this song is? And how Dolly Parton seems to transcend country music time and time again? I love her for that. I am sooo learning this song on my future ukulele and performing it for Mrs Fensterer and company. I'd post the lyrics right now, but I'm not about to be one of
those people (I am one of those people, aren't I?), so here's simply my favorite part:
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Maybe I'll sleep real late
Maybe I'll lose some weight
Maybe I'll clear my junk
Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine
Me, I'll be just
Fine and Dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow bring me way down
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Thank you, Dolly. Thank you.