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Make Christmas Great Again!

from Merry Christmas (in spite of it all) by Pondertone

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Personnell:
Patrick Tersteeg - vocals
Roel Jorna - guitar, backing vocals, percussion, moog, programming, noises.
Jeroen Pelgrom - backing vocals
Peter Tol - bass guitar
Menno Bakker - drums

Produced, recorded & mixed by Roel Jorna & Patrick Tersteeg.
Arranged by Patrick Tersteeg.
Artwork by Patrick Tersteeg.
First release December 2016.

Inspired by WHO TOOK THE MERRY OUT OF CHRISTMAS, by the Staples Singers.

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Who took the ‘Merry’ out of Christmas?
What happened since the days
when Christmas was a feast of light?
Now all candles are electric,
making money for the happy few.
Despite Christmas lights were back in the Dark Ages.

Who took the ‘Merry’ out of Christmas?
I used to think that Christmas was a feast of love.
But wars for oil send millions of people on the run.
When they come to where it’s safe,
they’re met with hatred.

Who took the ‘Merry’ out of Christmas?
Once upon a long ago it was a feast of life.
We speeded up the climate change,
made the sea level rise and the harvests fail.
Now millions starve to death we stuff our faces.

These days…
Christmas is a hoax, Christmas is a lie.
How can you shop for presents
while so many people die?

Christmas is a fraud, Christmas is a fake.
We’re supposed to share but al we do is TAKE, TAKE, TAKE!

Once it was the Jews, now you blame Islam.
But how can you blame anyone
when your government sell the arms.

Don’t let the fake blonde phoneys fool you.
As they’ve been doing for much too long.
Let’s Make Christmas Great Again!
And may all your Christmases be Merry
from now on.

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from Merry Christmas (in spite of it all), released December 14, 2019
Written by Patrick Tersteeg

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Pondertone Utrecht

In his music Patrick Tersteeg tries to redefine the borders between tradition and experiment, seriousness and lunacy. Everyday stories, surreal dreams, statements and sheer banter are part of the Pondertone vocabulary. Guitars, pianos and the lot are caressed and tortured, resulting in blend of after hours whiskybar music. ... more

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