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PEACE Volume 2

by P.E.A.C.E.

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It’s Christmastime again parties to attend with family and with friends Come gather by the fire Listen to our choir raise your glasses higher Time To decorate tree With your family in loving charity Sing With Resounding joy With Resounding joy With Resounding joy It’s Christmastime again Soon the year will end And begin again
2.
Who’s madder than the mad hatter? Who’s angry and has good cause? Who’s grumpier then the grinch? I’m pretty sure it’s Mrs. Claus She’s the brains behind the business She’s Santa’s Shop’s backbone Santa’s workshop is slowing sinking And Santa works from home (Chorus) The North Pole is home to Santa, it sits on a big old sheet of ice But the ice is slowly melting, Santa’s gonna need a floatation device The snow’s fallen here for thousands of centuries Long before hunters and gatherers roamed Mrs. Claus has seen the documentaries Documenting her melting home She’s trading Santa’s reindeer for porpoise Trading his sleigh for a big old boat She’s writing up a habeus corpus ‘Cause she’s a prisoner of this melting moat Who’s madder than the mad hatter? Who wants there to be better laws Who wants to save Santa’s workshop I’m pretty sure it’s Mrs. Claus I’m pretty sure it’s Mrs. Claus You know it’s Mrs. Claus ©LisaJeanetteMusic
3.
Turnin’off the highway, feels good to be back home Everyone’s a little older, even the kids are grown Time feels like an ocean, filled with memories of old Say hello when you see ‘em, and goodbye when they go Through another year the autumn slips away And that old empty parking lot puts some trees out on display A few last-minute gifts in a decorated store And I’m suddenly reminded of old feelings I’d ignored When they turn on the lights for Christmas That little slice of magic that you get to feel inside When you’re back to where you came from, and the old and new collide We’ll be dancing ‘round the kitchen, maybe laughing ‘round the TV Kids are playing, glasses clinking, brothers talking, Dad drinking Dogs begging at Mom’s feet We’ll decorate the tree, put an angel in the sky And say Peace On Earth to everyone, and everyone’ll be alright Stockings by the fire, a little manger through the stall Reminds me there’s a holy child sleeping in my heart When they turn on the lights for Christmas It’s only a reminder, it’s just another sign To get you back to who you were and what you left behind Yeah, Christmas is for everyone, don’t matter who you are It reminds you there’s a holy child sleeping in your heart And they turn on the lights And your eyes smile bright Oh holy night
4.
Tonight is the longest night Dawn is miles away I’ve got no one to hold me tight No, I’m not okay All the stores play jingle bells But there’s no snow anymore And there’s no joy in anything You can buy inside a store All I want for Christmas But I doubt it’s even real All I want for Christmas Is a Christmas I can feel Childhood felt so magical Snowflakes on my tongue Shivers when I saw that tree And when those songs were sung All those dreams that filled my head Perished one by one All those people now are gone And left me here alone (Chorus) I want to believe that it’s just me And other hearts still soar But maybe that’s just a fantasy I can’t buy it anymore All I want for Christmas But I doubt it’s even real All I want for Christmas All I want for Christmas All I want for Christmas Is a Christmas I can feel
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Late on the longest night of the year In total darkness , you just see the fear What is the measure of what I have done One year to another on and on How do I greet it, beginning or end? Like an old lover and no-longer friend? What is the measure of what I have done One year to another on and on All I can hope for is a life well lived That I might treasure the love that I give No shame in failing so long as I’ve tried Living in the here and now, true to what’s inside True to what’s inside What is the measure of what I might be One year to another the mystery, The mystery Late on the longest night of the year Out of the darkness the light reappears The light reappears The light reappears
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Drink up, spend time with the ones you love Touch cups, Cheers, Kompai, Salud, come and give me a hug Line up, pose for the camera, let’s remember this moment Lala la lala la la, lala la lala la la la Spend time with the ones you love, and drink up The radio’s playing Santa Claus Is Coming to Town But you know there’s all kinds of traditions, all sorts of ways to get down And yes, it’s true, not everyone grew up lighting a tree But in the end, no matter how you do it, no matter your religiosity It’s all about the family, so you might as well just Drink up, spend time with the ones you love Touch cups, Cheers, Kompai, Salud, come and give me a hug Line up, pose for the camera, let’s remember this moment La lala lala la la, lala la lala la la la Spend time with the ones you love, and drink up Oh Drink up We got Kwanzaa, and Diwali, and the Solstice too, We got Chanukah, Christmas And we even got Festivus and remember our Atheists are like the rest of us Sing it with me, go La lala lala la la, lala la lala la la la Spend time with the ones you love, cause it’s all about the family Drink up, Spend time with the ones you love Touch cups, Cheers, Kompai, Salud, come and give me a hug Line up, pose for a picture, let’s remember this moment Lala la lala la la, lala la lala la la la Spend time with the ones you love, and drink up
7.
The calendabra’s covered/ in melted wax of many colors The debris of hopes we had for a good year my blessings burned into the vapor, went up like fire in paper But I’m still here, we’re still here I try to go about my business/ Each night I do the dishes In the ruins of a mission unfulfilled Tonight we watch these candles glisten/ but if we're quiet enough to listen First be still/ And then we will/Rebuild Once our fathers built a temple/ where the righteous would assemble And they had a line that went direct to G-d But the idolators invaded/ And our walls they desecrated And hope was gone, hope was gone But it took that occupation/ To restore their dedication Our fathers chased the army to the hills We light these candles to remember/ In this deepest dark December What they instilled/And so we will/rebuild My finest China's broken/ and the air is full of smoke And my flame is burning low But no matter how far down I’ve fallen, I can bounce of the bottom It's the only way I know Be gone, this angry grammar/ It’s time to lift a hammer My holster’s got a measure and a drill We light these candles to remind us/ That our work is not behind us First be still/ And then we will/ rebuild
8.
Have to find a holiday somewhere Have to find a sweater I can wear Have to find a book that I can share Have to feel the spirit in the air Ahh, Ahh, Ahh Get your friends together Call their numbers, say hello You’ll be feeling better If you loosen up and go Have to find a holiday {x4} Have to find a holiday somewhere Have to taste the snowflakes in the air Have to show a smile here and there Have some cocoa in my favorite chair Ahh, Ahh, Ahh Get your faith together Call your power from the trees You’ll be feeling better If you loosen up and breathe
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(Instrumental- no lyrics)
10.
Yesterday was New Year's Eve, I walked through the crowd with a flower I wanted so badly to believe we would meet at our appointed hour I scanned the faces all around Everybody was having fun But alas! My love could not be found as we counted down to one 10, 9, 8, I just couldn't wait 7, 6, 5, I was glad to be alive 4, 3, 2, all I thought about was you But when they counted down to 1, we're all done 10, 9, 8, I just couldn't wait 7, 6, 5, I was glad to be alive 4, 3, 2, all I thought about was you But then they counted down to 1, now we're all done There she stood in a state of bliss A look of joy upon her face As she was leaning in for her first kiss my broken heart was launched into space The night went black as she kissed his lips The stars were bright but so far away As the countdown echoed in my rocket ship Now I float through space on New Year's Day 10, 9, 8, I just couldn't wait 7, 6, 5, I was glad to be alive 4, 3, 2, all I thought about was you But when they counted down to 1, we're all done 10, 9, 8, I just couldn't wait 7, 6, 5, I was glad to be alive 4, 3, 2, all I thought about was you But then they counted down to 1, we're all done
11.
Rain-stars on my windshield They shine only when I am sad Oh the truth, the beauty Oh the truth, the beauty Double life Thinking that snowflakes look like explosions Tiny but real Tiny but so real And the whole universe exists in precipitation

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This second compilation of songs performed by Philadelphia-area musicians- P.E.A.C.E. (Philadelphia Entertaining Artists Community Endeavor)- follows up on 2019's inaugural effort. While less expansive than 2019's collection, due to limitations imposed by the COVID19 pandemic, this 2020 volume extends the tradition by providing fresh new original holiday music from an all-new set of artists not included on the 2019 album. Please click on the individual tracks for songwriter and performer credits, artist info, and artist websites. This collection was conceived, curated, and constructed by Matthew Gordon, one of the more than 30 musicians and 10 acts contributing to this album, to showcase a wide range of holiday emotions and musical styles represented by the rich Philadelphia regional music scene. In the spirit of the holidays, you may stream or download the collection for free! However, we would appreciate your downloading and making a contribution, of which the proceeds will be matched and donated to local charities that help the homeless and home-challenged, including PhilAbundance in Philadelphia (50%), and Habitat For Humanity of the Philadelphia region (50%).

All song copyrights are retained by the artists. Songs and recordings in this collection shall not be sold or re-used commercially in any fashion without the express written permission of the artist. Artists may be contacted directly thru the websites listed for each track. Please be sure to purchase their music directly from their websites and attend their shows!

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released November 9, 2020

Thanks to all of the P.E.A.C.E. artists who generously contributed their amazing songs to this project. Click on the individual tracks for songwriter and performer credits, artist info, and artist websites. This info also appears in a PDF that accompanies album downloads. Thank you again to Jayar Bass for creating the Album Cover graphic, adapted for this volume.

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P.E.A.C.E. (Philadelphia Entertaining Artists Community Endeavor) is a collective enterprise of Philadelphia-area musicians contributing their talents for fun and charity.

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