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Let's Get a Tree (single)

by Jessica Smucker

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A Christmas song for parents (and others who need a f*&%ing laugh).

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I never thought I’d be halfway through November
dancing with the kids and trying to remember
all the words to Winter Wonderland
but here I am

And it’s okay, ‘cause I’m your madonna
I can play any part as long as you remember
I don’t really look like this

Holidays and barbecues and playdates and mamas groups--
all the things I swore off before I met you

Now the bells ring for Christmas and you’re my family
so fuck it, let’s get a tree.

I never thought I’d be living in the suburbs
stressing out over what to make for supper
spending more time wiping mouths than writing songs

But it’s okay - I’m full of surprises
Most days I don’t even mind if no one remembers
I don’t really look like this

Christmas crafts and storytime and crying in the school car line--
all the things I never thought I’d do

Now the bells ring for Christmas and you’re my family
so fuck it, let’s get a tree.

Santa Claus and gingerbread and sugarplums dancing in our heads
Baby Jesus, candy canes, scoring junk in the gift exchange
jingle bells and cookie trays and bingeing through the post malaise
shiny tinsel, silver snow, I wait for you by the mistletoe
and fuck it
let’s get a tree

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released December 15, 2020
music & lyrics by Jessica Smucker
produced & recorded by Chad Kinsey
mixed & mastered by Steve Ward

Jessica Smucker: vocals
Mike Bitts: piano, upright bass, electric bass
Paul Murr: drums, sleigh bells, bells
Matt Thomas: organ, celeste, tubular bells, strings
Chad Kinsey: guitar

cover design by Jessica Smucker
photography by Kai Wenzel

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Jessica Smucker Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Jessica has performed all over the Eastern U.S. and has won several national songwriting contests including the Connecticut Folk Festival and SolarFest. She has opened for notable acts like Cheryl Wheeler and Bill Staines, and shared festival stages with Patty Larkin, Dar Williams and Antje Duvekot. Her third full-length album, Lucid Stories, Tentative Lies, is due out in September 2020. ... more

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