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Happy Christmas from House Brewer

by House Brewer

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1.
Fairytale of New York (Finer/MacGowan) It was Christmas eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me won't see another one And then he sang a song The rare old mountain dew I turned my face away and dreamed about you Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one I´ve got a feeling This year´s for me and you So happy Christmas I love you baby I can see a better time Where all our dreams come true. They got cars big as bars They got rivers of gold But the wind goes right through you It´s no place for the old When you first took my hand on a cold christmas eve You promised me broadway was waiting for me You were handsome you were pretty Queen of new york city when the band finished playing they yelled out for more Sinatra was swinging all the drunks they were singing We kissed on a corner Then danced through the night. And the boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day. You´re a bum you´re a punk You´re an old slut on junk Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed You scumbag you maggot You cheap lousy faggot Happy Christmas your arse I pray God it´s our last. And the boys of the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells are ringing out For Christmas day. I could have been someone Well so could anyone You took my dreams from me When I first found you I kept them with me babe I put them with my own Can´t make it out alone I´ve built my dreams around you And the boys of the NYPD choir's still singing Galway Bay And the bells are ringing out For Christmas day.
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Whiskey For Christmas (K. Brewer) My love says she’s giving up whiskey for christmas champagne for new year’s and new year’s day my favourite thing about whiskey for christmas is all of your loved ones who give it away my love looks incredible tucked in her corset she’s an endorsement for yuletide class but she’s specially edible and truly entrancing when i’ve been romancing me holiday glass it’s not the same without the fabulous dame drunk in the parlour room but on the shelf there’s now a burgeoning wealth of things she won’t consume so hide that gloom, ‘cause my love says she’s giving up whiskey for christmas champagne for new year’s and new year’s day my favourite thing about whiskey for christmas is all of your loved ones who give it away I like the ringing bells And spirits as well As any Christian gents But she could never know How much I adore Her give of temperance So get me hence, cause my love says she’s giving up whiskey for christmas champagne for new year’s and new year’s day my favourite thing about whiskey for christmas is finding your loved ones who give it away
3.
Settle Down (Scotlyn Brewer) Busy streets, taxis fly The city’s alive in Christmas time Sun’s in the sky but there’s a chill in the air There’s pink in your cheeks and snow in your hair When the evening comes and the lights go on All I wanna do is settle down with you When the temperature falls and the snow picks up All I wanna do is settle down with you And everyone is expecting something grand But all I ask is your hand in my hand Still I would buy you all the world all the same But I got holes in my pocket, not a dollar to my name When the evening comes and the lights go on All I wanna do is settle down with you When the temperature falls and the snow picks up All I wanna do is settle down with you.
4.
Breaks & Bends (Donnie CoCo) Pray for someone’s ghost Who did you no harm I thank her for bringing me here each day (La da da da) Breathe less anxiously Though it’s never over The breaks and the bends chip away (La da da da) Checking my lines I’m better now A forkful of spite I’m better now Blissful at night I’m better now Hopeful and alright I’m better If just for now Though it’s never over The fears and the pains chip away (La da da da)
5.
Christmas in New York (Brewer) Lo the bells of St Patrick’s ring Christmastime is near But there beside the cash machine You can hardly hear Far above the rush and noise I search for a higher voice So be kind if I seem a bit paranoid It’s Christmas in New York Taller than the Empire State All our bills unpaid See the bums in Herald Square Man they got it made Why deal with the cold outdoor? I could be in Florida So let’s rob from the rich and forget the poor It’s Christmas in New York Christmas comes but thrice a year Pre, Last Days, and After sales Sing the songs of yule tide cheer Merchants reap and joy prevails Oh I believe in Santa Claus I believe in a higher cause And if there’s ever a time when we need them all It’s Christmas in New York It’s Christmas in New York It’s Christmas in New York.
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A Winter Toast (Swanson) So tonight we raise our glasses To friends we’ve known throughout the year The love you give out far surpasses What we have earned so say we cheers And may the sun shine on your journey And green the grass grow where you tread Good fortune keep your home fires burning Until we meet in days ahead.
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Bleary-Eyed Beauty (2007/K. Brewer/R. Bell) VERSE D D G Well I’ve gathered your things and I’ve bid our beannacht D Bm The clachan is sleeping, the crow and the cock D G Your vagabond sailors have all gone to dock D Bm Em - A To ready their heads for the morning D D G You spun em all proper and gave em a fling D Bm Now the sheep’s in the stable the pig’s on the wing D D G The piper’s been paid and we don’t owe a thing D G A - D Till you start up again in the morning PRE-CHORUS Bm - (walk bass Bb – A – Ab) G When all the world will eagerly welcome your next brave move... CHORUS D Em C G And it’s off to bed my bleary-eyed beauty D Em C The angels trust to me D Em C G And I won’t leave you dry when you’re closing your eyes Em D A We’ll sip from your sea of dreams (repeat verse chords) I’ve herded the horses, done chores from the field Disquieted chickens for what they would yield Brought fresh cream and berries to fashion a meal To be fickle and fat in the morning For I love ya my darlin, my name I desire To fall from your sweet lips when asked of your squire And curl your fine toes as we sit by my fire Till all the wee hours of the morning (repeat pre-chorus chords) When all the world will anxiously welcome your new brave plan... (repeat chorus chords) And it’s off to bed my bleary-eyed beauty The angels trust to me And I won’t leave you dry when you’re closing your eyes Just sip from your sea of dreams And it’s off to bed my starry-eyed polly The angels smile on thee When I kiss you all over and over again And trip on your sea of dreams MIDDLE INSTRUMENTAL A – A – G – A – G – A – G – D – A – A – G – A – G – A – G – And it’s off to bed my bleary-eyed beauty The angels trust to me And I won’t leave you dry when you’re closing your eyes Just sip from your sea of dreams Knock it on the head my starry-eyed polly The angels smile on thee As I kiss you all over and over again And sip on your sea of dreams.

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This is a collection of holiday recordings made over the years by members of the Brewer family. Any donation over the price is graciously accepted, and all profits go to the younger songbirds cuz it ain't easy being 20-somethings these days. We wish you a Merry Christmas and thank you for listening and purchasing!

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released December 8, 2022

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Kyf Brewer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kyf’s music has been cult-notorious around the globe, from The Ravyns in the 80s to Company of Wolves in the 90s, and since 1998, Barleyjuice, not to mention four solo albums. Many of his songs have made their way into television shows and movies. He has dabbled in acting and writing, but nothing has brought him more joy than the music. ... more

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