The Best Christmas Songs – This Time Of Year
I’m counting down what I think are the best Christmas songs in what I like to call 25 Days of Christmas songs. Today is day 9 and I bring you “This Time of Year” by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
This Time Of Year
This is a fantastic song with a great message, if you’ll allow me to be sappy. Forget all the presents, the shopping, and all the other commercial crap that comes with Christmas and instead enjoy being with friends and family.
“This Time of Year” was recorded in 2001 and originally appeared on a promotional Bosstones CD given out during the 2001 Hometown Throwdown. It also appeared on A Santa Cause: It’s a Punk Rock Christmas, which was released in 2003.. A percentage of the proceeds from the album’s sale were donated to The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. A second edition was released in 2006 and money was donated to Cure Autism Now.
Lyrics
The bells, the bows, the flashing lights,
the mistletoes and the ‘Silent Nights’–
It’s all for show, but that’s all right.
That’s not why I love this time of year.
This time of year,
It gets me, and never lets me
Act like I don’t care.
This time of year,
Is my favorite time of year,
‘Cause all of us are here together.
The stores are packed
With stuff for us to by.
The shelves are stacked
A mile high…
But let’s get back
To what I love about this time of year.
It gets me, and never lets me
Act like I don’t care.
This time of year,
Is my favorite time of year
‘Cause all of us are here together.
There’s crap – it’s true —
What can you do?
It’s simply spending it with you
That keeps me looking forward to
Lookin’ forward to this time of year
It gets me, and never lets me
Act like I don’t care.
This time of year,
Is my favorite time of year
‘Cause all of us are here together.
Buy This Time of Year
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00113O7KY”]Buy it at iTunes here.
The Best Christmas Songs
I love Christmas music. I’m all for Bing Crosby and Burl Ives, but my tastes lean towards the more offbeat Christmas Songs. I think they make for a superb Christmas play list. Put them on yours. You won’t be sorry.
Day 1 – “Merry Christmas Baby” by Ike and Tina Turner
Day 2 – “Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects” by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Day 3 – “What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas” by The Emotions
Day 4 – “Slashed Wrists This Christmas” by Gruff Rhys
Day 5 – “It’s Christmas and You’re Boring Me” by Slow Club
Day 6 – “8 Days of Hanukkah” – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Day 7 – “A Great Big Sled” – The Killers
Day 8 – “Good Time Christmas” – Lou Rawls
Day 9 – “This Time of Year” – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
[…] 9 – “This Time of Year” – The Mighty Mighty […]
[…] 9 – “This Time of Year” – The Mighty Mighty […]
[…] 9 – “This Time of Year” – The Mighty Mighty […]
[…] 9 – “This Time of Year” – The Mighty Mighty […]