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Why Does Santa....? #790395 12/18/23 04:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Why Does Santa...? Well, it was between this one and one about an elf that goes postal. Won't be everyone's cup of eggnog, but...'tis the season... Ho! Ho! Ho! Key=G , Tempo 87, Length (m:s)=3:24 Style is _DTHVLY+.STY (Death Vly Train-Beat MultiStyle) RealTracks in style: 2912:Bass, Electric CountryTrainBeat12-key Ev16 090 RealTracks in style: 2778:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm TrainBeatMike12-key Ev16 090 (MIDI played through GrandRhapsody Honky Tonk Piano) RealTracks in style: 1761:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 085 RealTracks in style: 2777:Pedal Steel, Background TrainBeatEddy12-key Ev16 090 RealTracks in song: 676:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming FolkRockBritEighths Ev 085 RealDrums in style:TrainBeat: a: Train Snare, Kick b: Train Snare, BusyKick R.W. Davis: Lyrics D.A. Hughes: BGV arrangement, vocals Me: Tinsel and stuff Well, this is the time of year When we are all in great cheer We gather ‘round the mistletoe And run out in the virgin snow We celebrate the birth of Christ And wonder who’s been naughty or nice Well, this is the time of year To dream of elves and reindeer Go to bed early, wake up quick To see what was left by St. Nick Check under the tree for your gifts And hope you were on top of their lists The cookies are gone There is mud on the floor Something is amiss With this Christmas décor There’s someone by the fireplace Snoring up a storm You recognize his bearded face And his uniform But why does Santa smell like booze? Why did he throw up on my shoes? And what does he have left to lose? Oh, Santa Oh, Santa Well, we fetch a cup of joe As he wakes up, ho ho ho And just as we’re about to ask He pulls out a tiny li’l flask He looks us all right in the eyes Says “Bottoms up!” to our surprise Well, he finishes his drink And we don’t know what to think Should we call the cops or the North Pole? Or keep him here out of the cold? We’re all confused and full of doubts Did NORAD* track him to our house? The coffee is gone He’s yet to get sober Maybe he’ll be right Some night next October There’s only so much we can do On this holiday We’ve got to push him to get through And back into his sleigh Oh, why does Santa smell like booze? Is that him on the local news? Chasing around the camera crews? Oh, Santa Oh, Santa Oh, Santa, why do you smell like booze? Are you having the Christmas-time blues? I hope you’re not breaking any yuletide laws Or you’ll get in trouble with Mrs. Claus…. But why does Santa smell like booze? Why did he throw up on my shoes? And what does he have left to lose? Oh, Santa Oh, whoa, whoa, Santa *NORAD Santa Tracker Wiki Last edited by DC Ron; 12/19/23 05:35 PM. DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790402 12/18/23 04:43 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,686 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,686 Hamlin NY	Extremely clever! LOL! Great everything Loved it Tips on how to fall asleep in a living room chair: 1- Be old 2- Sit in a chair 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: A demented Christmas tune MarioD #790436 12/18/23 06:39 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by MarioD Extremely clever! LOL! Great everything Loved it Mario, THANK YOU for the quick listen and input. Y'know, there are so many genuinely heartfelt holiday tunes here that I was reluctant to offer a parody. But thought it was worth a shot. Glad you liked it! DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790441 12/18/23 06:48 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,647 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran
Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,647 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Hi Ron, A really catchy tune! A little Christmas cheer is good for us. Anything that makes me smile is probably a hit in my book. Your vocalist always nails it. Thanks for a great listen! Merry Christmas, Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: A demented Christmas tune Al-David #790448 12/18/23 07:02 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by Al-David Hi Ron, A really catchy tune! A little Christmas cheer is good for us. Anything that makes me smile is probably a hit in my book. Your vocalist always nails it. Thanks for a great listen! Merry Christmas, Alan Alan, so nice that you liked it! Not too many things more important in life than a smile. Honored to have a part in that. Ha! Merry Christmas to you and Di as well! All the best, Ron DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790534 12/19/23 03:33 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,964 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,964 Northeastern USA	Ron, That's great. Should be a Christmas classic. Great vocal, harmonies and production. Everything sounds excellent. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790554 12/19/23 05:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,058 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,058 Ontario, Canada	Terrific! Loved everything about this. I agree with Bob, should be a Christmas Classic. Really well done, enjoyed very much! Now, post the one about the elf that goes postal please Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790562 12/19/23 05:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 194 UK Andyman Apprentice
Andyman Apprentice Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 194 UK	A very cheerful and upbeat seasonal song with nice vocals. It put a smile on my face. https://linktr.ee/andyshearer

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790569 12/19/23 06:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	DC, Very funny! I really liked this one!!! Ha ha. Excellent mix though, among all the frivolity. Ok if that is the way you are going to roll, I guess I need to pull out "Christmas Truck." David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: A demented Christmas tune David Snyder #790654 12/19/23 01:06 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by rsdean Ron, That's great. Should be a Christmas classic. Great vocal, harmonies and production. Everything sounds excellent. Bob Bob, ha! A grim classic indeed. Glad you liked it! Originally Posted by BlueAttitude Terrific! Loved everything about this. I agree with Bob, should be a Christmas Classic. Really well done, enjoyed very much! Now, post the one about the elf that goes postal please Dave, THANKS for the listen and the compliments. We have an album's worth of holiday tunes, and they are mostly...uh..."offbeat" is probably the best word. I'll have to ponder the elf song, it's pretty far out there. Originally Posted by Andyman A very cheerful and upbeat seasonal song with nice vocals. It put a smile on my face. Andy, a smile is EXACTLY the reaction we were going for. THANK YOU!! Originally Posted by David Snyder DC, Very funny! I really liked this one!!! Ha ha. Excellent mix though, among all the frivolity. Ok if that is the way you are going to roll, I guess I need to pull out "Christmas Truck." David, so glad this pressed your "Like" button! Looking forward to hearing your "Christmas Truck". It might motivate a post of our elf-gone-postal song. Certain to offend folks on both sides of the 2nd Amendment debate... Last edited by DC Ron; 12/19/23 01:06 PM. DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #790752 12/19/23 11:40 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,189 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,189 Sacramento, California	Hi, Ron. Fun, silly song with some clever rhymes. Nice pop sound and vocals (as usual). -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: Why Does Santa....? DC Ron #790782 12/20/23 04:38 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 3,030 3rd rock from the sun B.D.Thomas Veteran
B.D.Thomas Veteran Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 3,030 3rd rock from the sun	Pretty cool lyrics and rendition of them. Good production. Mood-improve groove. Love it Goldmania Bella Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Buy on Amazon

Re: Why Does Santa....? B.D.Thomas #790886 12/20/23 12:45 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by dcuny Hi, Ron. Fun, silly song with some clever rhymes. Nice pop sound and vocals (as usual). David, THANKS for the listen! "Fun" and "silly" were the points for sure. Ho! Ho! Ho! Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas Pretty cool lyrics and rendition of them. Good production. Mood-improve groove. Love it B.D., glad you enjoyed it! "mood-improve groove" is a neat term I've not heard before. But I think I like it! Thanks for stopping by! DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: Why Does Santa....? DC Ron #790900 12/20/23 02:49 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,361 Heartland, USA firesong Veteran
firesong Veteran Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,361 Heartland, USA	Ron...this should become a standard...circa "I Saw Mama Kissin' Santa Claus" or the like...great Christmas offering...nice tune...clever lyric and a great performance and production! www.soundclick.com/firesong BiaB 2024, Steinberg Cubase Pro 13, Wavelab 11.2, SpetraLayers Pro 10, Audacity, Steinberg UR44 Interface, Yamaha Genos, Roland FP60 and FP10, Windows 10 You are who you are because you do what you do because of what you believe.

Re: Why Does Santa....? firesong #791019 12/21/23 02:33 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by firesong Ron...this should become a standard...circa "I Saw Mama Kissin' Santa Claus" or the like...great Christmas offering...nice tune...clever lyric and a great performance and production! Dan, Glad you liked it! "I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus" is a great song. Thank you! Of course, it's no "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". Ha! Merry Christmas! Ron DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #791561 12/23/23 08:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,919 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,919 Florida	HOHOHO! HAHAHA! The best new Xmas song I've heard in years. Should be a classic. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: A demented Christmas tune DC Ron #791572 12/23/23 08:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,857 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,857 Middlesex, NC	What a fun cool song! Yep.... no cookies and milk for Santa. Bourbon whisky. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Why Does Santa....? DC Ron #791611 12/23/23 02:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 3,662 Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Veteran
Ezekiel's Storm Veteran Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 3,662 Virginia USA	Great song with commercial viability. It reminds me of the Santa in the film Violent Night. Merry Christmas!

Re: A demented Christmas tune Guitarhacker #791612 12/23/23 02:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by floyd jane HOHOHO! HAHAHA! The best new Xmas song I've heard in years. Should be a classic. fj Floyd, thanks for the listen and compliment! Lots of nice Christmas tunes on this forum. This one does have an endearing silliness. Fun to sing along to, too. Ha! Merry Christmas! Originally Posted by Guitarhacker What a fun cool song! Yep.... no cookies and milk for Santa. Bourbon whisky. Herb, yeah, sounds like he's drinking his calories. Glad you liked it! Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas! Ron DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

Re: A demented Christmas tune Ezekiel's Storm #791640 12/23/23 05:13 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678 DC Ron OP Veteran
OP DC Ron Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,678	Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm Great song with commercial viability. It reminds me of the Santa in the film Violent Night. Merry Christmas! Ooh, think I missed Violent Night. Doesn't sound like a happy ending is in store with that title though. Ha! Glad you liked the song despite the sinister sounding association. Wishing you a Merry Christmas as well!! Ron DC Ron BiaB Audiophile Presonus Studio One ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM Presonus Faderport 16 Too many guitars (is that a thing?)

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