"I'm Not Really in the Christmas Mood This Year" by Foxtails Brigade

From the album Time is Passed
Available to download at http://tinyurl.com/timeispassed

Video by French Press Films
http://frenchpressfilms.com

More of Foxtails Brigade at http://foxtailsbrigade.com

Lyrics:

The little ones
with wholesome hearts
look forward in delight
to decorating trees
in awe of each and every light.
But as for me it's nothing new,
a phase I long outgrew;
although this time I once held dear,
I'm not really in the Christmas mood this year.

The holiday films that they show
where everyone is gay
and quarrels with a charm that somehow makes it all okay...
But families are fickle things
and in reality
a tenderness is lost is clear,
so I'm not really in the Christmas mood this year.

Rain freezes to snow
all children grow old
and though the new year begins
a sweet little dream ends.

And moving through the motions
we can pantomime content
exchanging gift-wrapped tokens
of the money that we spent
but repetition makes it hard
not to see right through,
our time has come and passed, it's clear
so I'm not really in the Christmas mood this year.

Credits:

Song: "I'm Not Really In The Christmas Mood This Year"
Artist: Foxtails Brigade
Album: Time is Passed
Written by: Laura Weinach
Produced and Arranged by: Anton Patzner

Band:
Guitar, Vocals: Laura Weinbach
Guitar, Strings: Anton Patzner
Bass: Joe Lewis
Drums: Josh Polluck

French Press Films:
Directed by: Andrew Juncker
Director of Photography: Jesse Dana
Edited by: Chris Walters
Produced by: Roman Honeycutt
First AC: Rosanna Zuckerman
Art Department: Alun Lee
Grip/Gaffer: Juan Robles

Additional Actors:
Indianna Hale
Emily Jane White
Jon Weston
Erin Hayes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Christmas
• Laura Weinbach
• Anton Patzner
• Song
• Sad
• tilt-shift
• Emily Jane White
• Music

[Andolini99]

Thanks to Pomplamoose for turning me on to these folks.

[FoxtailsBrigade]

@Andolini99 Did they post this video somewhere?

[Andolini99]

I can't stop listening to this!

[dccrimson]

I think I'm in love. I don't suppose you're available for adoption? One never has enough daughters after all. :)

[BuddhaWeeps]

Beauty!

[royeh]

Sounds like me this year. Lovely sound.

[AkumosBDF]

Good stuff!

[MrJemmyJoe]

Sounds like Chet Baker, but without Chet Baker.

[Andolini99]

I think the video really enhances the whole experience. I've been posting a link everywhere, and I bought the CD. All of a sudden, I'm in the Christmas mood! Go figure!

[buffbeer1]

Exactly how I feel...

[ericvel]

Beautiful song. I'm in awe of you guys!

[theyulelogs]

bravo from a yule log, loved it when you played it at Amnesia. i think we need to step up our game...

[jcka1507]

@FoxtailsBrigade They tweeted it... @pomplamoose