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The Oh Hellos' Family Christmas Album: Volume II

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Alle Luya 00:40
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A-wassail, a-wassail throughout all the town A-wassail, good neighbors, we'll drink to you now! Besides all on earth, you have apples in store Pray let us come in for it's cold by the door There's a master and a mistress sitting warm by the fire While we poor wassailers stand out in the mire Come you pretty maid with your silver headed pin Pray open the door and let us come in And if we survive for another new year Perhaps we may call and see who does live here We know by the moon that we are not too soon And we know by the sky that we are not too high We know by the stars that we are not too far And we know by the ground that we are within sound
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Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all that children call Their favorite time of the year Snowflakes in the air Carols everywhere Olden times and ancient rhymes Of love and dreams to share Sleigh bells in the air Beauty everywhere Yuletide by the fireside And joyful memories there Christmas time is here We'll be drawing near Oh, that we could always see Such spirit through the year
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December '04 03:26
December of ‘04, we got a Yuletide show the miracle of manna, an inch of snow it didn’t melt all day we used a trash can for a sleigh and we still talk about it here at decades older, I am less impressed seems the blessing only comes with bitterness bi-annually, at least, the pipes and asphalt will freeze and we’ll still talk about it if I wish for anything this year, it would be a bigger house with walls spaced far enough apart to keep my loved ones out the dark when the power grid goes out cause I keep you in my heart yeah, I keep you even when we are apart and I’d keep you out of the dark if I only could all that you believe in can survive this one a fairy only keeps her wings if you cheer them on well, it’s hard to find a star in all this godforsaken dark so I’ll believe in you sure, the days are colder and the nights are long but don’t you worry, I don’t think the magic’s gone we could light a fire we could lift our voices higher we can believe in you if I wish for anything this year, it would be a crystal ball or the winning numbers on the wall wouldn’t want a dime or dollar only power to change anything at all cause I keep you in my heart I keep you even when we are apart I’d keep you out of the dark if I only could yeah, I keep you in my heart I keep you even when we’re worlds apart I will keep you out of the dark
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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up against the cold Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight And so: I'm offering this simple phrase To kids from one to ninety-two Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas to you
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oh I'll be home for Christmas if I can be there oh I wouldn't wanna miss it if I'm free this year I’ll be home for Christmas if I’ve got the time set a place for me and maybe I’ll swing by yeah, I know it’s been a minute that I’m only halfway in it but I hope that it still shows that you’ve been on my mind I'll be home for Christmas maybe a few days late travel's just a little cheaper if you can pick your own dates haven’t checked the books so I can’t say just yet there’s a hundred parties I already can’t forget and I know it’s been a minute that I’m only halfway in it but I hope that it still shows that you’re a friend of mine yeah, I’m sorry it’s been a minute that my heart just isn’t in it but I hope that you still know you’re always on my mind I’ll be home for Christmas but I can’t stay long sure I’ll carol with the family for maybe just one more song when it’s done, I know we’ll start over a hundredth time yeah, Christmas never ends, so maybe I’ll be home for Christmas if I can be there I’ll be home for Christmas if I’m free this year I’ll be home for Christmas if I’ve got the time set a place for me and maybe I’ll be home for Christmas

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The Oh Hellos’ Family Christmas Album: Volume II came to exist in what has now become the typical writing and recording process for the Heath siblings: an interesting but straightforward initial idea that rapidly spins out of control. Not content with only releasing a single to commemorate the ten year anniversary of their first holiday EP, The Oh Hellos pulled inspiration from song arrangements performed on previous tours, medieval motets, moody yuletide carols predating the comfortable glow of mid-20th century nostalgia, and family-holiday-gathering traditions we love to pretend to hate.

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released December 15, 2023

Instruments performed and programmed by Tyler Heath
Vocals performed by Maggie Heath and Tyler Heath
Mixed and mastered by Charlie Kramsky

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The Oh Hellos began in a cluttered bedroom, where siblings Maggie and Tyler Heath recorded their self-titled EP in 2011. In the fall of 2012, the sibling duo released their debut full-length record Through the Deep, Dark Valley, an album full of regret and redemption, which they wrote, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered themselves. ... more

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