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A berry, berry Christmas
A very merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one, without any tears
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year,
Let's all think of football,
Without any feet
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any fear
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any beer
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any fear
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a weird one, without any fear
A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear
A very Merry Xmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any cheer
A very Merry Xmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any fear
Another year older
Another year over
For Neil and the heroes
For near and the dear ones
For Nero the zero
For near and the dear ones
Happy Christmas Yoko, Happy Christmas John
Happy Christmas Kyoko, Happy Christmas Julian
Hare Rama, if you want it.
War is over, if you want it.
Have a merry merry Xmas,
and a happy New Year,
let's hope it's a good one,
we're starring on 'Cheers'
A very Merry Xmas
and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any fear
Let's hope it's a good one with plenty of beer.
Let's hope it's a good one,
Without any fear
Let's hope it's a good phone
Without any cheer
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
Orange, silver, red, blue, white, tint
War is over, if you want it.
So this is Christmas
For a week and for strong
So this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
Editor's note: This song was officially credited as by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band, but that seems too complicated, especially since the performers' surnames are omitted. Might be best to file this under Plastic Ono Band, since John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono were both members of said band.
We're here and we're queer.
For near and the dear ones
We're here at the Pier One
For near and the dear ones
Pier One is an antiques shop
With stuff for the brown.
Let's stop all the fight. (now)
(Morning's over with a margin)
(War is over, if you want it)
Horlicks this Christmas
So this is Christmas
Let's hope for some football
Let's hope it's a good one
Morris County
War is over
The world is so young
The war is so long
The yellow and red buns
The yellow and red ones
The yellow and red wants
For yellow and red ones