Carols out of Season

by Becky Mills - in aid of Andy's Man Club

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"Carols out of Season"

I had this friend called Noel; he hated Christmas
He said it ate his soul like chocolate biscuits
‘Til it made him feel hollow; he couldn’t say where the sorrow came from

They say Carols out of season bring tears for no reason

He was the one who talked to drunkards in the bus queue
He was the first one on the floor when you weren’t brave enough to
When the shit hit the fan, he was the joke-telling-man-bomb-defusal

I thought being blue at Christmas wasn’t nothing much unusual

He didn’t notify his friends on Faceache
He wasn’t looking for attention or heart break
Just looking for a rest, from the cold prickly vest of his mind

Those tears for no reason carried on through all the seasons

We sang the first Noël in Church
Then choked back tears while his sister said some words
Then back in the bar we yelled out the Summer of ‘69
Yes the summer was his time, the summer was his time

I’m going to make a new Noël tradition
We’ll make a whisky sour toast for inhibition
Then ask everyone if they’re okay, then ask them again and again…

I had this friend called Noel he hated Christmas
He said it ate his soul like chocolate biscuits
Till it made him feel hollow, he couldn’t say where the sorrow came from

They say Carols out of season bring tears for no reason

The first Noël the Angels did say
Was to certain young shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay while tending their sheep
On a cold winters night when the snow fell so deep
Noël

(c) Becky Mills

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released December 10, 2020
Becky Mills - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals

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Becky Mills Pickering, UK

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"A collection of warm humanity & emotional truth, written and sung by an exceptional storyteller"”
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"Skillfully weaving together personal & historic themes, Becky has created a stylish modern take on the art & process of folk storytelling” fRoots ... more

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