2. "If We Make It Through December," Merle Haggard
In another year, this one might not have been so close to Number One. But Haggard's recession lament sounds more enduring all the time: Got laid off down at the factory, and their timing's not the greatest in the world. Heaven knows I've been workin' hard -- wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl.
Previous Top 10:
10. "Christmas Is for Mugs," Graham Parker
9. "Daddy's Drinkin' Up our Christmas," Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
8. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," John & Yoko
7. "1913 Massacre," Michael Fracasso
6. "I Pray On Christmas," The Blind Boys of Alabama
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5. "Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto," James Brown
4. "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night," Simon & Garfunkel
3. "Christmas In Vietnam," Johnny & Jon
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One2One has a sad christmas song "Missing you at X-mas Time:" http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=1001482…
Check out "Sometimes Even Santa Has Bad Days" by Uncle Leon. Classic country tearjerker.
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