Redtree Times

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk
At our Christmas party
We were drinking champagne punch
And homemade eggnog
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
He was a Mexican
We didn’t know what to think of him
Until he sang, “Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad”

–Robert Earl Keen, Merry Christmas from the Family

After yesterday’s post with a somewhat obscure holiday song, one of my good Texas friends and regular readers, Linda Leinen, reminded of a holiday song that she thought might not get much airplay outside of Texas, It was Merry Christmas from the Family from Robert Earl Keen, who has number of songs that I count among my favorites. This one has long been one of my favorites, one of those songs I sometimes break into unprompted at inappropriate times.

I was certain I had shared it here a number of times over the past 17 years. It turns out that the last time it showed up here was in 2009.

I guess it won’t be stale if I play it here today. Unless it is on your holiday playlist.

I shared the same image from The Simpsons in that 2009 post. Maybe that makes me appear to be lazy.

Lazy is as lazy does.

And that ain’t much this morning. I’m done here.

Here’s comes that song now. It is both funny and sweet. Perfectly imperfect. Just right for the season. This is a version that Linda shared with me: