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Imperfect Christmas is an original song written by Malinda Kathleen Reese and Hannah Tobias.

The video was premiered on December 16th, 2020

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]

Dust off the decorations that we've had for ages,
Pull out the ancient Christmas books all losing their pages,
Test every strand of lights and drape the tree in 83 ways,

Wear that one nice dress to church, otherwise it's PJs.
I wear my ugly sweater with the snowflake on it
Our sugar cookie Santas look a little bit demonic,
We'll wrap the house in lights while our fingers freeze away,
Then drive around to judge everyone's display.
We light the tree to carols like my mama did before,
The folksy ones that no one seems to sing so much anymore

[Chorus]
Cause breaking with tradition is a family crime, so we'll recite every story and rhyme
On this perfectly imperfect Christmas time

[Verse 2]
Listen to the radio that's mostly just commercials,
We'll try to open up but end up talking in circles,
Dad insists on family time, and so we play a game,
But competition gets too crazy so we quit while we're still sane
Our gingerbread house simply refuses to erect.

[Pre-Chorus]
But it's these funny little things
That we've come to expect

[Chorus]
Cause breaking with tradition is a family crime, so we'll recite every story and rhyme,
On this perfectly imperfect Christmas time.

[Verse 3]
Ponder all the goals and resolutions we missed,
Text the friends we think of to remind them we still exist,
Christmas is here whether you feel it or no,
Some hate to see her come,
some hate to see her go.
Laugh at all the gifts that really miss the mark,
Just knowing that the thought still came from the heart,

Each holiday movie every year the same jokes,
But we still laugh under our breath like we forgot how they go.

[Bridge]
It's these treasured rituals
That sweeten up life's spell,
The memories we already know,
But still can't wait to tell,
Cause we make the light when the sun refuses to shine.

[Outro]
So we'll recite every story and rhyme,
On this perfectly imperfect Christmas time.

We'll have a perfectly imperfect Christmas time.

Video[]

(Im)perfect_Christmas_-_MALINDA-1

(Im)perfect Christmas - MALINDA-1

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