MP3: Pax for Christmas (Patreon)

Warning: This song is NOT for the faint of heart!

I was chatting with Mikey Mason yesterday. We are planning our Firefly Drinking Songs show. Mikey also finished printing new merch, a Firefly shot glass and a new Firefly Drinking Songs t-shirt.

I was asking Mikey if I should put our Browncoat Christmas EP out as single with an Album Jacket, much like what I use for my Album Pins. Mikey said that sounded great. Then he asked, "should we add a new song?"

That made me remember "Pax for Christmas". I wrote the lyrics to this gruesome Christmas song in December. I posted it here. A week or two later, I deleted it. I don't even remember if it had music. But I can't find thanks to my recent accidental deletion of my music library.

Any case, I still had the lyrics so I sent it to Mikey as a lark. I didn't think he'd take it seriously. He asked if it had music. I said, "No, but feel free to write some."

Well, it happened to be Music Monday. That's when Mikey releases new songs on his Patreon. So 30 minutes later, he sends me this file. I had time. So I quickly recorded autoharp and vocals and sent it back.

Voila! A new Firefly Christmas song.

But course, he didn't stop there. He also recorded a parody he wrote of Bing Crosby and David Bowie singing a Christmas song together.

Look for the 2025 version of Browncoat Christmas at Firefly Drinking Songs next week at Dragon Con.

Pax for Christmas

Lyrics and music Marc Gunn, Dec 10, 2024

Kris Kringle, Kris KringleHear my Christmas wish todaySend me some ice skatesso I can skate away

Suzy wants a dollyA baseball bat for JeanSo he can hit a home runlike no one‘s ever seen

Mommy wants a red dressDaddy wants a hatchetOur neighbor asked if Dad could helpHim with a tree and crack it

Grandma wants a quiet placeTo sit and pet her dogShe’ll cook Christmas dinnerWhile burning a Yule log

Kris Kringle, Kris KringleHear my Christmas wish todaySend me some ice skatesso I can skate away

Grandma fell asleepWhile cooking Christmas turkeySuzie hasn’t moved a bitshe went to sleep on Thursday

I can’t tell if mommy’s dressWas naturally died redI heard the neighbor scream last nightA hatchet stuck in his head

Jean got his Christmas wishA classic Louisville sluggerHe broke the bat across of backGrandma’s dog Humbugger

Kris Kringle, Kris KringleHear my Christmas wish todaySend me some ice skatesso I can skate away

Kris Kringle, Kris KringleHear my Christmas wish todaySend me some ice skatesso I can go and slay