{"id":18660,"date":"2024-12-23T15:59:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18660"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:04:02","slug":"twas-the-weekend-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2024\/12\/twas-the-weekend-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Twas the Weekend Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twas The Weekend Before Christmas...\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O2126J7htlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Twas the weekend before Christmas<br>We were broke as could be<br>We were freezing our asses<br>By the fire and TV<br>When what did our half-frozen <br>eyeballs then spy<br>Was a snowstorm to bury<br>All our firewood in ice<br>It got colder and colder<br>We shivered and shook<br>As the wind howled and sliced<br>Out the window we looked<br>More snow was falling<br>I can&#8217;t wait till it melts<br>The basement gets flooded<br>mud up to our belts<br>May your Christmas be white<br>May your driveway stay plowed<br>May we all make it through<br>All this hate, fear and doubt.<br>May the season bring joy<br>May you somehow find peace<br>In the dark years ahead<br>Love and light will not cease.<br>~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twas the weekend before ChristmasWe were broke as could beWe were freezing our assesBy the fire and TVWhen what did our half-frozen eyeballs then spyWas a snowstorm to buryAll our firewood in iceIt got colder and colderWe shivered and shookAs the wind howled and slicedOut the window we lookedMore snow was fallingI can&#8217;t wait till 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