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Breaking Up Christmas (Push it along mix featuring Couch King Presents and Chris Okunbor)

from 2016 Soundcloud All​-​Star Holiday Spectacular by Kirwan - Greenwood - Burns

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Breaking Up Christmas is an old-time traditional fiddle tune learned from the playing of Tommy Jarrell, John McCutcheon, Bruce Molsky and others, about breaking up the Christmas celebration in mountainous parts over several nights of house parties. We had to cut several nights down to five minutes, but hopefully it's still a party.

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Hooray Jake and Hooray John
Breaking up Christmas all night long
Way back yonder, Long time ago
The old folks danced the do si do.

Way down yonder, along side the creek,
I saw santa Clause washing his feet.
Santa Clause come, Done, and gone.
Breaking up Christmas all night Long.

i dun gone said it
driving down that muddy road
this is the best you’ll ever get it
and the rain never slowed

if your boots dry wet it
we’re going all night long
stomping out time to forget it
till christmas is long gone

Hold up Jake
and Hold up john
the wagon sink we’ll never let
lets push it along

i dun gone said it
their gonna play our tune
and you bet they won’t regret it
come on y’all

let’s get there soon

push it along
push it along
push it along
yea, push it along

Wood on the fire
food on the grill
Mama lights the candles on the window sill

Uncle brought the steaks
He just bagged a deer
Poppa grabs a mug
Pours a pint of beer

Santa takes a break
Pulls up his black boot
gives a quick shake down the chimney chute

Pulls out his list
its 12 miles long
breaking up christmas all night long

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from 2016 Soundcloud All​-​Star Holiday Spectacular, released December 22, 2016
Couch King Presents (@couch-king-presents): Rap
Chris Okunbor (@chris-okunbor): Vocals and slide guitar
Greenwood & Burns: Vocals; mandolin; banjos; fiddle; three-, four-, and six-string guitars; dulcimer; jaw harps; pennywhistle; bass; drums; washboard & of course triangle
Produced, mixed & edited by Jeff Burns

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