There's lots I want to do
While the advent candle burns
And snowflakes fall in powdered sugar showers
There's friends I wanna see
And songs I wanna hear
There's drinks to drink, and Yule log to devour

And shows to play, like, every day and evening if I get my way
Performing 'mid the tinsel and the lights
I'll serenade the streets with Christmas carols
Then get onstage and sing my songs by night
And when I feel the fever on my forehead
That's when I'll know that I am having fun
I want to spend my Christmas morning coughing up my lungs
'Cause I'm so run down from all the stuff I've done

There's films I wanna watch
And books I wanna read
And Christmas stories that I want to write
And stuff I wanna buy
For all the people that I love
To let them know I'm glad they're in my life

December's here just once a year so fill it up with Christmas cheer
And polystyrene peanuts if needs be
Pretend you're the main character in Yes Man
Take every opportunity you see
Accept all invitations this December
Parties, gigs, whatever comes your way
Pack your schedule tightly, and you'll know you've done it right
When you can't get out of bed on Christmas Day

When I was sixteen years old I made myself so ill
Rehearsals, Christmas concerts both with brass band and in school
I coughed right through White Christmas at the WMC
And necked umpteen paracetamol to get through Christmas Eve

There's lots I want to do
While the advent candle burns
And snowflakes fall in powdered sugar showers
There's friends I wanna see
And songs I wanna hear
And games to play for hours and hours and hours

I'm always looking back, and I don't want to look back on this holiday
And see the things I didn't do
It's not like I live like this all the time, it's only one month out of twelve
I run myself so down and through
And if there's one thing worth making myself sick for
It's time spent with my family and friends
So grab a scented candle, one that smells like Christmastime
And when you light it, light it at both ends