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I Believe in Father Christmas

by Mother of Order and Friends

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about

Mother of Order host an acoustic night at our local pub. It's basically a sing around like a folk club with no amplification and people seem to enjoy it. We'd talked about doing some collaborations and this is the result.

All the money raised will be going to the Godalming Community Store.

lyrics

They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth
But instead it just kept on raining
A veil of tears for the virgin birth
I remember one Christmas morning
A winter's light and a distant choir
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell
And their eyes full of tinsel and fire

They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a silent night
And they told me a fairy story
'Till I believed in the Israelite
And I believed in father Christmas
And I looked to the sky with excited eyes
'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn
And I saw him and through his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a brave new year
All anguish, pain and sadness
Leave your heart and let your road be clear
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth
Hallelujah, Noel be it heaven or hell
The Christmas we get we deserve

credits


Graham Armfield - Electric Guitar
Gordon Ayshford - Bass, Vocals
Chris Bentinck - Acoustic Guitar
Simon Cutmore - Banjo, Programming
Phil Davies - Clarinet
Martin Hall - Vocals, Ukulele, Mandolin, Mandola, Programming
Caroline Hayllor- Recorder
Elizabeth Molyneux - Vocals
Cath Rogan - Ukulele, Autoharp, Low Whistle
Rich Rose - Keyboards
Tim Stansfield - Concertina, vocals
Andrea Watson - Acoustic Guitar

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Mother of Order England, UK

Mother of Order were Cath Rogan and the late Martin Hall. Born from shared politics, shared concerns and a general anarcho- syndicalist outlook on life.

They write and sing songs of industry and songs of love.

Their first album, Warp and Weft is songs of and about the Lancashire Cotton Famine.

They also have a repertoire of bawdy folk songs and modern material with a folk twist
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