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F 
I’m looking forward to Christmas 
           Bb                               F 
It’s sentimental I know, but I just really like it 
F 
I’m, I’m hardly religious 
                   Bb                                        F 
I’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu to be honest 
               C                                  C7 
And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerism 
                                       Bb 
The commercialisation of an ancient religion 

And the western-isation of a dead Palestinian 
                                             F 
Press-ganged into selling PlayStations and beer 
                     C 
But I still really like it. 

F 
I, I really like Christmas 
               Bb                      F 
Though I’m not expecting a visit from Jesus 
                   C 
I’ll be seeing my dad 
     C7                                 Dm 
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum 
                                       Bb 
They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun 
                   C 
I’ll be seeing my dad 
    C7                                 Dm 
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum 
                                    Bb 
We’ll be drinking white wine in the sun. 

F 
I don’t go for ancient wisdom 
           Bb                                                          F 
I don’t believe just ’cause ideas are tenacious it means that they’re worthy 
F 
I get freaked out by churches 
             Bb                                                       F 
Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords but the lyrics are dodgy 
               C 
And yes I have all of the usual objections 
               C7                                         Bb 
To the mis-education of children forced into a cult institution 

And taught to externalise blame 

And to feel ashamed 
                                        F 
And to judge things as plain right and wrong 
                      C 
But I quite like the songs. 

F 
I’m not expecting big presents 
    Bb                                                             F 
The old combination of socks, jocks and chocolate is just fine by me. 
                          C 
‘Cause I’ll be seeing my dad 
    C7                                 Dm 
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum 
                                       Bb 
They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun 
                   C 
I’ll be seeing my dad 
   C7                                  Dm 
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum 
                                       Bb 
They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun. 

    Bb 
And you my baby girl 
    F 
My jetlagged infant daughter 
           Bb 
You’ll be handed round the room 
        F 
Like a puppy at a primary school 
    Bb 
And you’re too young to know 
               F 
But you will learn yourself one day 
          Bb 
That wherever you are and whatever you face 
C7                                                       Dm 
These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world 
                   Fsus4 
My sweet blue-eyed girl 

        Bb 
And if my baby girl 
              F 
When you’re twenty-one or thirty-one 
     Bb 
And Christmas comes around 
         F 
And you find yourself nine thousand miles from home 
        C7           Csus4 
You’ll know whatever comes 
       C7                                Dm 
Your brother and sister, and me and your mum 
                               Bb 
Will be waiting for you in the sun 
C7                   Csus4 
Girl, when Christmas comes 
C7 
Your brothers and sisters, your aunts and your uncles 
       C7                                   Dm 
Your grandparents, cousins, and me and your mum 
                                    Bb 
Will be drinking white wine in the sun 
           F 
We’ll be waiting for you in the sun 
Bb 
Baby, whenever you come 
                                     F7 
We’ll be drinking white wine in the sun 
 Bb 
Waiting. 

F 
I, I really like Christmas 
           Bb            F 
It’s sentimental I know.