# Bakers Dozen

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61088 "2018-09-05T16:56:48Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61089 "2018-09-05T17:58:37Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Summer summer summertime/ Time to sit back and unwind” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61090 "2018-09-05T18:10:45Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Summer summer summertime/ Time to sit back and unwind” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
10. “Unemployed in summertime/I’ve only just turned 21, I’ll be OK/Unemployed in summertime/Don’t need money 'cause we’re young”- Emilíana Torrini

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61091 "2018-09-05T19:06:39Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Summer summer summertime/ Time to sit back and unwind” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
10. “Unemployed in summertime/I’ve only just turned 21, I’ll be OK/Unemployed in summertime/Don’t need money ‘cause we’re young”- Emilíana Torrin’
11. “It’s summertime, summertime, sum- sum- summertime…” - “Summertime, Summertime” by the Jamies

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61092 "2018-09-05T19:08:40Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Summer summer summertime/ Time to sit back and unwind” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
10. “Unemployed in summertime/I’ve only just turned 21, I’ll be OK/Unemployed in summertime/Don’t need money 'cause we’re young”- Emilíana Torrini
11. In the summertime when the weather is hot/You can stretch right up and touch the sky [Mungo Jerry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM&frags=pl%2Cwn)

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61093 "2018-09-05T22:00:54Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Summer summer summertime/ Time to sit back and unwind” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
10. “Unemployed in summertime/I’ve only just turned 21, I’ll be OK/Unemployed in summertime/Don’t need money 'cause we’re young”- Emilíana Torrini
11. In the summertime when the weather is hot/You can stretch right up and touch the sky [Mungo Jerry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM&frags=pl%2Cwn)
12. “In the summertime, ah in the summertime / In the summertime when you were with me” - “In the Summertime,” Bob Dylan

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61094 "2018-09-06T02:23:51Z")

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Quotes (from literature, film, song) that contain the word “summertime”

1. “Summertime and the living is easy” - Summertime, sung by Audra McDonald
2. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.” - E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
3. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do/ But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” - Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues
4. “Summertime” - Chapter Title from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. “It’s summertime summertime sum sum summertime / Summertime summertime sum sum summertime” - “Summertime Summertime” by The Jamies
6. “…she’s your tootsey-wootsey in the good old summertime”, by Evans and Shields
7. “Wintertime’s nice with it’s ice and snow; Summertime’s nice with a place to go”, from Suppertime from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
8. “It’s summertime/ And I can understand if you still feel sad/ It’s summertime/ And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Summer summer summertime/ Time to sit back and unwind” DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
10. “Unemployed in summertime/I’ve only just turned 21, I’ll be OK/Unemployed in summertime/Don’t need money 'cause we’re young”- Emilíana Torrini
11. In the summertime when the weather is hot/You can stretch right up and touch the sky [Mungo Jerry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM&frags=pl%2Cwn)
12. “In the summertime, ah in the summertime / In the summertime when you were with me” - “In the Summertime,” Bob Dylan
13. “Summertime and the livin’ is easy/Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high” --“Summertime”, from Porgy & Bess

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61095 "2018-09-06T02:30:27Z")

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[Gordon’ Lightfoot’s “Summertime Dream”: “Let’s steal away in the noonday sun  
It’s time for a summertime dream” – posted because the above #13 is the same as the #1.]  
Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61096 "2018-09-06T02:51:09Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61097 "2018-09-06T03:32:19Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61098 "2018-09-06T03:38:23Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61099 "2018-09-06T03:45:45Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland

When I was a kid, I was sure I heard a version in which the singer said “perspire” and not “conspire.”

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61100 "2018-09-06T04:37:55Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61101 "2018-09-06T04:49:05Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear
8. “A&P has provided me / With the world’s smallest turkey” - Christmas Wrapping

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> When I was a kid, I was sure I heard a version in which the singer said “perspire” and not “conspire.”

Well, I perspire when I’m [Walking in my Winter Underwear](https://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/xmas/walkinginmywinterunderwear.html)

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61102 "2018-09-06T05:56:17Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear
8. “A&P has provided me / With the world’s smallest turkey” - Christmas Wrapping
9. “He knows if you’ve bad or good / So be good for goodness sake.” - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61103 "2018-09-06T06:13:59Z")

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear
8. “A&P has provided me / With the world’s smallest turkey” - Christmas Wrapping
9. “He knows if you’ve bad or good / So be good for goodness sake.” - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
10. “Ho, ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see/Somebody waits for you; kiss her once for me” --Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear
8. “A&P has provided me / With the world’s smallest turkey” - Christmas Wrapping
9. “He knows if you’ve bad or good / So be good for goodness sake.” - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
10. “Ho, ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see/Somebody waits for you; kiss her once for me” --Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
11. "Put up your Christmas tree/Proper Crimbo (Put up your Christmas tree)/So excited you might wee/Proper Crimbo, Proper Crimbo, Proper Crimbo - Proper Crimbo, by Bo Selecta

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear
8. “A&P has provided me / With the world’s smallest turkey” - Christmas Wrapping
9. “He knows if you’ve bad or good / So be good for goodness sake.” - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
10. “Ho, ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see/Somebody waits for you; kiss her once for me” --Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
11. "Put up your Christmas tree/Proper Crimbo (Put up your Christmas tree)/So excited you might wee/Proper Crimbo, Proper Crimbo, Proper Crimbo - Proper Crimbo, by Bo Selecta
12. “When Santa shows up for the holidays and you know he’s in on the gag/He’s up on the roof full of 90 proof/He’s always half in the bag”–The Holi-Daze

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Lines from secular Christmas songs

1. “On Christmas Eve, a wish came true/That night, I fell in love with you” --It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
2. “I really can’t stay. (But, Baby, it’s cold outside.)” - Baby, It’s Cold Outside
3. “They never let poor Rudolph/Join in any reindeer games” - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. “Oh, how the wind does blow!/It stings the toes and bites the nose/As over the ground we go” --Over the River and Through the Woods
5. “But as long as you love me so/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” - Let It Snow
6. “Later on we’ll conspire / As we dream by the fire” - Winter Wonderland
7. “In the store there’s a teddy, little straps like spaghetti, it holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night, walkin’ 'round in women’s underwear” - Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear
8. “A&P has provided me / With the world’s smallest turkey” - Christmas Wrapping
9. “He knows if you’ve bad or good / So be good for goodness sake.” - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
10. “Ho, ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see/Somebody waits for you; kiss her once for me” --Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
11. “Put up your Christmas tree/Proper Crimbo (Put up your Christmas tree)/So excited you might wee/Proper Crimbo, Proper Crimbo, Proper Crimbo” - Proper Crimbo, by Bo Selecta
12. “When Santa shows up for the holidays and you know he’s in on the gag/He’s up on the roof full of 90 proof/He’s always half in the bag”–The Holi-Daze
13. “Oh, I won’t ask for much this Christmas / I won’t even wish for snow / And I’m just gonna keep on waiting / Underneath the mistletoe…” - All I Want for Christmas Is You

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