# It was Christmas Eve, babe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252 "2017-12-25T01:21:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/1 "2017-12-25T01:21:31Z")
In the drunk tank ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/2 "2017-12-25T01:24:04Z")
An old man said to me, “Won’t see another one.” ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/3 "2017-12-25T01:29:44Z")
And then he sang a tune, ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/4 "2017-12-25T02:02:47Z")
(song) The rare old mountain dew. ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/5 "2017-12-25T02:40:41Z")
I turned my face away And dreamed about you. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/6 "2017-12-25T02:47:02Z")
Got on a lucky one ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/7 "2017-12-25T02:51:54Z")
Came in 18 to 1. I got a feeling, Babe… ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/8 "2017-12-25T03:37:27Z")
This year’s for me and you ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/9 "2017-12-25T04:31:34Z")
So happy Christmas, I love you baby ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/10 "2017-12-25T04:47:14Z")
I can see a better time ---
**Author:** ![pseudograph](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pseudograph/32/19768_2.png) [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/11 "2017-12-25T05:36:00Z")
When all our dreams come true. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/12 "2017-12-25T06:19:41Z")
They got cars big as bars, they got rivers of gold ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/13 "2017-12-25T06:53:09Z")
And the wind blows right through you, it’s no place for the old ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/14 "2017-12-25T14:22:28Z")
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/15 "2017-12-25T14:33:17Z")
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/16 "2017-12-25T15:22:01Z")
You were handsome! ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/17 "2017-12-25T15:31:32Z")
You were pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/18 "2017-12-25T16:03:57Z")
You weren’t ugly anyway. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/19 "2017-12-25T16:04:32Z")
Queen of New York City. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252/20 "2017-12-25T16:08:57Z")
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