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A true story, alt-country carol about spending Christmas at Nashville's most beloved dive, Fran's Eastside.
lyrics
I woke Christmas morning and cried as I dressed
The airport was empty my heart was a mess
I hopped in a taxi and took 40 west
The east side was sleeping but I couldn’t rest
When I saw the neon glowing red and white
I had to go in
I ordered a cold one and pulled up a seat
A saintly bartender said this one here’s free
I lit up a smoke and cried ‘here’s to OG,
To buckets of beer, the three wise men and me
When I saw the neon glowing
I guess my feelings got to showing
There’s ice in the well, there’s sinners in hell
Keeping my seat warm for me
There’s ash in the tray, there’s billiards to play
Here on Christmas Day at Fran’s
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
The cold up in New York can make a man weep
You know it don’t snow much in old Tennessee
I’m here trading jokes by the glow of TV
If St. Nick comes calling well that’s where I’ll be
There’s ice in the well, there’s sinners in hell
Keeping my seat warm for me
There’s ash in the tray, it’s what I’ll end up someday
Not on Christmas Day at Fran’s
credits
released December 1, 2023
Song, vocals, and acoustic guitars by Hayes Peebles.
Recorded, produced, and mixed by Rob O'Block in Nashville, TN.
Additional guitars by Rob O' Block.
Drums by Matt Billingslea.
Bass by Chris Donohue.
Backing vocals by The Fran's Christmas Choir: Brett Strader, Kaitlin Thomas, Charlie Hill, Bekah Raye Cope.
Album artwork by Chris Retsina.
“Cerebral lyrics à la Conor Oberst, with no-frills, twangy arrangements that call to mind troubadours like Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt."
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