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Christmas In the Mix
Six in the morning, two weeks before Christmas
Mary woke up to a power saw screaming
Pulled back the curtain, there was Joe
Building something in the snow
One, two, three
A partridge, doves and three French hens
Joe stood there with that grin again
Mary said, what’s this supposed to be
He kissed her cheek and said, trust me
One, two, three
What are you doing to me
Four, five, six
Joe’s got Christmas in the mix
Every time she asked him why
He’d grin and look her in the eye
Trust me Mary, wait and see
I’ve got Christmas planned for you and me
Four, five, six
Calling birds and golden rings
Six laying geese joined everything
Mary watched another van arrive
Joe just smiled and stepped aside
One, two, three
What are you doing to me
Four, five, six
Joe’s got Christmas in the mix
Every time she asked him why
He’d grin and look her in the eye
Trust me Mary, wait and see
I’ve got Christmas planned for you and me
Seven, eight, nine
Seven swans went in the pond
Eight milkmaids arrived at dawn
Nine ladies danced across the floor
Half the street was at their door
One, two, three
What are you doing to me
Four, five, six
Joe’s got Christmas in the mix
Every time she asked him why
He’d grin and look her in the eye
Trust me Mary, wait and see
I’ve got Christmas planned for you and me
Ten, eleven, twelve
Ten lords jumped through golden rings
Eleven pipers joined the swing
Twelve green drums began to play
Mary laughed and danced away
One, two, three
What are you doing to me
Four, five, six
Joe’s got Christmas in the mix
Every time she asked him why
He’d grin and look her in the eye
Trust me Mary, wait and see
I’ve got Christmas planned for you and me
Joe walked straight across the dance floor
Through the Christmas he had made
Then that carpenter called Joe
Dropped to one knee before Mary and said
I love you so much
I’ll do anything for you
I’ll build it
I’ll find it
I’ll bring it home somehow
If you ever wondered how much I love you
You know now
One, two, three
What are you doing to me
Four, five, six
Joe’s got Christmas in the mix
Seven, eight, nine
Mary said, you’ve lost your mind
Ten, eleven, twelve
She threw her arms around him tight
Anything for Mary
Anything at all
Anything for Mary
Joe would give it all
One, two, three
Four, five, six
Seven, eight, nine
Ten, eleven, twelve
Merry Christmas, love of my life
ABOUT THIS SONG
Written and produced by Tasmanian songwriter Jason Bresnehan, Christmas In the Mix is a musical arrangement in the pop genre with a female vocal. The song tells the story of Joe, a carpenter who creates an increasingly elaborate Christmas surprise for Mary, drawing playfully on the familiar gifts and counting of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The lyrics begin with humour and confusion as Mary watches Joe’s unusual Christmas plan unfold through “one, two, three” and eventually “ten, eleven, twelve.” At the centre of the song, however, is a simple love story about someone who expresses love through what he does. Joe builds, finds and brings things home for Mary before finally telling her, “If you ever wondered how much I love you, you know now.” For people who work hard, build things, solve problems and provide for the people they love but do not always find it easy to put that love into words, the song can also act as a proxy, saying something through Joe that they may have always wanted to say themselves.
The artwork captures the moment when Joe’s seemingly crazy Christmas plan finally comes together, with the golden rings, birds, milkmaids and leaping lords surrounding Joe and Mary. At the centre of all the Christmas absurdity is the simple relationship that the song is really about.
This song forms part of the Merry Christmas Collection by Seventh Ribbon Music.
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