VERSE 1:

Miles of sun baked traffic jams,
Filled with shoppers in European road sedans,
Eggnog by the pool while you deepen your tan,
It’s Christmas in California,

Circling the mall for a parking spot,
Credit card limits pushed right to the top,
Buy the boss’ kid a present, though you know he’s a snot,
It’s Christmas in California,

It’s Christmas, Christmas,
It’s Christmas in California,

VERSE 2:

Nuclear reactors working overtime,
To light displays in front of houses, man, they’re really fine,
See them all the way from Jupiter, hey, look at them shine.
It’s Christmas in California,

We got 30 foot Santas on every lawn
Nativities with Choo-choos singing reindeer songs
Designer wrapping paper around 50 got palms,
It’s Christmas in California,

It’s Christmas, Christmas,
It’s Christmas in California,

BRIDGE:

I know it don’t look much like Christmas,
It’s hot and sunny every day of the year,
But if everyone loves white Christmas,
Why do they all move here?

INSTRUMETNAL:

BRIDGE:

I know it don’t look much like Christmas,
It’s hot and sunny every day of the year,
But if everyone loves white Christmas,
Why do they all move here?

VERSE 3:

I’m living on the fault line paying maximum rent,
They’re gonna raise my sales tax another three percent,
I’d be out of here by New Year’s if I had any sense, baby,
It’s Christmas in California

CHORUS:

It’s Christmas, Christmas,
It’s Christmas in California,

OUTRO:

Look it here, we got some new age greetings coming over the fax
Solicitations on the car phone, man they never get off our backs
Calling for big donations to save the ozone, the whales and the yaks,
Yeah, I guess it’s Christmas in California

I’m sitting here in my favorite and they got some fabulous things,
They got some Jalapeno raison turkey cooked in Japanese beer,
Got some of that cilantro-plum pudding whipped with asparagus spears,
You know it ain’t no wonder everybody’s so damn slim around here,

Waitress, could you bring the kids and I another Dijon-mint cocoa, 
And heavy on the curry this time, because you know, it really brings out the flavor of that chestnut anchovy paste. 

Hey kids, let me tell you something, when we’re done here, let’s go over to the mall ‘cause I understand they got a guru Santa over there that’ll throw the I ching to help us decide what presents we want

Yeah! It’s Christmas in California,

© 1992 Eaglestone Music