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Shortest Day of the Year

by Paul Dake

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From the song's composer, Jill Macchiaverna:

"I stayed away from saying Christmas explicitly because I think the sentiment extends to any family gathering where you actually like your family. I focused on the shortest day of the year because there are so many different kinds of celebrations around winter solstice time-frame and because after I had kids time seemed to speed up exponentially. They bring so much light and it's hard to balance between being present with them and dreading when they get bigger and won't want to talk to parents anymore. It will happen before I know it, and I'll definitely be feeling like, "When did it get dark again?"

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Shortest Day of the Year

An hour 'til daybreak
Yet we're happy to be awake
Feeling grateful, feeling faithful
Almost more than I can take

It’s brisk, it is cold
Shut the door like you're told
Take your prizes all outside
Yes, your hands I will hold

It's the shortest day of the year
Everything in my heart is right here
Wear it all on your sleeves
‘Cause when that moment leaves
It's the shortest day of the year

Down the steps, through the grass
See them run, hear them laugh
Have you ever seen such clever
Little people in the past?

A dinner, a cup
Hot cider warms us up
There's a fire, and a choir
Inspires howling from the pup

It's the shortest day of the year
Everything in my heart is right here
A day full of song, merrily roll along
It's the shortest day of the year

There's a rhythm to the fun
Almost like a secret tongue
Inside jokes with all the folks
Who knew us when we were young

The clock in the hall
Says it's late, but we'll stall
Cover yawns up with our palms
No, we're not sleepy at all

Moments later all tucked in
Somehow taller, a little thin
Blink and miss it, too old for kisses
When did it get dark again?

It's the shortest day of the year
Everything in my heart is right here
Wear it all on your sleeves
‘Cause when that moment leaves
It's the shortest day of the year

It's the shortest day of the year
Someone please tell me when
Did it get dark again?
It's the shortest day of the year


Copyright 2020 Jill Macchiaverna

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released November 24, 2020
Words and Music by Jill Macchiaverna

Paul Dake - Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Bud Burroughs - Accordion & Mandolin
Jim Spause - Bass Guitar, Tambourine & Triangle
Jim Bethke - Drums

Copyright 2020 Jill Macchiaverna

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Paul Dake Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Composer of Fun, Heartfelt, & Lyrically Inventive Songs

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