It's coming on ChristmasThey're cutting down treesThey're putting up reindeerAnd singing songs of joy and peaceOh I wish I had a riverI could skate away onBut it don't snow hereIt stays pretty greenI'm going to make a lot of moneyThen I'm going to quit this crazy sceneI wish I had a riverI could skate away onI wish I had a river so longI would teach my feet to flyOh I wish I had a riverI could ...
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“Its coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees, they’re putting up reindeer, and singing songs of joy and peace. Oh, I wish I had a river to skate away on…”One of the saddest but one of my favorites. So sings Joni Mitchell on quite possibly one of the saddest holiday tunes ever recorded to tape. A cornerstone track off her 1971 LP, Blue, “River,” complete with it’s faux “
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Just because I'm Jewish doesn't mean I don't like Christmas Songs. I love them actually, especially Happy Xmas (War is Over) and Christmastime is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas. My all time favorite is Joni's Mitchell's song River from the classic Blue. It is the saddest song but I love the line "I wish I had a river I could skate away on." That's how the holidays make me feel sometimes.
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I'm so hard to handleI'm selfish and I'm sadNow I've gone and lost the best babyThat I ever hadOh I wish I had a riverI could skate away onI wish I had a river so longI would teach my feet to flyOh I wish I had a riverI made my baby say goodbye
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