suddenly it s christmas right after halloween forget about thanksgiving it s just a buffet in between there s lights and tinsel in the windows they re stocking up the shelves santa s slaving at the north pole in his sweatshop full of elves there s got to be a build up to the day that christ was born the halls are decked with pumpkins and ears of indian corn dragging through the falling leaves in a one horse open sleigh suddenly it s christmas seven weeks before the day suddenly it s christmas the longest holiday when they say season s greetings they mean just what they say it s a season it s a marathon retail eternity and it s not over till it s over and you throw away the tree outside it s positively balmy in the air nary a nip suddenly it s christmas unbuttoned and unzipped yes they re working overtime santa s little runts christmas comes but once a year and goes on for two months christmas carols in december and november too it s no wonder we re depressed when the whole thing is through finally it s january let s sing auld lang syne but here comes another heartache shaped like a valentine suddenly it s christmas the longest holiday the season is upon us a pox it won t go away it s a season it s a marathon retail eternity it s not over till it s over and you throw away the tree no it s not over till it s over and you throw away the tree it s still not over till it s over and you throw away the tree