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1.
So it’s Christmas - the pieces of plans that we made won’t be picked up till after the New Year’s parade will we keep them all, will we keep them all? though it’s Christmas - the people we passed in a haze never wished us warmth on this cold holiday will we need them all, will we need them all?- these red lights and white fires- we’re watching the stars as they shine ever brighter, then snow falls as phone calls ring through our rooms with the life and the laughter of Christmastime, when choir bells chime and lift last year’s cares away by the fireplace, in a long embrace the New Year is here to stay now it’s Christmas - the people we pass in the street travel with us through moments we could never foresee will we love them all, will we love them all? the snow falls as phone calls ring through the rooms where our friends sing with laughter and families will gather at Christmastime the choir bells chime and lift last year’s cares away by the fireplace in a long embrace the New Year is here to stay the New Year is here to stay the New Year is here to stay
2.
The echo of sleigh bells is drowning out The season’s warm greetings and where is That box of love under my tree Those twelve months were kind of rough But I think we’ve been good enough What’s that tap on the roof? Could the legend be true? And if the snow don’t fall through We’ll share some with you It’s the best gift to give on the market Always seems like brand new And we’re back in traffic once again and slipping on ice While some shiver on airplanes that criss-cross the sky To and fro, towards their homes To the tune old man winter blows But there’s a fire inside There’s a feast and some lights As the new year arrives There’s a snippet of time To get out from under the north wind Get under a mistletoe There must still be one hanging around this place somewhere I know
3.
You’re makin’ a list and you’re checkin’ it twice I know I’ve been naughty so please be nice Be nice, be nice, be my Santa Claus I don’t need presents underneath the tree I just want you to love me So be my, be my, be my Santa Claus Don’t wanna spend Christmas all alone I need a love to call my own Come on Santa baby be my present this year I need some Christmas cheer You need to stop shoppin’ and get out of the cold Snuggle up to me under the mistletoe And be my, be my, be my Santa Claus Don’t wanna spend Christmas all alone I need a love to call my own Come on Santa baby be my present this year I need some Christmas cheer I don’t have any other Christmas demands I just want you to be my man So be my, be my, be my Santa Claus I don’t have any other Christmas demands I just want you to be my man So be my, be my, be my Santa Claus Be my, be my, be my Santa Claus Be my, be my Santa Claus
4.
half week back in town, late in the evening and year tasteless tower clock, two letters and personal effects for if and when you're near "dear jeanne, please turn this sheet over and stare into the void join me, cumberland field, on christmas eve in the endless static joy" distance is feminine in Spanish distance is distance in French and it's everything that everyone's been whispering everywhere I've been with less that's freezing every December and more of everything we've known continues to melt each of us becomes something closer to impossible "say J, if you could just ask me to stay this ritual could stop and I wouldn't have to carry these rotten letters home every fourth season and wait for you to show from eve to eve behind the statues in the snow but I always will, and alone if this or anything else finds you I can only hope"
5.
Christmas time is getting near I think I can almost hear The sound of Santa and his sleigh Did I make the good boy list Will I get all that I wished? Hurry Santa don’t be late Wide awake on Christmas eve Santa Claus, I still believe That you have a gift that’s meant for me Christmas time is getting near I think I can almost hear The sound of Santa and his sleigh
6.
Don't let it be Christmas On a night like this When it's cold as some Of the memories I've been given Don't let us keep wishing For spring to come Cause the leaves that fall Won't come back at all So many nights we went round and round a fire that lost its glow we should have known nothing grows in snow Don't let it be Christmas now that you're gone cause the bells won't ring children don't sing Don't let it be Christmas
7.
Mrs. Claus 02:36
Santa flies all through the night For children’s sake But he sips green tea made by his wife That keeps him awake She sewed the holes in his suit She makes the whole night go smooth Next to every great man there’s a Mrs. Let’s sing to her this Christmas You know that legendary bag Filled with endless toys? She made it from magic and rags And corduroy She knows when he tells the truth She makes his whole year go smooth Next to every great man there’s a Mrs. Let’s sing to her this Christmas Oh Mother Christmas, this year you’ll finally hear a song that’s yours She nursed him back from the flu Now Christmas eve will go smooth Next to every great man there’s a Mrs. Let’s sing to her this Christmas
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Dear Santa 03:29
9.
Snow paints every briar white and green as the door swings free but no one lights the fire or the star on the tree and all the cards you wrote this Christmas are scattered on the bedroom floor through the garland on the shelf you see pictures of yourself then you think of ways to make more money and buy her all the things she wished for your dreams are growing smaller every year, then on Christmas eve she forgets to call….or that’s what you believe now all the gifts you loved last Christmas are cinders on the fireplace under mistletoe and felt you see pictures of yourself and you think if you had made more money and bought her all the things she wished for then she’d be with you Her love’s the only thing you wished for….
10.
The sun will shine as children pine for Christmas But a lake that’s wet is all they’ll get on Christmas cause snow is nowhere in sight How’s it Christmastime if the weather’s fine? Just when everything should be white The headline says “There’s Sunshine for Christmas!” So leave your coat on the line The bells will chime as temperatures climb before Christmas Now we’re out of luck, the thermometer’s stuck on Christmas And snow is nowhere in sight How’s it Christmastime if the weather’s fine? Just when everything should be white It’s warm outside The headline said “There’s Sunshine for Christmas” Yeah all the kids said “Sunshine for Christmas!” The North Pole’s got sunshine for Christmas and snow is nowhere in sight St. Nick said “Sunshine for Christmas!” The snowmen said “There’s Sunshine for Christmas!” Jack Frost said “Sunshine for Christmas!?!??!”
11.
Love magnifies the scene invites us toward the best way our feelings for the day culminate, as we await those reds and golds and greens from lanterns through the alleyway Illuminate the dreams evening keeps as children sleep though light grows dim they still believe in him oh light of Christmas shine with innocence oh light of wishes keep your promises oh light of voices sing with tenderness through this silent night when children dream of red and white the peace they keep is glowing bright it never dims, they still believe in Him oh light of Christmas shine with innocence oh light of wishes keep your promises oh light of voices sing with tenderness through this silent night bring angels to the light
12.
It’s Christmas eve in the city when starlight shines through and families will gather round you the nurses who smile so pretty are dressed up in red bearing your medication. Soon you and I will wake up to find a wire that swings from our veins but your wife and child will sound like a choir as they sing to us all through the day. They’ll sing carols made just for this day.

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This is a Christmas charity album. 100% of proceeds from this album will now go toward the Crohn's MAP Vaccine - a vaccine in development for the treatment and possible cure of Crohn's disease.

"One Single Wish is a collaborative Christmas album by Christopher Costabile and Friends. If you love Christmas music, but can't stand listening to the same songs year after year, then One Single Wish is the essential Christmas album of the season. It features all new, original Christmas songs by Tampa Bay Area artists, who drew their inspiration from old holiday standards by artists like Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Joni Mitchell. One Single Wish has something for everyone; from classic rock to folk, indie pop to rockabilly, One Single Wish showcases a diverse spectrum of sounds and genres, encompassing themes like love, loss, presents, snow (or lack thereof), and of course, Old Saint Nick. Packed with sleigh bells, church bells, strings, and other holiday sounds, One Single Wish provides refreshing, original tunes that will warm your heart every cold December night for years to come."

credits

released November 16, 2012

At Christmastime
Written and performed by Christopher Costabile and Alissa Martinez

The Best Gift To Give
Written and performed by Jason Kushner
Back-Up Vocals: Alissa Martinez
Percussion: Christopher Costabile

Be My Santa Claus
Written and sung by Jaclyn Hicks
Guitar and Bass: Jay Vilardi
Guitar Solo: David Berry
Percussion: Christopher Nick

Something Closer*
Written and performed by Andrew Craven
Sleighbells: Christopher Costabile

Christmas Is Near**
Written and performed by Brian Berry
Backing Vocals: Brian Berry, Christopher Costabile, Alissa Martinez

Don't Let It Be Christmas
Written and performed by Mark Harman
Vocals: Amy White

Mrs. Claus
Written and performed by Christopher Costabile
Lead Vocals: Mark Harman
Additional vocals: Alissa Martinez

Dear Santa
Written and performed by Justin Vilardi

One Single Wish
Written and performed by Christopher Costabile
Lead Vocals: Mark Harman

Sunshine For Christmas
Written and performed by Christopher Costabile
Vocals: Ricky Delgado

Christmas Lights
Written and performed by Alissa Martinez and Christopher Costabile
Additional Vocals: Mark Harman

Song to a Hospital Roommate on Christmas
Written and performed by Christopher Costabile

All songs produced, mixed, and mastered by Christopher Costabile, except:
*Produced and Mixed by Andrew Craven and Brian Berry
**Produced and Mixed by Brian Berry

String arrangements on “One Single Wish” and “Don’t Let It Be Christmas” engineered by Brian Berry.

Sound samples on “Song to my hospital roommate on Christmas” recorded in 4 North of Countryside Mease hospital, the wing where Chris stayed in 2010 and 2011.

Album cover and promotional video by Jason Kushner, album and promotional art by Bradley Paul Valentine

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