(Christmas) Merry Little Mess by Chad Sanders - official cover art
December 12, 2020

(Christmas) Merry Little Mess

CHAD SANDERS

COUNTRY FAMILY SONG COUNTRY CHRISTMAS SONG

ABOUT THIS SONG

Burnt turkey, a leaning tree, and not a saint in the house. He would not change a thing.

LYRICS

Hey
Hey
Mama's got the turkey
Burnin' black as midnight

Mama's got the turkey burnin' black as midnight
Daddy's on the ladder cussin' at the lights
Uncle Ray's out cold and he's been out since five
With a plate still balanced on him, sleepin' tight

Aunt Janice brought a boyfriend and he's twenty-five
Kids are on a sugar high and ain't comin' down
Dog just ate an ornament and half a candy cane
And you can hear the smoke alarm all over town

Well, it's a merry little mess
A holy little wreck
Merry little mess
The turkey's in the trash

The Christmas tree's gonna tip
Tree's about to tip
Ain't a saint in the house
Ain't a halo on the deck

It ain't a Hallmark Christmas
No, I wouldn't change a bit
Wouldn't change a bit
Come on in and grab a plate

It's a merry little mess
Merry little mess
Come on in and grab a plate
It's a merry little mess

Merry little mess
Cousin Pete fried a turkey with the ice still on it
Now there's a crater in the driveway where the carport was
Grandma had two glasses through her dentures at the wall

And she swears it was the eggnog, but it wasn't
Aunt Janice threw the boyfriend's boots out in the yard
Uncle Ray woke up and asked who died
Somebody's ex is idlin' at the mailbox lights on

And the cops came for the noise and stayed for pie
Well, it's a merry little mess
A holy little wreck
Merry little mess

The turkey's in the trash
The Christmas tree's gonna tip
Tree's about to tip
Ain't a saint in the house

Ain't a halo on the deck
It ain't a Hallmark Christmas
No, I wouldn't change a bit
Wouldn't change a bit

Come on in and grab a plate
It's a merry little mess
Merry little mess
Come on in and grab a plate

It's a merry little mess
Well, it's a merry little mess
A holy little wreck
Merry little mess

The turkey's in the trash
The Christmas tree's gonna tip
Tree's about to tip
Ain't a saint in the house

Ain't a halo on the deck
It ain't a Hallmark Christmas
No, I wouldn't change a bit
Wouldn't change a bit

Come on in and grab a plate
It's a merry little mess
Merry little mess
Come on in and grab a plate

It's a merry little mess
It's a merry little mess
It's a merry little mess
Come on in and grab a plate

It's a merry little mess
Whoa

CREDITS

Written & Performed by Chad Sanders
Distributed by 13089905 Records DK

Guitars • Fender Telecaster
Keyboards • Yamaha
Software • Sound Forge, Ableton Live, ACID Pro
Sessions • Ocean Way Studios

Publisher Pro Star Music & Studios

Chad Sanders - Pro Star Music Ocean Way Studios

ABOUT "(CHRISTMAS) MERRY LITTLE MESS"

"(Christmas) Merry Little Mess" is an original country family song written and recorded by Chad Sanders, an independent country music artist and songwriter from Alabama.

Burnt turkey, a leaning tree, and not a saint in the house. He would not change a thing.

Fans of country Christmas song will find something real in this track, the kind of honest storytelling Chad Sanders is known for across his original catalog.

Chad Sanders writes and records from the perspective of someone rooted in North Alabama, North Alabama specifically, in the heart of Marshall County. His music reflects life as it actually is in small-town America, not as it's packaged for radio.

Released in December 2020, "(Christmas) Merry Little Mess" is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Preview it here at ChadSandersOfficial.com before you stream.

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