Sufjan Stevens - Every Day Is Christmas Lyrics






I walk down the street and see a wintery wonderland
The candles in the windows and the salvation army band
All the people wandering 'round in a sudden state of glee
But all of those people, they ain't me

I smell in the air pine needles fresh and new
And everyone's cheeks have got a pleasant rosy hue
They've got visions of the gifts that underneath their tree will lie
But to that I say, "Not I."

For I've got a secret that no one else can know
That keeps my temperament even during times of snow
I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow
It lifts my spirits high when I'm feeling low
Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
But everyday is Christmas when I'm with you

Jolly old Saint Nick and the little elves as well as Charlie Brown
All help at the holidays to keep folks from feeling down
And people in their homes like to decorate their tree
But I don't need none of that, no, not me

Trolling the aisles at the local mega super store
I see crazy flashing gadgets on every single floor
But I don't need that fancy stuff, no way, no surrey
Cause your love is so much better than a plasma screen TV

I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow
She lifts my spirits high when I'm feeling low
Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
But everyday is Christmas when I'm with you

Now some might say it's unfair and severe
That I get a Christmas gift each day of the year
To them I would say that I've no guarantee
But maybe one day they'll find someone as sweet as she

I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow
She lifts my spirits high when I'm feeling low
Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
But everyday is Christmas
Yes everyday I deck the halls
Everyday is Christmas when I'm with you





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  1. p.... ....

    I LOVE ITTTTT

  2. T.... S....

    Just heard this on the radio coming home, I was grinning the entire time and nearly brought a tear to my eye. Absolutely astonishing and beautiful.

  3. N.... M....

    This song makes me miss the white Christmas I grew up with ... :'(

  4. W.... S....

    Modern classic. Hope this becomes wildly popular.

  5. S.... F....

    Anyone know the piano chords for this???

    S.... F....

    well i tried figuring them out for guitar, but it goes something vaguely as below. it's in C major. i dont have good pitch so im having trouble determining the chords at around 1:00

    C F G C
    "I walk down the street in a wintery wonderland--- "
    Am F C G7(?)
    "The candles in the windows and the salvation army band
    "
    ----

    the part after it just follows a c major scale chord progression walking up as follows (Starting on the 4th and ending on the 4th):

    F G Am Bdim(??)
    "for i've got a secret, no-one else can know --- "
    C Dm Em F
    That keeps my temperament even during times of snow

    ---
    after that part, it goes:
    C .... F G
    I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow


    etc

    ---
    and then the part below throws me off, and i'd appreciate if someone with a good ear could help

    Bdim C(?) Am(?) F(?)
    Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
    Fm C F G C
    But everyday is Christmas when I'm with you

    S.... F....

    @Wali Kamal nice! I was hearing very much the same things! Tho, I think some of the stuff is prolly a little more intuitive on piano haha :). In case you didn't see my comment to Samuel above, here's what I transcribed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MkqKJJtkVq4IzWlR3mwTFwpOukRR5zJt7Nrl0VMBy1c/edit#heading=h.ynj1n67atiug

  6. h.... ....

    Alec Duffy, thanks for sharing this heart-warming message! What are the piano chords? I want to play for my wife and family when we gather for the holidays :D

    h.... ....

    Would appreciate this also!

    h.... ....

    @hotdawgsz @Scarbosul check out these chords my friends and I used in our cover video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MkqKJJtkVq4IzWlR3mwTFwpOukRR5zJt7Nrl0VMBy1c/edit#heading=h.ynj1n67atiug

  7. A.... D....

    To answer a question below, I don't really have an album yet -- just a bunch of songs I've written (most for theater projects), that I haven't professionally recorded. Here's the only other one that's on Youtube (a real different style, for sure), "What do the men see?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwH2uSNNmZI

    A.... D....

    Alec Duffy hey! I love this. Do you have the sheet music for the piano??

    A.... D....

    @Samuel Furlonger I'm searching for the tablature in my files (it's been a long time since I wrote the song, and a few computers later), but if not, I can draw it up again. More soon!

    A.... D....

    Alec, this is beautiful! Thanks!

    A.... D....

    ​@Samuel Furlonger my friends and I transcribed the chords for our cover video. Here's what we used:
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MkqKJJtkVq4IzWlR3mwTFwpOukRR5zJt7Nrl0VMBy1c/edit#heading=h.ynj1n67atiug
    I also have a sheet music transcription of the original track that I can send you if you email me at [email protected]

    A.... D....

    @Alec Duffy would love any kind of sheet music you might have for this gorgeous song!

  8. K.... ....

    I love this so much

  9. E.... R....

    For anyone looking for lyrics❄⛄
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    I walk down the street and see a wintery wonderland
    The candles in the windows and the salvation army band
    All the people wandering 'round in a sudden state of glee
    But all of those people, they ain't me.

    I smell in the air pine needles fresh and new
    And everyone's cheeks have got a pleasant rosy hue
    They've got visions of the gifts that underneath their tree will lie
    But to that I say, "Not I."

    For I've got a secret that no one else can know
    That keeps my temperament even during times of snow
    I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow
    It lifts my spirits high when I'm feeling low
    Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
    But everyday is Christmas when I'm with you

    Jolly old Saint Nick and the little elves as well as Charlie Brown
    All help at the holidays to keep folks from feeling down
    And people in their homes love to decorate their tree
    But I don't need none of that, no, not me.

    Trolling the aisles at the local mega super store
    I see crazy flashing gadgets on every single floor
    But I don't need that fancy stuff, no way, no surrey
    Cause your love is so much better than a plasma screen TV

    I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow
    She lifts my spirits high when I'm feeling low
    Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
    But everyday is Christmas when I'm with you

    Now some might say it's unfair and severe
    That I get a Christmas gift each day of the year
    To them I would say that I've no guarantee
    But maybe one day they'll find someone as sweet as she

    I've got the perfect present, one not wrapped up in a bow
    She lifts my spirits high when I'm feeling low
    Others long for the holidays, yes indeed they do
    But everyday is Christmas
    Yes everyday I deck the halls
    Everyday is Christmas when I'm with you.

    E.... R....

    For anyone looking for the chords: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MkqKJJtkVq4IzWlR3mwTFwpOukRR5zJt7Nrl0VMBy1c/edit#heading=h.ynj1n67atiug

  10. K.... ....

    Too bad christmas is in summer here.

  11. e.... s....

    I’m drinking apple & cinnamon tea while listening to this and officially feeling winter in every fibre of my being 💓☺️ ☕️❄️

  12. R.... D....

    Amazing. Does anyone know if Alec Duffy has an album? If so does it sound like this?

  13. M.... L....

    “I fell most in love with one particular song because of it’s happy simplicity: Alec Duffy’s ‘Every Day Is Christmas.’ It feels, at once, like a classic show tune, the perfect parlor song, a lackadaisical bar ballad, and a church hymn. It is unencumbered with the pejoratives and prophetic exclamations of Christmas, the most complicated of holidays. Oh sure, I continue to indulge in the Christmas blues, the heavy winter dread, the melancholy expectations of the season. And I still marvel at the sacrilege, the subversive satire, and the silly nonsense of Christmas as commodity, patterned with the cartoon characters of Charlie Brown, Santa Claus, and Rudolf. For me, the entertainment of these bi-polar fantasies will never quite fade away; they are fundamental to the mysteries of Christmas. But when it came down to it, I just wanted the simple relief of ordinary, every day love, the love between two people, the kind of love that doesn’t obligate itself to the trumpet fanfares and jingle bells of a holiday spectacle. Alec Duffy’s unfettered song “Every Day Is Christmas” summarizes this simple phenomenon with the most effortless of words and melodies, somehow making perfect sense out of a senseless holiday. Thanks, Alec, for this great gift. And Happy Christmas to you and yours!”


    — Sufjan Stevens

    M.... L....

    Mark Lacheta thanks for sharing this!

    M.... L....

    He really has a way with words, sufjan does.

  14. h.... ....

    thats sweet

  15. N.... s....

    This is beautiful

    N.... s....

    Nancy's sad world you seem to be a cool person

    N.... s....

    @haru i don't even know why