FAVORITE CHRISTMAS QUOTES 2012, # 16:

"It hasn't snowed a single flurry,

But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry;

So climb down the chimney;

Put up the brightest string of lights I've ever seen.

Slice up the fruitcake;

It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough.

For I've grown a little leaner,

Grown a little colder,

Grown a little sadder,

Grown a little older,

ALL:

And I need a little angel

Sitting on my shoulder,

Need a little Christmas now."

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Part of one of the most-performed songs from the musical Mame (and most-played on the radio), this often-omitted verse seems sadly appropriate in the light of recent events.