Originally posted in OpenSalon.com December 31, 2010
MUSIC: I hope everyone got everything they asked for this Christmas. Once again I didn’t. I hate to complain but what’s with that guy. I don’t have a chimney but still…. Actually this started out as another song “Please Mr. Squirrel, Don’t Eat All My Granola” but I was asked to contribute a song for a benefit compilation CD and wrote these words to the same melody. I believe in recycling. Then I recorded some additional lead guitar work by my friends Fred McCoy and Charlie Thompson. He did a whole bunch of takes and I decided to use them all. I pitch corrected some down an octave and some up an octave. The names mentioned in there are jim Olsen and Jonny Memphis who were at that time DJs on the radio station doing the compilation. The original professional recording is on my other page: Peterlehndorff-archive – Dear-mr-santa-claus-from
Dear Mr. Santa Claus (did you lose my list?)
© Peter Lehndorff
Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
Dear Santa Claus, Do you call this a gift?
Well I used to think that you were great.
I never made fun of your weight.
Well, Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
Went down to the shopping mall I sat right in your lap.
I showed you all those catalogs, I even drew a map.
Well I sent my list, I faxed it twice. I left a message with your wife.
Well Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
Dear Santa Claus, Do you call this a gift?
Well I fixed a snack but it’s just my luck
You’ve got my cookies. Now you’ve got my nuts
Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
I don’t want no bass guitar. Don’t want no mandolin.
You’ve got me confused with Johnny Memphis again.
Where’s my amp, my big guitar? You promised to make me a big rock star.
Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
Dear Santa Claus, Do you call this a gift?
Well you gave Jimmy fifty bucks. All I got was a Tonka truck.
Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
I know you’ve had some problems with your elves and deer.
They want health insurance and benefits this year.
Well You built a plant in Mexico, Rudolf’s got a runny nose
But Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?
Dear Santa Claus, Do you call this a gift?
Well you’ve got nothin’ planned tonight.
Come back again and do it right!
Well, Dear Mr. Santa Claus, Did you lose my list?