Merry Christmas From The Family

Merry Christmas From The Family is the companion book for Robert Earl Keen's popular Christmas tune of the same name. Using authentic Keen family photos, recipes, and craft instructions, it illustrates all the verses of the song, which you can sing along with on the accompanying CD. Whether you"re one of Robert Earl's legion of fans, or you've just had enough of Perry, Bing, and the other crooners, Merry Christmas from the Family is what you need to keep the holidays in hilariously skewed perspective.

Since it's original release in 2001, the Merry Christmas From The Family book has sold over 50,000 copies. A new edition of the book published by The University of Texas Press was released in September 2005. The book is 76 pages, includes color photos, and a CD of "Merry Christmas From The Family" with lyrics.

As Keen tells it in this wry send-up of all those impossibly sweet, "not like our family" Christmas carols, Mom and Dad got drunk at the Christmas party, sister and brother brought their dubious significant others, the relatives' motor home blew out the Christmas lights, and a convenience store supplied all the goodies.

Robert Earl Keen Merry Christmas From The Family Video

First available on Keen's Gringo Honeymoon CD released in 1994, "Merry Christmas From The Family" is also featured on Montgomery Gentry's recently released greatest hits collection, Something To Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005.

"Coming out of the box, Eddie & I were bad-asses and hell-raisers and definitely not the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" type," Gentry says. "But this song was one of those fun partying songs that talked about the bad in-laws and the aunt that's a chain-smoker. It seemed to fit the Montgomery Gentry image and really, fits a lot of American families."

Montgomery adds, "I love this song because it represents everybody's family. I don't know any family that isn't just a little bit messed up."

Merry Christmas From The Family lyrics

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk
At our Christmas party
We were drinkin' champagne punch
And homemade eggnog
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
He was a Mexican
We didn't know what to think of him
Til he sang Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad

Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins

From his second wife Mary Nell
Of course he brought his new wife Kaye
Who talks all about AA
Chain smokin' while the stereo plays
Noel, Noel, The first Noel

Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone
Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
We need some ice and an extension cord
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite
A box of pampers , some Marlboro Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Fran and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motor home in
They blew our christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited on our front lawn
He threw the breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night
Oh Silent Night o' holy night

Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
Mix Bloody Marys cause we all want one
Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Diet Sprite
A box of midol, some Salem Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family
Feliz Navidad

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