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KRAMPUS

by Alternative Ulster

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Celtic Punk has a grand tradition of Christmas seasonal tunes, from The Pogues' "Fairy Tale of NY" to Dropkick Murphys' "The Season's Upon Us". Here's our take on the theme.

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If you've been a little prick,
you'll get no gifts from Old St. Nick.

If all you do is bitch and fuss,
best beware of old Krampus.

With cloven hoof and horns of goat,
the hairy beast has a wicker tote,

to carry off the little brats,
to snap their bones and render their fats.

He rows from the Rondout in a wooden boat,
with arms of a man and legs of a goat.

If you don't pray and go to church,
he'll put you in chains and whip you with birch.

If you do not love the Lord our God,
sure as shit you'll get Krampus' rod.

With eyes of fire and tongue so long,
He's the reason for the season and this song.

You better pay the piper for his tune,
or all the kids will be gone before the next noon.

There will be no Christmas without no kids,
no Johnnies, no Nancys and even no Sids.

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released November 23, 2017
Lyrics by John McGovern
Music by Jay Andersen, Todd Henry and John McGovern
Recorded and mixed November 21, 2017 by Jay Andersen @ Operation-Audio, Saugerties, NY

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Founded in March 2015, Alternative Ulster hails from NY State's Catskill's region. Members are John McGovern on bagpipes and banjo, Todd Henry on vocals and drums and Jay Anderson on guitar and bass as well as all recording and mixing. While recording their Christmas CD, the lads needed a lady for the female lines. Wendy Henry's singing so blew them away that she's now a full member of the band ... more

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