Beige Christmas

from Arab Ladies Sing Christmas Carols Written By Jews EP by FAOC

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lyrics

Ta'ali nit-haddas, Ihkili 'a-Christmas x4
(Come let's talk, tell me about Christmas)

Verse 1:
I was walking dowin za street
When who should I meet
All za fayik Santa Clauzez
Wiz some elves at zer feet

Zen one asked what did I want
From za guy dressed in red
And I said I always prayed
For presents like za Ozer kidz,

a noice Christmas tree
In za middle of za living room
But daddy said to me
No way! - we are Muslim

So I prayed into za night
Hobing Santa heard me right
And zat it would all work out
In za Christmas morning light

I'm dreaming of a beige Christmas
Beige Christmas x4

Ta'ali nit-haddas, Ihkili 'a-Christmas x2
(Come let's talk, tell me about Christmas)

Christmas time is complicated for me too
I'm a Christian Palestinian married to a Jew

My friends are Sikh, Bahai, Muslim and Hindu
What's an equal opportunity girl like me to do?
Smoke some Sheesha Santa Clause and I'll spell it out for you

Open my mind, my heart, my home to all of the above.
And celebrate a beige Christmas holiday of love

I'm dreaming of a beige Christmas
Beige Christmas x4

May Humanity Turn a Page and May all your Christmases be beige

credits

from Arab Ladies Sing Christmas Carols Written By Jews EP, track released December 3, 2021
Lyrics by Maryem Tollar and Roula Said
Music by Maryem Tollar, Roula Said and Theo White
Samples of Bing Crosby's version of White Christmas by Irving Berlin

Vocals by Maryem Tollar and Roula Said
Wind instruments by Ernie Tollar
Qanun by Maryem Tollar
additional percussion by Maryem Tollar and Roula Said
Beats by Theo White

Recorded by Theo White, Roula Said and Ernie Tollar at their home studios
Mixed and produced by Theo White
Mastered by Jono Grant, Victory Drive Music Inc.

Media inquiries: Beverly Kreller
Publicist | SPEAK Music
bev@speak-music.com | 416-922-3620
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FAOC Toronto, Ontario

FAOC is Maryem Tollar and Roula Said. FAOC stands for Friggin Arab Orchestra Company or Freakin Awesome Old Crones, or you decide! We made a bunch of videos for Facebook and beeble started buggin' us to make a YouTube channel which was launched in December 2020. Outside of FAOC, Maryem Tollar and Roula Said are actually respected artists in the Canadian World Music scene. ... more