It just wouldn't be Christmas without 'Christmas Day in Australia'. Bing Crosby is no doubt rolling over in his grave, pissed off that he didn't live long enough to record this instead of that White Christmas crap. It's the first single off Blind Uncle Harry's critically acclaimed debut album Visualize Industrial Collapse.
From the liner notes: Already being heralded as a surefire future Christmas Classic, the didjeridoo and dobro opening chords will soon make you forget all about Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman. Shelby Jo the Blonde Diva's back up vocal melds perfectly with Chris D's (aka Blind Uncle Harry) lead vocal, and you can practically smell the beach while relating to the heartbreak deep in your gut. And then at the end, Alex Burgan's sultry duet for the last few lines is one of my favorite moments on the album. Hubba hubba- you really want to be sweating on the beach with her.
by Blind Uncle Harry
The sun is sinking below the waves
As the fireworks explode over the headland
The Southern Cross, it is low in the sky
As the surf pounds down on the sand
It's Christmas Day in Australia
And I'm sweating here on the beach
Everything seems so very achievable
Yet so far and so out of reach
She left me on the Queen's birthday
It's been over three months hence
That's when I started drinking
And I haven't been sober since
The kids are still playing cricket on the pitch
As the surfers line up for that last break
There's couples kissing on the beach
And my heart is breaking in a brand new way
And the rich fucks look down from their balconies
From their ugly high rises where the poor once lived
You'd think they'd have something to contribute
But they've got nothing to give
And everyone is having a good time pretending
That everything is gonna be all right
Cuz it's Christmas Day in Australia
And I'm sweating here on the beach
Everything seems so very achievable
Yet so far and so out of reach