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Bob Love

Grandma’s Got A New Christmas Tree

with a couple of people I work with, who play music in For the lyric “Grandma’s Got a New Christmas Tree”. I
clubs, and that inspired me.One woman co-worker, thought of it when my wife bought a tree last year. I’m not
Theresa, took a few of my lyrics and wrote songs that she sure how long that she had her old tree, but it took a long
performed locally. She was very encouraging to me. I time to put it up, piece by piece. My wife is all about
write all the time now and always have ideas in my head. Christmas and she was very excited about the new tree
I play some guitar. I have melodies in my mind for most and how easy that it was to put it together. I decided to
of the lyrics that I write. I joined Songbay a few months write a lyric. The tree is very nice. In case you can’t tell,
back. I won their 2019 Lyric contest.The people at Song- she likes snowmen. It’s worth noting, that where we live,
bay were able to use the melody I had in my mind and especially the past few years, we have seen very little
match it up almost perfect for, “The Dark Road Leads to snow. Maybe once or twice a year and usually only a
Light”. The only thing that limits me is a lack of time. I’ve dusting. I hope everyone enjoys reading my little
been taking some on line classes to help me with my I.T. Christmas lyric.
career. I would like to write full time and find someone to
collaborate with. I survived stage 3 throat cancer in 2011. Link to twitter...
Worth noting as encouragement to anyone. I survived
alcoholism and throat cancer. Link to songbay...

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