Merry Christmas from the Family

Lyrics

[Intro: Natlalie Maines & Rosie O'Donnell] Alright Well, uh Tonight, we have somethin' a little special Seein' as how it's the Christmas season and all Thought we'd get everybody in the holiday spirit, and, uh We have a special guest that's gonna come out We haven't really met her yet, but, um Hello, everybody, how are ya? Hello, Detroit, Motor City, hello How you girls doin'? Hi, good Good to see ya, nice to know ya Y'all know me? I'm Trixie Dixie Trixie Dixie? Yep Nice to meet you Thank you, um There was a contest down at my local 7-Eleven Down in there Arkansas where I live Whoever could hold on to a Dixie Chicks poster For the longest amount of time got to perform here in Detroit Right I held onto that sucker for fourteen days Fourteen days Fourteen days, I didn't eat, I didn't sleep I wore Depends undergarments Really? So if I had to go to the bathroom I just went right there, no one even knew it Fourteen days (Fourteen days) That's dedication So now I'm here to do a little song with y'all (Okay) Somethin' I wrote a few years back Hope y'all enjoy it [Verse 1: Natalie Maines & Rosie O'Donnell] 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 Until he sang "Feliz Navidad," "Feliz Navidad" That means "Merry Christmas" in español That's what it means, sure does [Verse 2: Rosie O'Donnell & Natalie Maines] 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 He also brought his third wife, Kay (Uh-huh) Who talks all about AA Chain smokin' while the stereo plays "Noel, Noel, the First Noel" Here we go [Chorus: The Chicks & Rosie O'Donnell] Carve the turkey, turn the ballgame 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 tampons and some Marlboro Lights Hallelujah, everybody say "cheese" Merry Christmas from the family [Post-Chorus: Rosie O'Donnell] Woo [Verse 2: Natalie Maines & Rosie O'Donnell] Fran and Rita drove from Harlogen 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 waited out on our front lawn He threw the breaker and the lights came on And we sang "Silent night, oh, silent night" "Oh, Holy night" [Chorus: The Chicks & Rosie O'Donnell] Carve the turkey, turn the ballgame on Make Bloody Marys 'cause we all want one Send somebody to the Stop-N-Go We need a can of cheese and a can of fake snow A bag of corn nuts and some Diet Sprite A box of tampons and some Salem Lights Hallelujah, everybody say "cheese" Merry Christmas from the family [Post-Chorus: The Chicks & Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie O'Donnell] Big endin', girls Feliz Navidad [Outro: Natalie Maines & Rosie O'Donnell] Merry Christmas, y'all Merry Christmas, God bless you God bless you, Dixie Chicks God bless you, band That was excellent I'd love to stay, but I gotta go You do I got songs to write I love you (I love you) I love you, I love all of you, I love you I love Detroit, the Motor City I love you people