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A Christmas Song for Tormented Souls

No one writes real Christmas songs anymore — luckily there's “Fairytale of New York.”

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em>It was Christmas Eve, babe br> In the drunk tank br> An old man said to me, br> “Won’t see another one” br> And then he sang a song, br> “The Rare Ole’ Mountain Dew” br> I turned my face away br> And dreamed about you /em> /blockquote>

But all is not lost. He hopes for a brighter new year than the turbulent ones that led him to the stone lonesome.

blockquote> em>Got on the lucky one br> Came in at 18-to-1 br> I’ve got a feeling
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Patrick Hynes is an account executive with the consulting firm Marsh Copsey + Scott and the proprietor of the websites www.passionforfairness.com and www.crushkerry.com.

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