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25 Days of Christmas Songs That Do Not Suck: Ryan Adams

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Growing up, I adored Ryan Adams. If I had met him in high school, I probably would have slept with him. I can not be held responsible for the imagined happenings of my adolescence. This is an "old" Ryan Adams song, but he has become so prolific I can't keep up. However, the Parker he is referring to is his ex-girlfriend, Parker Posey. It's just a sweet little Christmas-themed song about how much he misses her at the holidays. This is from like 2002 or something. You read that? IT, OLD.  I wrote a similar Christmas song in elementary school called "Hey David Hyde Pierce, It's Christmastime." ;)

"Happy Phantom"- Tori Amos (and Some Thoughts)

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Song of the Day Scene: Erie Winter 2002 I was hanging out with my older sister in her car. We were going to hang out with a few of her friends that day, and possibly just drive around Erie - the Peninsula, more or less. Before we could do any of that, however, my sister had to go to her friend's trailer to meet her. It was the first time I'd ever seen a trailer up close; I'm not saying it was a bad thing; it was what it was. I was kind of fascinated. However, overshadowing the day's festivities was my period. I was getting it big-time. I had horrible cramps growing up; I went to a religious retreat one weekend and had to lie down on a pew because I was in so much pain ("what's wrong with you? I'M MENSTRUATING.") I was clutching my stomach, keeled over in the car. My sister had ran inside the trailer and the snow was falling down outside. I was keeping warm near the dashboard, my eyes surveying the collection of CDs my sister had tossed on t...