Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo (David Myles, 2015)

Voici un clip animé pour lequel j'ai eu un vrai coup de cœur... l'histoire d'un jeune garçon à qui le Père Noël ne semble pas vouloir offrir de banjo, malgré ses nombreuses lettres, supplications et autres appels.
La chanson de David Myles, auteur compositeur et interprète canadien, est tirée de l'album It's Christmas (2014) disponible sur iTunes.

Si vous voulez chantez en même temps (la chanson est tellement addictive !), voici les paroles :

Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry

Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve
I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry

My brother got the train that he asked for
My sister even got a violin
How does he miss
The one thing on my list
In the letter that I sent to him

I told him how hard I would practice
Told him I would play so loud
That high lonesome sound
Would fill up the town
And I’d make my parents so proud

Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry
Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry

I ask my parents if they know why
Santa always leaves me sad
I do well in school
I follow the rules
And I don’t think I’ve been bad

Maybe it’s too much for the workshop
Maybe it’s too tricky for the elves
Since I’ll never understand
I think I’m gonna plan
To buy one for myself

Cause Santa never brings me a banjo
I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
Every Christmas morning I cry

Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry


Edit 25 septembre 2024 :
Depuis la chanson a également été déclinée en livre illustré, et l'album a été édité en vynil. Plus d'informations sur le site officiel de David Myles.