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3 unusual facts about Merry Christmas from the Family


Merry Christmas from the Family

The song was first recorded for Keen's 1994 album, Gringo Honeymoon.

Fred and Rita—whose relationship to the narrator appears to have been forgotten—arrive from Harlingen in a motor home, which when plugged in, overloads the electrical system and knocks out the family's Christmas lights.

The family then waits on the front lawn and joins together in singing "Silent Night" when cousin David flips the breaker that brings the lights back on.



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