Everything Is One Big Christmas ...
The Magnetic Fields Lyrics


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Everything is one big Christmas tree
All got up with lights and candy
All the world is turning prettily
Everyone's awaiting Sandy
Stop mumbling and cheer up
Put down the book, pick beer up

Why sit in your dark and lonely room?
Must your every word be sincere?
Here's a vial of laughing gas perfume
See that people smile when you're near
If they don't like you screw them
Don't leave you fortune to them

Nein, vielleicht ist Allest nicht ein Traum
Ist Alles ein Albtraum? Nicht, nicht!
Alles ist ein groeer Tannenbaum
Rotierend im Weltraumgeschichte
La la la la la la
La la la la la la

Everything is one big Christmas tree
All got up with lights and candy
All the world is turning prettily




Everyone's awaiting sandy
Where can that Sandy be?

Overall Meaning

The Magnetic Fields's song Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree is a song about embracing the festive spirit and celebrating life. The lyrics suggest that everything in the world is like one big Christmas tree, decorated with lights and candy, and turning prettily. The song talks about an individual who is sitting in a dark, lonely room, and the need to put the book down and pick beer up. The person is encouraged to stop being gloomy and cheer up, and to use a vial of laughing gas perfume.


The song suggests that people should not take life too seriously and should enjoy themselves in the moment. If people do not like them, they should not care and must not leave their fortunes to them. The chorus repeats the lines of the first verse, suggesting that everything in life is just like a big Christmas tree. The song ends with the question, "Where can that Sandy be?" The lyrics suggest that Sandy could be anyone, maybe a friend or a partner. The song is a celebration of life and a message of hope and joy.


Line by Line Meaning

Everything is one big Christmas tree
The singer is saying that everything in life is like a Christmas tree, beautifully decorated


All got up with lights and candy
People are dressed up and adorned with sparkly things, just like a Christmas tree


All the world is turning prettily
The world is a beautiful place, just as it is described in Christmas carols


Everyone's awaiting Sandy
People are waiting for something good to happen, like the arrival of Santa Claus


Stop mumbling and cheer up
The singer encourages people to stop mumbling and be happy


Put down the book, pick beer up
The singer wants the listener to stop reading and start enjoying a beer or other festive activity


Why sit in your dark and lonely room?
The singer questions why someone would want to be alone and unhappy


Must your every word be sincere?
The singer questions the importance of always being sincere and serious


Here's a vial of laughing gas perfume
The singer offers a way to make people happy by giving them laughing gas perfume


See that people smile when you're near
The singer encourages people to make others happy and see them smile


If they don't like you screw them
The singer advises people who don't like you to be ignored or left behind


Don't leave you fortune to them
The singer advises people not to give their wealth or happiness to those who don't care for them


Nein, vielleicht ist Allest nicht ein Traum
The singer is exploring the possibility of life not being a dream


Ist Alles ein Albtraum? Nicht, nicht!
The singer is rejecting the idea that life is a nightmare


Alles ist ein groeer Tannenbaum
The singer is reaffirming that everything is like a big Christmas tree


Rotierend im Weltraumgeschichte
Everything is rotating in the history of the universe


La la la la la la
Nonsense words used to fill the gaps in the song


La la la la la la
Nonsense words used to fill the gaps in the song


Everything is one big Christmas tree
The singer is repeating the message of the song


All got up with lights and candy
The singer repeats the idea of people being decorated like a Christmas tree


All the world is turning prettily
The beauty of the world is being reiterated


Everyone's awaiting sandy
The singer repeats the idea of people waiting for something good to happen


Where can that Sandy be?
The singer wonders where this good thing is that people are waiting for




Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: STEPHIN RAYMOND MERRITT

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