Christmas Chamber Swing · 4:39

Your Side of the Cracker

Name: Your Side of the Cracker
Duration: PT279.6S
Channel: Songilingy
Description: She has pulled Christmas crackers with Grandad since her feet could not reach the floor. This year she has hidden a new message among his terrible jokes. An original Songilingy example with fictional people and a fictional story.

She has pulled Christmas crackers with Grandad since her feet could not reach the floor. This year she has hidden a new message among his terrible jokes.

Your Side of the Cracker

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An original Songilingy example. The people and story are fictional.

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The brief

A Christmas song for Grandad from his granddaughter. I always sit next to him and pull a cracker. He pretends to lose, swaps the prizes and reads every joke slowly. I have hidden a thank-you in this year’s joke slip for our Saturday train trips. Gentle Christmas swing with a little humour.

His paper crown, swapped cracker prizes and pretend competition lead to a handwritten memory of their Saturday train trips.

What would you put in yours?

Remember a game, a joke or a small outing you share with your grandparent. Include the bit you both know is coming and still laugh at.

The heartfelt message earns a very familiar response from Grandad: the punchline still needs some work.

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The first listen

Tuck the reveal link into a Christmas cracker or card and save the seat beside Grandad.

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Lyrics

Grandad, I am saving you a seat The one that always ends up next to mine You can put your elbows on the table And pretend you've got a winning side When my shoes couldn't reach the carpet You would whisper, "Hold on tight" Then act surprised when I got all the prizes As if I'd beaten you in a fight

Everybody knows your methods Nobody is telling you

Your side of the cracker Is where I want to be With your hat above one eyebrow And that wink reserved for me Read the joke a little slower Make us wait for what comes next Christmas sounds like Grandad laughing Before he's even reached the end Your side of the cracker Save that side for me

There's a tiny plastic magnifying glass You announce you've always needed one Then you swap it for my paper bookmark Say, "That's better, now the deal is done" I've been busy with the joke slips And a little bit of glue There are three that you can tell tomorrow And there's one I wrote for you

It's the longest in the cracker You'll have to pull it right out flat

It says, "Thank you for the Saturdays You took me on the train We never went much farther Than the next stop and back again" You clear your throat and fold it neatly Put it safe inside your shirt Then say, "That's a very funny joke But the punchline needs some work"

Your side of the cracker Is where I want to be With your hat above one eyebrow And that wink reserved for me We've heard the jokes a hundred times We still want every one Merry Christmas, Grandad Shall we pull another one?

Take the end beside me Ready, Grandad? One, two, three