Colorado Christmas Song Lyrics and Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Colorado Christmas
Recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Written by Steve Goodman
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Lookin' out the window of this Hollywood
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hotel
You'd
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never know that it was Christmas
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The billboards and the neon took the place of silver
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bells
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temperature is 84 de
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grees
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I can hear the traffic on the
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crowded strip below
As the
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palm trees poke their heads above the
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scene
But there's
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not a single reindeer and it
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hardly ever snows
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Santa drives a Rolls Royce limou
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sine
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all along the
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Rockies you can
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feel it in the air
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Telluride to
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Boulder down
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below
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closest thing to heaven on this
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planet
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quiet Christmas mornin' in the Colorado
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snow
I remember Christmases when I was just a
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boy
In the
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mornin' I would run to see the
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tree
And the carolers on the hillside sang their
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songs
Of Christmas joy
Well I
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always thought they sang them just for
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me
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Now the sun is setting in the
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sky
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I can't find the spirit any
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where
So I
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think it's time for me to tell Los
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Angeles
goodbye
I'm
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goin' back home to look for Christmas
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there
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All along the
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Rockies you can
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feel it in the air
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Telluride to
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Boulder down
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below
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closest thing to heaven on this
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planet
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quiet Christmas mornin' in the Colorado
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quiet Christmas mornin' in the Colorado
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Colorado Christmas?
- The song Colorado Christmas was sang by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Who is Nitty Gritty Dirt Band?
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California, in 1966. The band's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band.
Constant members since the early times are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmie Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned during 2001, staying 16 years, then departing again in November 2017. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.
The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists as Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two Grammys, and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.
