A Christmas musical created in stop frame animation featuring vocals by James Corden. It tells the story of Dave, a hard-working and devoted Dad, who realises that the greatest gift he can give people this Christmas is his time. As the first snow falls, we find our hero Dave caught up in the Christmas whirlwind – all he wants to do is to get home to spend time with his family, but all sorts of Christmas duties and calamities are getting in his way. That is until he sees a gingerbread man on his daughter’s bedside table that they’ve made to look like him. That gives him a genius brainwave…
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Lyrics
Another year over
Where do they go to
It’s a mystery
Now it’s December
So much to remember
Before Christmas eve
I’m already late
And my train is delayed
“disruption” on the line
I race into work
And the place is beserk
Yes it’s Christmas time
I wanna find the greatest gift
I can give my family
But right now
I don’t have time to breathe
The streets are chaotic
The shops idiotic
There’s a que for the que?!
A granny’s taking her time
At the front of the line
“91. 92”
There’s a party at work
And the manager’s twerking
Inappropriately
To top off the day
Another train is delayed
It’s a catastrophy
Christmas time is here
“I’d like to spend the time
With the ones I love so dear.”
I’m tryn’a find the greatest gift
I can give my family
I don’t have time, there’s only one of me
Tell me how do people do it all
I’ll never get it done
If only there was a way to be
In two places at once
If I wasn’t alone
What if I had a clone?
I could do so much more!
It would all be a breeze
With a couple more mes
I’d have time galore!
I wanna find the greatest gift
I can give my family
The greatest gift that I can give is me
Now I can be with the boss
And empty out my inbox
Simultaneously
Leaving me time to spend
With my family and friends
Who are a part of me
I wanna find the greatest gift
I can give my family
The greatest gift that I can give is me
I wanna find the greatest gift
I can give my family
The greatest gift that I can give is me
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