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A Fridge Brothers' Christmas

by Cheese For Your Mouse

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    There will be some bonus tracks when this record finally makes it to streaming sites, but enjoy what we have done so far. Let us know what your favorite song is! This is Citizens' Loft's first holiday themed release, and the 2nd in our series of compilations (which began with the 420 Compilation). In classic CL style we gathered as many of our community members as we could and created a huge village project!
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1.
Run Rudolph Run 02:49
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Out of all the reindeers you know you are the mastermind Run, run Rudolph, Randolph ain't too far behind Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round Said Santa to a boy child, "What have you been longin' for?" "All I want for Christmas is a rock 'n' roll 'lectric guitar" And then away went Rudolph whizzin' like a shootin' star Run, run Rudolph, Santa's has to make it in town Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down Run, run Rudolph, reelin' like a merry-go-round Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down Run, run Rudolph, I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round Said Santa to a girl child, "What would please you most to get?" "A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet" And then away went Rudolph, whizzin' like a Saber jet Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down Run, run Rudolph I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
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Baby, It's Cold Outside 02:52
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I really can't stay Baby, it's cold outside I've got to go away Baby, it's cold outside This evening has been Hoping that you'd drop in So, very nice I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice My mother will start to worry Beautiful, what's your hurry? My father will be pacing the floor Listen to that fireplace roar So, really I'd better scurry Beautiful, please don't hurry But maybe just a half a drink more I'll put some records on while I pour The neighbors might think Baby, it's bad out there Say, what's in this drink? No cabs to be had out there I wish I knew how Your eyes are like starlight now To break this spell I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell I ought to say, "No, no, no sir" Mind if I move in closer? At least I'm gonna say that I tried What's the sense in hurting my pride? I really can't stay Baby, don't hold out Baby, it's cold outside Ugh, you're very pushy, you know? I'd like to think of it as opportunistic I simply must go Baby, it's cold outside The answer is, "No" But, baby, it's cold outside The welcome has been How lucky that you dropped in So nice and warm Look out the window at that storm My sister will be suspicious Gosh, your lips look delicious My brother will be there at the door Waves upon a tropical shore My maiden aunt's mind is vicious Gosh, your lips are delicious But maybe just cigarette more Never such a blizzard before I've got to get home Baby, you'll freeze out there Say, lend me your comb? It's up to your knees out there You've really been grand I thrill when I touch your hand But don't you see? How can you do this thing to me? There's bound to be talk tomorrow Think of my life-long sorrow At least there will be plenty implied If you got pneumonia and died I really can't stay Get over that hold out Baby, it's cold Baby, it's cold outside Okay, fine, just another drink That took a lot of convincing
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You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch! 03:07
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You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch, You really are a heel, You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch, You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel! You're a monster, Mr. Grinch, Your heart's an empty hole, Your brain is full of spiders, you have garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch, I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole! You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch, You have termites in your smile, You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Grinch, Given a choice between the two of you I'd take the seasick crocodile! You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch, You're a nasty wasty skunk, Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch, The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote, "Stink, stank, stunk"! You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch, You're the king of sinful sots, Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch, Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful Assortment of rubbish imaginable mangled up in tangled up knots! You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch, With a nauseous super "naus"! You're a crooked dirty jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mr. Grinch, You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!
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What Bells Carol This? 01:48
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Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells Christmas is here Bringing good cheer Ding, dong, ding, dong That is their song With joyful ring All caroling Joyf'ly they ring While people sing Songs of good cheer Christmas is here Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas Merry, merry, merry, merry Christma To young and old Meek and the bold On, on they send On without end Their joyful tone To ev'ry home O'er hill and dale Telling their tale
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The Little Drummer Boy's Carol Of The Drum 03:29
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Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, When we come. Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum, On my drum? Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum.
6.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 04:27
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Oh, you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Oh, he's making a list And he's checking it twice He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town Oh, he sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake Oh, you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town! He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake Oh, you better not shout You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town! Oh, You better not shout You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town!
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The Channukah Oh Channukah Medley 03:50
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"The Channukah Song" Put on your yarmulke Here comes Channukah So much funukah To celebrate Channukah Channukah is the festival of lights Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me David Lee Roth lights the menorah So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzerelli Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock" 'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock- both Jewish Put on your yarmulke It's time for Channukah The owner of the Seattle Supersonicahs Celebrates Channukah O.J. Simpson, not a Jew But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew- he converted We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish- not too shabby Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is Well he's not, but guess who is All three Stooges So many Jews are in showbiz Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is Tell your friend Veronica It's time to celebrate Channukah I hope I get a harmonicah Oh this lovely, lovely Chanukah So drink your gin and tonicah And smoke your marijuanikah If you really, really wannakah Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Channukah Happy Channukah "Oh Channukah" Oh Channukah, Oh, Channukah Come light the menorah Come to our party We'll all dance the hora Gather 'round the table We'll give you a treat, Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat And while we are playing The candles are burning low One for each night, to shed a sweet light To remind us of days long ago One for each night, to shed a sweet light To remind us of days long ago "Sevivon" Sevivon, sov sov sov chanukah hu chag tov chanukah hu chag tov sevivon, sov sov sov. Chag simcha hu la-am Nes gadol haya sham Nes gadol haya sham Chag simcha hu la-am "Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl" Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl, gemakht bin ikh fun blay. Kumt lomir ale shpiln, in dreydl – eyns, tsvey, dray. Oy, dreydl, dreydl, dreydl, oy, drey zikh, dreydl, drey To lomir ale shpiln, in dreydl, eyns un tsvey

about

A Fridge Brothers' Christmas - Cheese For Your Mouse is the first collaborative release between long time friends Joe Coppola & Ben DeUrso. Bringing in as many of our mutual collaborators as possible, this was an exercise in gift-giving, gift-making, and a chance for us to re-imagine some of our favorite holiday music, as well as explore the bounds of arrangement and friendship with the different groups that encompass this holiday treat.

Enjoy a taste of Pig World with the all-roommate group coming in strong with 5 drummers, stake your claim with our DnD campaign, and hang with the inimitable our families when you kick back to enjoy Christmas with the Fridge Brothers!

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Cheese For Your Mouse has been a band since 2007. Ben's first gig was with Cheese For Your Mouse and the ethos has accompanied our community's mutual musical journey since we discovered the adage "...and now, draw some cheese for your mouse." We must thank Adam Potter & Tim Hamlin for that. Fortunately, all the original members of Cheese For Your Mouse consented to our use of the band name, and Joe was there from the beginning, so it felt like the perfect glove to fit on this record, as a signal of the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership that has existed in theory for many years prior to this.

We are going to be releasing more records that encompass our shared experience, and we are proud to be Fridge Brothers for the first one.

IN ZEE FRIDGE!

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released December 25, 2022

Produced & Arranged by Joe Coppola & Ben DeUrso
Recorded by Ben DeUrso at Snell Library Studios at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, Pig World in Brighton, MA, and Citizens’ Loft Somers, in Somers, NY with various remote collaborators recording themselves at their own locations between September 2021 and December 2022.

Cheese For Your Mouse would like to thank: Our families, Shari DeUrso, Katie Coppola, Michael Rosamilia, Tim Hamlin, Adam Potter, Christian Oakes, Chris Iliffe, Ronan Conroy, Cody Kleinman, Big Cat, Jonesy, Mark Lasar, Josh Chozick, Vargun, Gabriel Zutrau, Mansour Youshei, Jeremy Bacon, and Santa.

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Joe Coppola: Piano, Vocals, Snare Drum, Production, Arrangement.

Ben DeUrso: Drums, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Production, Lead Engineering, Arrangement.

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Lucas Bateman: Drums & Tambourine
Sam Boyles: Electric Guitar
Ian Brenckle: Bass Guitar
Cierra Cassano: Vocals
Chris Cordaro: Electric Guitar
Ryan Datino: Lead Electric Guitar
Darren DeUrso: Vocals
Chris Faria: Glockenspiel, Triangle, Sleigh Bells
Jack FU: Electric Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Arrangement
Gemo: Keyboard & Guitar
Casey Greenleaf: Vocals

Aaron Ky-Riesenbach: Violin
Mark Lasar: Acoustic Guitar
Jason Lilly: Bass
Jonathan “Karsch” Marcks: Tenor Saxophone & Vocals
Travis Nelson: Electric Guitar
Tyler Riccardi: Tenor Saxophone
Lucas Rich: Bass Guitar
Sam Robinson: Drums & Vocals
Kamen Ross: Piano & Vocals
Asa Spring: Electric Guitar & Bass Guitar
Garrett Wallace: Bass Guitar & Vocals

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Mastering/Mixing (Tracks 1-3, 5 & 7): Josh Tseng
Mixing (Tracks 4 & 6): Patrick Worster

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