When I set out to write “Greatfather Winter”, I really wanted to create a Winter Veil classic. Only time will tell if I actually achieved that, but it was a goal of mine while writing, recording, and editing. I got the idea for the song last year at this time as I was flying a reindeer over Shattrath. I took some screenshots back then for inspiration because I knew I’d be writing the song this year when those scenes were not available in-game to provide inspiration. I started writing the song several months ago, but the final verse and chorus only came together yesterday, and the video editing was an all-nighter. Fortunately, I use a very simple machinima style with no composite editing or model viewer work, and so I was able to put the video together relatively quickly. As the snow was starting to fall, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to finish because we frequently lose power during snow storms, and when we lose power, it can be days or weeks before it comes back on. As I was almost finished, the power went out and I thought I wouldn’t get it done before Christmas. Fortunately, it was a short outage, and it actually inspired me to stop the minor tweaking I was engaged in when the power went out and wrap it up. Of course, then the power went out 3 more times while trying to upload this. 
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(Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la) (Tis the season to be jolly fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la) Outside the carolers start to sing I can’t describe the joy they bring Cause joy is something they don’t bring me My girlfriend is by my side From the roof are hanging sickles of ice Their whiny voices get irritating It’s Christmas time again So I stand with a dead smile on my face Wondering how much of my time they’ll waste Oh God I hate these Satan’s helpers And then I guess I must have snapped Because I grabbed a baseball bat And made them all run for shelter It’s Christmas time again It’s time to be nice to the people you can’t stand all year I’m growing tired of all this Christmas cheer You people scare me Please stay away from my home If you don’t wanna get beat down Just leave the presents and then leave me alone. Well I guess it’s not cool to freak on Christmas Eve Cause the cops came and arrested me They had an unfair advantage And even though the jail didn’t have a tree Christmas came a night early Causes a guy named Bubba unwrapped my package (hot damn) It’s Christmas time again It’s time to be nice to the people you can’t stand all year I’m growing tired of all this Christmas cheer You people scare me Please stay away from my home If you don’t wanna get beat down Just leave the presents and then leave me alone I won’t be home I won’t be home for Christmas I won’t be home I won’t be home for Christmas (please post my bail) I won’t be home I …
Greatfather, Winter
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