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Cover of Christmas in the Heart

Christmas in the Heart · 2009

Must Be Santa

Dylan's raucous polka version, built on an arrangement by the Texas band Brave Combo, got a manic party music video.

The words

A rapid-fire game of clues that all point to one jolly visitor.

This is a call-and-response game in which one voice asks a string of questions about a mysterious visitor and the answers pile up until there is only one possible guest. Each round adds another clue and repeats the earlier ones, so the song keeps speeding up and growing sillier as it goes. Dylan treats it as pure fun, roaring through a frantic polka with accordion and a crowd of party voices shouting the replies.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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The words

A rapid-fire game of clues that all point to one jolly visitor.

This is a call-and-response game in which one voice asks a string of questions about a mysterious visitor and the answers pile up until there is only one possible guest. Each round adds another clue and repeats the earlier ones, so the song keeps speeding up and growing sillier as it goes. Dylan treats it as pure fun, roaring through a frantic polka with accordion and a crowd of party voices shouting the replies.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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