It's coming on Christmas, They're cutting down trees. They'… - Joni Mitchell

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It's coming on Christmas,
They're cutting down trees.
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace.
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

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Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter.

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Birth Name: Roberta Joan Anderson

Alternative Names: Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell

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(about "River.") We needed a sad Christmas song, didn't we?

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