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Automated Christmas Joy

by Evan Greer

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Write a Christmas song in the style of Blink 182 Verse 1 Its Christmas time, the snow is fallin' The presents wrapped, the carollers callin' The fire is cracklin', the tree is all lit Everyone's smilin', this holiday's a hit Chorus Christmas time, snow on the ground Snowflakes falling, all around Santa's on his way with all his gifts It's Christmas time, this holiday's a hit Verse 2 Friends and family, gathered in a room Plates and pies, the smell of perfume The smell of cookies, the smell of cider Gathering around the fire, the mood gets higher Chorus Christmas time, snow on the ground Snowflakes falling, all around Santa's on his way with all his gifts It's Christmas time, this holiday's a hit Bridge Stockings hung, milk and cookies set We gather around, the tree to get The presents ready, singing a tune Christmas time is here, it's time to celebrate Chorus Christmas time, snow on the ground Snowflakes falling, all around Santa's on his way with all his gifts It's Christmas time, this holiday's a hit
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VERSE It’s Christmas Eve and I’m heading to the club Time to dance and drink some egg nog All the gays are out in our holiday best Here we can be ourselves without any stress CHORUS It’s Christmas at the gay bar So raise a glass if you know who you are Christmas at the gay bar Spreading holiday cheer from near and far It’s Christmas at the gay bar We’re gonna make it a night to remember Christmas at the gay bar Gonna dance til the end of December VERSE CHORUS A holiday night of fun and vice Santa Clause knows if you’re naughty or nice We can make the yule tide gay We don’t care what they say BRIDGE It’s Christmas eve and we’re all here At our favorite bar with our friends so dear We’ve been through so much this year But tonight we’re gonna let go of our fears
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Verse 1 Santa's back in town, with a mighty sack He's ready to fight, against the fascists attack From the North Pole he's come, to take a stand Justice will reign, and freedom in the land Chorus Santa versus fascists, they won't stand a chance For justice and liberty, we'll all join the dance So light up the sky, and join in the song It's Santa versus fascists, cuz fascism is wrong Verse 2 Santa's in the lead, and the fascists can't hide He's using his powers, and they can't abide He's using his strength, and he won't give in He's determined to win, and to vanquish their sin Chorus Santa versus fascists, they won't stand a chance For justice and liberty, we'll all join the dance So light up the sky, and join in the song It's Santa versus fascists, cuz fascism is wrong Verse 3 Santa won the fight, and the fascists are gone The world is free now, and peace will go on We can celebrate, and rejoice in the night For justice and freedom, in Santa's own might Chorus Santa versus fascists, they won't stand a chance For justice and liberty, we'll all join the dance So light up the sky, and join in the song It's Santa versus fascists, cuz fascism is wrong
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Verse 1: Boston is calling on this Christmas night The snow is falling and the lights are so bright The people are cheering, the bells are a-ringing It's a time for joy and holiday singing Chorus: Oh, Boston on Christmas is a beautiful sight The snow is glistening and the moon is so bright The spirit of Christmas is everywhere in the air It's a night to remember when you're gathered with care Verse 2: The kids are laughing, the adults are too The holiday season is something we look forward to The snow is falling from the sky so high The Christmas lights twinkle in the night Chorus: Oh, Boston on Christmas is a beautiful sight The snow is glistening and the moon is so bright The spirit of Christmas is everywhere in the air It's a night to remember when you're gathered with care Bridge: The stars are shining and the snowflakes are falling The children are singing and there's joy in the air It's a magical night and it's something that's worth it It's a special time of year

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UPDATE: This album was released as a benefit for Fight for the Future. I've turned off purchasing, but you can still listen to it here and donate directly at www.fightforthefuture.org/donate

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Contact: evangreer@gmail.com

Evan Greer releases Automated Christmas Joy, a weird EP of Christmas music with lyrics written by Chat GPT
The frighteningly catchy album is a benefit for Fight for the Future’s campaign work fighting for regulation of harmful AI

Queer indie punk singer/songwriter and digital rights activist Evan Greer has released Automated Christmas Joy, a four song EP where the lyrics were written by Chat GPT and then set to music and recorded by Greer. The musician used prompts like “Write a Christmas Song in the style of Blink 182,” “Write a song called ‘Christmas at the Gay Bar,” and “Write a Christmas song where Santa fights the fascists,” to generate the lyrics.

The album is only available on Bandcamp and all proceeds will benefit Fight for the Future, the nonprofit Greer works as a director, to support the organization’s work fighting against harmful uses of AI and campaigning for strict regulation.

“I kind of hate everything about this,” said Evan Greer (she/her), “I honestly don’t know why I made this. Partly to distract myself and cope with holiday depression, partly as a commentary on the way that artificial intelligence is invading the art and music world, and partly because I kind of love Christmas music, but also most Christmas music sort of sounds like it was written by an AI, since it’s so formulaic and commercialized.”

The lyrics to all the songs were written using Chat GPT, but for some songs (mostly Christmas at the Gay Bar and Santa vs the Fascists), Greer would “regenerate” the results numerous times and then piece together a song from the “best” (worst?) sections the AI spat out.

“There are some really funny moments where you can see the AI totally failing and succeeding at the same time, like when it spits out a line about ‘Santa’s mighty sack,’” added Greer, “It was also pretty dystopian and weird how when I asked it to write a song about Christmas at the gay bar, the AI clearly returned results informed by the recent wave of violence against LGBTQ+ people. I’m genuinely not sure what kind of impact this technology is going to have on our society. It scares me, but also I kinda can’t look away. In the end, this is why we need regulation that protects vulnerable people and prohibits harmful uses of AI. Fight for the Future does that work all year round, so I decided if I was going to release this monstrosity, I’d use it to raise funds for our work around AI regulation.”

Here’s the four song track list, and the Chat GPT prompts used to generate each song:

This Holiday’s a Hit (“Write a Christmas song in the style of Blink-182”)
Christmas at the Gay Bar (“Write a song called Christmas at the Gay Bar”)
Santa Fights the Fascists (“Write a Christmas song where Santa fights the fascists”)
Christmas in Boston (“Write a Christmas song set in Boston”)

The EP is called “Automated Christmas Joy” and it’s out today on Bandcamp.


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released December 19, 2022

Evan Greer - production, guitars, bass, drums, keys, synths, banjo, mandolin, sleigh bells

Dan Janis - bass on "Santa fights the Fascists"

Gaetano Vaccaro - rhyhmic sleigh bells on "Christmas at the Gay Bar"

Alicia Vida Ortiz - harmony vocals on "Christmas at the Gay Bar"

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