Jay Stiles played with us for a while after the departure of Winfield Cheek. I count Jay among my favorite Canadians. Up there with Vancouver Val, BTO, and Neil Young. This is an unrecorded Christmas song I’ve always thought might make Kringle Tingle 2. The name Meredith I got from a local promoter in central texas who I had some correspondence with around Christmas time. The song has nothing to do with her. But the Merry Christmas, Meredith alliteration led to this whole song. Jay dropped by I think to deliver some maple syrup and I recruited him to record this with me. What do you think, should I make a Kringle Tingle 2: The Spruce Is Loose? And should this song be on it?

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