AJR - Christmas in June (Official Video)

Directed by Edoardo Ranaboldo
Director of Photography/Editor - Austin Roa
Colorist - Elizabeth Chan

Lyrics:

New Year’s Eve
I was at a festival in New Orleans
You were in TriBeCa kissing nobody
I owe you one yes I do
Valentines Day
We decided we would do the
Whole damn thing
But I played to an empty gym at
Iowa State
I guess I owe you that too
I try so hard to be so happy
Are you happy too?
Doo doo doo doo
Plan on this
You’re no longer gonna be the
Plan I miss
I won’t ever let you down but
just in case
Can we do Christmas in June?
Oh my god
How lucky am I to have two things I love
Makes it that much easier to
Fuck it up
In case I miss it
Can we do Christmas in June?
I skipped prom
I thought I would blow up from that
Radio spot
Remember how you chuckled
When you heard that song
But you won’t be
Laughing soon
One big day
One big show’ll make em know my name
But if it ends up
Falling on our wedding day
Oh God don’t make me choose
I try so hard to be so happy

Are you happy too?
I know you try to
But plan on this
You’re no longer gonna be the
Plan I miss
I won’t ever let you down but
just in case
Can we do Christmas in June?
Oh my god
How lucky am I to have two things I love
Makes it that much easier to
Fuck it up
I hate to do this
Can we do Christmas in June?
Plan on this
You’re no longer gonna be the
Plan I miss
I won’t ever let you down but
just in case
Can we do Christmas in June?
Oh my god
How lucky am I to have two things I love
Makes it that much easier to
Fuck it up
I hate to do this
Don’t wanna lose this
Can we do Christmas in June?
Hold on love
A little longer while I get the
album done
And if I get to tour it
Wouldn’t that be fun
But that’s one less month with you
Holy shit
Now I’m sittin thinking bout
What else I’ll miss
Darling if we’re ever gonna
Have a kid
Don’t wanna miss it
Can we just have him in June?

[SporkMarker]

I love how wherever Jack goes, his hat is still there.

[MagicMason]

Imagine going to a concert to see Jack crawl out of an ocean just to jump onto the stage and start singing.
That would totally be how Jack makes an entrance.

[luffysmil]

One thing I love about AJR is that they act and look like normal people. They don’t try to be or look like plastic and it makes them that much more real and down to earth.

[SASUTAMATV]

Now we know why Jack missed the shooting of 3 O'clock Things. He was trapped on an island...

[ChristianTHINK]

*Pretty sure this was one of Jack’s 100 bad days, which gave him good stories.*

[orionandacrylics]

I think the fact that he ran to a concert instead of his lover when he made it off the beach was a nice lil touch

[shaneverse]

Imagine going to an AJR concert and Jack shows up covered in sand.

Best, show, ever.

[jilliankay]

I was at WonderStruck Fest when they filmed the concert part, and it's even better than I could've imagined- and they only had to do one take!!! What an absolutely flawless transition to the stage, the performance was amazing and hands down one of the best experiences I've ever had :)

[UltimateFSC]

"I try to hard to be so happy" the most relatable shit I've heard.

[matttravis]

This was so cool to be a part of! I was at the Wonderstruck festival in Cleveland and they basically said “Okay so Jack is going to leave the stage and when he comes back he is going to look like crap. But it’s for a music video. So just be really loud and we will film you”

So he runs out and of course we were super loud and the crowd naturally just started waving it’s arms like that and they went “WAIT! Don’t stop doing that! It’s perfect!”

So yeah. Now it’s this! 😁

[snowcity]

Jack: *almost drowns to death*
The ocean: Ok, I’m ready
Also Jack: *magically floats to surface*

[pinkcupcake]

I'm recently married, but my husband has been working on his master's degree alongside an intense full time job, so we don't get to spend much time bonding and doing things together. Our first year of marriage is all booked up. This song feels like a warm hug and an apology for lost time. Thanks AJR, I needed this one.

[doug]

I’m convinced Jack’s Hat is another living being that’s a member of the band.

[des]

Therapy is expensive.
But this is free.

[Tynado]

This song is so relatable to me. Makes me emotional every time. That water surrounding the island is probably made up of my tears.

[thedogfromraditude]

I will never understand the die-hard hate for this band. They’re far from perfect, but they have some genuinely great songs, including this one. I really liked OKO, it was really refreshing to see a band experimenting with things like 20’s era jazz and an old Disney-like sound.

[learningwithmarilyn]

1:46 "But you won't be laughing soon"
That went hard

[sofiafurman]

Everyone knows Jack is insane, but this is on a whole new level of insane.

[MacCraeToons]

Why does AJR have a song for any mood I’m in?

[ThunderEXE-snxy]

their most underrated song by far. No question.