Put Christ Back Into Christmas

I am missing my families Christmas Sing-A-Long right now.  I was just cooking dinner and thinking about being at my Grandma’s house eating yummy appetizers, chatting with all my cousins, aunts and uncles and singing songs for a couple of hours.  It made me sad to miss it.  It’s hard to be away from family during the holidays.

My favorite songs we sing are
Rudolf…my grandma’s favorite with actions and all!
Mele Kalikimaka….my brother sings this!
Jang Jang…a song my uncles made up.
The Hallelujah Chorus….yes we really do sing this, and it sound awesome!!

In just a min we are going to have a miniature sing-a-long with just my little family.  I know call me silly, but that’s ok, we are!  Each kid is going to sing their favorite song, my kids have been “When Christmas Comes to Town” they are so cute when they sing it, and we are all going to sing one of my favorite songs written by my uncle…

She glanced through tattered curtains,

Out at the falling snow,

And all she could see were people outside

With so many places to go.

Alone in her small apartment,

One room on the second floor,

She new she’d be spending Christmas alone

Like so many times before.

It’s funny that nobody comes to call.

Could it really be that no one thinks of her at all.

She watches for the mailman

for a letter every day,

Just a Christmas card from her son would do

The one who moved away.

She walks down to the corner

To buy a Christmas tree.

But she turns around and walks back home

Wondering what the use would be.

With all the Christmas spirit in the air,

You’d think that maybe someone that she knew

Would let her know they really care…

And put Christ back into Christmas

The way He used to be

Put some tinsel and some holly

And a start upon her tree

Fill the air with Christmas music,

Light a candle in her heart.

And put Christ back into Christmas time

‘Cause that’s the way that Christmas had it’s start.

She sits beside her window,

Hears footsteps down the hall

And a tiny fist knocks at her door

Saying someone’s come to call.

There outside her doorway.

Much to her surprise,

Is the little girl from two doors down

With a question in her eyes.

I was wondering if you’d like some company?

Could you come on back to my house and help us trim our tree.

Several hours later

When the decorating’s done

The lights adorn the branches now,

And the ornaments are hung.

They read the Christmas story

And they all sing ‘Silent Night’,

Then tears well up in the woman’s eyes

As she tells them all ‘Goodnight.”

And as she walks back home she starts to smile,

‘Cause she found the Christmas spirit though the caring of a child.

Who put Christ back in her Christmas

The way He used to be,

Hang some tinsel and some holly

And a start upon her tree.

Fill the air with Christmas music,

Light a candle in her heart

And put Christ back into Christmas time,

‘Cause that’s the way that Christmas had it’s start.

and then we are going to play games!  It’s nothing like being there, but it will have to do.