Julia Wade And Friends – Part 7: I Remember Christmas
I don’t really remember every Christmas I’ve ever had. That’s a lot of Christmases. But I do remember many moments of especially my childhood times. They are etched indelibly upon my memory. Why? Because, for me, they were simply special times – times of great emotion and thankfully, times of great joy. Also, the best Christmas memories have mostly to do with children – either I was one, myself, or they were the Christmases with our son, Dustin.
Many memories had to do with the excitement with the giving and getting of gifts – again, thankfully, the giving moments shine forth as much as the getting moments. Several years ago, I wrote a Blog series on my Christmas memories. It was a joy to write and remember, and some of the stories are classics. I drew from those blog posts when writing this album. Also, each Christmas these days, I find myself going back and re-reading many of these posts and reliving the times.
If you’re interested in some fun stories, check out the following posts:
The Spirit of Christmas, Part 1
The Spirit of Christmas, Part 2
The Spirit of Christmas, Part 3
The Spirit of Christmas, Part 4
The Spirit of Christmas, Part 5
In the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy this lyric and this song about memories. Oh Lordy, what would we do without ‘em?
I Remember Christmas
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
Featured on Julia Wade and Friends: A Christmas Album
Names and moments and faces and words
Names and moments and faces and words
Names and moments and faces and words
The things of my past now a little bit blurred
Ya’ see sometimes my mind gets hung up in the fluff
Yeah it’s mostly superfluous useless stuff
But occasionally something of note gets lost
My neurons and synapse and wires get crossed
And it drives me a little bit crazy
When it’s all a little bit hazy
Then is gone in the blink of an eye
Now the ol’ mem’ry’s usua’ly pretty good I trust
Most of the time
It works just fine
But some of the time
Well, it just turns to dust
But I remember Christmas
And I remember tinsel
And I remember stockings hung with care
I remember children and bells
And angels with wings and ribbons of silk
And chimneys and cookies and milk
I remember mistletoe
And men of snow
And reindeer prancing on tiptoe
French toast a’toasting and chestnuts a’roasting,
And silent night
Oh what a night!
Yes I remember Christmas
And I remember angels
And I remember light in Bethlehem
I remember Mary and Joseph
And that little babe that lay in the hay
And the shepherds and the wise men three
And I know that God was there
And hope was there
And the music came down from the heavens
And the star above sang
Of the promise of peace
In a silent night
And all was so bright
Well ya’ know I must have forgotten more than I know
But at least I know what I’ve not forgotten
The insignificant lost long ago
The mostly unnecessary lost long ago
But I remember Christmas
I remember tinsel
And I remember stockings hung with care
I remember children and bells
And angels with wings and ribbons of silk
And chimneys and cookies and milk
I remember mistletoe and men of snow
Yes I remember Christmas
I remember Christmas
Yes I remember Christmas
You can preview this and other songs from Julia Wade and Friends: A Christmas Album at www.watchfiremusic.com.