Christmas Stays The Same

I am inundated with Christmas songs! Growing up with Frank and Bing and Ella and even Burl Ives singing songs of the season, they helped to shape my "music appreciation". But I like Buble and Barenaked Ladies and even the Chipmunks. Especially the Chipmunks! Music is the icing on the cake of the holiday. Hymns are hummed and jingles are jolly and my cd player in the car is on from the moment I climb behind the wheel to the destination and even just to sit in the garage and listen. 

A few years ago, I can't even remember where I heard it first, someone played the song, Christmas Stays the Same sung by Linda Eder. I liked her voice and I thought I kind of liked the lyrics, but I wasn't sure what they were. I had to look them up. The are below. You really can't appreciate the song unless you hear her sing it. Really. It just doesn't do justice to the lyrics until you hear her phrasing. It has become one of the most favorite of my Christmas songs. It makes me yearn for the days of baking in the kitchen with my mother and dancing with my father in the living room. It makes me want to be that kid again, just for a minute or two. Give it a listen if you get a chance. It's haunting!

Santa Claus and mistletoe, carols by the fire
Send a card and spread a little Christmas cheer
Silent night a fall of snow listen to the choir
Everyone is happy that it's here

For we all remember, some past December
Of tinsel and holly and people we love
Put the angel on the tree then enjoy the view
Wait until the children are asleep and then

Put together all the toys, hide a gift or two
Wishing you were just a kid again

For we all remember, some past December
Of train sets that whistled and dolls we could name
Oh, the years may change
But Christmas stays the same

Turkey and gravy and hams full of honey
Cousins you see once a year
Fathers who scold you then slip you some money
And roofs full of tiny reindeer

Yes, we all remember some past December
Of grandmas and kitchens with kettles aflame
Oh, the years may change
But Christmas stays the same