"Christmas Trimmings"

Brian R. Baer


We moved from the city to where life is pretty,
In the season of snowstorms and ice.
We didn't have money, but our tree made it sunny,
As we huddled before it one night.


A manger, a virgin, three kings and a star;
We could have Christmas, wherever they are.
They sit on our table and give us good cheer;
As we join in the spirit of Christmas each year.

For Grandma first gave me the manger at seven;
I filled it with dolls and with toys;
By ten came three kings, and a star at eleven;
At twelve came the virgin of joy.

And Grandpa carved cradles and angels and more,
And gave them to children who'd never seen them before;
And I look at my table, on that most holy sight,
And remember I love them and miss them that night.


Now Grandpa's in heaven and Grandma's so far;
But I always will love them, wherever they are;
For Jesus will watch them, I know this and pray,
That the spirit of Christmas will keep them this day.

A manger, a virgin, three kings and a star;
I'm saving for wise men that come from afar;
A cradle now lights up and shows us the Babe;
I cherish the memories that Christmas's save.

A manger, a virgin, three kings and a star;
We'll surely have Christmas wherever they are.
They sit on our table and give us good cheer.
We remember our loved ones and Christmas---
(Christmas— Christmas)  Each year...







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