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Christmas Carol - Day 15

Some Christmas Carols are serious and reverent, while others are fun and lively. While I may enjoy the deep spiritual aspect of the serious ones, I also quite enjoy the spiritual aspect of the fun ones as well. Because when I imagine the Christ, I do not necessarily envision a Man who was morose or affectedly maudlin all the time. I'm sure He could (and does still!) enjoy the fun aspects of life as well.

I think the evidence of that is in the fact that He loved children and wanted to spend time with them.

Many of the Christmas songs we know and love are directed toward children. This is entirely to the good, because it helps instill the feeling of Christmas in our young people. They learn, as we did, that the season is fun and happy and bright.

It is in that vein that I choose today's Christmas Carol. It's not necessarily one of the "Rudolph" or "Frosty" type Christmas song, but it is not one of the more serious types either. The lyrics are evocative and nostalgic for a world we do not currently live in, but the feeling that is conveyed is lovely and fun.

Lyrics:

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling "yoo hoo",
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
let's go, Let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, gidd yap,
it's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're gliding along with a song
of a wintry fairy land

Our cheeks are nice and rosy
and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together
like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us
and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

There's a birthday party
at the home of Farmer Gray
It'll be the perfect ending a of perfect day
We'll be singing the songs
we love to sing without a single stop
At the fireplace while we watch
the chestnuts pop. pop! pop! pop!

There's a happy feeling
nothing in the world can buy
When they pass around the coffee
and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print
by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things
we remember all through our lives!

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling "yoo hoo",
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you


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