Advent Calendar Day 25 Christmas song

 

I think this Advent Calendar should have been called Going Full Circle because there have been many instances that I have highlighted this in it.  

The first day of the calendar was a particular memory and poem about Advent Calendars of my childhood.  Here we are on the last day and this post is about the words to a song we have on a Hawaiian CD that our daughter in law, Kari, gave us in 2009.

When this pops up in my memories on Facebook we go running to find the CD to play it.  The Christmas period has then been really welcomed in.  Mele Kalikimaka reminds of us being in Hawaii and trying to pronounce some of the words like "Kamehameha".  Their traditional  "Twelve Days of Christmas" (Hawaiian style) because of the different words used eg "my Tutu gave to me" is nothing to do with ballet as a Tutu is a grandparent and they don't have a pear tree but a papaya tree nor a partridge but a Mynah bird!!

This is the song on that CD though, that really tells the true meaning of Christmas to me and always has.

What would Christmas Be?

What would Christmas be without a tree?

The little girl asked innocently

Presents tied in pretty bows, don’t forget the mistletoe

Mommy, tell me what would Christmas be?

What would Christmas be without the toys

sent by Santa for all us good little boys

We take a few weeks off from school,

that makes Christmas really cool

Mommy, tell me what would Christmas be?

His mother smiled and drew him near,

holding back a little tear

And chuckled at the words her son had said

Christmas is the time of year

we celebrate the yuletide cheer

But honey don't forget why we were here

Christmas is the day Christ was born

Sent to earth to rescue the forlorn

A precious gift from God above,

He promised His eternal love

And sent to us His one and only Son

Now little ones you know it's true

how tenderly I care for you

A parents' loves is more than words can say

To know that God so loved us so,

He sent his son to earth below

Without Him, tell me what would Christmas be?

Composed by Nakani Choy

Executive Producers: NLP Music, Inc

Record Label: OneHawaii Music, LLC

Na Leo