AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

'Twas the month before Christmas
And the stores were all packed
With good folks trying to
Get just what they lacked -

It seems that every year
Shopping starts earlier and so
By the time it is Christmas
You really don't care or know

What's in that wrapped package
You bought in November -
Surely it's a bargain
You saved for December.

No matter how much it costs
Or if the going is rough
Somehow you'll find a way
To make sure there's enough.

Then I pause to remember
A time of so long ago,
When an old fashioned Christmas
Made every heart glow.

We didn't have much money
So we did what we could;
Making our gifts of love
And today we still would

If an old fashioned Christmas
Didn't seem out of place -
If we just cared for each other
And not make it a race

For things that soon lose
The charm and the meaning;
Could be that our hearts
Need a little "Spring-cleaning".

An old fashioned Christmas
Where love is given and meant
To bring families together
And does not cost a cent.

It isn't the gifts that
Are under the tree -
It's the love in the hearts
That's Christmas, to me.

Countrymom
11/29/02