Christmastime for Gloria Jean

A photo of some of my Christmas decorations from 2012.

This is by far one of, if not the best song I've written.  My mother and I had a very difficult relationship over the years.  However, we always seemed to find our common ground at Christmastime.  It was our favorite holiday and the season always brought us together.  There is a bit of a melody to this and I hope to flesh it out in time to sing it this year.
It’s Christmastime

Once again it’s Christmastime
The time of year you cross my mind
The only time I ever really miss you
Ours it was a bumpy road
One that never led us home
But Christmas always leads me back to you

This time of year means so much to me
I still deck the halls and trim the tree
I still play the same old Christmas songs
When December rolled around
We always found our common ground
Then New Year’s came and we just moved on

The recipes they haven’t changed
But you and I we rearrange
Somehow we always seem to find a way
The years, well, they just fly on by
So far away from our last goodbye
Just a K-Tell record skipping on my Close N Play

Christmas songs sung by the choir
The stockings hung above the fire
It always brought out the best in me and you
We’d spread good will and Christmas cheer
This solace came but once a year
And in January we just bid “adieu.”

So Merry Christmas and all that jazz
It’s time to move on from the past
It’s something that I really need to do
Once again it’s Christmastime
The time of year you cross my mind
The only time I ever really miss you

Music & Lyrics by William Whalen
©2012

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