Christmas with you
By Sally Stevens
Verse 1
We’d pull out the boxes from under the stairs,
With tangled lights and fairy repairs
Mum, you’d laugh and say, “One day you’ll see
These are the little things that make Christmas bee.”
With carols on softly, you’d dance and sway,
And teach us the moves in your own silly way.
We’d hang every bauble, red, gold, and blue,
You’d re-decorate it later 'cause that’s what you’d do.
Pre-Chorus
Didn’t know back then, the magic you wove,
Every year in that December glow.
Now we’re trying to carry it on,
A piece of you here singing to Christmas songs.
Chorus
Mum, it still feels like Christmas, with you around,
In the joy we pass from generation down,
We’re making it bright, for you to see,
Your love lives on in the lights on the tree.
Mum, you’d laugh and say, “One day you’ll see
These are the little things that make Christmas bee.”
Verse 2
Wrapping gifts, you’d hide them away,
Act like Santa’s helper on Christmas Day,
And the look on your face as we tore through the pile,
The wrapping paper dance, and your secret smile.
Ice skating outside, we’d skate and fall,
Pushing polar bears big and small.
You’d warm us up with cocoa, so sweet,
And a bratwurst and stockings on our feet.
Pre-Chorus
Didn’t know the way your arms kept us safe,
Or that your laughter would never fade,
Now, we’re wrapping memories left and right,
For our kids to behold for their own Christmas nights.
Chorus
Mum, it still feels like Christmas, with you around,
In the joy we pass from generation down,
When we laugh and play in the falling snow,
We’re making it bright, for you to see,
Your love lives on in the lights on the tree.
These are the little things that make Christmas bee.”
Bridge
After dinner, bellies full, we’d drift off to sleep,
Make space for mince pies, that bittersweet treat.
The little ones run, with sparks in their eyes,
And we see a piece of you in every surprise.
Chorus
Mum, it still feels like Christmas, with you around,
In the joy we pass from generation down,
We’re making it bright, for you to see,
Your love lives on in the lights on the tree.
Mum, you’d laugh and say, “One day you’ll see
These are the little things that make Christmas bee.”
Outro
So here’s to the magic you left behind,
To every crazy cozy family Christmas time,
We’re making it bright, for you to see,
Your love lives on in the lights on the tree...Your love lives on in the lights on the tree.
