a "Charlie Brown tree" snuggled by presents
Photo by J. Harrington
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Our own little Charlie Brown Christmas tree, the one we lopped from the southern edge of our driveway, is looking happier now that it's snuggled amongst pretty presents to be opened on Christmas morning. This year we even have presents on the tree. (Most versions of the Christmas song "I'll Be Home for Christmas" have lyrics that are sung "presents on the tree." Some, though, say "'neath," others "by," and yet others "under." We much prefer the original, Bing Crosby version, in which he sings "on the tree.")
Somehow, this season, we've missed watching a Charlie Brown Christmas, along with several other standards such as "It's a Wonderful Life." We suppose it's possible that, having seen each of those a couple of dozen times over the years, missing one or seeing one twenty-five times doesn't make much difference. We're still getting into the spirit of the season and, once again, trying to figure out how to make it last year 'round, even among those who don't celebrate Christmas but still have mid-Winter celebrations such as Hanukkah, Saturnalia, Solstice and a number of others. Peace and joy and warmth and health and love and enough food and clean water can and should be shared by all, all of the time. Shall we try yet again?
[little tree]
little treelittle silent Christmas treeyou are so littleyou are more like a flowerwho found you in the green forestand were you very sorry to come away?see i will comfort youbecause you smell so sweetlyi will kiss your cool barkand hug you safe and tightjust as your mother would,only don't be afraidlook the spanglesthat sleep all the year in a dark boxdreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,put up your little armsand i'll give them all to you to holdevery finger shall have its ringand there won't be a single place dark or unhappythen when you're quite dressedyou'll stand in the window for everyone to seeand how they'll stare!oh but you'll be very proudand my little sister and i will take handsand looking up at our beautiful treewe'll dance and sing"Noel Noel"
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