Last Years Noel

Christmas is a time for tradition, and every family has their own tradition on this time of year. One of my favourite traditions since little has been the treasure hunt, each year my Step Mum would hide our presents somewhere around the house (or street), she'd also hide a handful of gold stars around the house and each of us children would get a rhyme/riddle which suggests where the star is. Each star contains a letter and once they are all found you arrange the letters to make a sentence which tells you where the presents are...pretty fun ay?? Other traditions are going to midnight mass with my Mum and lighting a candle for the family we have lost in the past, or our Dad picking us up and driving around the streets and towns to look at the Christmas lights. My older brothers and sisters would sneakily poke holes in their Christmas presents to see what they had long before the day arrived whilst Mums old tree would never stand straight and would rest slightly against the wall. Without a doubt Christmas is my favourite time of year and as I get older I have really laboured on these traditions and without them Christmas seems a bit weird. I guess my own private tradition since being a little boy was wishing Jesus a happy birthday, I don't think it is his birthday but the thought still counts. As each year goes by the presents mean less and less to me and the traditions become bigger. I cannot wait when settled to celebrate Christmas with in my own family, whether it be a spouse and a dog, or a spouse and a kid, or a loud mouthed group of nieces and nephews. Each year I intend on writing a Christmas song, last years song I got the opportunity to record which was 'Lonely this Year'. Unfortunately the songs came a bit late this year which meant I couldn't record them, but this song below talks about going home for Christmas and celebrating it rich in tradition.


Verse 1
Call up the Dad hitch us a ride,
Lets drive around town look at the lights,
For once the world is just as bright,
As the moon beside the stars in the sky.

Bring out the coats, pick out the scarves,
Put up the tree and send out the cards,
Count down the days, dig out a path,
Wake up each morning to the dark.

Chorus
This year I find I'm asking for home,
Where the season is merry and you're never alone,
The distant choir hark I hear and the church bells,
On Christmas Day on last years Noel.

Verse 2
We'd huddle around the fires glow,
Gather thistle paint them gold,
Long for someone's arms to hold
and pray for the chance to wake to snow.

 Chorus
This year I find I'm asking for home,
Where the people are friendly, it's been so long and
The distant choir hark I hear and the church bells,
On Christmas Day on last years Noel.

Verse 3/Mid 8
Christmas eve is ending fast,
We light a candle after Mass,
For all those we've lost to the past
And a sad comforting glow is cast.

 Chorus
This year I find I'm asking for home,
Where the trees is half standing and the presents half opened.
The distant choir hark I hear and the church bells,
On Christmas Day on last years Noel.

Karl Smitherman ©

I don't remember if I mentioned this in the last blog, but my new song and first EVER music video is being released on Boxing Day...my gift to you!!! :-D it's called 'Man of Kent' which I think was the first song I wrote about, I believe its Blog 2 if you're interested.



Below is last years Chritsmas song 'Lonely this Year'...

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