Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasiesWell, I’m all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I’m not a child
But my heart still can dreamSo here’s my lifelong wish
My grown up christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in needNo more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
and wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas list
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our treeWell heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soulNo more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas listWhat is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
(there’d be)No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up christmas listThis is my grown up christmas list.
One of my favorite Christmas songs. I especially love Michael Buble’s rendition of this. I’m feeling a bit sentimental now that there are less than 50 days to Christmas.
I know I have the Christmas blues. I started feeling it today. There is a jumble of emotions and thoughts inside me, most of them are related to feeling powerless and feeling sad. There’s also self-pity somewhere there. I’ve written and re-written this paragraph several times. I’m quite incoherent today. While writing is usually cathartic for me, writing about my Christmas blues just doesn’t seem to help right now. Perhaps there’s another way to deal with it.
One way is to allow myself to feel sad. I think I’ll wallow for a little while. A second way is to do something about the blues, but I still don’t know what these actions are. I’ll give it some time.
All I know is that there is such a thing as giving too much, not giving enough, missing too much, not having enough, having too much, waiting too long, being impatient, doing too many things, not doing enough.
All I know is that it can very, very tiring.
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
Via
November 6, 2006 at 9:29 pm (18 years ago)Hayyy!!! I understand!!!
rach
November 6, 2006 at 10:41 pm (18 years ago)Sorry to know that you’re feeling a little down. Hope something very nice will come your way very soon to cheer you up.
Thanks for sharing that nice song. I’m not sure if I’ve heard Michael Buble’s version of it. It’s probably not in my CD.
Take care!
mmp
November 7, 2006 at 12:05 am (18 years ago)hi, i’ve been reading your blog for quite some time now and i’m enjoying every post. nway, i just want to let you know that i’ve been feeling the same. especially those last 2 lines..it’s what’s exactly on my mind for the past days.
i hope we’ll both feel better soon. God bless! =)
Jeanny
November 7, 2006 at 12:30 am (18 years ago)yeah I know the feeling Toni. Hugs sis.
It’s okay to be sad sometimes…we’re only human right pero I know you’ll find a way na ma-overcome mo this such sad feeling 😀
abby
November 7, 2006 at 1:59 am (18 years ago)AAARGHH. i’m going through the same thing and i hate it. i love christmas and the whole shebang but i hate the rollercoaster emotion that goes with it.
Lissa
November 7, 2006 at 2:43 am (18 years ago)Ooh one of my favorite Christmas songs. I like Lea Salonga’s version.
I have to start putting together my Xmas playlist.
mare
November 7, 2006 at 4:53 am (18 years ago)You’ve already got the blues? I hear you. There are things we can control, the others we cannot. If all else fails, just believe that Mr. Buble is singing to you!
jey
November 7, 2006 at 8:45 am (18 years ago)*hugs*
maan
November 7, 2006 at 9:01 am (18 years ago)i thought i was weird that i experience the christmas blues…i hear yah!!! i have ambivalent feelings towards christmas too. *hug*
miriam
November 7, 2006 at 10:43 am (18 years ago)One great way to fight the christmas blues and to start feeling the christmas spirit is to spend some time for volunteer work. Since christmas is almost here, there are a lot of organizations which will surely need some extra hands to spread the christmas spirit to the needy.
jojo
November 7, 2006 at 11:16 am (18 years ago)funny that a lot of people, including myself, feel blue as christmas approaches. i guess it’s because christmas also signals the end of the year, another milestone, another year to our age. and perhaps going through the blues will also help us reflect and realise how much we actually have.
tones, just let go and let God
Linnor
November 7, 2006 at 1:40 pm (18 years ago)The Christmas blues bite me on the 26th of December 😀
Tina
November 7, 2006 at 3:43 pm (18 years ago)I love this song too; my favorite is the version sung by Monica and other popstars (which is lost somewhere in my computer!).
*hugs Ate Toni*
bea
November 7, 2006 at 4:17 pm (18 years ago)This is BEAUTIFUL Toni!
I will make this Christmas different. Meaningful.
missyosigirl
November 7, 2006 at 4:32 pm (18 years ago)One way is to allow myself to feel sad. I think I
bintang
November 9, 2006 at 11:11 am (18 years ago)wow, this is my favourite christmas song also…:)