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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - a song lyric returns

The recorded song version can be heard under "audio" on my profile page.

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At home all alone

So sad on my own

I was wondering how things were so wrong

When your face filled my mind

Loving eyes to remind me

Of what I had missed all along

 

That night before Christmas all on my own

Was the loneliest night of the year

The night before Christmas when I picked up the phone

And struggled to hold back a tear

Hurting so bad you weren't here.

 

You'll never know but i know it's so

My joy when you answered that call

And the catch in your voice made my heart rejoice

That love was still there after all

 

That night before Christmas all on my own

Was the loneliest night of the year

But the night before Christmas when you picked up  the 'phone

And I heard your sweet voice in my ear

Was the happiest night of the year.

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Comments

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clyde McCulley

Wed 15th Dec 2021 15:33

Yes, the night before Christmas can be so different according to where you are coming from. Lovely job.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 12th Dec 2021 16:28

A Seasonal "thank you" to those who "liked" this contribution. ?

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 11th Dec 2021 14:36

JC - I tried to upload the audio file on my PC but the CD format
shown didn't seem to transfer on WOL - hence my reference to
the availability of the recorded song version from the first
posting still there on my profile's audio list...easily located by
anyone who is curious to hear it. Check it out if you're looking
for something to fill in a few idle minutes!! ?
John - Thanks. I wrote the original as a sort of popular upbeat
seasonal song that might fit the times we live in. .

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John Coopey

Sat 11th Dec 2021 12:42

Masterful, MC. But where's the audio? I recognise the challenge of getting the lyrical structure into melody but it would be a cracker.

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John Botterill

Fri 10th Dec 2021 21:06

I found this poem really moving. I suppose it is the hope you suspend for the reader :will the outcome be a happy one?
Very effective.
John Botterill

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