Christmas Songs

During December I usually put Christmas CDs on in the car, and up till the other day we'd been listening to probably THE worst Xmas CD ever lol. Drama Teen finally remembered to bring some more CDs out to the car and we put one of them on when we went to pick LMS up from the train station. We all enjoyed singing along to the first few songs, and then "Feed the World" came on and as I began singing the first few lines it started to hit me what this song was singing about and the images from Band Aid started playing in my head. This song has a whole new poignancy and meaning now as we are about to send our application to Ethiopia to adopt. The tears started pouring down my face and I couldn't sing any more. Drama Teen noticed and fast forwarded to the next song. I don't think I will ever be able to sing along to that song again.

Lyrics to Feed The World
It's Christmastime,
there's no need to be afraid
At Christmastime,
we let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty
we can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world
at Christmastime
But say a prayer,
pray for the other ones
At Christmastime it's hard,
but when you're having fun
There's a world outside your window,
and it's a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing
is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring there
are the clanging chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it's them
instead of you
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life (Oooh)
Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmastime at all?
Here's to you raise a glass for everyone
Here's to them underneath that burning sun
Do they know it's Christmastime at all?
Feed the world
Feed the world
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again