Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Let Me Not Keep Christmas . . . . . . . .

"Let me not wrap, stack, box, bag, tie, tag, bundle, seal, keep Christmas.
Christmas kept is liable to mold.
Let me give Christmas away, unwrapped, by exuberant armfuls. Let me share, dance, live Christmas unpretentiously, merrily, responsibly with overflowing hands, tireless steps and sparkling eyes.
Christmas given away will stay fresh—even until it comes again."

Linda Felver

Emmy's song lyrics... ( The one she is playing in the picture ;0)

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Lord, I need you here with me,

In the morning, noon and night,

Even in the depths of my dreams.

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Lord I need you here with me,

Even when I feel I'm strong.

I am still a child in your arms.

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Take me, Take me,

Where your star shines in the night.

Wake me, Wake me,

Bring me to the morning light.

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William Cullen Bryant:
"O Father may that Holy Star

grow every year more bright,

And send its glorious beams afar

To fill the world with light."