The way it used to be

Oh how I long for Christmas The way it used to be With paper chains and tinsel And presents on the tree The turkey roasting slowly The boiling brussel sprout A glass of Bristol sherry That’s what it’s all about Christmas carols on the radio And falling...

IN TUNE THIS CHRISTMAS

So here it is Merry Christmas The season to be jolly Sleigh bells ringing down the lane Halls all decked with holly A frosty snowman on the green Wears scarf and battered trilby He looks like he could dance around If not just now – he will be A star shines...

Happy Christmas Eve

Christmas eve And lights are flashing All around are people dashing Home from work Through falling snow To settle down By firelight’s glow Later on Some of them mingle With their kids At church Christingle Children then Will go to bed Waiting for The man in red With...

PALE WINTER SUN

The rain had stopped. Its incessant drumming Now a dull memory As the low winter sun Cut through the dark grey clouds And lit the lingering mist It wasn’t warm. A cooling wind still blew Moving the piles of leaves First this way and then, that Yet still I blessed the...

CHRISTMAS EVE

Brave were the few Who ventured that night Away from the warmth Of their fireside bright Cold was the wind That scattered the snow Hither and yon Above and below Nothing was left Untouched by the storm Beasts in the field Stood close to be warm Then snow upon snow...