Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas, Fellow Soul Searchers

I hope that everyone has a wonderful day today regardless of what holidays you may or may not celebrate. To commemorate this day, which is celebrated by so many as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ, and a holiday I have grown up celebrating as well, I’d like to share this video and lyrics to Dave Matthews Band’s Christmas Song. I feel this song totally encompasses what the spirit of this season is really about:

♥ ♥ ♥ love, love, love ♥ ♥ ♥



Christmas Song
She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
She’d be his wife; take him as her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
Reputable as known to be

His heart was full of love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "oh, Daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be
I came to she'd a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around"

The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
So the story goes, so I'm told
The people he knew were
Less than golden hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Like you and me

Rumors insisted he soon would be
For his deviations
Taken into custody by the authorities
Less informed than he
Drinkers and jokers all soul searchers
Searching for love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around

Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said "eat this bread and think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around"
The blood of our children all around

Father up above, why in all this anger have you fill
Me up with love
Fill me love love love
Love love love
Love love
And the blood of our children all around

Enjoy your own celebrations today, big or small, by spending time with the ones you love! Merry Christmas!

9 comments:

Karen said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Jenn!

Almost Precious said...

Hope your Christmas was wonderfully merry and bright and I pray that you got that special gift that you wanted. My daughter came down from New York for the Christmas week so that was my very favorite present of all ! :)

Chris Stone said...

hope you had a great Christmas! and that all your gift giving went well!

p.s.... the Pats looked good today! I want a Welker jersey!

Chris said...

Hope your Christmas was fantastic, Jenn! Happy New Year!

Elizabeth Bradley said...

Well, Merry Christmas back atcha! And Happy New Year!

Suldog said...

Hope you had a wonderful time! Or are still having one, as the case may be!

Judi FitzPatrick said...

Merry, merry, and happy, happy!
Please send some of that warm weather this way!
Love, Mum

Rosebud Collection said...

Have a wonderful New Year Jenn..
Sending you love and blessings..
xoxoCarolyn/Rosebud

Elizabeth Bradley said...

Hope you enjoy your time here in Southern California, hope you make it to the beach. I love Encinitas, Carlsbad, and La Jolla. Happy New Year!