Song Description
a expression of frustration that the original meaning/history of Christmas is completely lost in the packaging that surrounds it.
"Was Jesus' birth is Bethlehem just Seasonal Goodwill?"
Song Length |
2:56 |
Genre |
Pop - Religious, Unique - Holiday |
Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Cheerful, Congenial |
Subject |
Holidays , Frustration |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
We?ve got chestnuts on the fire, got our gifts around the tree;
Hear the sleigh bells on the radio; watch ?The Grinch? on NBC;
We?ll have Grandma round for dinner,
have the cousins round for tea -
but what?s that got to do with Christmas?
Got our turkey on the table, but now Grandma?s gone to sleep,
so now mother?s in the kitchen getting stressed and fit to weep.
We?ve got candy canes and crackers
full of toys that no one keeps -
but what?s that got to do with Christmas?
So does it snow in Bethlehem?
Do reindeer really fly?
Was Santa Claus in business then?
It makes you wanna cry?
what?s that got to do with Christmas?
Got a snowman - call him ?Frosty? - and he sure looks mighty good;
We got children singing carols up and down the neighbourhood
like ?O come let us adore Him?
having never understood
what that?s got to do with Christmas!
Does Holly grow in Bethlehem?
Does tinsel grow on trees?
Did Mary put a stocking by the manger, if you please?
What?s that got to do with Christmas?
[Instrumental bridge]
If wise men once sought Jesus
shouldn?t wise men seek Him still?
Or was His birth in Bethlehem
just seasonal goodwill?
What?s that got to do?
What?s that got to do?
What?s that got to do with Christmas?
Words and Music Copyright, Jeremy Smith 2004