Story Behind The Song
Just sitting round talking about our kid opening gifts and then grandkids repeating the process.
Song Description
Family comes to grandma's house at Christmas and the grown ups all talk about things that happened at past Christmases.
Holiday, Christmas, family, homecoming, children, presents, cheerful, heartwarming
| Song Length |
2:55 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday, Unique - Holiday |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Welcoming |
Subject |
Celebration, You, Yours |
| Similar Artists |
Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
UNWRAPPIN' OLD MEMORIES
(KNABLE/ALLEN)
TEMPO: 81 KEY: D GENDER: M/F
FAMILY FILLS UP GRANDMA'S HOUSE AT CHRISTMAS
SOME FLY FROM THE COAST , SOME STILL LIVE AROUND HERE
THE OLDER GENERATION POURS SOME HOLIDAY CHEER
AS THE YOUNG ONES MOVE IN CLOSE SO THEY CAN HEAR
IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION; EVERYBODY SITTIN' ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
UNWRAPPING OLD MEMORIES
REMEMBER WHEN LITTLE HOLLY DROPPED THE CRANBERRY SAUCE
MADE THAT STAIN ON MAMA'S BEST WHITE LINEN TABLECLOTH
OR THE YEAR TRAVIS TOOK A DRINK FROM GRANDPA'S SPIKED EGGNOG
THEN FED HIS OYSTER DRESSING TO THE DOG
IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION, EVERYBODY SITTIN' ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
UNWRAPPING OLD MEMORIES
OOOOOLD MEMORIES, FLIPPING THRU THE FADED PHOTOGRAPHS
OOOOOLD MEMORIES, SOME MAKE US CRY, SOME MAKE US LAUGH
REMEMBER WHEN WE THOUGHT THE LAKE WAS FROZEN
AND ISAAC ALMOST DROWNED, TRYING TO SKATE ACROSS
BEN SURPRISED US ALL WHEN HE FLEW BACK FROM IRAQ
ALMOST GAVE HIS MOM A HEART ATTACK
HE WAS MISSIN' THE TRADITION; EVERYBODY SITTIN' ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
UNWRAPPING OLD MEMORIES
IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION, EVERYBODY SITTIN' ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
UNWRAPPING OLD MEMORIES
© DALE ALLEN POMMER/ELMER KNABLE
LITTLE TIN GOD MUSIC(ASCAP)/EARWORM
NASHVILLE(SESAC)