Palingenesia

Story Behind The Song

Reflections of Christmas, past and present

Song Description

An individual reflecting upon the Christmas season - what is current, the hurriedness of people, the forgotten true meaning of Christmas, and some Christmases in the past that were less than "Hallmark" style!

Song Length 5:49 Genre Unique - Holiday, Folk - Traditional
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Poignant, Diplomatic Subject Spirituality, You, Yours
Similar Artists Sufjan Stevens Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

PALINGENESIA
Music and lyrics by JoJo Worthington © 2019
All rights reserved


Verse 1:
I stay inside,
and I watch the earth refined to snow and ice.
In Canada,
there's a Christmas sale
at Canadian Tire.

CHORUS:
Gloria!
There's a Christmas tree
in every shopping mall.
Throw up your hands!
For the Lord of all
has a gift card to The Gap.

Verse 2:
O family tree,
all the mysteries that have been revealed.
Our table gets
smaller every year
as we disappear in the snow.

CHORUS:
In America,
there's a girl who's going
to be a star someday.
In Bethlehem,
there's a boy who's going to
give himself away.

Verse 3:
My Grandpa passed
in the nursing home ten years after his wife.
She fell down,
and we spent that Christmas
wearing hospital gowns.

CHORUS:
Gloria!
For the Lord of all has
come to earth at last!
Fall on your knees!
For the gifts He brings are
never going to pass!

Do doo doo do...aaaah

Lyrics JoJo Worthington Music JoJo Worthington
Producer JoJo Worthington Publisher JoJo Worthington
Performance JoJo Worthington Label JoJo Worthington

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