Anyone Else Remember This Christmas Song?
It came out in the "70's. It was sung by a man. It was about a single mom who had no money to buy her two kids presents, so she wrote them a song instead. You never hear it any more, but it was just so sweet and charming and really about the meaning of Christmas.
Happy Birthday, Jesus
Etelle Levitt and Lee Pockriss
Katy got a dolly that cries and blinks its eyes;
Jimmy got an automatic plane that really flies.
But we were poor that Christmas, so
Momma stayed up all night long,
Sitting in the kitchen making us a present; it was this one:
Church bells ring-a-ling; angels sing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
Snowflakes ting-a-ling, sleigh bells jing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
All year long we wait just to celebrate this Christmas morn,
'Cause we want You to know we're so glad You were born.
Oh, have a merry, very Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Teddy bears get broken, and trains will rust away;
All the fancy playthings seem to fall apart one day.
But I was very lucky, when ev'rybody's gift was gone,
I still had my present; Momma's song of Christmas lived on and on;
Church bells ring-a-ling; angels sing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
Snowflakes ting-a-ling, sleigh bells jing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
All year long we wait just to celebrate this Christmas morn,
'Cause we want You to know we're so glad You were born.
Oh, have a merry, very Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Christmas is for children, and now I have my own;
Their eyes are full of wonder when all the toys are shown.
But I'll give them something better than anything that's on TV,
Something very special, something made forever, this melody:
Church bells ring-a-ling; angels sing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
Snowflakes ting-a-ling, sleigh bells jing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
All year long we wait just to celebrate this Christmas morn,
'Cause we want You to know we're so glad You were born.
Oh, have a merry, very Happy Birthday, Jesus.
ETA: It was actually recorded by Mike Douglas!
You can download it HERE.
You can buy the CD HERE.
Happy Birthday, Jesus
Etelle Levitt and Lee Pockriss
Katy got a dolly that cries and blinks its eyes;
Jimmy got an automatic plane that really flies.
But we were poor that Christmas, so
Momma stayed up all night long,
Sitting in the kitchen making us a present; it was this one:
Church bells ring-a-ling; angels sing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
Snowflakes ting-a-ling, sleigh bells jing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
All year long we wait just to celebrate this Christmas morn,
'Cause we want You to know we're so glad You were born.
Oh, have a merry, very Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Teddy bears get broken, and trains will rust away;
All the fancy playthings seem to fall apart one day.
But I was very lucky, when ev'rybody's gift was gone,
I still had my present; Momma's song of Christmas lived on and on;
Church bells ring-a-ling; angels sing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
Snowflakes ting-a-ling, sleigh bells jing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
All year long we wait just to celebrate this Christmas morn,
'Cause we want You to know we're so glad You were born.
Oh, have a merry, very Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Christmas is for children, and now I have my own;
Their eyes are full of wonder when all the toys are shown.
But I'll give them something better than anything that's on TV,
Something very special, something made forever, this melody:
Church bells ring-a-ling; angels sing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
Snowflakes ting-a-ling, sleigh bells jing-a-ling;
"Happy Birthday, Jesus."
All year long we wait just to celebrate this Christmas morn,
'Cause we want You to know we're so glad You were born.
Oh, have a merry, very Happy Birthday, Jesus.
ETA: It was actually recorded by Mike Douglas!
You can download it HERE.
You can buy the CD HERE.