Re-Living Christmas: Cherished moments and memories #10

We humans

Are able to create

Layers and layers of themes,

Around and about a tradition

We want to keep.

The more I reflect on

What’s goes on during Christmas,

The more I see things

I didn’t notice much before.

Take for example

The music that gets played

On the radio…

Or the attractive shop displays

Of gift items…

… the Christmas wish cards…

… the Christmas movies…

Layers and layers of themes

That help to tell a story.

No wonder the Christmas holiday

Continues to get even more exciting

And emotionally captivating

With each passing generation.

Today I got myself

Remembering something very specific –

Bonney M!

I grew up hearing their famous

Christmas carols

And

My dad had most of their cassettes

And we’d play them over and over

During Christmas.

We never got bored of them.

And there has never been any Christmas I can remember

Without Bonney M.

There are a thousands of songs out there

Celebrating the Christmas holidays,

But none has remained so imprinted in my mind

Or as eternally fresh and hallowed,

Or gives me as much goosebumps,

Or immerses me as deeply into the Christmas mood,

The way the mellow sounds Bonney M do.

These are truly magical and inspired tunes

That I believe

Have been shared by millions

Through the years.

It reminds of another constant

I’ve come to learn and appreciate

About life –

The best way to impact the world

Is through our art,

And the best and easiest way to an eternal life

Is through our art.

What will stick in their hearts and minds

When we are air?

That’s what life is about.

That’s what counts.

That’s what will always count.

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