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Backstory:

Wanted to write a Christmas song capturing the melancholy feeling after it, but with the message that the important things about Christmas really don't have to be packed up and put away in boxes and we can live with them every day.

Lyrics:

                                                  
  The Christmas Things That Make Us Shine   (2)
Robbi Atkins

VERSE:

Well the parties are all over,
 No unopened gifts remain.
 The twinkling lights, the tree
bright ornaments and wreaths,
Have all been packed away.

Everything seems dimmer now
Can’t help but cry some tears
It all sped right on by
In the blink of an eye
oh how I’ll miss that Christmas cheer………


CHORUS:

But when we take down the decorations 
that sparkle and please the eyes
We don’t have to box up
The love and joy that we can’t buy.

that spirit that make us better,
we can hold onto all the time
and throughout each new year we can keep
The Christmas things that make us shine.



VERSE: 

we appreciate our families
reach out to old friends
we care a special way every day
and then it’s so hard to wait
until it’s Christmastime again.

well everyone is kinder,
but there’s no season on good deeds
can’t we live like that year round, 
 appreciate slowing down,
and always help people in need.

CHORUS:

So when we take down the decorations 
that sparkle and please the eyes
We don’t have to box up
The love and joy that we can’t buy.


the spirit that make us better,
we can hold onto all the time
and throughout each new year we can keep
The Christmas things that make us shine.


CHORUS:

So when we take down the decorations 
that sparkle and please the eyes
We don’t have to box up
The love and joy that we can’t buy.


the spirit that make us better,
we can hold onto all the time
and throughout each new year we can keep
The Christmas things that make us shine.