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19 Dec 22 - 12:36 PM (#4159713) Subject: Origins: A Christmas Card From: GUEST,Borderer We discovered the following in my wife's grandad's songbook. A Christmas Card Over the land and over the sea To a heart that is sad and lonely Came a message from one who is dear to me Someone who cares for me only. One heart beats true though it's far, far away Loved by long years unmarred Somebody's thinking of me today Dear little Christmas card. Worthless and small you would deem it to be Placed by each other treasure But in the tale, it is telling to me Lies a whole world of pleasure. Sweet little name after 'from' neatly signed Dearest on earth I regard Brightest of visions you bring to my mind Dear little Christmas card. Only a card in the old-fashioned way Telling its love's message clearly For Auld Lang Syne, coming many a mile That's why I prize it so dearly. Sweet little missive from far far away Brightening a lot that was hard One lonely heart is made happy today Dear little Christmas card. Grandad was called Frank Cheese and there is no hint of a tune with the entry. Our Roud search produced nothing and there is not an entry in your own extensive database of Christmas related songs. He wrote out in longhand all the songs he sang. No contemporary family member left so the query is, was he the author of this OR was it a popular sentiment/poem that appealed to him and he noted it down? Many thanks, |
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21 Dec 22 - 01:59 AM (#4159832) Subject: RE: Origins: A Christmas Card From: leeneia Thanks for posting. It's a nice little sentiment. When I was about ten years old, I read a book called 'Mr. Wilmer'. Mr. Wilmer worked in a big office in a book city, and tucked in the edge of the mirror in his apartment was the birthday card he had received from his aunt. Every year he removed the old one and put in the new one, then kept that one for a year. As a kid, I didn't realize that the author was trying to demonstrate Mr. Wilmer's profound isolation, but still the little story touched me enough that I have remembered it all my life. Your granddad's song about the Christmas card has reminded me again. |
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26 Dec 22 - 10:32 AM (#4160310) Subject: RE: Origins: A Christmas Card From: cnd If it was a poem from other hands, I've been unable to find it. It's an interesting sentiment nonetheless. |