A child’s heart fills with so much joy

On Christmas when she gets a new toy

And on Thanksgiving, giggles when prayer is said

She just cannot help it, though face becomes red.

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Holidays all are so much fun

Though Christmas remained my favorite one

But through the years, with the passing of time

My thoughts on holidays are not as sublime

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I still love the holidays, make no mistake

But now there are memories of loss, and heartbreak

That makes it a different feeling, you see

With mem’ries of those no longer with me

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A holiday heart it changes, you know

As time passes on, loved ones come and go

But still, I will smile, and moments will thrill

For the children, and child’s heart inside of me still.