THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS - PART FIVE - A CHRISTMAS COTTAGE TOUR - 2019

Have you ever tried 

to find a designated Christmas carol 

for a kitchen? 

 Sure,

 there are a lot that mention food and 

I did find a cute ditty that said 

mama was fed up with getting no respect

 for her work in the kitchen, 

but none of that made sense to me

 until I found a poem

 written by 

Paul Stookey, in 1973.

The kitchen is known as 

the heart of the home and 

since I've got a lot to show you and 

this is quite long, 

I will just show pictures of

 our Christmas kitchen and 

let the words of this beautiful piece

 speak for themselves. 

 To me 

this signifies what

 the heart of Christmas 

is all about.

"Christmas Dinner"

Paul Stookey, 1973

"And it came to pass on a Christmas evening

While all the doors were 

shuttered tight

Outside standing,

 lonely boy-child

Cold and shivering 

in the night

On the street, 

every window

Save but one, 

was gleaming bright

And to this window 

walked the boy-child

Peeking in 

saw candle light

Through other windows 

he had looked at

 turkeys, duck and geese, 

cherry pies

But through this window 

saw a grey-haired lady

Table bare and 

tears in her eyes

Into his coat 

reached the boy-child

Knowing well 

there was little there

He took from his pocket 

his own Christmas dinner

A bit of cheese, 

some bread to share

His outstretched hands

Held the food and 

they trembled

As the door, 

it opened wide

Said he,

 would you share with me 

Christmas dinner

Gently said she,

 come inside

The grey-haired lady

 brought forth to the table

Glasses two and 

her last drop of wine

Said She,

 Here's a toast to

 everyone's Christmas

And especially,

 yours and mine

And it came to pass 

on that Christmas evening

While all the doors were 

shuttered tight

That in that town, 

the happiest Christmas

Was shared 

by candle light".

Thank you for joining me and 

I hope you enjoyed 

our Christmas Cottage kitchen.

  Watch for Part Six, 

the master bedroom and bath 

coming up very soon.

...Judy...

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