C G
When I was but a youngster, Christmas meant one thing
G7 C
That I'd be getting lots of toys that day
C F
Then one cold December my mama sat me down
C G C
And taught me to spell Christmas this way.
[Verse]
C F
C is for the Christ child born upon this day
C G
H for herald angels in the night
C
R means Our redeemer
F
I means Israel and
G G7 C
S is for the star that shone so bright
G C F C
T is for three wise men, they who traveled far
D7 G G7
M is for the manger where He lay
C
A is for all He stands for
F
S means shepherds came.
G G7 C
And that's why there's a Christmas day.
[Interlude]
G C F C
D7 G G7
[Outro]
C
A is for all He stands for
F
S means shepherds came.
G G7 C
And that's why there's a Christmas day.
