Story Behind The Song

A non religious Christmas Tree Solstice song

Song Description

When winter is at its bleakest, the christmas tree is green, and it promises us that the sun will return, spring will spring with flowers, birds and long, warm days.

Lyrics

Birthe Noer Myers

CHRISTMAS SOLSTICE

On the shortest day each year,
in our northern hemisphere,
the winter sky is grey and bleak.
The winter sun, so pale and weak,
is late to rise and soon to bed
in her golden winter sled.
Her canopy of rosy clouds
gives way to night and icy crowds
of stars and constellations.
She does not linger here, instead
she brings the antipodes her light,
for they have day while we have night
and summer weather, warm and bright,
for Christmas celebrations.
While penguins frolic down below,
we have night and frost and snow.
Polar bears won't see the sun
till winter's dark is gone

But tonight the sun will start
her return to our part
of the world and here she'll stay,
linger longer every day,
growing strong and warm and red,
early rise and late to bed.
She will banish dark and cold
and make winter lose its hold.
That is what the Christmas tree,
green and beautiful to see
in the midst of winter's drear
promises us every year:
Spring will not forget to spring,
all the little birds will sing,
there'll be butterflies and flowers,
bright long days and summer showers,
and the polar bears will play
in the endless light of day