Christmas Letter-Sonny James

[00:02.65]When it's Christmas time in heaven [00:08.52]Do the angels trim the tree [00:13.72]And if angels sing Christmas carols [00:18.88]Please ask them sing one for me [00:25.76]Folks I'm a tired old postman [00:28.75]Then Christmas eve is here [00:30.95]And I guess I've been kind of grumpy [00:32.93]Cause the load's been mighty heavy this year [00:36.19]But this morning I picked up a letter [00:38.13]Written in childish scrawl [00:40.63]It said to my daddy in heaven [00:43.39]With no return address at all [00:46.99]Dear daddy I read [00:48.92]I miss you so much tonight [00:51.55]Christmas eve is near [00:53.69]Always before this at Christmas [00:55.73]You been living down here [00:58.08]The carols we sang together at night by the open fire [01:02.28]Are you singing them tonight daddy [01:04.42]To all the kids up there [01:07.10]I couldn't buy you presents [01:08.52]So I'm lighting a Christmas candle tonight [01:11.89]And I hope when you read my letter [01:13.73]That you look down and see the light [01:17.47]I'll close for now [01:18.69]Cause I'm crying and I can't see to write [01:22.09]But don't grieve they're happy tears daddy [01:25.89]Still I'll miss you tomorrow on Christmas eve [01:30.62]When it's Christmas time in heaven [01:36.41]Do the angels trim the tree [01:41.54]And if angels sing Christmas carols [01:46.70]Please ask them sing one for me [01:53.68]I folded the letter and put it away [01:56.10]While I brushed aside a tear [01:58.54]Somehow I knew for certain [02:00.91]That there'd been a daddy to hear [02:02.79]Cause all at once in the distant south [02:05.24]So I saw a shining white light [02:07.68]And from far far away were voices like bells [02:12.43]A great choir sang silent night [02:17.15]When it's Christmas time in heaven [02:22.85]Do the angels trim the tree [02:27.98]And if angels sing Christmas carols [02:33.09]Please ask them sing one for me [02:39.01]Ohu ohu ohu ohu [02:47.59]