Story Behind The Song

Wrote this for my little brother, who was 8 at the time. The first song I ever wrote. Instead of instilling the spirit of Santa, I put him in therapy.

Lyrics

A Little Boy?s Christmas
Words and Music: Mack Bailey

Now this story I?m going to tell you
Is something you won?t believe
But I know it?s true
Cause I saw it last Christmas Eve

Now it was late that night, about ten o?clock
When all my dreams came true
I saw dancing sugarplums, eight reindeer
And jolly Santa, too

Well, his nose was red, his beard was white
Just as I was told
His eyes were dancing, his heart was warm
Not bothered by the cold

There was one problem with this jolly man
He was tired and began to slouch
And to my surprise the jolly, old man
Fell asleep right on our couch

I wanted to look at all my gifts
But I knew I had to be true
So instead I fixed him a glass of milk
And brought hay for his reindeer, too

I know there?s a Santa Claus
The stories I can vouch
Cause Santa spent last Christmas Eve
Asleep upon our couch

When I awoke the next morning
I ran downstairs to see
But Santa had already gone
And a note was hung on our tree

With tears in my eyes and a smile on my face
I looked at the note with a pause
The note contained a special phrase
?Thank you?, signed Santa Claus