Alfie: The Christmas Tree Lyrics

Did you ever hear the story of the Christmas Treewho just didn't want to change the showHe liked living in the woods and playing with squirrelsHe liked icicles and snow.He liked wolves and eagles and grizzly bearsand critters and creatures that crawledWhy bugs were some of his very best friendsSpiders and ants and all.Now that's not to say that he ever looked downon the vision of twinkling lightsOr on mirrored bubbles and peppermint canesAnd a thousand other delightsAnd he often had dreams of tiny reindeerand a jolly old man and a sleigh full of toysand presents and wonderful thingsAnd the story of Christmas DayOh, Alfie believed in Christmas all rightHe was full of Christmas cheerAll of each and every dayand all throughout the yearTo him it was more than a special timemuch more than a special dayIt was more than a beautiful storyIt was a special kind of wayYou see, some folks have never heard a jingle bell ringAnd they've never heard of Santa ClausThey've never heard the story of the son of GodAnd that made Alfie pause.Did that mean that they'd never know of peace on earthor the brotherhood of manOr know how to love, or know how to giveIf they can't...no one can.You see, life is a very special kind of thingnot just for a chosen fewBut for each and every living breathing thingNot just me and youSo in your Christmas prayers this yearAlfie asked me if I'd ask youSay a prayer for the wind, and the water, and the woodAnd those who live there, too.