#275 - Don't Like Homesick Christmas

Homesick at Home

Don and I are at home, but I feel homesick for the kids, when I play the piano.

When I play "Douglas Mountain" I think of the kids when they were small. Heidi started singing along when she was very young. After Scott was born, we had more voices! Lots of loud jingle bell times around the piano in December! The kids got wound up with Christmas music, but this song always calmed them.

Sad Lyrics

Last night, Don and I watched Meet Me in St. Louis. It's our favorite. We met and married in St. Louis. The kids were born there. I love being transported back to 1904 and imagining how St. Louis looked, when my own grandmother visited the World's Fair.

The scene where Judy Garland sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, always puts a lump in my throat. Garland's character sings to her little sister on Christmas Eve, days before their family plans to move away from the city they love. The song's title doesn't suggest the melancholy feeling of this song.

I remember watching this same scene, the Christmas after we moved away from St. Louis... moving our kids away from grandparents. Even sadder that year.

The Song Today

But this year, the lyrics have even more meaning to more people. Having a merry little Christmas... sounds like the simple, low key approach that most of us are aiming for.

"Next year all our troubles will be miles away..."

I hope so! We've all been saying  Next Year, an awful lot lately.  

"Faithful friends who were near to us, will be dear to us once more... Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow."

Oh my. Next year...
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