This song was first released on the A Christmas Together Album. It is the only album it has been released on. It is a poem.
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Did you ever hear the story of the Christmas tree
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Who just didn¡¯t want to change the show
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He liked living in the woods and playing with squirrels
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He liked icycles and snow
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He liked wolves and eagles and grizzly bears
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And critters and creatures that crawled
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Why bugs were some of his very best friends
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Spiders and ants and all
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Now that¡¯s not to say that he ever looked down
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On a vision of twinkled lights
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Or on mirrored bubbles and peppermint canes
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And a thousand other delights
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And he often had dreams of tiny reindeer
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And a jolly old man in a sleigh
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Full of toys and presents and wonderful things
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And a story of Christmas Day
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Oh, Alfie believed in Christmas alright
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He was full of Christmas cheer
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All of each and every day
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And all throughout the year
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To him it was more than a special time
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Much more than a special day
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It was more than a special story, it was more than a beautiful story
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It was a special kind of way
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You see some folks have never heard a jingle bell ring
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And they¡¯ve never heard of Santa Claus
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They¡¯ve never heard the story of the Son of God
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That made Alfie pause
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Did that mean that they¡¯d never know of peace on Earth
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Or the Brotherhood of Man
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Or know how to love, or know how to give
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If they can¡¯t no one can
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You see, life is a very special kind of thing
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Not just for a chosen few
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But for each and every living, breathing thing
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Not just me and you
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So when you¡¯re at Christmas prayers this year
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Alfie asked me if I¡¯d ask you
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Say a prayer for the wind and the water and the wood
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And those who live there too
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Words by John Denver
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Alfie the Christmas Tree
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| John Denver |
