Clinically Clueless: "All I Really Want For Christmas" ~ Steven Curtis Chapman

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

"All I Really Want For Christmas" ~ Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman, successful Contemporary Christian artist, supports adoption, so much that he adopted three children. Please keep him and his family in prayer this season as this year his eldest son accidently backed the family van into their adopted daughter and she passed away. I imagine that this would be a very difficult season for the whole family.

All I really Want for Christmas ~ Steven Curtis Chapman
(2005 Sparrow Records, EMI CMG)

Well, I don't know if you remember me or not
I'm one of the kids they brought in from the home
I was the red-haired boy in an old, green flannel shirt
You may not have seen me, I was standing off alone

I didn't come and talk to you 'cause that's never worked before
And you'll probably never see this letter, anyway
But just in case there's something you can do to help me out
I'll ask you one more time

All I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in
A shoulder to cry on if I lose, shoulders to ride on if I win
There's so much I could ask for, but there's just one thing I need
All I really want for Christmas is a family

Well, I guess I should go ahead and tell you now
If it's really true about that list you have
Somehow I always seem to end up in a fight
But I'm really trying hard not to be bad

But maybe if I had a brother or a dad to wrestle with
Maybe they could teach me how to get along
And from everything I've heard, it sounds like the greatest gift on earth
Would be a mom

All I want for Christmas is someone who'll be here
To sing me happy birthday for the next 100 years
And It's okay if they're not perfect or even if they're a little broken
That's alright, 'Cause so am I

Well, I guess I should go, it's almost time for bed
Maybe next time I write you I'll be at home

`Cause all I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in
Tell me I'll never be alone, someone whose love will never end
Of all that I could ask for, well, there's just one thing I need
All I really want for Christmas is a family

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: CC, I am not familiar with this artist but I cannot imagine how terrible that accident must have been for this family. My thoughts and prayers are with them. Beautiful rendition of that song, btw--

Melinda
Mike Golch said...: Good posting.I hope that you are having a great weekend!
Rising Rainbow said...: Yes, I would expect it will be a difficult time for them. Very sad...
jeff said...: I was very touched by this CC. thank you for posting. Bless you today.
Clueless said...: @Melinda. He is a contemporary Christian singer/songwriter that I've been following since his first single in the 80s.

I can't imagine how without God they will cope with this tragedy. I pray for God's blessing on them this season especially.

@Thank Mike. Merry Christmas.

@Yes, Rising Rainbow. My heart aches for them.

@Jeff. You are very welcome. Merry Christmas.