Rookery Lane

Lyrics

When Christmas was only one day
the happiest day of them all
We sang with the choir, threw logs on the fire
On the homes of our loved ones we’d call

When Christmas was only one day
And never began in the fall
The sweet scent of pine
And the orange you’d find
in your stocking when Santa had called

Now there’s a lingering doubt
What is Christmas now all about
They fight in the manger
With every fresh manger
To get the best bargains for nowt

Now who gets the most is what’s best
More expensive the better the test
The cratefuls of beer, bring violence not cheer
And the message of love laid to rest

When Christmas was only one day
The happiest day of them all
We sat round the fire sang
songs with the choir that cheerily happened to call

When Christmas was only one day
And never began in the fall
The sweet scent of pine
And the orange you’d find
in your stocking when Santa had called.