Christmas Carol of the Day, November 26: "Keep Christmas with You"

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The song is actually only about the first four minutes of the video.

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Keep Christmas with You
When Christmas time is over and presents put away, don't be sad
There'll be so much to treasure about this Christmas day and the fun we've had
So may happy feelings to celebrate with you
And, oh, the good times hurry by so fast,
But even when it's over there's something you can do to make Christmas last

Keep Christmas with you all through the year,
When Christmas is over, you can keep it near.

Think of this Christmas day
When Christmas is far away.

Keep Christmas with you all through the year,
When Christmas is over, save some Christmas cheer.
These precious moments, hold them very dear
And keep Christmas with you all through the year.

Christmas means the spirit of giving
Peace and joy to you,
The goodness of loving,
The gladness of living;
These are Christmas too.

So, keep Christmas with you all through the year,
When Christmas is over, save some Christmas cheer.
These precious moments, hold them very dear
And keep Christmas with you all through the year.

Yes, keep Christmas with you all through the year ...


By the way, the sign conversation Bob and Linda hold a few seconds into the singing is:
Bob: Did you sign [with] them?
Linda: Merry Christmas to you!
Bob: Thank you!


And a gloss of the ASL used in the song ... words in italics represent the lyrics where no signing is going on.

When Christmas time is over and presents put away, don't be sad
There'll be so much to treasure about this Christmas day and the fun we've had
So may happy feelings to celebrate with you
And, oh, the good times hurry by so fast,
But even when it's over there's something you can do to make Christmas last

HOLD CHRISTMAS WITH YOU ALWAYS
CHRISTMAS OVER[,] YOU HOLD CHRISTMAS JOY

THINK PAST (as in before now) CHRISTMAS DAY[,]
CHRISTMAS FAR-AWAY

HOLD CHRISTMAS WITH YOU ALWAYS
CHRISTMAS OVER[,] YOU HOLD CHRISTMAS JOY
BEAUTIFUL TIMES[,] LOVE
HOLD CHRISTMAS WITH YOU ALWAYS

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT GIVE
PEACE JOY [TO YOU]
GOOD LOVE[,] JOY LIFE
[THAT] [THAT] CHRISTMAS ALSO

HOLD CHRISTMAS WITH YOU ALWAYS
CHRISTMAS OVER YOU[,] HOLD CHRISTMAS JOY
BEAUTIFUL TIMES[,] LOVE
HOLD CHRISTMAS WITH YOU ALWAYS

Yes, keep Christmas with you all through the year ...