O Christmas Tree(s)

"O Christmas Tree" ("O Tannenbaum")

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou tree most fair and lovely!
Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou tree most fair and lovely!
The sight of thee at Christmastide
Spreads hope and gladness far and wide
Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Thou tree most fair and lovely!

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou hast a wondrous message:
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou hast a wondrous message:
Thou dost proclaim the Saviour's birth
Good will to men and peace on earth
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou hast a wondrous message

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
You stand in verdant beauty
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
You stand in verdant beauty
Your boughs are green in summer's glow
And do not fade in winter's snow
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
You stand in verdant beauty

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How laden are your branches
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Your presence here enhances
Your silver star does glisten bright
Reflecting all the candlelight
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How laden are your branches

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
You fill all hearts with gaiety
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
You fill all hearts with gaiety
On Christmas Day you stand so tall
Affording joy to one and all
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
You fill all hearts with gaiety

Christmas Present . . .

The Topeka tree 2009.


Munchkin, pretending to be a Christmas present. The animals really do think the tree skirt is a bed . . .
Christmas Past . . .

The Main Street Apartment, Munchkin as a kitten and Newton Christmas decorations. A very strong memory from that Christmas was the noise of the snow plows at 1am in the morning- we certainly do not miss that!


Our first Christmas tree 2007, cut down from the pasture at the farm- the "Charlie Brown Tree". I had to wear gloves to decorate it because it was so poky!


Christmas 2008, we moved out of the apartment on December 20, but I had to have at least the little tree up before we moved so it would still feel like Christmas even though all our stuff was in boxes.


The Farm, one of the first things we did after moving boxes out of the living room was set up the big Christmas tree, and look who decided to take a nap after all the unpacking and decorating!

So cute.