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Linda Harborth

Christmas Where Did You Go

Seems oh, so long ago… I wrote “Christmas Where Did You Go” during a
Memories of softly falling snow… particularly low point in my life.
Excitement and anticipation,
Of what was to come, It seemed as though nothing mattered in my day to
Danced in my mind… day life anymore. It all boiled down to a daily grind
Guess I moved on – left Christmas behind. to make a buck.

Where did Christmas go, I had lost my emotions and humanity. My world had
Seems like a lifetime ago, turned black and white. I had lost my rainbow of
Where did it run, colors.
I’ve searched high,
I’ve searched low, I thought back on what where my highlights in my
Christmas - where did you go? life were and it always came back to my childhood
at Christmas time. The birth of Christ. The wonder
Why can’t I find you… and excitement that stirred at this time.
I need to start anew…
Where’s the spark, the joy, the magic… The thoughts of what was to come. It was always a
I use to know… magical time.
The ties that bind…
Find what I’ve left behind... Back story:

Where did Christmas go, I am a songwriter only. Others re-record my work.
Seems like a lifetime ago,
Where did it run, I started writing in 2010 on a whim to see if I could
I’ve searched high, do it. I recorded my songs in Nashville.
I’ve searched low,
Christmas - where did you go? My work has been used in various cable TV shows, a
trailer for an award winning indie movie “Three Of A
<Musical Bridge> Kind”, by The Little River Band “Forever Me, Forev-
er You” on the album “Cuts Like A Diamond” and
Will I learn or will I fall, various up and coming artists here in America and
Life without Christmas is no life at all, Worldwide.
Change my world one heartbeat at a time,
Undo my wrongs… My publisher is Ken Barton Publishing.
Run back to where I belong,
Remember my Christmas song... My work is out on SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/goldie-locks-1
Where did Christmas go,
Seems like a lifetime ago,
Where did it run,
I’ve searched high,
I’ve searched low,
Christmas - where did you go?

Click this link to listen...

Copyright 2011, Ken Barton Publishing, L.A.
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