This one is for my dad.

Happy Birthday, Dad!!

This post is also for my brothers. You know who you are.

While I was home visiting my parents and youngest brother, we got some family together to go with us caroling at a nursing home like we did last year. Ellen remembered going, and wanted to go again. So did I. I learned all the words to "Frosty the Snowman" from singing it so many times by request after my kids heard it on that caroling trip.

This year there were 15 of us, and my brother took his guitar. We added "Feliz Navidad" to our repertoire, which my kids already knew. Ellen loves singing along, even if she doesn't know all the words.

While perusing the book of Christmas/holiday songs we were working from, I happened upon a hilarious little gem that I laughed about all weekend long. I also enlisted Matthew in learning it so we could sing it for everyone who came to visit. Over and over and over.

Are you ready? It's called R2D2, We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Oh, yes. I come from a family of big Star Wars fans, but this really gave me something to laugh about. I'm sitting in the hospital writing this and still laughing about it. I suspect if a certain college roommate had known this song, we would have sung it for our college ward Christmas party, in addition to that Beatles Christmas song.

(Chorus)
R2D2, we wish you a merry Christmas.
R2D2, we love you, it's true.
R2D2, we wish you a merry Christmas,
we hope our little message gets to you.

(Verse 1)
We look up at the winter star,
we know that's where you are.
Our chiminey's big and round,
so you can come right down.
And if our wish comes true,
we'll spend Christmas Eve with you;
our hearts will sing with glee
as we decorate the Christmas tree.

(Chorus)

(Verse 2)
And if the snow becomes too deep,
just give a little beep.
We'll go in by the fire
and warm your little wires.
Spreading Christmas cheer
will be easy with you here.
We'll dance and sing and play
from Christmas Eve 'till Christmas Day.

(Chorus)

That's no typo in verse one. It really does say "chiminey". And it gets better. In doing a little research, I found this song is one of a whole Star Wars Christmas album, "Christmas in the Stars". Oh yes. This song is Jon Bon Jovi's first professional recording. Enjoy.