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Corresponding via email composer and song writer Merold Hiebner generously granted me permission to sing and record his song. A song I’ve been singing from such a young age without knowing the history.

In celebrating the hidden talents of South Africa, Hiebner shared the history of the song with me 

When was the song was written?

Ok, so I wrote this in the early 80s (I think it was 1983?) & I was still a teenybopper!   I was on our church youth committee (Athlone Baptist Church) and we decided we were going to do an original Christmas musical. I was just starting to discover my gifts back then and the task of writing some skits and songs fell to me.

Reason the song was created?

This song was written to nicely wrap-up a comic skit which is set in a school classroom, at the end of the year, with the kids all discussing what they will be doing over Christmas. Some were going to drink, party, smooch, go camping, wear bikinis, eat, buy presents, etc
And then at the end of the skit the Christian guy in the class tells them what Christmas means to him… that it’s all about Christ.  Obviously, some of them make fun of him but then they go quiet and the mood changes as he breaks into this song.
So that’s the context of the song and it worked well as part of this skit.
Maybe I should send you the script and you could get your youth group to do it next year?

Musical influence for the song?

Definitely The Carpenters. Growing up in the 70s I heard their ballads and harmonies play non-stop on the radio! And I still love that stuff.
I’m sure you can hear that style and feel coming through in the song?

Jodi Little

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