It's always winter, but never Christmas

I have to confess that my Christmas has had a lot of ups and downs. There have been moments of enjoyment but I honestly can't say that I've been enjoying the Christmas season this year. I'm feeling like I'm lost and uncertain about the next year ahead of me. One thing that has blessed me this month is a song on Relient K's Christmas album, which was also part of the soundtrack for the first Narnia film that came out a few years ago. Music has a way of helping me express how I'm feeling, especially when I don't understand why I feel the way I do sometimes. I hope it touches your heart like it has mine. Merry Christmas.

(For those who are reading this on Facebook you can click here to see the music video)

It's always nice to look out the window
And see those very first few flakes of snow
And later on we can go outside
And create the impression of an angel that just fell from the sky

When February rolls around I'll roll my eyes
Turn a cold shoulder to these even colder skies
And by the fire my heart it heaves a sigh
For the green grass waiting on the other side

It's always winter, but never Christmas
It seems this curse just can't be lifted
Yet in the midst of all this ice and snow
Our hearts stay warm 'cause they are filled with hope

It'd be so nice to look out the window
And see the leaves on the trees begin to show
The birds would congregate and sing
A song of birth a song of newer things

The wind would calm and the sun would shine
I'd go outside and I'd squint my eyes
But for now I would simply just withdraw
Sit here and wish for this world to thaw

It's always winter, but never Christmas
It seems this curse just can't be lifted
Yet in the midst of all this ice and snow
Our hearts stay warm 'cause they are filled with hope

And everything it changed overnight
This dying world you brought it back to life
And deep inside I felt things
Shifting everything's all melting away
And you gave us the most beautiful of days

'Cause when it's always winter but never Christmas
Sometimes it feels like you're not with us
But deep inside our hearts we know
That you are here and we will not loose hope

"In Like a Lion"
Relient K