Have you ever wondered, which Christmas carol is the most popular? It is interesting, that out of the top twenty Christmas carols, only four songs of the twenty were written in the last twenty years. The oldest Christmas carol on the Top 20 list was written in the 16th Century, "12 Days of Christmas" and it is #2 on the list. The #1 Christmas carol in the Top 20 was written in 1949. "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer". Jingle Bells, #6 was written in 1857! The most recent carol to make the list was Mariah Carey's, "All I Want For Christmas (Is You) in 1994. One of my favorites, "Silent Night" is #7 on the list and was written in 1816.

While on the subject of Christmas carols, recently a copy of a re-written carol was delivered to me, which I would like to share with you but the young artist wants to remain anonymous, as she is afraid that it may effect future Christmas gifts from grandma.


GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER
(Chorus)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
While walkin' the Beach Road
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But for me and Grandpa, WE BELEIVE!

She'd been drinkin' to much Zinfindel
And we begged her not to go,
But with her wine glass in hand,
She stumbled out the door and fell in the snow.

When the Park Ranger found her Christmas morn
She was layin' face down in the ditch,
There were tiny hoof prints on her back
and inciminatin' red paint marks on her slacks.

Chorus (Repeat)

We are all so proud of Grandpa
He's been takin' this so well
He is till watchin' football
Drinkin' rum and playing poker at the Inn.

It's not Christmas without Grandma,
All the family is dressed in black.
And we just help but wonder,
Should we open her gifts or will Grandpa want them back.

Chorus (Repeat)

Now the Turkey is on the table,
We are using Grandma's favorite china.
We will surely miss her,
But would someone pass the potatoes so we can eat.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
While walkin' the Beach Road
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But for me and Grandpa, WE BELIEVE.