Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Secular Song in Celebration of the 25th of December , by - Dan Bull. Release date: 17.12.2015
Song language: English
Secular Song in Celebration of the 25th of December |
| December the 25th is here |
| 0.003% of a year |
| December the 25th is here |
| So we should shine a light on those who might just disappear |
| There’s so much hype for the 25th of December |
| Piles of cards to write, lists of gifts to remember |
| That we’re quick to forget, amidst the tinsel and splendour |
| That in the end we’re in it together |
| So I’ve picked up a pen and written a letter |
| But it isn’t to Santa |
| Though it is a wishlist of things I think we should remember |
| Of thinkers, inventors, figures and mentors |
| And different events linked to the 25th of December, listen: |
| William the Conqueror was crowned the King of England |
| Ukraine chose to leave the Soviet Union |
| In ancient Rome was Charlemagne’s coronation |
| Later, the Kingdom of Hungary’s foundation |
| Hong Kong succumbed to Japanese occupation |
| The Soviet Union saw Gorbachev’s resignation |
| Christmas Island found by Captain William Mynors |
| The adoption of The Constitution of the Republic of China |
| This is for Isaac Newton, I salute him |
| The guy who kickstarted the scientific revolution |
| Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman |
| They’re all omitted with this discussion of Christmas coming |
| Isn’t it something? |
| And if you’re into cricket |
| Happy birthday Trescothick, Hasan, Jones, Cook and Grimmet |
| Let’s remember Quentin Crisp, Lady Morgan Sydney |
| Orlando Gibbons, Jinnah, Robert Ripley |
| The day that comedy died, this isn’t happening |
| First W. C. Fields, then Charlie Chaplin |
| This is for Hugo Bergmann and Dorothy Wordsworth |
| The German Nobel laureates Ruska, Windaus and Herzberg |
| From generousness to effortless cleverness |
| Respect to Annie Lennox, Noel Redding, Kenny Everett |
| The efforts and achievements real people do |
| Whether or not they succeed |
| Rest in peace, Beagle 2 |
| Here’s looking at you, admidst the stars I have to thank you |
| Tip my hat to Humphrey Bogart, the star of Casablanca |
| From Cab Calloway through to Louis Chevrolet |
| There’s plenty more we ought to make sure we don’t forget today |
| Love you |
| We love you |
| Love you |
| We love you, love you |
| Love you |
| We love you |
| Love you |
| We love you |
| Not many of us have a larger heart than |
| The founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton |
| So I beg your pardon for any omission |
| Whether you’re a secularist or whether you’re Christian |
| Whatever religion, whatever your differences |
| We’re distant relatives so let us mend the division |
| Within gender, we’re more than just men and just women |
| We may be different races but we’re genetically kin and |
| We may be different ages but we still live |
| In the same seconds and minutes |
| No one’s setting the limits |
| So let’s end the tradition of splitting hairs |
| 'Cause the fission of follicles just isn’t logical |
| Remember the mission |
| We’re in it together |
| We love you |
| Love you |
| We love you, love you |
| Love you |
| We love you |
| Love you |
| We love you, love you |
| Love you (love you) |
| We love you |
| Love you (love you) |
| We love you, love you |
| Love you (love you) |
| We love you |
| Love you (love you) |
| We love you |